Pope Leo XIII stated that the death penalty was unacceptable as it violated the inviolability and dignity of the person. He said that the common good and justice could be protected without resorting to the death penalty, citing detention systems that, according to him, protected citizens and preserved the possibility of redemption for the condemned. #NoDeathPenalty #PenaDeMorte #DireitosHumanos #JustiçaSocial (translated)
It is encouraging that the number of abolitionist countries is increasingly larger. In a message published on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic on the Internet, António José Seguro states that “it is encouraging that the number of abolitionist countries is increasingly larger” and “congratulates the recent step taken by Lebanon, which has become the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty.” #PenaDeMorte #Abolição #DireitosHumanos (translated)
On World Day Against the Death Penalty, the President of the Republic, António José Seguro, reaffirmed his total and absolute opposition to the death penalty, highlighting the importance of the universal abolition of this practice and celebrating the advances of countries such as Lebanon. #PenaDeMorte #Abolição #DireitosHumanos (translated)
Meanwhile, the governor of the state of Tennessee, Bill Lee, has ordered the temporary suspension of scheduled executions in the state. #PenaDeMorte #Tennessee #ChristaPike (translated)
"Where am I?" In statements at a press conference and cited by ABC, Spivey explained that Christa Pike asked where she was. #PenaDeMorte #Tennessee #ChristaPike (translated)
Christa Pike's lawyers reported that she is angry and confused after a botched execution that resulted in serious physical and cognitive damage, while the court ordered the preservation of all evidence from the incident. #PenaDeMorte #Tennessee #ChristaPike (translated)
Christa Pike, a death row inmate, survived two lethal injections and, after an unprecedented medical recovery, is now conscious and speaking, although she still requires intensive care and her prognosis remains uncertain. #PenaDeMorte #ChristaPike #Justiça (translated)
The director of the prison system in Tennessee, Frank Strada, resigned after the failure to execute Christa Pike, who survived the administration of two doses of a lethal chemical, with the decision felt as necessary for the interests of the state's residents, while an independent analysis investigates the circumstances of the failure. #PenaDeMorte #Tennessee #ChristaPike (translated)
After the incident, the state's governor, Bill Lee, suspended executions for this year and requested an investigation, which the Attorney General agrees with. #PenaDeMorte #ChristaPike #DireitosHumanos (translated)
"do not make any new attempt at execution" Also, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, urged Tennessee authorities to refrain from new attempts to execute Christa Pike. #PenaDeMorte #ChristaPike #DireitosHumanos (translated)
"We should not have the death penalty, and the Secretary-General stands firmly against it. Our comment is that the death penalty should not exist. States should not use the death penalty. We have been very clear about this, in any country where it still exists," said the spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. #PenaDeMorte #ChristaPike #DireitosHumanos (translated)
António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, reaffirmed his position against the death penalty at a press conference after the case of Christa Pike, a condemned woman who survived two execution attempts in Tennessee, highlighting that this practice should not exist. #PenaDeMorte #ChristaPike #DireitosHumanos (translated)
A POPTime published a statement attributed to Pope Leo XIV stating that someone who opposed abortion but supported the death penalty was not truly pro-life. https://t.co/G6evlBWPGb #PróVida #Aborto #PenaDeMorte (translated)
The case of Christa Pike, the only woman to survive a lethal injection execution in the U.S., raised questions about the effectiveness of the procedure, as seven other executions were interrupted due to difficulties in finding veins, according to data from the Death Penalty Information Center. #PenaDeMorte #InjeçãoLetal #ChristaPike (translated)
A Tennessee court has suspended the execution of Christa Pike, sentenced to death for murdering a classmate in 1995, just hours before the procedure that would make her the first woman to be executed in the state in 200 years. #PenaDeMorte #Justiça #EstadosUnidos (translated)
Donald Trump está a gerar controvérsia ao partilhar imagens de uniformes da Space Force inspirados na estética nazi, enquanto a apresentadora egípcia Sarah Khalifa foi condenada à morte por envolvimento em tráfico de drogas. #Trump #SaraKhalifa #PenaDeMorte
O suspeito do homicídio de Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, pode enfrentar a pena de morte por ter disparado contra o ativista conservador durante um evento universitário, colocando em risco a vida de milhares de pessoas. #CharlieKirk #penaDeMorte #homicídio
O ministro israelita da Segurança Nacional, Itamar Ben Gvir, anunciou o início da construção de um centro de execução para palestinianos condenados à morte, conforme uma lei aprovada em março que impõe a pena de morte para terroristas palestinianos, permitindo inclusive que as famílias assistam ao processo de execução. #ConflitoIsraeloPalestiniano #PenaDeMorte #Israel
Portugal, a União Europeia e 31 outros países condenaram as execuções de manifestantes no Irão, pedindo ao regime de Teerão que cesse imediatamente o uso da pena de morte e liberte todos os detidos arbitrariamente, em resposta ao alarmante aumento das execuções associadas a protestos desde o final de 2025. #Irão #DireitosHumanos #PenaDeMorte
Portugal elogiou a decisão corajosa do Líbano em abolir a pena de morte, tornando-se o primeiro país do Médio Oriente a fazê-lo, um passo que reforça o respeito pela dignidade humana e pelos direitos humanos. #MédioOriente #Líbano #PenaDeMorte
