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Trump Administration Reinstates Federal Death Penalty, 5 Executions Scheduled

Attorney General William Barr announced on Thursday that he had directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to adopt an addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol effectively reinstating the Federal Death Penalty. “Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President,”…

UN To Iran: Stop Executing And Having Sex With 9-Year-Old Children

UN To Iran: Stop Executing And Having Sex With 9-Year-Old Children

By Russ Read The U.N. body charged with protecting the rights of children has told the government of Iran that its laws allowing sex with girls as young as 9-years-old and capital punishment of minors must be changed. The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child announced it’s condemnation of Iran’s practices Thursday after…