【一起闲话英语】死刑-Death Penalty

图片1 Jeannie, United States speaker The death penalty? I don't believe in the death penalty because for me it's always a thing of, you know, who gets who gets to judge who gets to live or die. Even if the person being killed is being killed becaus

Pope Francis Says Death Penalty 'Inadmissible'

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop

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法律英语：100 Death Penalty

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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2006年VOA标准英语-Philippines Abolishes Death Penalty

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 June 2006 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, signs into law the bill abolishing death penalty as Senator Juan Flavier, left, and House Speaker Jose De Venecia applause during a ceremony Malacanang palace in Mani

VOA标准英语2012--Past Serves as Lesson in Sustainable Fishing

Past Serves as Lesson in Sustainable Fishing Protect the catch While some of the steps the ancient Hawaiians took to protect their catch are extreme by todays standards, conservation experts would find many of them familiar. When the first Europeans

VOA标准英语2011--Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US

Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US A new Gallup Poll shows that support for the death penalty in the United States remains high, but down to 61 percent from 80 percent in 1994. Part of the reason is the possibility of innocent inmat

VOA标准英语2011--Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty R

Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty Return Hundreds of Britons have petitioned their government to reintroduce the death penalty in a new government Internet scheme that was launched Thursday. E-petitions that get enough signatures may be debated

VOA标准英语2009-Ethiopia Asks Death Penalty For Coup Plotter

Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 24 November 2009 Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty

VOA标准英语2009年-Death Row Inmates in Texas Tell Their Stor

By Greg Flakus Huntsville, Texas 21 October 2009 The U.S. state with the busiest death chamber and one of the largest prison populations is Texas, where public opinion polls show the death penalty is supported by more than 70 percent of the populati

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida Gov. Removes State Attorney From Death Penalty Case

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's high drama in Florida over a prosecutor's decision not to seek the death penalty for an accused cop killer. The governor is involved, taking the unprecedented step of replacing the prosecutor on the case. The decision is

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cases Pulled For Refusing The Death Penalty, Attorney Sues To Get Them Back

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now a legal dispute over the death penalty in Florida that's turned into a political standoff. The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether Governor Rick Scott has the authority to remove cases from a state attorney who refuses

VOA双语新闻 Americans' Support for Death Penalty

Convicted killer Kenneth Boyd has become the 1,000 person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. 自从1976年美国恢复死刑后，已经执行了第一千宗死刑。 Boyd, 57, received a lethal inject

THIS IS AMERICA - Death Sentences in U.S. at Their Lowest Le

THIS IS AMERICA - Death Sentences in U.S. at Their Lowest Level Since 1976 By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 09, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to This is America in VOA Special English. I'm B

经济学人353:废除死刑(2)

Connecticut will be the 17th state to abolish the death penalty and the fifth to do so in the past five years. Nor is it likely to be the last: other states are reconsidering capital punishment. Repeal bills have been proposed in a number of states,

VOA常速英语2008年-US Seeks Death Penalty for Six Guantanamo 9/11

By Cindy Saine Washington 11 February 2008 The U.S. Defense Department has charged six detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay detention center with murder and war crimes in connection with the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Calls for Moratorium on Death Penalty

By Robert Raffaele Washington 19 December 2007 The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty with the ultimate goal of abolishing the practice. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed

经济学人230:各国逐渐放弃死刑

Dying out 渐失其势 Little by little, countries are ditching the death penalty 各国逐渐放弃死刑 On September 19th Abdul Hamid al-Fakki, a Sudanese, was executed in Saudi Arabia for the crime of sorcery. On September 21st Troy Davis, a blac