A Global Surge In Death Penalty Executions? Mark Leon Goldberg August 31, 2012 A spate of executions in some unlikely countries has caused the top UN human rights official to speak out.
Saudi Arabia Death Penalty Executions Tripled in 2011 Mark Leon Goldberg January 6, 2012 New data shows that Saudi Arabia is putting its capital punishment system into overdrive, including the execution of a woman for witchcraft.
UN Intervening in Texas Death Penalty Case Mark Leon Goldberg July 1, 2011 On July 7, Humberto Leal Garcia, Jr is scheduled to die. He was convicted in a Texas court of rape and murder--a capital offense for which he was sentenced to death. But this case is different from other Texas death penalty cases for the fact that Leal is a Mexican citizen. When he was arrested, he was denied the right under international law to contact the Mexican consulate.
UN Human Rights Chief: 1,100 Killed; 10,000 Imprisoned in Syria Mark Leon Goldberg June 15, 2011 Strong rhetoric is about the only tool at the disposal of the UN system right now because the Security Council has so far failed to take any action whatsoever on the Syria situation.
UN Rights Chief Says at Least 100 people Killed in Tunisia Violence Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2011 Navi Pillay: "Human rights abuses were at the heart of Tunisia's problems, and therefore human rights must be right at the forefront of the solutions to those problems."
