Despite the executions, Amnesty said progress had been made even in countries that still carry out executions.
He wanted, he said, to talk to them not fight them, and he persevered with the idea of peace talks despite sectarian atrocities, the execution of ten foreign tourists and a spectacular assault on a prison that freed 248 convicts.
Georgia's dogged determination to carry out the execution despite the questions surrounding the case led to protests from around the world, including interventions by the Pope, Jimmy Carter, a former head of the FBI and several Georgia judges.
But the overall concept is so tired and the execution, despite the overlay of gross-out humor, so hackneyed that we could just as well be watching something from Mr. Eisner's early career as a chief executive, like "Happy Days" or "Laverne & Shirley".
WASHINGTON — An Honduran immigrant convicted of murder was put to death in Texas on Thursday evening after the Supreme Court declined to block the execution, despite his lawyers' complaints that he should have been told that he could get assistance early on from Honduran diplomats.
Protesters gathered in Tehran again Sunday to protest the execution, despite a heavy police presence and condemnation by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who criticized the previous day's protests for damaging the nation's reputation.
State officials had wanted to proceed with the execution despite a May 2 U.S. Supreme Court order directing the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider the state's death sentencing law in light of a Jan . 12high court ruling striking down a similar statute in Florida.
Even official media report about cadres gaining promotion through connections, not merit, and despite the occasional execution of corrupt officials, the government can do little about it.
With those precedents in mind, a Syrian-German blogger, who writes on Twitter as @DSyrer, argued: "democracy and human rights in Italy and Romania look fine to me, despite the brutal execution of their own dictators".
Rodman said his plan is still on track despite the recent execution of Kim's uncle - a move described as the biggest shake-up since the death of ex-ruler Kim Jong-il two years ago.
