Ex-death row inmate urges end to death penalty in Japan

Ex-death row inmate urges end to death penalty in Japan

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Iwao Hakamada, a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, seeks an end to Japan's death penalty during an event in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, as his elder sister Hideko looks on.

Ex-death row inmate

Ex-death row inmate

NEW YORK, United States - Kirk Bloodsworth (C), an American who spent nearly nine years in prison and two years on death row for a crime he did not commit, speaks at the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 3, 2012.

Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Sakae Menda, 82, Japan's first death row inmate to be found innocent in a retrial, campaigns against the death penalty at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17. The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution on Dec. 18 calling for a global moratorium on capital punishment.

Ex-death row man, his wife rejoice at not-guilty verdict in Seoul

Ex-death row man, his wife rejoice at not-guilty verdict in Seoul

Lee Chul (L), a South Korean resident in Japan, rejoices with his wife Min Hyang Suk in Seoul on Feb. 9, 2015, following a ruling by the Central Court in the South Korean capital finding him innocent in a retrial. He spent time in prison as a death row inmate between 1975 and 1988 on charges of spying for North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Sakae Menda, 82, Japan's first death row inmate to be found innocent in a retrial, campaigns against the death penalty at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17. The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution on Dec. 18 calling for a global moratorium on capital punishment. (Kyodo)

Ex-death row inmate urges end to death penalty in Japan

Ex-death row inmate urges end to death penalty in Japan

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Iwao Hakamada, a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, seeks an end to Japan's death penalty during an event in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, as his elder sister Hideko looks on. (Kyodo)