United Kingdom 2001
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News on United Kingdom in 2001
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that...
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that emergency anti-terror laws should include the power to send suspected terrorists back to countries such as the United States and India even though they might face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 4, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban...
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for illegally entering Afghanistan will face trial for "violating the laws" the country, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the Conservative...
Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the Conservative Party, after getting the backing of 61% of the vote in the first ever leadership contest decided by party members
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British government is preparing to launch a legal...
The British government is preparing to launch a legal challenge against America over its use of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular...
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular Society and the Rationalist Press Association expressed their concern at the death sentence passed in Pakistan on Dr Younus Shaikh, lecturer, peace activist and founder of the progressive group Enligh
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith was presented with an honorary...
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Law at the University of Wolverhampton for his 20-year campaign against the death penalty in the US
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- AUGUST 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Woolf,...
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Woolf, in an unprecedented visit by the most senior judge in Britain to the People's Republic, attended the Celebration of Sino-Legal Exchange, organised by the British Council and the Chinese Ministry of
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes...
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes for predicting who will die next on Death Row is attracting thousands of contestants, the Scottish Daily Record reported
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JUNE 5, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has freed a Briton sentenced...
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has freed a Briton sentenced to death for drug trafficking after ruling there were "too many contradictions and inconsistencies" in his case
- MAY 24, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British National Party pledged support to the death...
The British National Party pledged support to the death penalty
- MAY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The family of a man hanged 49 years ago for a murder...
The family of a man hanged 49 years ago for a murder he did not commit received £1
- MAY 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
According to a poll conducted by The Express support...
According to a poll conducted by The Express support for capital punishment is slipping
- APRIL 25, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom it was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
United Kingdom it was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 3, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Slobodan Milosevic, "the great enemy of the Serb people",...
Slobodan Milosevic, "the great enemy of the Serb people", must face a war crimes trial in The Hague, Robin Cook, the British Foreign Secretary, said
- MARCH 21, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Conservative Party leader William Hague says that he...
Conservative Party leader William Hague says that he still supports the death sentence
- MARCH 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government...
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government to appeal against a High Court refusal to extradite Nadeem Akhtar Saifi, a top Indian movie music director, who could face execution if returned to his homeland and ultimately convicted
- MARCH 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general...
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general elections interviewed by 'The Times' daily newspaper, 21 said the Courts should have the option of applying the death penalty, whilst 19 were against
- MARCH 2, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Secretary Robin Cook ordered an urgent review...
Foreign Secretary Robin Cook ordered an urgent review of all cases of Britons facing the death penalty in foreign jails and has strengthened government policy so diplomats and ministers can intervene early in cases in an effort to prevent executions
- FEBRUARY 18, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for the lives of three Britons who face being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, after Arab Ministers vowed to carry out their executions
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Tory Right-wingers will force a free Commons vote on...
Tory Right-wingers will force a free Commons vote on bringing back the death penalty in the wake of a Conservative election victory as soon as MP William Hague has enacted his plan for "English votes on English laws"
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A palace spokesman insisted the visit of Prince Charles...
A palace spokesman insisted the visit of Prince Charles in Saudi Arabia this week will not be political
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman,...
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, whose dismembered remains were found on January 9 at the seaside town of Miura by Japanese police, said her killer should face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed...
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed in Riyadh, said he was not an advocate of capital punishment but had been forced to rethink his views following the death of his father
- FEBRUARY 5, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jerry Rodway, Christopher Rodway's, father, a British...
Jerry Rodway, Christopher Rodway's, father, a British man killed in a car bomb attack in Saudi Arabia said his son's killers should die
- JANUARY 31, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs accused...
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs accused the Government of being reluctant to confront or impose restrictions on countries guilty of human rights abuses
- JANUARY 30, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national,...
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national, is fighting extradition to the United Arab Emirates where he faces a death sentence, possibly by crucifixion, if extradited