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- JANUARY 16, 2004SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Samoa began formal measures to abolish the death penalty,...
Samoa began formal measures to abolish the death penalty, which should not be in the law books if it is not going to be carried out, Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi told parliament when introducing the bill to delete the statute
- JANUARY 16, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani creator of Benetton's...
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani creator of Benetton's controversial "We, on death row" campaign in 2000, slammed his country for its weak commitment against the death penalty
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to suspend the execution by lethal injection of convicted kidnappers Robert Lara and Roderick Licayan on January 30, following the arrest of two key suspects in the original kidnapping case
- JANUARY 16, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists...
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists held a sit-in at the Lebanese parliament to protest against the three imminent executions to take place on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore defended its death penalty system, slamming...
Singapore defended its death penalty system, slamming as "absurd" Amnesty International's criticism that the city state had the world's highest rate of executions in the world
- JANUARY 16, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Yarris, the 1st death row inmate to be exonerated by...
Yarris, the 1st death row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence in Pennsylvania, was set free Friday after a long battle to prove he was innocent of the rape and murder of a suburban Philadelphia woman
- JANUARY 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The central Chinese province of Hebei has executed...
The central Chinese province of Hebei has executed 16 "serious criminals" for crimes including rape, murder and robbery, state media said
- JANUARY 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003