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- MAY 30, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call for the death penalty for terrorists or hijackers
- MAY 30, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders...
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders needed to be castrated or sentenced to death to serve as a warning to would-be offenders, the Times of Zambia reported
- MAY 30, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London...
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London that extrajudicial killings and the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and ethnic minorities continued throughout Thailand in 2002
- MAY 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese...
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese drug addict", was sentenced to death for murdering a friend "to steal and sell his jewellery to pay for his next fix", a Ho Chi Minh City court said
- MAY 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Dahe Daily reported that Li Guanghui, "a third-level...
The Dahe Daily reported that Li Guanghui, "a third-level student from Zhengzhou", was sentenced to death for pouring sulphuric acid over two of his teachers
- MAY 29, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced...
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced Ahmad, a 25-year-old Egyptian national, to death after convicting him of the murder of his former employer in Sahab, Jordan, in September 2002
- MAY 29, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced...
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced Ahmad, a 25-year-old Egyptian national, to death after convicting him of the murder of his former employer in Sahab, Jordan, in September 2002
- MAY 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Phan Hoai Linh, a 36 year old Vietnamese man convicted...
Phan Hoai Linh, a 36 year old Vietnamese man convicted of child rape, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam's central city of Danang
- MAY 29, 2003BrazilDEATH PENALTY
An Amnesty International report that accused Brazilian...
An Amnesty International report that accused Brazilian police of torturing and killing thousands of people in 2002 "reflects the truth," the country's top human rights official said
- MAY 29, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval...
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval to sweeping safeguards designed to prevent errors in death penalty cases and restore credibility to Illinois' criminal justice system
- MAY 28, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese court sentenced to death Denchai Nuntipanich,...
A Vietnamese court sentenced to death Denchai Nuntipanich, a 33 year old Thai national, after convicting him of participating in an illegal football gambling ring and killing a punter to avoid paying out a 45,000 dollar bet, a court official said
- MAY 28, 2003HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that dozens of children...
Amnesty International reported that dozens of children died in Honduras as a result of alleged summary executions in 2002 and that human-rights defenders continued to suffer abuse across the country