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- OCTOBER 16, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Lewanika, who sat at the Supreme Court with...
Justice Lewanika, who sat at the Supreme Court with judges Ireen Mambilima and Peter Chitengi, was delivering judgment in a matter in which William Chisha appealed against his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Abel Chikoma on February 14, 19
- OCTOBER 16, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's...
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's head at the former office
- OCTOBER 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Silvestre Bello Jr
Judge Silvestre Bello Jr
- OCTOBER 16, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian newspaper Etemaad website reported that...
The Iranian newspaper Etemaad website reported that five people convicted of murder by Tehran Criminal Court were hanged in Tehran's Qasr Prison
- OCTOBER 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HOC IN NIGERIA FOR TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ON THE DEATH PENALTY AND AMINA LAWAL
October 16, 2002: Hands Off Cain is in Nigeria for talks with government authorities and Amina Lawal, a Nigerian mother sentenced to death-by-stoning for adultery. HOC’s ongoing campaign for Amina’s freedom is currently being promoted by Miss World partic
- OCTOBER 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A 54-year-old man sentenced to death by an Islamic...
A 54-year-old man sentenced to death by an Islamic court in northern Nigeria denied his confessional statement, saying he gave it under duress
- OCTOBER 15, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into...
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into pieces was sentenced to hang by the Tanzanian High Court
- OCTOBER 15, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
If elected governor Tim Hagan would grant clemency...
If elected governor Tim Hagan would grant clemency to any inmate nearing his scheduled execution
- OCTOBER 15, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three members of a southern Muslim separatist movement...
Three members of a southern Muslim separatist movement were convicted of treason and sentenced to death, but their sentences were reduced to life imprisonment because they cooperated with the police investigation
- OCTOBER 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Deng Chenhui, a former employee of an insurance company...
Deng Chenhui, a former employee of an insurance company in north China's port city of Tianjin, was executed for embezzling 4
- OCTOBER 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The delegations also met with Archbishop of Abuja J
The delegations also met with Archbishop of Abuja J
- OCTOBER 15, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan tribunal sentenced one of the country's most...
An Afghan tribunal sentenced one of the country's most notorious commanders to death for murdering dozens of people, including three of his wives and five of his children