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- OCTOBER 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HOC IN NIGERIA FOR TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ON THE DEATH PENALTY AND AMINA LAWAL
October 11, 2002: Hands Off Cain will visit 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 p
- OCTOBER 10, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the...
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement
- OCTOBER 10, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Assad Harb was hanged for murder
Assad Harb was hanged for murder
- OCTOBER 10, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
The 12 jurors in Judge Cynthia Kent's 114th state District...
The 12 jurors in Judge Cynthia Kent's 114th state District Court sentenced Gregory Russeau, 32, to death, for the bludgeoning death of James Syvertson
- OCTOBER 10, 2002NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Dutch authorities had stopped subsidising the housing...
Dutch authorities had stopped subsidising the housing and health benefits of CPP founding chairman Jose Maria Sison last September, after the U
- OCTOBER 10, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the...
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement
- OCTOBER 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Barbers, chairman of the Senate committee on...
Senator Barbers, chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs filed Senate Bill 2374 prescribing that death by firing squad shall be carried out in public as a means of executing drug traffickers, manufacturers, pushers and the like
- OCTOBER 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The parents of two children Ayano Moriwaki and Maki...
The parents of two children Ayano Moriwaki and Maki Sakai, both 7 years old when they died, killed in a knife attack at their school last summer spoke publicly of their anguish for the first time and demanded the death sentence for Mamoru Takuma, who is b
- OCTOBER 10, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging...
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene in saving the life of Amina Lawal, the woman sentenced to death by stoning by a Sharia Upper Court in Katsina for adultery
- OCTOBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in...
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in the western Iranian city of Oroomiah (former Rezai-e)
- OCTOBER 10, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate...
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate received a delegation of representatives of groups fighting for democracy and religious freedom and freedom of expression in China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash...
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash with two rival beauty queens over plans to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria to protest human rights abuses