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- AUGUST 21, 2002CyprusDEATH PENALTY
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not...
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not to go home after a court ruling that a women is to face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock, won temporary refuge in Cyprus, officials said
- AUGUST 21, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission,...
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission, Irena Belogorska nd Yerzhi Yaskernya met with the relatives of the members of the Armenian Government and of the Armenian deputies killed as a result of the October '99 terrorist act in the Armenian Pa
- AUGUST 21, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Express newspaper ran an article demanding that...
The Express newspaper ran an article demanding that there be a Parliamentary debate on the re-introduction of the death penalty
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The All African Global media reported that various...
The All African Global media reported that various rights groups in Nigeria had mobilised in defence of Amina Lawal Kurami, sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage
- AUGUST 21, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
Two brothers were sentenced by a court for murder
- AUGUST 20, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gary Wayne Etheridge, 38, was executed this evening...
Gary Wayne Etheridge, 38, was executed this evening for the fatal stabbing of Christie Chauviere, a 15-year-old girl, a dozen years ago
- AUGUST 20, 2002ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Lemuel Prion's...
The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Lemuel Prion's 1999 convictions and death sentence for the slaying of 19-year-old Diana Vicari in October 1992
- AUGUST 20, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into...
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the Gulf Arab state was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said
- AUGUST 20, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into...
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the Gulf Arab state was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said
- AUGUST 20, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A national debate on the restoration of the death penalty...
A national debate on the restoration of the death penalty for the most heinous murders was advocated by Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative Home Office minister
- AUGUST 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In a statement regarding the sentencing to death by...
In a statement regarding the sentencing to death by stoning for adultery of Amina Lawal Kurami, executive director of the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, LaShawn R Jefferson said: "The legal system is being used to punish adult women for co
- AUGUST 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European...
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said it was concerned over a Nigerian court ruling that a 31-year-old woman, Amina Lawal Kurami must face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock