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- JULY 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's...
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's various prisons due to the failure of some state governors to endorse their execution warrants
- JULY 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered a probe into an alleged...
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered a probe into an alleged deal by which four men on death row won freedom in exchange for cash and allowing their victims' clan to marry eight young women
- JULY 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four Pakistani convicts were saved from the gallows...
Four Pakistani convicts were saved from the gallows after they agreed to pay eight million rupees in compensation and eight girls of their families as "compensation" to the aggrieved party
- JULY 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine officials said they would assert their right...
Philippine officials said they would assert their right to prosecute any captured leaders of a Muslim guerrilla group linked to al Qaeda, despite US moves to indict the guerrillas for taking American hostages
- JULY 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz sought...
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz sought to underline his pro-European credentials ahead of likely elections, accusing rival parties of half-hearted support for EU reforms
- JULY 23, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On initiative of Hands off Cain, the Human Rights Commission...
On initiative of Hands off Cain, the Human Rights Commission of the Italian Senate granted an informal hearing on the freedom of cult and expression to Uighur and Falun Gong representatives
- JULY 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
An international human rights organisation accused...
An international human rights organisation accused the Russian military of a campaign of executions in Chechnya to deliberately reduce the break-away republic's male population
- JULY 23, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese court sentenced fifteen people, including...
A Sudanese court sentenced fifteen people, including a woman, to death for deadly April attacks on two villages of the Fur ethnic minority, the official SUNA news agency reported
- JULY 23, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Randall Eugene Cannon was executed for...
In McAlester, Randall Eugene Cannon was executed for the June 24, 1985 slaying of Addie Hawley, 84
- JULY 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the...
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation intends...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation intends to collect signatures for a petition to hold a referendum on the most important problems facing the country, Ivan Melnikov, deputy chairman of the party's Central Committee and a State Duma member, sai
- JULY 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave...
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave capital punishment to one of them and life terms to the other three for killing a man in 1998