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54,411 ARTICLES · 1998—2026The news from the three battles.
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- APRIL 19, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Parliament's justice commission passes a draft law...
Parliament's justice commission passes a draft law on the death penalty that would abolish capital punishment except in times of war or the threat of war or for crimes of terrorism
- APRIL 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three condemned murderers were hanged in a Tehran prison,...
Three condemned murderers were hanged in a Tehran prison, including Amir Hossein Karimi who went to the gallows for killing his 17-year-old cousin in a fit of jealous rage
- APRIL 18, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court (SC) confirmed the death...
The Philippines Supreme Court (SC) confirmed the death sentence imposed by an Ormoc court on a farmer who raped and killed Angelina Abapo, a 22-year-old woman, in 1996
- APRIL 18, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour...
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour of human rights in Pakistan during talks with the country's justice minister, Khalid Ranjha, in Islamabad
- APRIL 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two mafia gang's leaders in China's Fujian province,...
Two mafia gang's leaders in China's Fujian province, Xu Jie and You Jianguo, were sentenced to death for violent crimes, damaging property, illegal business operations, bribery, gun possession and obstruction of justice
- APRIL 18, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour...
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour of human rights in Pakistan during talks with the country's justice minister, Khalid Ranjha, in Islamabad
- APRIL 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Gerald Casey, 47, was executed for the...
In Huntsville, Gerald Casey, 47, was executed for the July 10, 1989 killing of 22-year-old Sonya Howell
- APRIL 17, 2002KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A Barren County Circuit Court jury in the retrial of...
A Barren County Circuit Court jury in the retrial of the death penalty phase for David Leroy Skaggs returned a unanimous verdict upholding the death penalty for the 1981 murders of Herman and Mae Matthews
- APRIL 17, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Bay Minette, Circuit Judge Robert Wilters overruled...
In Bay Minette, Circuit Judge Robert Wilters overruled a jury's recommendation and sentenced John Earl "Buckshot" Morrow, 33, to death for the November 2000 slaying of Thomas F
- APRIL 17, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations...
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations Human Rights Commission approved a Resolution presented by Muslim countries condemning Israeli's intervention in the Palestinian Territories
- APRIL 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's "strike hard" campaign has entered its second...
China's "strike hard" campaign has entered its second year despite an admission by the top security official that it has not curbed rampant crime
- APRIL 17, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal...
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal Government to ensure that law courts act in accordance with international law on human rights and the declaration of rights included in Nigeria's Constitution