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- MARCH 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- MARCH 2, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute...
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute the sentences of all 163 inmates on Illinois' death row. The moderate Republican acknowledged the possibility in a speech last weekend at a University of Oregon law school symposium
- MARCH 2, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging...
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging attack on a recent European Commission Communication on asylum policy and the threat of terrorism
- MARCH 2, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor...
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor Hussain Malik, condemned Ijaz Khan and Babar Zahir to death on separate murder charges
- MARCH 2, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Brunei has drastically toughened penalties for drug...
Brunei has drastically toughened penalties for drug abuse, including wider use of the death penalty, in a desperate bid to curb its drug problem
- MARCH 2, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights,...
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights, Lebanon is still plagued with violations and abuses by the authorities, according to an annual report by the Lebanon branch of the Nouveau Droits de l'Homme
- MARCH 2, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Self-Determination Union party favours abolishing...
The Self-Determination Union party favours abolishing the death penalty in Armenia, the party's leader, Paruyr Hayrikyan, said at a meeting of the heads of the party's regional branches
- MARCH 2, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk declared that leaders...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk declared that leaders of terrorist organizations were not included in a new amnesty bill
- MARCH 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In Thailand a woman on trial for nearly a year on a...
In Thailand a woman on trial for nearly a year on a drug trafficking charge died of heart failure minutes before she was acquitted
- MARCH 1, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Criminal Appeals told Circuit Judge James...
The Court of Criminal Appeals told Circuit Judge James Reid to better explain why he sentenced Calvin Stallworth to death
- MARCH 1, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed...
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed that UNITA leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was executed in cold blood
- MARCH 1, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in...
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in Venezuela by police or state security agents, the National Ombudsman's Office said in a report