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- JANUARY 24, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A briefing submitted by Amnesty International to the...
A briefing submitted by Amnesty International to the 26th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women said that in the armed conflict in Chechnya, women have suffered a variety of human rights abuses including rape, arbi
- JANUARY 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Residents and Chechen refugees in Duisi, the largest...
Residents and Chechen refugees in Duisi, the largest village in Georgia's Pankissi Valley have set up a Sharia court to control rising crime
- JANUARY 24, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Military Appeal Court chaired by Justice Elly Turyamubona...
The Military Appeal Court chaired by Justice Elly Turyamubona heard appeals by two UPDF [Uganda People's Defence Forces] soldiers sentenced to death in 2000
- JANUARY 24, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered the re-sentencing of...
The state Supreme Court ordered the re-sentencing of the oldest person on Florida's death row, saying his trial judge erroneously thought he didn't want any mitigating evidence presented
- JANUARY 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ronald Keith Spivey, 62, was pronounced dead at 7:34 p
Ronald Keith Spivey, 62, was pronounced dead at 7:34 p
- JANUARY 24, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
A sentence of amputation of the right hand was executed...
A sentence of amputation of the right hand was executed on Anthony James Ladou Wani, a 46 year old Christian belonging to the KaKwa tribe from Southern Sudan
- JANUARY 24, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN ‘ADULTERESS’ FREED
January 24, 2002: an Islamic court in northern Nigeria acquitted Hafsatu Abubakar from alleged adultery, a charge that carries death by stoning.
- JANUARY 23, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury sentenced Robert Gene Will II, 23, to death...
A jury sentenced Robert Gene Will II, 23, to death for killing sheriff's deputy Barrett Hill, 38, on Dec
- JANUARY 23, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on...
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on a draft of an extradition treaty, Japanese and South Korean officials said
- JANUARY 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Sokoto [northern Nigeria] Upper Shari'ah Court ordered...
A Sokoto [northern Nigeria] Upper Shari'ah Court ordered the amputation of the right hand of a middle-aged man, Bello Garba for stealing a donkey valued at 2,500 naira [21dollars]
- JANUARY 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A sharia court in Nigeria acquitted an 18-year-old...
A sharia court in Nigeria acquitted an 18-year-old mother of adultery in a ruling that could save other Muslims from being stoned to death on similar charges, her lawyer said
- JANUARY 23, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed into law...
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed into law a draconian Bill allowing him to use extreme measures to silence opponents ahead of a crunch presidential ballot in March