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- JANUARY 1, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi nationals convicted of homosexuality were...
Three Saudi nationals convicted of homosexuality were beheaded in the south of the country on January 1
- JANUARY 1, 2002NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Dutch law forbids extradition to a country where a...
Dutch law forbids extradition to a country where a person could face the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Smuggling more than 200 grams of heroin, morphine,...
Smuggling more than 200 grams of heroin, morphine, opium and marijuana or possessing more than 250 grams carries the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan has an interim administration which was...
Afghanistan has an interim administration which was inaugurated on 22 December 2001 and which is due to govern for six months
- JANUARY 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code and the legislation on civil disturbances for armed robbery, murder, treason, and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the...
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the death penalty: "Everyone has the right to life. The death penalty, until its complete abolition as an exceptional measure of punishment, can be stipulated by law solely for the most serious crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In China, the Siberian tiger, the giant panda and the...
In China, the Siberian tiger, the giant panda and the golden monkey are protected species, hunting them is punishable by long prison terms and the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2002IrelandDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 Ireland held a referendum to amend the constitution...
In 2001 Ireland held a referendum to amend the constitution to prohibitcapital punishment, which had been abolished and removed from the penal code in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2002SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason, murder, violent robberies,...
Capital crimes are: treason, murder, violent robberies, rape, verbal opposition to the government, and membership in the Muslim brotherhood
- JANUARY 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people...
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found in possession of 100g or more of heroin...
Anyone found in possession of 100g or more of heroin in Vietnam faces the death penalty