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- JANUARY 1, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone's campaign against the death penalty started...
Sierra Leone's campaign against the death penalty started with a campaign spearheaded by Amnesty International following the 1989 killings by the then All People's Congress (APC) regime
- JANUARY 1, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone officially adopted the death penalty in...
Sierra Leone officially adopted the death penalty in 1991 as enshrined in section 16 (1) of that year's Constitution, and since then successive regimes have carried out state instituted killings, the most recent being the execution by firing squad of 24
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The following sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...
The following sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) are punishable with the death penalty: Section 121, on waging or attempting to wage a war against the government of India, which attracts death or imprisonment for life and a fine
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Between the years 2000 and 2002 the Tangerang District...
Between the years 2000 and 2002 the Tangerang District Court has sentenced to death 22 drug traffickers, including five Indonesians, six Nigerians, five Nepalese, three Thai women, a Pakistani man, a Zimbabwean and a Malawian
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Unique among the G8 countries, in Japan the pro-hanging...
Unique among the G8 countries, in Japan the pro-hanging lobby has the legal and political establishment solidly on its side
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 3(2a) of the Prevention Of Terrorist Activities...
Section 3(2a) of the Prevention Of Terrorist Activities Act (Pota) says "whoever commits a terrorist act, shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life and also shall be liable to a fine
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian High Courts only try criminal cases punishable...
The Malaysian High Courts only try criminal cases punishable with the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand has signed the UN Convention Against Torture...
New Zealand has signed the UN Convention Against Torture which upholds not deporting or extraditing people to countries where they would face an abuse of human rights, such as torture, cruel and unusual punishment or the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The last Australian to be legally executed was Michael...
The last Australian to be legally executed was Michael Denis McAuliffe, 38, who was hanged in Malaysia in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
According to Amnesty International at least 52 people...
According to Amnesty International at least 52 people have been sentenced to death since the last execution in 1988 and December 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Justice Ministry 39 people were put...
According to the Justice Ministry 39 people were put to death under the Roh Tae-woo government and 57 under the Kim Young-sam administration
- JANUARY 1, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 at least 67 people, including 5 women, were...
In 2001 at least 67 people, including 5 women, were sentenced to death, with at least 4 being executed