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- DECEMBER 16, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court told Safiya Hussaini, who was sentenced...
An Islamic court told Safiya Hussaini, who was sentenced to die after being found guilty of adultery, that her life will be spared if she can prove her daughter Adama, who is now almost a year old, was the result of rape
- DECEMBER 16, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Cabinet recently resolved that sentences of...
The Thai Cabinet recently resolved that sentences of execution or life imprisonment for under 18 year olds shall be commuted to 15 years' imprisonment
- DECEMBER 16, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Aaron Patterson, a death row inmate, says police punched...
Aaron Patterson, a death row inmate, says police punched him and suffocated him with a plastic typewriter cover 15 years ago to get a false confession in the killings of an elderly couple
- DECEMBER 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A rally gathered in the Hotan sports stadium in October...
A rally gathered in the Hotan sports stadium in October to watch court officials sentence a man to death, a scene that was played out hundreds of times across China in 2001 as part of the Communist Party's latest drive against crime
- DECEMBER 16, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Renowned international, anti-capital punishment advocate...
Renowned international, anti-capital punishment advocate Roger G
- DECEMBER 15, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The President of the European Parliament Nicole Fontaine,...
The President of the European Parliament Nicole Fontaine, in a press conference following her address to the Heads of State and Government of the EU and the European Commission, gathered at the Laeken Summit, said that Parliament's great concern was to th
- DECEMBER 15, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Arif Hussain Baloch was given capital punishment for...
Arif Hussain Baloch was given capital punishment for drug trafficking by the Special Judge Anti Narcotics Court Syed Kazim Raza Shamsi
- DECEMBER 15, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Robina Ansari, appealed a ruling of the Lahore High...
Robina Ansari, appealed a ruling of the Lahore High Court dismissing her request for damages to her and her sister Shama Bibi after they both miscarried during an investigation for murder
- DECEMBER 15, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that...
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that he cannot give assurances to Germany that Metin Kaplan, would not be executed if Germany decides to extradite him to Turkey
- DECEMBER 15, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that...
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that he cannot give assurances to Germany that Metin Kaplan, would not be executed if Germany decides to extradite him to Turkey
- DECEMBER 15, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The uncle of murdered Turkish asylum seeker Firsat...
The uncle of murdered Turkish asylum seeker Firsat Dag called for the return of capital punishment, after the High Court in Glasgow condemned Scott Burrell to a minimum of 14 years
- DECEMBER 15, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A poll published in the Sunday People newspaper found...
A poll published in the Sunday People newspaper found that four out of five Britons want child sex offenders jailed indefinitely