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- MARCH 3, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. ROUND TABLE FOR RELAUNCH OF UN MORATORIUM
European states must work towards United Nations approval of an anti death penalty resolution.
- MARCH 2, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CORBY COULD DIE IN INDONESIAN JAIL, SAYS FRIEND
accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was being railroaded through an Indonesian court without a fair trial while the Australian government did nothing to stop it, businessman Ron Bakir said
- MARCH 2, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Mahtabuddin Ahmed, a rickshaw-puller, was sentenced to death by a court in Pirojpur, Bangladesh for killing his wife.
- MARCH 2, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. CHINESE-FILIPINO WANT DEATH PENALTY RESTORED
members of the Chinese-Filipino community called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to lift the moratorium on the death penalty following a recent kidnapping incident involving a 3-year-old boy.
- MARCH 2, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. HOC PRESENTS THE «AFRICA PROJECT» IN ZAGREB
in light of last year’s session of the UN Commission on Human Rights and the initiative to adopt the UN Resolution for a moratorium on executions, the Governmental Office for Human Rights of the Republic of Croatia has organised a round table discussion o
- MARCH 2, 2005BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. AU CALLS FOR END TO THE DEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) called on Botswana to end its enforcement of "inhuman and degrading" corporal and capital punishment.
- MARCH 2, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
an unnamed was executed in North Korea for trying to escape from the country.
an unnamed was executed in North Korea for trying to escape from the country.
- MARCH 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MARCH 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a special court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Enam Hossain alias Emam and condemned him to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- MARCH 1, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN WHO KILLED HIV POSITIVE GRANDSON SENTENCED TO DEATH
Joseph Wambirwa Mwathi, 70, was sentenced to death in Kenya for killing his grandson on suspicion that the child was HIV positive.
- MARCH 1, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. RESTAURANT OWNER ESCAPES GALLOWS
restaurant owner Cheah Yoon Lim escaped the gallows when the Malaysian Court of Appeals amended a drug charge from trafficking to possessing 70.2 grammes of the prohibited substance.
- MARCH 1, 2005NepalDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL. ARMY TO BLAME FOR WIDESPREAD DISAPPEARANCES - HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Nepal's army, which backed King Gyanendras February 1 [2005] seizure of power, is responsible for widespread enforced disappearances and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED AFTER TORTURE, RIGHTS GROUP
it was reported that Uzbekistan executed Akhrorkhodzha Tolipkhodzhayev, bringing to at least 10 the number killed since a 2003 UN appeal for it to suspend the death penalty due to torture concerns, the human rights group Mothers Against Execution and Tort
- MARCH 1, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA, USA. MOBLEY EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PIZZA MANAGER
Stephen Mobley, a man who shot a pizza store manager in the back of the head during a 1991 robbery, was executed in Georgia after courts rejected his last-minute appeals.
- MARCH 1, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. GENOCIDE CONVICT SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced to death Colonel Tiruneh Habteselassie for genocide committed during the Dergue regime in the former Kembata and Hadiya district. Habteselassie was found guilty on two charges, homicide and extrajudicial impris
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US STATE ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2004 DENOUNCES SUMMARY EXECUTIONS
the United States on Monday kept up its feud with Syria and Iran, blasting their regimes as represseive and their human rights records as fraught with abuses ranging from arbitrary arrest to torture.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CITES CONTINUED ABUSES IN COUNTRY INCLUDING EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
one of the congressionally mandated 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released by the US Department of State, painted a grim picture of conditions in North Korea.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO, USA. HOUSE PASSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
the House of New Mexico voted to abolish the death penalty in the state and replace it with a sentence of life without parole.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus dismissed all charges against...
Ohio Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus dismissed all charges against...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. TWO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
North Korea put two human traffickers to death in public in late February for smuggling North Korean women into China. The public execution took place in the North Korean city of Hoeryong, close to the border with China.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a middle-aged man and his teenage son were facing imminent execution
a middle-aged man and his teenage son were facing imminent execution
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005GreeceDEATH PENALTY
GREECE. INAUGURATION OF OLIVIERO TOSCANI'S 'WE, ON DEATH ROW'
"We, on Death Row" is the name of Oliviero Toscani's photographic exhibition which opened at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Salonicco.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
- FEBRUARY 26, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge Al Delucchi set a March 16 sentencing date for Scott Peterson
Superior Court Judge Al Delucchi set a March 16 sentencing date for Scott Peterson
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. MORE HELP NEEDED FOR CORBY FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRATS
the federal government should be doing more to ensure Schapelle Corby gets a fair trial in Bali, Indonesia, the Australian Democrats said.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005DEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ABBAS 'CONSIDERING DEATH PENALTY'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is considering bringing back the use of death sentences in a bid to keep law and order in the Gaza Strip.