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- MAY 26, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Brazilian government acknowledged, as the recently-released...
The Brazilian government acknowledged, as the recently-released Amnesty International report said, that "serious problems still exist" in the country on the human rights front, but it said the administration was fighting hard to end abuses
- MAY 26, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said in its report for 2003 that...
Amnesty International said in its report for 2003 that "gross" human rights violations continued in Saudi Arabia where discrimination against women also remained "endemic"
- MAY 26, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of...
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of the Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, at the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, due to open in Istanbul on June 14
- MAY 26, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Koreans were deprived of basic human rights by...
North Koreans were deprived of basic human rights by a totalitarian leadership that employs harsh repression for political crimes, Amnesty International said in its annual report
- MAY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's rights record has made little progress in the...
China's rights record has made little progress in the past year and has worsened in areas such as the treatment of ethnic minorities, Amnesty International said
- MAY 26, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia resorted to increasingly repressive methods...
Indonesia resorted to increasingly repressive methods in 2003 in its attempts to crush separatist movements in Aceh and Papua provinces, Amnesty International said
- MAY 26, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Torture, extrajudicial executions and "disappearances"...
Torture, extrajudicial executions and "disappearances" in Nepal, gripped by a deadly Maoist insurgency, had escalated since peace talks collapsed in August 2003, Amnesty International said in its annual report
- MAY 26, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights...
Thailand's bloody "war on drugs" marred its rights record in 2003, Amnesty International said in an annual report which also noted that critics of the government faced threats and harassment
- MAY 26, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of...
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of the Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, at the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, due to open in Istanbul on June 14
- MAY 26, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of...
It was reported that Turkey would raise the issue of the Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, at the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, due to open in Istanbul on June 14
- MAY 26, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, John Blackwelder,...
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, John Blackwelder, 49, executed
- MAY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
in its initial trial, the Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
- MAY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the hand of a man in Andimeshk was cut off in public
the hand of a man in Andimeshk was cut off in public
- MAY 25, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Quang Luan, a 22-year-old man, was sentenced to...
Tran Quang Luan, a 22-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court in Vietnam after being convicted of murdering his female companion Nguyen Thi Lan in September 2002 in order to steal her motorbike
- MAY 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court in Sirajganj sentenced to death...
The district court in Sirajganj sentenced to death Kazimuddin alias Kazi and Habibur Rahman alias Hobi for the murder of their brother in law Shamima Aziz, sixteen others were given life imprisonment
- MAY 25, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries...
South Africa is obliged to protect 70 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, lawyers argued, saying Harare would hand the men over to Pretoria if requested to do so
- MAY 25, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin
- MAY 25, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin
- MAY 25, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President...
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf rejected their plea for clemency
- MAY 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Joseph, 30, and Masud alias Masum, 32, were sentenced...
Joseph, 30, and Masud alias Masum, 32, were sentenced to death by a Speedy Trial Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the murder of a man at Lalmatia
- MAY 24, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred...
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi conferred with Stefano Manservisi, head of cabinet of European Commission President Romano Prodi, and briefed him on the results of his visit to Libya on 18-19 May, on his meetings in Tunis during the Arab League s
- MAY 24, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence...
The Federal Court of Malaysia commuted the death sentence imposed on K
- MAY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal...
Luo Jinqiao and Luo Guosheng, two members of a criminal gang, were sentenced to death in Changsha, in China's Hunan Province