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- APRIL 16, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the...
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the UN's top human rights body for the third year in a row to censure Russia over abuses in its war-torn republic of Chechnya
- APRIL 16, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read...
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read an editorial in The Miami Herald
- APRIL 16, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves...
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves towards executions and work with international donors to establish a more effective system of fighting violent crime, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR,...
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR, Ambassador Z
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the...
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the UN's top human rights body for the third year in a row to censure Russia over abuses in its war-torn republic of Chechnya
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read...
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read an editorial in The Miami Herald
- APRIL 16, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Former Governor of Illinois and Hands Off Cain Honorary...
Former Governor of Illinois and Hands Off Cain Honorary President Georage Ryan made an urgent appeal for an international moratorium on capital executions at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva
- APRIL 16, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
After 3 trials, Ronnie Keith Williams was sentenced...
After 3 trials, Ronnie Keith Williams was sentenced to die for that 1993 murder of a pregnant teen Lisashantill "Lisa" Dyke, 18
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence...
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence of life in prison without parole as an alternative to the death penalty in capital murder cases. The law takes effect July 1
- APRIL 16, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Jerry McWee was put to death for killing John Perry,...
Jerry McWee was put to death for killing John Perry, a store clerk before stealing $350 from the cash register
- APRIL 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Party of Kurdistan (DPK) in Iran said...
The Democratic Party of Kurdistan (DPK) in Iran said six of its members were executed in Iran's prisons
- APRIL 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No
The Shanghai No
- APRIL 15, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed...
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by an international monitor
- APRIL 15, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed...
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by an international monitor
- APRIL 15, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews...
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews should get a new trial and scheduled a court hearing to sign the papers
- APRIL 15, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was...
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was cleared on February 6 (see) of a 1984 murder on the strength of DNA evidence that implicated someone else. The "pardon of innocence" closes the criminal case
- APRIL 15, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bredesen said the reprieve for condemned inmate...
Gov. Bredesen said the reprieve for condemned inmate Philip Workman won't be extended. (see April 4, 2001; September 15, 2003; January 9, 2004
- APRIL 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man was sentenced to flogging
a young man was sentenced to flogging
- APRIL 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari had...
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari had his four-year jail sentence for insulting religious values dropped, but must await a review of his death sentence for blasphemy before he can hope to be released from prison, Zekrollah Ahmadi, judiciary c
- APRIL 14, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour...
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour of denying any extradition request on the part of the United States that did not include a pledge not to sentence the extradited individual to life in prison
- APRIL 14, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
- APRIL 14, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion...
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion to secure justice for Kenny Richey, who had spent the last 17 years on death row in Ohio
- APRIL 14, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion...
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion to secure justice for Kenny Richey, who had spent the last 17 years on death row in Ohio