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- APRIL 6, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester...
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester Roy to death for killing his wife
- APRIL 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was...
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, after being convicted of killing a fellow villager with a knife on 6 July 2003
- APRIL 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution...
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution of Kenny Richey, a Scot who had spent almost 18 years on death row in the US state of Ohio
- APRIL 6, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was...
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, after being convicted of killing a fellow villager with a knife on 6 July 2003
- APRIL 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution...
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution of Kenny Richey, a Scot who had spent almost 18 years on death row in the US state of Ohio
- APRIL 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Hiep, an abattoir worker, was sentenced...
Nguyen Van Hiep, an abattoir worker, was sentenced to death by the Ben Tre People's Court in Vietnam for killing a man who tried to break up a drunken argument he was having with a friend while playing billiards
- APRIL 6, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition...
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition to the President of India, A
- APRIL 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
seven men named Song Baoliang, Li Yong, Wang Zhen, Liu Qisheng...
seven men named Song Baoliang, Li Yong, Wang Zhen, Liu Qisheng...
- APRIL 5, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in Hanoi, Vietnam, upheld the death...
An appeals court in Hanoi, Vietnam, upheld the death sentence La Thi Kim Oanh, a woman who embezzled millions of dollars from the government, while two vice ministers had their sentences reduced for their roles in the scam
- APRIL 5, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended that Termane Wood, 24 should receive...
A jury recommended that Termane Wood, 24 should receive the death penalty
- APRIL 5, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that...
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that the United States violated the rights of Mexican inmates on death row should not affect diplomatic relations between the two countries involved, Mexican President Vicente Fox said
- APRIL 5, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down...
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down death sentences to couriers of "hard" drugs and other illicit drugs, Almarun Ribadu, director of the Public Relations Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, warned
- APRIL 5, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that...
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that the United States violated the rights of Mexican inmates on death row should not affect diplomatic relations between the two countries involved, Mexican President Vicente Fox said
- APRIL 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the information and public relations department...
According to the information and public relations department of the Justice Department of Iran's Khuzestan province, a man named Hadi H
- APRIL 3, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The founder of the new Pro-Death Penalty Party, Pieter...
The founder of the new Pro-Death Penalty Party, Pieter du Toit, said he did not expect to win the South African elections on April 14, 2004
- APRIL 3, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican President Vicente Fox said the International...
Mexican President Vicente Fox said the International Court of Justice and the United Nations would have to decide what to do if the United States refused comply with a ruling that it review the cases of 51 Mexicans on death row
- APRIL 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people received the death penalty in Guangzhou...
Three people received the death penalty in Guangzhou city three people were sentenced to death by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court for their role in the largest ecstasy and ice trafficking case in China
- APRIL 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Jiaozuo Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province...
in its initial trial, the Jiaozuo Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province...
- APRIL 1, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198...
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198 suspected armed robbers since the start of the year 2000, the force announced at a news conference
- APRIL 1, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Three people suspected of plotting to rob a restaurant...
Three people suspected of plotting to rob a restaurant in Mombasa were shot dead by police in a cold blooded execution, bystanders said
- APRIL 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Search and excavation operations to find out the fate...
Search and excavation operations to find out the fate of those executed and buried in mass graves by the deposed Saddam regime were ongoing
- APRIL 1, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Around 100 Mexicans on death row in US prisons required...
Around 100 Mexicans on death row in US prisons required immediate consular protection, an ICJ judge said, after the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to "review and reconsider" the cases of 51 Mexicans facing execution
- APRIL 1, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Appeal Courts of Sana’a and Al-Jawf sentenced four men
the Appeal Courts of Sana’a and Al-Jawf sentenced four men
- MARCH 31, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican President Vicente Fox sent the Senate a bill...
Mexican President Vicente Fox sent the Senate a bill aimed at abolishing the death penalty under military jurisdiction and replacing it with prison terms ranging from 30 to 60 years
- MARCH 31, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced Kamal...
A special court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced Kamal Sarder, 38, to death for murder
- MARCH 31, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia, which implements strict Islamic sharia...
Saudi Arabia, which implements strict Islamic sharia law, executed Jarwan bin Hamad bin Marhan al-Abdan, a Saudi man, for smuggling drugs into the kingdom
- MARCH 31, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (UHRI) accused...
The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (UHRI) accused Ugandan security forces of carrying out extra-judicial killings especially on detained persons and during the forceful disarmament of the Karimojong
- MARCH 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court, Vietnam, handed...
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court, Vietnam, handed down two death sentences to Nguyen Chi Dung, the head of an armed gang that preyed on goods trucks and vehicles in the southern Mekong Delta region
- MARCH 31, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda should stop field executions of soldiers tried...
Uganda should stop field executions of soldiers tried under martial law until their appeals have been heard, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights said
- MARCH 31, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that China executed two men extradited...
It was reported that China executed two men extradited from neighboring Kyrgyzstan who were convicted of murdering a Chinese diplomat and his driver in the Central Asian country