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- NOVEMBER 6, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the...
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the Democratici di Sinistra, expressed indignation about the fact that the Italian Presidency had renounced presenting to the UN a proposal of resolution on a moratorium on the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the...
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the Democratici di Sinistra, expressed indignation about the fact that the Italian Presidency had renounced presenting to the UN a proposal of resolution on a moratorium on the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Tallahassee, the Florida Supreme Court overturned...
In Tallahassee, the Florida Supreme Court overturned death sentences given to a pedophile who confessed to strangling two sisters in Broward County in 1996
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT FAILS TO BIND GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT MORATORIUM RESOLUTION TO 2003 UNGA
November 6, 2003: the Italian Government has pulled back from presenting a resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions at the ongoing UNGA, despite its stated commitments. And the Italian Chamber of Representatives fell short of keeping the govern
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International released a report criticising...
Amnesty International released a report criticising the lack of a credible investigation into the bloodshed unleashed by Thailand's 2003 official war on drugs
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death...
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death for a bank robbery during which a police officer was shot dead
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death...
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death for a bank robbery during which a police officer was shot dead
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended the death penalty for Martin L
A jury recommended the death penalty for Martin L
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House of...
In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed legislation to give death-row inmates greater access to DNA testing to prove their innocence
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court re-sentenced another death...
The state Supreme Court re-sentenced another death row inmate to life in prison because a judge -- not a jury -- imposed the penalty
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Gary Leon Ridgway today admitted to being the Green...
Gary Leon Ridgway today admitted to being the Green River Killer, responsible for the deaths of 48 young women in the longest serial murder investigation in U
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Truong Quoc Viet, 35, was put to death by firing squad...
Truong Quoc Viet, 35, was put to death by firing squad in Vietnam's central province of Lam Dong, a clerk at the Lam Dong People's Court said
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC has warned that the Italian government may once...
HOC has warned that the Italian government may once again attempt to weaken the text of the parliamentary motions calling for the presentation of the resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions at the UN General Assembly currently in session in Ne
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain slammed the Italian government's stance...
Hands Off Cain slammed the Italian government's stance during the debate in the Italian Chamber of Representatives on the presentation at the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions, accusing it of 'killing' th
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Thanh Voi, a 54 year old former tax inspector,...
Hoang Thanh Voi, a 54 year old former tax inspector, was sentenced to death by firing squad by a court in Vietnam's northern Bac Giang province for killing his mistress after she broke off their relationship
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Mingxi, a 41 year old Chinese restaurant owner,...
Huang Mingxi, a 41 year old Chinese restaurant owner, was executed in accordance with a ruling from the Beijing No
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Serial rapist Vincent Sanchez,33, was sentenced to...
Serial rapist Vincent Sanchez,33, was sentenced to death for the July 5, 2001 kidnap-slaying of Megan Barroso, a 20-year-old student
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003DelawareDEATH PENALTY
A Superior Court jury unanimously recommended the death...
A Superior Court jury unanimously recommended the death sentence for Chauncy S
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
James Willie Brown, 55, was executed for the May 12,...
James Willie Brown, 55, was executed for the May 12, 1975 rape and murder of Brenda Sue Watson
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003DEATH PENALTY
THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT “ HAS KILLED” THE MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
November 4, 2003: the Italian government’s stance during the debate on the presentation at the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions in the Italian Chamber of Representatives provoked a harsh response from H
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death by a Beijing intermediate...
Two men were sentenced to death by a Beijing intermediate court for fraud involving the buying and selling of value-added tax (VAT) vouchers that were eventually used in writing off some 393 million (47 million dollars) in taxes, state press said
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhou Kun, a Chinese police officer given a national...
Zhou Kun, a Chinese police officer given a national award for huge drug busts, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a central Chinese court after being convicted of trafficking 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) of heroin
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman condemned to death for killing a police...
An Iranian woman condemned to death for killing a police officer she says was trying to rape her has had her case sent back to the supreme court by Iran's hardline-run judiciary, press reports said
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
"No human being has power over the life of another
"No human being has power over the life of another
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"I call on the Chamber to ensure that the Italian government...
"I call on the Chamber to ensure that the Italian government finally declares the truth on its commitment to the moratorium resolution," HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said, also with reference to rumours that the Italian government has already given
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Chamber of Representatives opened the debate...
The Italian Chamber of Representatives opened the debate on four motions regarding the presentation of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions at the ongoing UN General Assembly by the Italian EU presidency
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
24-year-old Pascual Lozano, convicted of firing the...
24-year-old Pascual Lozano, convicted of firing the shots that killed a 9-year-old girl, Genesis Gonzales, will be put to death, jurors announced this morning
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Conroe, a Montgomery County jury sentenced convicted...
In Conroe, a Montgomery County jury sentenced convicted murderer Jason Burkett to life in prison for killing three people in a 2001 plot to steal their cars
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
9th Judicial District Judge W
9th Judicial District Judge W