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- OCTOBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Furong, a teacher in northwest China, was sentenced...
Wang Furong, a teacher in northwest China, was sentenced to death in the first instance for raping five female students, according to the local court in northeast China's Shaanxi Province
- OCTOBER 16, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
- OCTOBER 16, 2003TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
3 hours of deliberation was all it took to convict...
3 hours of deliberation was all it took to convict Richard Taylor of 1st-degree murder for killing Ronald Moore, a prison guard, with a foot-long piece of sharpened metal in 1981
- OCTOBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita...
Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver, speaking on behalf of the government, replied to a parliamentary question tabled in the Italian Senate by Ottaviano Del Turco with regard to the progress of the Italian EU presidency's initia
- OCTOBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Around 50 MPs led by Enrico Buemi (SDI) tabled a motion...
Around 50 MPs led by Enrico Buemi (SDI) tabled a motion in the Italian Chamber of Deputies calling for a commitment by the Italian government to "take the final steps - at this point urgent and necessary - towards the presentation and adoption by the ongo
- OCTOBER 15, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some...
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some day, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said
- OCTOBER 15, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced...
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced four Indians to death for the murder of a well-known Indian businessman who was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight in a reported gangland revenge killing
- OCTOBER 15, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced...
A Dubai court in the United Arab Emirates, sentenced four Indians to death for the murder of a well-known Indian businessman who was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight in a reported gangland revenge killing
- OCTOBER 15, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan government said it planned to abolish the...
The Kenyan government said it planned to abolish the death penalty and replace punishment for the most heinous crimes with life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 15, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habigani, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Habigani, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Somed Ali of Berma for killing his wife Angura Begum, 22, following a quarrel with her over Somed's extra marital affairs with his cousin
- OCTOBER 15, 2003GabonDEATH PENALTY
Two Gabonese jurists, Patricia Muriel Ogandaga and...
Two Gabonese jurists, Patricia Muriel Ogandaga and barrister Bertrand Homa Moussavou, called for the abolition of death penalty in the country
- OCTOBER 15, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ataur Rahman Mridha, 30, Anwar Hossain, 29 and Kamal,...
Ataur Rahman Mridha, 30, Anwar Hossain, 29 and Kamal, 28 were sentenced to death by a Speedy Trial Court for killing businessman Zaman, 27, on December 16, 2001
- OCTOBER 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan in southwest...
Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was executed after being convicted of abusing his authority to take bribes valued at 8
- OCTOBER 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A speedy trial court in Bangladesh sentenced Minto...
A speedy trial court in Bangladesh sentenced Minto Ghose to death for killing his neighbour Nilkanta Sur, 35, on 12 December 2001
- OCTOBER 14, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Dung was sentenced to death by the People's...
Nguyen Van Dung was sentenced to death by the People's Court in Haiphong for murdering two children on June 3, 2003 while looting their house in northern Vietnam
- OCTOBER 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's...
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's human rights record but stopped short from agreeing to table or co-sponsor a United Nations General Assembly resolution that would single out Iran for its human rights violations
- OCTOBER 13, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling heroin into the conservative Gulf Arab state, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- OCTOBER 13, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for smuggling heroin into the conservative Gulf Arab state, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- OCTOBER 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's...
The European Union issued a blistering attack on Iran's human rights record but stopped short from agreeing to table or co-sponsor a United Nations General Assembly resolution that would single out Iran for its human rights violations
- OCTOBER 13, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Nyala Criminal Court sentenced 14 men and one woman...
Nyala Criminal Court sentenced 14 men and one woman to death by hanging
- OCTOBER 13, 2003DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN FM PLEDGES TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS MORATORIUM
October 13, 2003: the Italian presidency of the European Union will continue to work towards “getting the necessary consensus to present to the UN a proposal for a resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty.”
- OCTOBER 12, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment forecloses the chance for reformation...
Capital punishment forecloses the chance for reformation and hence should be repealed as has been done by most civilised nations, former Indian Supreme Court Judge, K
- OCTOBER 11, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Chanchal Hossain was sentenced to death by a court...
Chanchal Hossain was sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for hacking to death his brother's wife Afroza Akhtar,30, at Dakkhin Sarabaria in Singair upazila on January 2, 2002
- OCTOBER 11, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi called...
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi called for an end to Islamic punishments in her country and their replacement by modern penalties "as in all democratic countries"
- OCTOBER 10, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom ratified Protocol 13 to the European...
The United Kingdom ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- OCTOBER 10, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On occasion of the "World Day Against the Death Penalty",...
On occasion of the "World Day Against the Death Penalty", Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini declared that "Italy will continue to contribute, on all levels, to the objective of the abolishment of the death penalty and to a moratorium on capital exe
- OCTOBER 10, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On the "World Day Against The Death Penalty", HOC declared:...
On the "World Day Against The Death Penalty", HOC declared: "the objectives and the message behind the "World Day Against The Death Penalty" are such as to exclude the involvement of Hands Off Cain
- OCTOBER 10, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
On occasion of the "World Day Against the Death Penalty",...
On occasion of the "World Day Against the Death Penalty", the European Parliament declared that: "The EU reaffirms its commitments in promoting the abolishment of the death penalty, both in times of war and in times of peace
- OCTOBER 10, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greets the award of the Nobel Peace...
Hands Off Cain greets the award of the Nobel Peace prize to Iranian lawyer and activist Shirin Ebadi
- OCTOBER 10, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greets the award of the Nobel Peace...
Hands Off Cain greets the award of the Nobel Peace prize to Iranian lawyer and activist Shirin Ebadi