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- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced...
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced Habibur Rahman Mina, a 32 year old Bangladeshi, was sentenced to death for throwing acid on his ex-wife
- JUNE 3, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the...
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was brought before a judge and informed he had been sentenced to death for the killings of six minority Shiite Muslims
- JUNE 3, 2003North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors...
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors as saying that the famine in the country had gotten so bad that human flesh was being sold on the black market
- JUNE 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez...
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez was unanimously overturned by the California Supreme Court, which held that "numerous and serious errors" during the penalty phase require a new sentencing trial
- JUNE 3, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced...
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced Teresa Lewis, 34, to death
- JUNE 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AMINA LAWAL’S STONING APPEAL ADJOURNED
June 3, 2003: Nigerian woman Amina Lawal has had her appeal adjourned until 27 August as she seeks to overturn a conviction for adultery. She had been convicted of adultery in March last year by a court in the northern state of Katsina.
- JUNE 3, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern...
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern over a planned extradition treaty between the European Union and Washington, claiming the United States had a poor human rights record
- JUNE 2, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
Three Yemeni men convicted of murder were executed...
Three Yemeni men convicted of murder were executed by firing squad, declared the Yemeni general prosecutors office
- JUNE 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhou Jie, a teacher in China's north-western Xinjiang...
Zhou Jie, a teacher in China's north-western Xinjiang region, was sentenced to death after being convicted of raping 15 under age girls on more than 30 different occasions, state media reported
- JUNE 2, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death...
The state Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death penalty of Jesus Cianez Hernandez, convicted for the January 1988 murder of Esther Alvarado, a drug-addicted prostitute
- JUNE 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after...
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after being convicted of raping and murdering Amena Begum Lucky on August 29, 2000
- JUNE 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death...
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death and four to life in jail in Saudi Arabia after they set fire to their boat loaded with nearly a tonne of hashish during a police chase at sea, Gulf News said
- JUNE 1, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death...
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death and four to life in jail after they set fire to their boat loaded with nearly a tonne of hashish during a police chase at sea, Gulf News said
- JUNE 1, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In June 2003 Tajikistan's lower Parliament abolished...
In June 2003 Tajikistan's lower Parliament abolished the death penalty for women
- JUNE 1, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
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2 bills designed to address the U
- MAY 31, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Additional district & session...
It was reported that Additional district & session Judge Jawad ul Hassan awarded a death sentence with a fine of Rs
- MAY 31, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced...
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced to death by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh after being convicted of murder
- MAY 31, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Sialkot Additional District & Session Judge Nazir...
The Sialkot Additional District & Session Judge Nazir Ahmed awarded a death sentence with a fine of Rs
- MAY 31, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court has ruled 4-to-3 that Richard...
The state Supreme Court has ruled 4-to-3 that Richard Haberstroh, 48, deserves a new penalty hearing for the 1986 kidnapping, rape and murder of Donna Marie Kitowski
- MAY 31, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Cao Duc Bao, a 42-year-old Vietnamese man, was executed...
Cao Duc Bao, a 42-year-old Vietnamese man, was executed by firing squad in Hanoi after being convicted of murdering his friend during a drunken quarrel
- MAY 31, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba)...
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba) under Article 168 of the Penal Code (1991) was sentenced on to cross amputation before Kass Court
- MAY 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were executed after the Shanghai No 1...
Seven people were executed after the Shanghai No 1 and No 2 Intermediate People's courts convicted them for robbery, rape and murder
- MAY 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Saidur Rahman Shahid and Kala Jahangir after convicting them of killing Habibur Rahman Mondol, a 44-year-old lawyer, out of political rivalry, on August 20, 2000
- MAY 30, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Allentown, in the courtroom of Lehigh County Judge...
In Allentown, in the courtroom of Lehigh County Judge Edward Reibman, Raymond "Boom Boom" Solano, 23, has been sentenced to death for the June 3, 2001, shooting of Armando Rodriguez
- MAY 30, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call for the death penalty for terrorists or hijackers
- MAY 30, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders...
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders needed to be castrated or sentenced to death to serve as a warning to would-be offenders, the Times of Zambia reported
- MAY 30, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London...
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London that extrajudicial killings and the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and ethnic minorities continued throughout Thailand in 2002
- MAY 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese...
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese drug addict", was sentenced to death for murdering a friend "to steal and sell his jewellery to pay for his next fix", a Ho Chi Minh City court said