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- DECEMBER 12, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Jay Wesley Neill, who killed 4 people...
In McAlester, Jay Wesley Neill, who killed 4 people in one of Oklahoma's deadliest bank robberies, was put to death
- DECEMBER 12, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Atmore, at 6:27 p
In Atmore, at 6:27 p
- DECEMBER 12, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Thomas Hastings affirmed a jury's death verdict...
Judge Thomas Hastings affirmed a jury's death verdict returned on October 9 against Cary Stayner
- DECEMBER 12, 2002New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
With 13 people on death row in New Jersey and against...
With 13 people on death row in New Jersey and against the hopes of death penalty opponents, the state Assembly postponed a planned vote on a creating a commission to study executions in the Garden State
- DECEMBER 12, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said it was "gravely concerned"...
Amnesty International said it was "gravely concerned" that up to 115 people faced imminent execution for their alleged role in the January 2001 assassination of the former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent-Desire Kabila
- DECEMBER 11, 2002MississippiDEATH PENALTY
At Parchman, Jessie Derrell Williams, 51, was executed...
At Parchman, Jessie Derrell Williams, 51, was executed for the Jan
- DECEMBER 11, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japanese mass murderer Masumi Hayashi, who shocked...
Japanese mass murderer Masumi Hayashi, who shocked the nation when she killed four people and sickened 63 by poisoning curry served at a local festival in 1998, must be hanged, a court in Wakayama ruled
- DECEMBER 11, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
James Collier, 56, was executed
James Collier, 56, was executed
- DECEMBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Death row academic Hashem Aghajari filed a complaint...
Death row academic Hashem Aghajari filed a complaint against the Judiciary with the Majlis Article 90 Commission, IRNA quoted the press as saying
- DECEMBER 11, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The proposal to impose the death penalty on child rapists...
The proposal to impose the death penalty on child rapists in Malaysia will now be tabled early in January 2003 to accommodate the views of the various parties concerned
- DECEMBER 11, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia said it was "pleased" with a first round...
Australia said it was "pleased" with a first round of discussions in Tehran with Iran on thorny human rights issues, saying the talks would continue
- DECEMBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Australia said it was "pleased" with a first round...
Australia said it was "pleased" with a first round of discussions in Tehran with Iran on thorny human rights issues, saying the talks would continue
- DECEMBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi defended capital...
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi defended capital punishment in the country, saying it exists in many other countries, ahead of political and trade talks with the European Union
- DECEMBER 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE WOMAN TO HANG FOR CURRY KILLINGS
December 11, 2002: Wakayama mass murderer Masumi Hayashi, who shocked the nation when she killed four people and sickened 63 by poisoning curry served at a local festival in 1998, must be hanged, a court ruled Wednesday.
- DECEMBER 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi defended capital...
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi defended capital punishment in the country, saying it exists in many other countries, ahead of political and trade talks with the European Union
- DECEMBER 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat...
Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the death penalty may not be the best solution to curbing rape and incest, however, heavier punishment was called for given the increase in sex crimes perpetrated against children
- DECEMBER 10, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
In a statement issued to commemorate International...
In a statement issued to commemorate International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International Jamaica described capital punishment as cruel, inhumane and degrading punishment, stating that it opposes without reservation, the death penalty and views plans to
- DECEMBER 10, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
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Justice Minister A
- DECEMBER 10, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Times of India reported that Justice BJ Odoki,...
The Times of India reported that Justice BJ Odoki, Chief Justice of Uganda, said that rape was considered the most heinous in his country
- DECEMBER 10, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Desmond Carter, 35, was executed at 2:17 a
Desmond Carter, 35, was executed at 2:17 a
- DECEMBER 10, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Windsor, a Bertie County judge threw out the 1998...
In Windsor, a Bertie County judge threw out the 1998 murder conviction of death row inmate Alan Gell and ordered a new trial
- DECEMBER 10, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, an Army veteran who killed 4 people during...
In McAlester, an Army veteran who killed 4 people during a 1990 robbery was executed
- DECEMBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Some 100 Iranian protestors staged mock executions...
Some 100 Iranian protestors staged mock executions outside a meeting of EU foreign ministers, to protest an EU decision to launch trade talks with Tehran
- DECEMBER 10, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Some 100 Iranian protestors staged mock executions...
Some 100 Iranian protestors staged mock executions outside a meeting of EU foreign ministers, to protest an EU decision to launch trade talks with Tehran
- DECEMBER 10, 2002New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
No death row inmates would be executed until a special...
No death row inmates would be executed until a special commission takes a second look at the state's capital-punishment system under a bill passed by a state Assembly committee
- DECEMBER 9, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian human rights commissioner Oleg Mironov stated...
Russian human rights commissioner Oleg Mironov stated that if Chechen opposition leader Akhmed Zakayev were to be extradited from Denmark to Russia his trial must be open
- DECEMBER 9, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The New Straits Times revealed that a proposal to hang...
The New Straits Times revealed that a proposal to hang child rapists would be tabled in the Cabinet on December 18, despite strong objections from 30 non-governmental organisations
- DECEMBER 9, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Beirut Chief Investigating Magistrate Hatem Madi requested...
Beirut Chief Investigating Magistrate Hatem Madi requested death sentences for two men convicted of murdering a physician
- DECEMBER 9, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli Shin Bet Security Service arrested a man...
The Israeli Shin Bet Security Service arrested a man it says was the sniper who shot 10-month-old Shalhevet Pass, and Jewish settler leaders called for the death penalty
- DECEMBER 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Linroy Bottoson, an inmate who believed he was locked...
Linroy Bottoson, an inmate who believed he was locked in a battle between Satan and Jesus Christ, was executed for the kidnapping, robbery and slaying of the Eatonville postmistress 23 years ago