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- OCTOBER 22, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who...
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who has acknowledged knowing the hijackers, detained in Hamburg, could test the extent of U
- OCTOBER 22, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence...
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence legally", Vardan Oskanian, minister of foreign affairs of RA, said
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence...
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence legally", Vardan Oskanian, minister of foreign affairs of RA, said
- OCTOBER 22, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who...
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who has acknowledged knowing the hijackers, detained in Hamburg, could test the extent of U
- OCTOBER 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Ramon Revilla, one of the original proponents...
Sen. Ramon Revilla, one of the original proponents of the death penalty law (Republic Act 7559) said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Congress should rethink their policy and stand on the suspension and repeal of the death penalty law in the view of
- OCTOBER 22, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Mr Patten answered on behalf of the Commission a parliamentary...
Mr Patten answered on behalf of the Commission a parliamentary question written on the execution of Mr Yoshiteru Hamada and Mr Tatsuya Haruta
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented...
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented visit to Saudi Arabia held talks with the kingdom's Islamic affairs minister and a top judiciary official
- OCTOBER 22, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying...
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying for a "foreign country" by Qatar's supreme court, said his lawyer Issa al-Manai
- OCTOBER 22, 2002QatarDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying...
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying for a "foreign country" by Qatar's supreme court, said his lawyer Issa al-Manai
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented...
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented visit to Saudi Arabia held talks with the kingdom's Islamic affairs minister and a top judiciary official
- OCTOBER 21, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A national traitor, a certain Zhanayev, has been executed...
A national traitor, a certain Zhanayev, has been executed in the village of Tovzeni under a sentence by the Shari'ah court
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Human rights have suffered a serious setback in the...
Human rights have suffered a serious setback in the aftermath of the May 2001 coup in the Central African Republic
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's parliament began procedures to amend a law which...
Iran's parliament began procedures to amend a law which allows a murderer to escape punishment if he proves the killing was justified under the Sharia laws of Islam, a parliamentary source said
- OCTOBER 21, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium is to send the runner-up in the Miss Belgium...
Belgium is to send the runner-up in the Miss Belgium contest to the Miss World event in Nigeria after the title holder Ann Van Elsen decided to stay away from the contest to protest against the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a Nigerian woman accu
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that at the beginning of October, the...
It was reported that at the beginning of October, the Iraqi authorities handed over the bodies of Colonel Ahmad Rashid al-Dulaymi and Captain Anwar Muhammad al-Bakri to their families
- OCTOBER 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In an article published on the "Asian Wall Street Journal"...
In an article published on the "Asian Wall Street Journal" it was reported that fifteen thousand people were put to death for alleged crimes in China every year between 1998 and 2001
- OCTOBER 21, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Amin Mohd Razali, the al-Ma'unah leader, who...
Mohamed Amin Mohd Razali, the al-Ma'unah leader, who was sentenced to death for trying to wage war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, appealed for the sentence to be reduced to life imprisonment on the basis that "the case was the first of its kind in the
- OCTOBER 21, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor...
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor a UN resolution condemning Iran's human rights record
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor...
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor a UN resolution condemning Iran's human rights record
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man and a woman were beheaded for murdering...
A Saudi man and a woman were beheaded for murdering a Saudi man and stealing his money and car, the Interior Ministry said
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato...
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato Param Coomarasawamy arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unprecedented visit
- OCTOBER 21, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The prosecutor-general of the Shihlin District Prosecutors'...
The prosecutor-general of the Shihlin District Prosecutors' office, Wu Chen-huan, said that abolishing the death penalty is a policy and it has nothing to do with morality
- OCTOBER 21, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Taiwan government says it will abolish capital...
The Taiwan government says it will abolish capital punishment by 2004, but a recent poll saw 77% of its respondents express opposition
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato...
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato Param Coomarasawamy arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unprecedented visit
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack...
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack down on terrorism after bomb blasts in Bali faced allegations, including a plot to assassinate President Megawati Sukarnoputri, that could bring him execution
- OCTOBER 21, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court, which recently abolished executions...
The Supreme Court, which recently abolished executions for the mentally retarded, was bitterly divided in refusing to consider also ending the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes
- OCTOBER 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Five rookie policemen were charged with murder for...
Five rookie policemen were charged with murder for the summary execution of a man they had mistaken for a drug pusher
- OCTOBER 20, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would...
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would not interfere in the Portuguese judicial process and India should initiate extradition proceedings against fugitive Mumbai blasts accused Abu Salem instead of trying for the more speedy process of deporta
- OCTOBER 20, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi government announced an amnesty for all Iraqi...
The Iraqi government announced an amnesty for all Iraqi prisoners in an apparent attempt to rally domestic and international support in the face of U
- OCTOBER 20, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An man was publicly beheaded for a drug related crime
An man was publicly beheaded for a drug related crime