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- OCTOBER 10, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging...
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene in saving the life of Amina Lawal, the woman sentenced to death by stoning by a Sharia Upper Court in Katsina for adultery
- OCTOBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in...
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in the western Iranian city of Oroomiah (former Rezai-e)
- OCTOBER 10, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate...
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate received a delegation of representatives of groups fighting for democracy and religious freedom and freedom of expression in China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash...
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash with two rival beauty queens over plans to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria to protest human rights abuses
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back...
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back the death penalty as a means of combating violence, a poll revealed
- OCTOBER 9, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash...
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash with two rival beauty queens over plans to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria to protest human rights abuses
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted woman murderer was hanged in public in...
A convicted woman murderer was hanged in public in the northwestern Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan
- OCTOBER 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Nine men on death row escaped from prison in southwestern...
Nine men on death row escaped from prison in southwestern Pakistan but one of the convicts was captured soon after, a jail official said
- OCTOBER 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 9, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 9, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should...
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should die for killing 3 Yosemite National Park tourists in 1999, rejecting defense pleas to spare a mentally ill man twisted by genetics and a traumatic childhood
- OCTOBER 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than...
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than a decade after she murdered 6 men along central Florida highways while working as a prostitute
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused...
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused in the Mahima kidnap and rape case, setting another example of quick dispensation of justice
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards...
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death...
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18, who up until now could be condemned if found guilty of killing family members
- OCTOBER 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law...
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law was executed by hanging in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the Qods newspaper said, according to AFP
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission...
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission at the Italian Chamber of representatives held the first ever hearing on religious freedom with particular emphasis on China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo,...
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo, Siu Ai and Nay Glel were arrested by Vietnamese Cong An security forces on the Montagnard village of Plei Jo Ning
- OCTOBER 9, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN CALLS FOR MASS PARTICIPATION IN MISS WORLD CONTEST
October 9, 2002: HOC has appealed to Miss World participants to attend the contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal’s plight by taking a stand against the death penalty there. HOC believes that dialogue rather than a boycott
- OCTOBER 8, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death...
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter by setting his house on fire last year
- OCTOBER 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in central China overturned the death...
An appeals court in central China overturned the death sentences of five leaders of a banned Christian sect and ordered a retrial - an exceptional move in a country that controls religion tightly, a human rights group said
- OCTOBER 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted...
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted to death for adultery in a Niger State Sharia court are to remain in jail following the adjournment of their bail hearing to October 22
- OCTOBER 8, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement...
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition of immov
- OCTOBER 8, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty...
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty is to be voted on by Ulster councillors tonight