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- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors urged an Islamic court in northwestern...
Prosecutors urged an Islamic court in northwestern Nigeria to throw out an appeal by a man sentenced to death by stoning for raping a young girl because his insanity claim was untenable
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The anti-Saddam dossier commissioned by British Prime...
The anti-Saddam dossier commissioned by British Prime Minister Tony Blair reported that approximately 4,000 people were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in 1984, 3,000 at Mahjar prison between 1993 and 1998 and about 2,500 between 1997 and 1999 in a "prison
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman and a man were stoned to death in a west Iranian...
A woman and a man were stoned to death in a west Iranian town after 15 years of imprisonment, the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (CNRI) said
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States executes two thirds of all child...
The United States executes two thirds of all child offenders killed by the death penalty around the world, according to a report by Amnesty International
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
State media reported that Liu Jingsheng, 47, was executed...
State media reported that Liu Jingsheng, 47, was executed by lethal injection, hours after a court rejected his appeal against the sentence
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge in Vermont declared the existing national...
A federal judge in Vermont declared the existing national capital punishment law unusable, a decision that could have implications for every defendant facing the federal death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rex Mays, 42, was executed today
Rex Mays, 42, was executed today
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara said...
Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara said in an interview that the security forces who executed former junta leader Robert Guei had also tried to kill him the week previously
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International published a new report "Poverty,...
Amnesty International published a new report "Poverty, isolation and ill-treatment
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court...
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court for possessing and dealing in drugs
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged China to improve its human...
The European Union urged China to improve its human rights record but said it believed the situation was gradually improving
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A female Russian citizen was sentenced to death in...
A female Russian citizen was sentenced to death in China's Yongan province for drug smuggling
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yelena Timchenko, a female of Russian citizenship,...
Yelena Timchenko, a female of Russian citizenship, was sentenced to death in China's Yongan province for drug smuggling, a report from the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court...
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court for possessing and dealing in drugs
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Congress vowed to expedite the proceedings on the bill...
Congress vowed to expedite the proceedings on the bill seeking to abolish the death penalty following the Supreme Court (SC) decision allowing the execution of 30 death convicts this year
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged China to improve its human...
The European Union urged China to improve its human rights record but said it believed the situation was gradually improving
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Yelena Timchenko, a female of Russian citizenship,...
Yelena Timchenko, a female of Russian citizenship, was sentenced to death in China's Yongan province for drug smuggling, a report from the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Former US President Bill Clinton expressed hope that...
Former US President Bill Clinton expressed hope that the Nigerian legal system would find a way of pardoning Amina Lawal
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury sentenced Vaughn Ross to die for the Jan
A jury sentenced Vaughn Ross to die for the Jan
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002VermontDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge in Vermont declared the existing national...
A federal judge in Vermont declared the existing national capital punishment law unusable, a decision that could have implications for every defendant facing the federal death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged China to improve its human...
The European Union urged China to improve its human rights record but said it believed the situation was gradually improving
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran's Justice Department has announced that next...
Tehran's Justice Department has announced that next week five members of a gang known as Karkas-ha [Vultures] will be hanged simultaneously in five different districts of Tehran
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
As indications are rife that Western creditor-nations...
As indications are rife that Western creditor-nations might withdraw their support for Nigeria's debt relief effort over the confirmation of the death sentence on Amina Lawal by a Katsina State Sharia Court of Appeal for adultery, the President of the Afr
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto,...
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto, 23, from the East Java district of Magetan, is facing the death penalty in Singapore on charges of murdering two Singaporeans and committing arson in the island state
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto,...
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto, 23, from the East Java district of Magetan, is facing the death penalty in Singapore on charges of murdering two Singaporeans and committing arson in the island state
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he had expressed...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he had expressed to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo his concern over the case of a mother sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
David Ouma Onyango was sentenced to death by Kisumu...
David Ouma Onyango was sentenced to death by Kisumu Senior Principal Magistrate, Mrs Olga Aketch Sewe, for violently robbing Bon Murindu Odhiambo, director of Skylark Rural Credit Company
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula...
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula and Juma Wambaro were sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of robbery with violence
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he had expressed...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he had expressed to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo his concern over the case of a mother sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
If Amina Lawal is to die, so will the 2002 Miss World...
If Amina Lawal is to die, so will the 2002 Miss World beauty pageant