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- JULY 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
- JULY 30, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- JULY 30, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, it remained concerned about the large number of crimes for which the death penalty might still be imposed in Viet Nam
- JULY 30, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, it remained concerned about the large number of crimes for which the death penalty might still be imposed in Viet Nam
- JULY 30, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- JULY 30, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision...
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision of President Alfonso Portillo to ask the Guatemalan Congress to abolish capital punishment
- JULY 30, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision...
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision of President Alfonso Portillo to ask the Guatemalan Congress to abolish capital punishment
- JULY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China sentenced a female hospital executive...
A court in China sentenced a female hospital executive to death for embezzling 10
- JULY 30, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional sessions judge Salahauddin Siddiqui has...
Additional sessions judge Salahauddin Siddiqui has awarded capital punishment to two accused in a murder case of Athara Hazari policearea
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence...
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence to businessman Donaldo Padilla, 40, who arrested in possession of shabu worth about P600,000 in Las Pinas City in December 1995
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal...
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration will likely be conducted sooner than earlier announced
- JULY 30, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article...
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article of the EU adjustment bill which proposes to lift death sentence for terrorist crimes and limits it to only war and war like situations
- JULY 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the...
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
- JULY 29, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will be able to collect the number of signatures required for holding a referendum on crucial problems facing the country within one or two months, Communist leader Gennadiy Zyuganov told Ekho Moskvy radio
- JULY 29, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports...
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports that in the past 21 months nearly 1700 Palestinians were killed, of whom 1295 were civilians, and included 250 children, 77 civilians who were extra-judicially executed and 92 women
- JULY 29, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference,...
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, the nation's largest Muslim organization recommended that convicted corrupt officials be given the death sentence in an effort to fight against such acts that took their toll on many people's lives by cau
- JULY 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens...
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia not to accept gifts from travel agents or any other person to avoid falling into the trap of narcotic smugglers
- JULY 28, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for...
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for blaspheming against Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the second such penalty in the country in less than two weeks
- JULY 28, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians...
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians expressed outrage at the 15-year jail term slapped on Tommy Suharto for ordering the killing of a judge and other crimes, saying it was not enough
- JULY 28, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah...
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah Gul said that his party supported legislation needed for Turkey's European Union membership bid but that the death sentence should be considered separately
- JULY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA HEEDS POPE’S PLEA ON DEATH PENALTY
July 28, 2002: heeding a call from Pope John Paul before his arrival, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether.
- JULY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 27, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President...
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether
- JULY 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a relative in a row over ownership of agricultural land, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 26, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence...
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence given to Taurus Carroll
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced...
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced to die for beating and stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Gloria Gomez, to death in 1997
- JULY 26, 2002Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to...
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo asking him to declare a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his presidency
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S