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- JULY 26, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's...
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's death sentence, giving him life in prison instead, because of the man's mental condition
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution...
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution after a new agreement was reached with the victims' family giving them clemency
- JULY 26, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal,...
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal, soccer-loving Brazilian teenager when he was picked up by police after a fight on a summer night
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the...
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the country
- JULY 26, 2002LaosDEATH PENALTY
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused...
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused Laos of stripping the most basic of human rights from prisoners and said torture was widespread and routine in prisons
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment...
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a nine-month-old baby, in an attack which outraged the country known for its high levels of violent crime
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the...
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the orders of a traditional village jury in a case that sparked outrage across Pakistan
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but...
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but every time it is highlighted, the practice stops at least for a while, which is better than nothing," he told Reuters
- JULY 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance...
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance of DNA evidence as it denied with finality an appeal by a convicted rapist
- JULY 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) completed its...
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) completed its studies on the EU laws bill and informed the Motherland Party (ANAP) administration about its views
- JULY 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's new foreign minister said that the country's...
Turkey's new foreign minister said that the country's drive for European Union membership would not be derailed if parliament fails to pass key reforms before elections expected in November
- JULY 25, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Randall Cash, condemned for the 1985 murder of Bud Smith
- JULY 25, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers and a Kuwaiti on charges of kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old girl in May
- JULY 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged the United States to lift...
The European Union urged the United States to lift the death sentences on three men convicted of murder
- JULY 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged the United States to lift...
The European Union urged the United States to lift the death sentences on three men convicted of murder
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih...
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih Qol was executed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after being convicted by the Islamic Shari'ah Court of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry statement carried by the Sau
- JULY 25, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
One Nation, which has three WA [Western Australia]...
One Nation, which has three WA [Western Australia] Upper House MPs, wants to initiate various referendums, including a yes-no vote on the death penalty
- JULY 25, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih...
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih Qol was executed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after being convicted by the Islamic Shari'ah Court of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry statement carried by the Sau
- JULY 25, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Liberal leader Colin Barnett is at odds with his deputy...
Liberal leader Colin Barnett is at odds with his deputy Dan Sullivan over One Nation's push for a referendum on the reintroduction of the death penalty in WA [Western Australia]
- JULY 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest...
The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest China's Sichuan Province was sentenced to death for taking bribes from companies vying for freeway contracts, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A private "deal" between two families under which juvenile...
A private "deal" between two families under which juvenile girls were married off to old men as part of a compensation package to save four murder convicts on death row was attacked by women and human rights activists in Pakistan
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four murderers face execution on July 27 in Pakistan...
Four murderers face execution on July 27 in Pakistan after a storm of protest scuttled a deal by which they sought to escape hanging by selling young daughters into marriage to elderly relatives of their victims
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in...
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in Cabanatuan City as a "hanging judge," reversed his decision to impose the death penalty on a 43-year-old man charged with rape
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as...
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as "economic saboteurs" and meted out the death penalty
- JULY 25, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court of Appeals Chairman Eraslan Ozkaya said...
Supreme Court of Appeals Chairman Eraslan Ozkaya said that the death penalty has to be abolished in Turkey, adding that a solution has to be found to the issue of education and broadcasting in mother tongue without damaging the unity and integrity of Turk
- JULY 25, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Zacarias Moussaoui said he was guilty of 4 of 6 charges...
Zacarias Moussaoui said he was guilty of 4 of 6 charges accusing him of conspiring with the September 11 terrorists, then abruptly withdrew his attempted plea after arguing with the US judge
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced...
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced to execution in Tehran
- JULY 24, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
In the UK the 74-year-old case of William Knighton,...
In the UK the 74-year-old case of William Knighton, a Derbyshire miner hanged at 22 for cutting his mother's throat at their Ilkeston home, is going to the Court of Appeal