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- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready...
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready to set aside her pro-life stance and adopt an "eye-for-an-eye" policy if only to eliminate kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other crimes
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR PEARL MURDER
July 15, 2002: a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death for abducting and murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl.
- JULY 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives...
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives in an Israeli air strike on Islamic militants, burst into a courtroom and shot dead a man on trial for allegedly betraying the trio, witnesses said
- JULY 14, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state...
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state of Chiapas is intense and the reported withdrawal of soldiers has only taken place in highly visible areas, an Amnesty International official has told EFE
- JULY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to...
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine...
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and guests] was assembled by an all-star cast, headed by a British expat, Jon Langford of the Mekons, to benefit the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project
- JULY 14, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of...
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of those hardened criminals whose convictions have already been affirmed by the Supreme Court, an administration senator said
- JULY 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial...
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial Higher People's Court executed Zheng Chuming and Lin Chunhui for issuance of false value added specialized tax invoices
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court...
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to murdering an 11-year-old girl at her house at Taman Seri Rampai in Wangsa Maju
- JULY 13, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called...
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called for the introduction of public hangings following a bizarre double murder of a mother and her toddler daughter
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows...
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows for trafficking in cannabis, simply because the prosecution failed to tender a fingerprint report
- JULY 12, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries...
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries will make life-or-death calls instead of judges
- JULY 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have...
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have to step down if resignations continue and the government loses the absolute majority in the parliament to win vote of confidence
- JULY 12, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against...
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against the death penalty with two workshops for directors and playwrights
- JULY 12, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison...
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison uniform in use for over a century - for more fashionable attire
- JULY 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to...
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to hear mutiny-related charges arising from the Moem Barracks soldiers uprising in Wewak earlier in 2002
- JULY 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner...
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner says that if [the leader of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in the West Bank] Marwan al-Barghuthi is indeed convicted of what he is charged with; namely, the cold-blooded and premeditated murder of many
- JULY 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including...
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including murder, robbery, and theft of power cables over a 10-year period were sentenced to death
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County,...
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County, Hunan Province, sentenced Liu Liwen to death, the Hunan Daily reported
- JULY 11, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro...
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro Figero, her 3-year-old son il 1990, will get a new trial
- JULY 11, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the...
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the National Assembly at the first reading, the death penalty has been abolished
- JULY 11, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements,...
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements, called for the elimination of the death penalty and for passing a general amnesty in Turkey
- JULY 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United...
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United States to face a murder trial after obtaining assurances he would not face death penalty