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- JULY 11, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment...
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment are the most frequently reported human-rights violations committed by police in Southern Africa
- JULY 11, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating...
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating the family of executed murderer Joey Ramiah, Attorney-General Glenda Morean told reporters
- JULY 11, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old...
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old child were brutally murdered and dumped atop Burns Peak hill in Papua New Guinea recently
- JULY 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court,...
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court, whilst Hossien was sentenced to execution by a court in Shahriar
- 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
- JULY 11, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide attacks against Israeli civilians as crimes against humanity and demanded they end immediately
- JULY 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a...
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a final decision on the appeal filed by Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan City, who had been sentenced to death in the first trial for taking bribes and possessing a large amount of unaccountable wealt
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in...
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in Manila on July 9 recommended the reimposition of the death penalty and freezing the assets of kidnap victim's families
- JULY 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 10, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to death by the District...
A young man was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Judge's Court for poisoning to death his wife
- JULY 10, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected...
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected of betraying Palestinians fighting Israeli occupation to give up within a month to win better legal treatment
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Fresh from passing state laws prescribing stoning,...
Fresh from passing state laws prescribing stoning, whipping and amputation, a fundamentalist party has vowed to impose harsh Islamic laws across Malaysia if it wins power
- JULY 10, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan concluded the closed-door...
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan concluded the closed-door trial of four men charged with the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and reserved the judgment until July 15
- JULY 10, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Appeals Court upheld a ruling by the Criminal...
The Thai Appeals Court upheld a ruling by the Criminal Court sentencing 10 police officers to death and one to life imprisonment for the killing of four defence volunteers in 1994
- JULY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's ailing prime minister Bulent Ecevit is coming...
Turkey's ailing prime minister Bulent Ecevit is coming under increasing pressure to step down as a revolt against him grows
- JULY 10, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general said the government...
Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general said the government would wait for courts to test a ruling by a human rights tribunal telling the country not to execute 32 death row prisoners
- JULY 10, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning formally imposed...
Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning formally imposed 2 death sentences on Kenneth Hairston, 50, who bludgeoned his wife and son with a 10-pound sledgehammer so they wouldn't witness his trial on sexual assault charges against his stepdaughter
- JULY 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 10, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian general in overall charge of East Timor...
The Indonesian general in overall charge of East Timor during its bloody independence vote in 1999 went on trial for his life, saying he had nothing to do with the carnage
- JULY 10, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the...
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the four persons charged with various crimes relating to the attack on the Parliament House complex on December 13, 2001 may not receive a fair trial
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a...
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a Bill which metes flawed justice, and a political ploy to assist Pas retain the confidence of the Terengganu voters in 2003 or 2004
- JULY 10, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death...
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death sentences after finding them guilty of murdering an Australian tourist and raping his female companion in early 2000
- JULY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Early elections in Turkey seem inevitable after 32...
Early elections in Turkey seem inevitable after 32 MPs deserted ailing Prime Minister's s Bulent Ecevit Democratic Left Party
- JULY 10, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death...
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death sentences after finding them guilty of murdering an Australian tourist and raping his female companion in early 2000
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a...
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a Bill which metes flawed justice, and a political ploy to assist Pas retain the confidence of the Terengganu voters in 2003 or 2004
- JULY 10, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jose Briseno's lethal injection was halted by the Texas...
Jose Briseno's lethal injection was halted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals less than 4 hours before he was scheduled to be executed after his attorneys found a prison record indicating the former laborer had an IQ that would make him mentally retar