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- JANUARY 1, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution...
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution guiding the implementation of six Criminal Law regulations
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 200 people have been hanged in Malaysia since...
More than 200 people have been hanged in Malaysia since a mandatory death penalty was introduced for convicted drug traffickers in 1975
- JANUARY 1, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world...
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world that allowed the death penalty for minors
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco...
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco in recent years, including five Islamic activists of Moroccan and Algerian descent who were involved in arms smuggling and other crimes, human right groups say
- JANUARY 1, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first...
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first six months of 2001, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The abolition of the death penalty begun in 1965 when...
The abolition of the death penalty begun in 1965 when hanging stopped being the punishment for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
According to recent government statistics, Singapore...
According to recent government statistics, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in proportion to population in the world
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office...
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office in January 2001, but lifted the moratorium last October for convicted kidnappers after realizing that the freeze emboldened criminals
- JANUARY 1, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The abolishment of death penalty continues occupying...
The abolishment of death penalty continues occupying the political agenda
- JANUARY 1, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73%...
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73% of Lithuanians advocate the restoration of capital punishment for grave crimes and only 15% oppose capital punishment for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California...
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), in an interview with Radio Free Europe, said stoning is a double-standard punishment: "There is a double standard here, even though the practice is applied to both men and w
- JANUARY 1, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was in '93 when some armed robbers...
The last execution was in '93 when some armed robbers were executed
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In Vietnam counterfeiters or traders of counterfeit...
In Vietnam counterfeiters or traders of counterfeit goods may be imprisoned, and in particularly serious cases, may be subject to the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In compliance with Article 15 of RK Constitution "Death...
In compliance with Article 15 of RK Constitution "Death punishment is set by the law as an exclusive punishment measure, the sentenced has a right to intercede for mercy
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Serious sex crimes are punished with the death penalty...
Serious sex crimes are punished with the death penalty in Vietnam
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in 2001 reopened 3,047 cases after...
The Supreme Court in 2001 reopened 3,047 cases after receiving 152,557 complaints about verdicts, according to court president Xiao Yang, China's top judge
- JANUARY 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand has executed 40 drug traffickers since the...
Thailand has executed 40 drug traffickers since the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took office in January 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Under Tajik legislation possession of hard drugs in...
Under Tajik legislation possession of hard drugs in large quantities (from 15 g) with a view to selling carries the death penalty or jail terms from 20 to 25 years
- JANUARY 1, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
According to the information received, under Articles...
According to the information received, under Articles 167 and 168 of the Sudan Penal Code, the punishment for armed robbery, also known as harrab, is death and death followed by crucifixion
- JANUARY 1, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The county's Constitution has been changed to allow...
The county's Constitution has been changed to allow hangings to take place as quickly as possible after the exhaustion of domestic appeals
- JANUARY 1, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
At least 155 people are listed as having been executed...
At least 155 people are listed as having been executed between 1984 and 1993, when democracy returned to the former British colony after Jerry Rawlings was elected as president, and was said to have headed an iron fisted military government
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines has executed seven convicts since it...
The Philippines has executed seven convicts since it reinstated the death penalty in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Smuggling more than a kilo of heroin carries the death...
Smuggling more than a kilo of heroin carries the death penalty in Pakistan
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
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Based on Law No
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Prisoners on death row are prohibited from leaving...
Prisoners on death row are prohibited from leaving their cells and are not allowed to receive visitors aside from members of their immediate families
- JANUARY 1, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
There were 865 executions in Britain between 1900 and...
There were 865 executions in Britain between 1900 and 1964, the date of the last execution
- JANUARY 1, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The last vote for the reintroduction of capital punishment...
The last vote for the reintroduction of capital punishment was defeated in the House of Commons by 403 votes to 159 - a majority of 244