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- JANUARY 1, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence, there were nine offences which...
After independence, there were nine offences which attracted the death penalty, but over the years they have been reduced to three
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Under Hudud laws, an unmarried women who is pregnant...
Under Hudud laws, an unmarried women who is pregnant faces the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
According to the Kazakh International Bureau for Human...
According to the Kazakh International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, some 400 people have been executed over the past nine years
- JANUARY 1, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice revealed that as of October...
The Ministry of Justice revealed that as of October 2002 there were 60 people on death row
- JANUARY 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"We want Sharia, the best of all the laws"
"We want Sharia, the best of all the laws" is scrawled in brown letters along the walls of the building where our meeting with the state authorities was held
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Under the law, convicted terrorists must be sentenced...
Under the law, convicted terrorists must be sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven Westerners, including five Britons, are awaiting...
Seven Westerners, including five Britons, are awaiting trial in Saudi Arabia for some of the bomb attacks and could face the death penalty if convicted
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Forty-three people have been executed since Japan resumed...
Forty-three people have been executed since Japan resumed capital punishment in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Prisoners are isolated in narrow solitary cells monitored...
Prisoners are isolated in narrow solitary cells monitored by TV cameras 24 hours a day
- JANUARY 1, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone's campaign against the death penalty started...
Sierra Leone's campaign against the death penalty started with a campaign spearheaded by Amnesty International following the 1989 killings by the then All People's Congress (APC) regime
- JANUARY 1, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone officially adopted the death penalty in...
Sierra Leone officially adopted the death penalty in 1991 as enshrined in section 16 (1) of that year's Constitution, and since then successive regimes have carried out state instituted killings, the most recent being the execution by firing squad of 24
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The following sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...
The following sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) are punishable with the death penalty: Section 121, on waging or attempting to wage a war against the government of India, which attracts death or imprisonment for life and a fine
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Between the years 2000 and 2002 the Tangerang District...
Between the years 2000 and 2002 the Tangerang District Court has sentenced to death 22 drug traffickers, including five Indonesians, six Nigerians, five Nepalese, three Thai women, a Pakistani man, a Zimbabwean and a Malawian
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Unique among the G8 countries, in Japan the pro-hanging...
Unique among the G8 countries, in Japan the pro-hanging lobby has the legal and political establishment solidly on its side
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 3(2a) of the Prevention Of Terrorist Activities...
Section 3(2a) of the Prevention Of Terrorist Activities Act (Pota) says "whoever commits a terrorist act, shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life and also shall be liable to a fine
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian High Courts only try criminal cases punishable...
The Malaysian High Courts only try criminal cases punishable with the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand has signed the UN Convention Against Torture...
New Zealand has signed the UN Convention Against Torture which upholds not deporting or extraditing people to countries where they would face an abuse of human rights, such as torture, cruel and unusual punishment or the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The last Australian to be legally executed was Michael...
The last Australian to be legally executed was Michael Denis McAuliffe, 38, who was hanged in Malaysia in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
According to Amnesty International at least 52 people...
According to Amnesty International at least 52 people have been sentenced to death since the last execution in 1988 and December 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Justice Ministry 39 people were put...
According to the Justice Ministry 39 people were put to death under the Roh Tae-woo government and 57 under the Kim Young-sam administration
- JANUARY 1, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 at least 67 people, including 5 women, were...
In 2001 at least 67 people, including 5 women, were sentenced to death, with at least 4 being executed
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The 2002 World Cup soccer finals that Japan and South...
The 2002 World Cup soccer finals that Japan and South Korea co-hosted led the two countries to sign an extradition pact requiring both nations to hand over suspects in crimes that carry over a one-year prison sentence or the death penalty, upon request of
- JANUARY 1, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
All capital executions must first be approved by the...
All capital executions must first be approved by the Mufti, the country's highest religious authority
- JANUARY 1, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The 2002 World Cup soccer finals that Japan and South...
The 2002 World Cup soccer finals that Japan and South Korea co-hosted led the two countries to sign an extradition pact requiring both nations to hand over suspects in crimes that carry over a one-year prison sentence or the death penalty, upon request of
- JANUARY 1, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma...
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma 1, provides for the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
Wisconsin had abolished the death penalty in 1853
Wisconsin had abolished the death penalty in 1853
- JANUARY 1, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish government approved a series of amendments...
The Turkish government approved a series of amendments to the constitution on 3 October
- JANUARY 1, 2002São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Arizona does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
Arizona does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders