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- DECEMBER 3, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The government might use Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda...
The government might use Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte as state witnesses in former President Joseph Estrada's plunder case, Vice President and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr
- DECEMBER 2, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An NGO based in Abuja, the Multmedia Centre for Democracy,...
An NGO based in Abuja, the Multmedia Centre for Democracy, decried the death sentence passed on Safiya Hussaini in Sokoto state
- DECEMBER 2, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The 16 Afghan employees of Shelter Now International...
The 16 Afghan employees of Shelter Now International [arrested with the eight Western aid-workers] were freed when the Northern Alliance forces entered Kabul
- DECEMBER 2, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The man hanged as an alleged American spy in Martyrs'...
The man hanged as an alleged American spy in Martyrs' Square in Kandahar, with a satellite phone strung to his corpse, was a senior aide of Mullah Khakser, the former intelligence minister who since his recent defection has revealed how Osama bin Laden ba
- DECEMBER 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The African National Congress Youth League said it...
The African National Congress Youth League said it would stage protests at the justice departments in the Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to highlight women and child abuse
- DECEMBER 2, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Patna High Court asked government...
A division bench of the Patna High Court asked government advocate S D Yadav to allow Arnit Das, a death-sentence convict, free movement out of the cell on the premises of the Phulwarisharif jail for two hours each in the morning and evening
- DECEMBER 2, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Halima Abdullahi, director of Help Eliminate Loneliness...
Halima Abdullahi, director of Help Eliminate Loneliness and Poverty, HELP, a non-governmental organisation, said the verdict condemning Safiya Hussaini to death by stoning for adultery "was a thorough embarrassment" to the majority of Nigerian Muslims
- DECEMBER 1, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is carried out by hanging for civilians...
The death sentence is carried out by hanging for civilians and by firing squad for soldiers
- DECEMBER 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Of the 371 sentenced to death, 247 were convicted on...
Of the 371 sentenced to death, 247 were convicted on drugs charges
- DECEMBER 1, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Attorney General, Daryl Williams is working on legislation...
Attorney General, Daryl Williams is working on legislation which will profoundly alter Australia's criminal justice system
- DECEMBER 1, 2001EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of ethnic Borenas in Oromiya Regional...
The execution of ethnic Borenas in Oromiya Regional State [central Ethiopia] resumed after a short lull
- DECEMBER 1, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt condemned statements by the European Parliament...
Egypt condemned statements by the European Parliament (EP) expressing concern about human rights violations in Egypt, AFP said, citing a report published by the state-run press
- DECEMBER 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Mary...
United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Mary Robertson said that she wants an inquiry in to the killings of Taliban prisoners at a fort in Afghanistan amid allegations that some of the men were shot execution style
- DECEMBER 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Giving details of achievements of the Anti Narcotic...
Giving details of achievements of the Anti Narcotic Force (ANF) Punjab during the last 11 months, ANF Punjab Chief Brig
- DECEMBER 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ARD [the Pakistani Alliance for Restoration of Democracy]...
ARD [the Pakistani Alliance for Restoration of Democracy] chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, urged the UN human rights organizations to immediately launch a probe into the massacre of hundreds of prisoners of war by the Northern Alliance
- DECEMBER 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
ARD [the Pakistani Alliance for Restoration of Democracy]...
ARD [the Pakistani Alliance for Restoration of Democracy] chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, urged the UN human rights organizations to immediately launch a probe into the massacre of hundreds of prisoners of war by the Northern Alliance
- DECEMBER 1, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
U.S officials have indicated that, in order to gain...
U.S officials have indicated that, in order to gain custody of suspected terrorists in Europe, they maybe willing to make concessions on both the death penalty and the use of military tribunals. Currently, England, Italy, and Spain hold suspected terroris
- DECEMBER 1, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The new report by Amnesty International examines the...
The new report by Amnesty International examines the practice of foreign governments which refuse to extradite suspects to the U
- DECEMBER 1, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey became the first state in the country to...
New Jersey became the first state in the country to implement new police line-up procedures
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban publicly hanged a man suspected of spying...
The Taliban publicly hanged a man suspected of spying for the US in Kandahar and tied a satellite phone to his corpse, according to witnesses quoted by the Afghan Islamic Press
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Poteau, District Judge Doug Gabbard sentenced convicted...
In Poteau, District Judge Doug Gabbard sentenced convicted murderer James L
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former...
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, will face the death sentence if he is proven guilty of the charges against him, namely premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International welcomed the unanimous verdict...
Amnesty International welcomed the unanimous verdict returned on 27 November 2001 by an inquest jury that the Guyana police should be held criminally responsible for the death of Mohammed Shafeek, a 47-year old fish-seller, in Brickdam police lock-up betw
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
John Hardy Rose, 43, died at 2:18 a
John Hardy Rose, 43, died at 2:18 a
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a...
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a prosecution call for the death penalty over the killing of a New Zealand soldier as evidence of his Administration's drive for justice
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a...
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a prosecution call for the death penalty over the killing of a New Zealand soldier as evidence of his Administration's drive for justice
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and...
At the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) session the representative of Belgium, on behalf of the European Union, introduced a draft resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and...
At the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) session the representative of Belgium, on behalf of the European Union, introduced a draft resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- NOVEMBER 29, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
If Czech authorities extradite Uzbek dissident Mohammad...
If Czech authorities extradite Uzbek dissident Mohammad Solih to Uzbekistan, it will mean his death, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) spokeswoman Sonia Winter said
- NOVEMBER 29, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
If Czech authorities extradite Uzbek dissident Mohammad...
If Czech authorities extradite Uzbek dissident Mohammad Solih to Uzbekistan, it will mean his death, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) spokeswoman Sonia Winter said