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- NOVEMBER 26, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The National Human Rights Commission an independent...
The National Human Rights Commission an independent state human rights body, comprising 11 members was launched
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals,...
Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals, especially in capital cases: "The [Uniform Code of Military Justice] demands a public trial, proof beyond reasonable doubt, an accused's voice in the selection of juries and right to choose coun
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi authorities were reported to have secretly...
The Iraqi authorities were reported to have secretly executed nine pro-Syrian members of the Baath Party in October
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi government executed 15 Kurdish oppositionists...
The Iraqi government executed 15 Kurdish oppositionists in Kirkuk
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Workers have found human body parts at an alleged mass...
Workers have found human body parts at an alleged mass grave in northwest Macedonia being excavated under the scrutiny of the U
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern...
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern city of Cape Town to protest against the continuing violence against women and children in South Africa
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty...
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty for baby rapists
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Two Sudanese had been executed two weeks earlier in...
Two Sudanese had been executed two weeks earlier in central Sudan
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man has been sentenced to death for killing 20 people...
A man has been sentenced to death for killing 20 people in 15 armed robberies during the past 10 years
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN high commissioner for human rights said that...
The UN high commissioner for human rights said that anyone found responsible for atrocities in Afghanistan should not be allowed to participate in any future government
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A mass grave of people believed to have been executed...
A mass grave of people believed to have been executed by the Taleban had been discovered in Herat, western Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of five people described as terrorists, presided...
The trial of five people described as terrorists, presided over by Judge Rustamov of the Tashkent Regional court, ended on 24 November, the banned Uzbek opposition Birlik web site reported on November 29
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amorn Wanichwiwatana, a criminologist at the Faculty...
Amorn Wanichwiwatana, a criminologist at the Faculty of Political Science of Chulalongkorn University, said several policies broached by the government are poorly conceived and impractical
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The International Red Cross said they have found between...
The International Red Cross said they have found between 400 and 600 bodies in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif following its capture by the Northern Alliance
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling is facing...
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling is facing the possible death penalty in Vietnam in a case which could strain diplomatic relations between Canberra and Hanoi
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling is facing...
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling is facing the possible death penalty in Vietnam in a case which could strain diplomatic relations between Canberra and Hanoi
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"Safiya Hussaini was in court on November 22," Sokoto...
"Safiya Hussaini was in court on November 22," Sokoto state spokesman Mustapha Shehu told Reuters by phone from Sokoto city
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African...
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African court, demanding death sentences for six men charged with raping a nine-month old baby, police said
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
"The establishment of a Human Rights Commission has...
"The establishment of a Human Rights Commission has scope to be a great step forward for human rights protection and promotion in South Korea," Amnesty International said two days ahead of the Commission's inauguration
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The International Tribunal for Crimes in the former...
The International Tribunal for Crimes in the former Yugoslavia indicted former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for genocide
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced a Pakistani to death for...
The Criminal Court sentenced a Pakistani to death for possessing about 7
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Thai Criminal Court sentenced a Pakistani to death...
A Thai Criminal Court sentenced a Pakistani to death for possessing about 7
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences...
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment since Singapore became independent in 1965
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain cannot extradite suspected Islamic extremists...
Spain cannot extradite suspected Islamic extremists to the United States while the death penalty is in force there, judicial sources said
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for...
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for a rethink on the way serious crime was being dealt with, saying the country's laws appeared to be no deterrent
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A Kenyan musician who murdered his German lover in...
A Kenyan musician who murdered his German lover in Kwale District in the country's Coastal Province in 1997 was sentenced to death by a Mombasa High Court
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Bill to amend the Explosive Substances Act was introduced...
A Bill to amend the Explosive Substances Act was introduced in the House by the minister of state for the Interior Vidyasagar Rao
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences...
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences passed on three leaders of an armed Christian group accused of a series of murders in Sulawesi province
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
An 18-year-old man was sentenced to death for murdering...
An 18-year-old man was sentenced to death for murdering a woman and her son in order to steal money in central Uzbekistan, the Uzbek newspaper Ozbekiston Ovozi reported
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
While a majority of lawmakers favour abolition of the...
While a majority of lawmakers favour abolition of the death penalty, the nation's largest group of attorneys said it opposed the move