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- JULY 27, 2001Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo Republic's exiled former Prime Minister Bernard...
Congo Republic's exiled former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas vowed to try to return to his homeland soon despite a death sentence passed after he fled a bloody civil war
- JULY 27, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan police denied allegations that officers shot...
Kenyan police denied allegations that officers shot dead seven suspected armed robbers in cold blood in one of Nairobi's bloodiest incidents in months
- JULY 27, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The human rights organisation Amnesty International...
The human rights organisation Amnesty International called for a government inquiry into the alleged police execution of seven people "in cold blood" in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on July 25
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were...
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were sentenced to death for killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in Beijing over the past two years
- JULY 27, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard has overturned the...
U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Tyrone Darks, found guilty in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders...
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders for at least five criminals convicted of violent crimes, including a pair of lovers who teamed up to murder one of their spouses, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- JULY 27, 2001DEATH PENALTY
LEBANON REPEALS MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
July 27, 2001: the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders.
- JULY 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
An opinion Poll of MPs' views on the death penalty...
An opinion Poll of MPs' views on the death penalty conducted jointly by the Movement for People's Rights and Parliament on 94 out of 128 MPs found that 90 percent oppose the death penalty, 39 percent support the immediate cancellation of the death sentenc
- JULY 26, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo...
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Biondi and MP Fabrizio Vigni presented the group of deputies against the death penalty to the Chamber
- JULY 26, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The supreme appeal court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld...
The supreme appeal court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld death penalties against three inmates convicted of drug trafficking, but commuted the sentence of the fourth
- JULY 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal...
The Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders
- JULY 26, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court needed only three months to hand...
The Criminal Court needed only three months to hand down death sentences against 19 convicted drug traffickers because the court had been trying the four cases nonstop, Criminal Court Chief Justice Sombat Tiewissaret said
- JULY 26, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row at Bang Khwang maximum security prison is...
Death row at Bang Khwang maximum security prison is to be expanded to take on more drug convicts, the Corrections Department said
- JULY 26, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
An editorial in the Daily Nation condemned extra-judicial...
An editorial in the Daily Nation condemned extra-judicial killings by police
- JULY 26, 2001GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition People's National Congress said it would...
The opposition People's National Congress said it would organise protest marches against what it termed "extra-judicial killings" by the Guyana Special Target Squad
- JULY 25, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate...
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate murders: two in Ibb, one in Aden and one Saada
- JULY 25, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian...
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, one of whom was Chinese
- JULY 25, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to three policemen for rape and murder
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A police general denied that special death squads were...
A police general denied that special death squads were planning to kill 1000 drug traffickers this year, and had already sent "350 to hell
- JULY 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International...
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International between 1990 and 2000, over half of the victims were migrant workers
- JULY 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman,...
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was...
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was hanged in public in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, a local source said
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in...
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in December 2000 in Shenyang, which left one victim dead and two seriously injured, was executed
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee,...
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee, said Islamic punishments should not be carried out in public
- JULY 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and...
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and then executed them in cold blood and in full public view
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND CONDEMNS 19 TO DEATH
July 25, 2001: Thailand´s criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day.
- JULY 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national was executed in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi
- JULY 24, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental...
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental organisations in preparation for the World Conference against Racism, Italian NGOs supported Hands Off Cain's proposal for a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution