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- MARCH 21, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The US-based Human Rights Watch urged European Union...
The US-based Human Rights Watch urged European Union leaders to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Chechen civilians who disappeared after being in Russian custody
- MARCH 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six men were executed in Beijing for separate crimes
Six men were executed in Beijing for separate crimes
- MARCH 21, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Roberto Garreton the U
Roberto Garreton the U
- MARCH 21, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder...
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder in the US by the superior court of Arizona, the Foreign Ministry said
- MARCH 21, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A bill (HB1111) presented by Rep
A bill (HB1111) presented by Rep
- MARCH 20, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
At a conference on drug addiction, the Vietnam Labor...
At a conference on drug addiction, the Vietnam Labor Confederation reported that around 10,300 cases of drug trafficking, possession and use involving 19,500 culprits were found in the 1999-2000 period
- MARCH 20, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Judges in the southern Vietnamese provincial capital...
Judges in the southern Vietnamese provincial capital Ca Mau were chased out of court and beaten after failing to hand down a death sentence to a teenager found guilty of rape, robbery and murder
- MARCH 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese...
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese man was executed in the Saudi city of Mecca after being found guilty of the murder of a compatriot, Ata al-Minan Bin-Muhammad, following an argument
- MARCH 20, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that capital...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that capital punishment did not take place in the new Draft Turkish Penal Code that was prepared
- MARCH 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced...
Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced to death in Sichuan province
- MARCH 20, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives passed a bill that will...
The House of Representatives passed a bill that will allow the administrations of Indonesia and Hong Kong to surrender fugitives pursued by each country
- MARCH 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports and analyses released by a South...
According to reports and analyses released by a South Korean government-funded research institute, the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), North Korea has a long way to go before its human right standards are on par with the rest of the world
- MARCH 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China welcomed the European Union foreign ministers'...
China welcomed the European Union foreign ministers' decision not to co-sponsor a planned US resolution criticising China's human rights record during the UN Commission on Human Rights
- MARCH 20, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese...
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese man was executed in the Mecca after being found guilty of the murder of a compatriot, Ata al-Minan Bin-Muhammad, following an argument
- MARCH 20, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives passed a bill that will...
The House of Representatives passed a bill that will allow the administrations of Indonesia and Hong Kong to surrender fugitives pursued by each country
- MARCH 20, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea has a long way to go before its human right...
North Korea has a long way to go before its human right standards are on par with the rest of the world, according to reports and analyses released by a South Korean government-funded research institute
- MARCH 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports and analyses released by a South...
According to reports and analyses released by a South Korean government-funded research institute, the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), North Korea has a long way to go before its human right standards are on par with the rest of the world
- MARCH 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government...
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government to appeal against a High Court refusal to extradite Nadeem Akhtar Saifi, a top Indian movie music director, who could face execution if returned to his homeland and ultimately convicted
- MARCH 19, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission gave a cautious welcome to...
The European Commission gave a cautious welcome to news that Turkey planned to abolish the death penalty to join the European Union
- MARCH 19, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Five people, included a woman, involved in a "ring...
Five people, included a woman, involved in a "ring of drug-traffickers" in Tehran's Khak-e Sefid District, were executed in public after being sentenced to death the day before by Branch 27 of Tehran's Islamic Revolution Court
- MARCH 19, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The sub-title "Abolition of the Death Penalty" of the...
The sub-title "Abolition of the Death Penalty" of the "Political Criteria" part of the National Programme said, "according to the Constitution, the decision on the execution of a death penalty belongs exclusively to parliament
- MARCH 19, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey pledged a wholesale reform of its legal system,...
Turkey pledged a wholesale reform of its legal system, promising to abandon the death penalty to join the European Union
- MARCH 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it would criticise China during...
The European Union said it would criticise China during the U
- MARCH 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Higher People's Court of Beijing ordered the execution...
The Higher People's Court of Beijing ordered the execution of two men, Gao Liangyu and Zhang Jinyu, who were convicted of murder
- MARCH 19, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) blasted the...
The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) blasted the government's "soft" North Korea policy, claiming that a North Korean defector was executed in public recently, after he had been abducted back to Pyongyang in October 2000
- MARCH 19, 2001IdahoDEATH PENALTY
There was the third reading at the House Committee...
There was the third reading at the House Committee on bill HB 242 introduced on February 14, 2001
- MARCH 19, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International declared that arbitrary executions...
Amnesty International declared that arbitrary executions and arrests, torture and poor treatment have continued in Indonesia
- MARCH 19, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government...
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government to appeal against a High Court refusal to extradite Nadeem Akhtar Saifi, a top Indian movie music director, who could face execution if returned to his homeland and ultimately convicted
- MARCH 19, 2001ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
The Judiciary Committee voted against a bill introduced...
The Judiciary Committee voted against a bill introduced by Sens
- MARCH 19, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720...
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720 by Harold Dutton that enacts a 2 year moratorium and creates a nine-member commission to study the death penalty and report to the Texas Legislature in 2003