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- MARCH 17, 2001EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The Sixth Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court...
The Sixth Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court sentenced a genocide convict to death Kefelegn Alemu, who received the death penalty in absentia, for ordering, coordinating and participating in the execution of 101 people
- MARCH 16, 2001KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A court in southern Kyrgyzstan sentenced four people...
A court in southern Kyrgyzstan sentenced four people to death and a fifth - a Chinese national - to life imprisonment for bomb attacks in 1998 in which five people died
- MARCH 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Han Xuegong given the death penalty at a public hearing...
Han Xuegong given the death penalty at a public hearing by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing because he was convicted of murder and illegal gun possession
- MARCH 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hua Min, Hu Guanghua, Zheng Guowei, Luo Jian, Long...
Hua Min, Hu Guanghua, Zheng Guowei, Luo Jian, Long Fengjie and Wu Zhaojun, six men were executed in Nanchang, in Jiangxi province for a bank robbery in which three people were killed
- MARCH 16, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Independent MP Hristo Ivanov said that he will move...
Independent MP Hristo Ivanov said that he will move a proposal for the restoration of capital punishment for child murderers as hundreds of taxi drivers gathered before the parliament building in Sofia in protest against the brutal killing of a three-year
- MARCH 15, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
During the case's 14th court hearing, on the Poso sectarian...
During the case's 14th court hearing, on the Poso sectarian clash between May and September 2000, prosecutor Lantara said that Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Da Silva and Marinus Riwu were guilty of violating Article 340 of the Criminal Code, relating to premed
- MARCH 15, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence handed...
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence handed out by a lower court to Yoshinori Ueda, 46
- MARCH 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Francisco Ovilla, a former chief of the Quezon City...
Francisco Ovilla, a former chief of the Quezon City police and nine other officers were sentenced to death for accepting a total of P650,000 in bribes from alleged drug dealers
- MARCH 15, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Sweden's representative, speaking on behalf of the...
Sweden's representative, speaking on behalf of the European Union at the Security Council during an open debate on the situation in the Middle East, said that Israel's policy on extrajudicial killings was unacceptable and encouraged [the Palestinian Auth
- MARCH 15, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed its concern...
Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed its concern over Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso's indication that her country might not extradite four suspected assassins of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the grounds that Cuba has the death penalty
- MARCH 15, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of supporters of capital punishment in the...
The number of supporters of capital punishment in the Czech Republic is decreasing, this year it reached 59 percent, which is the lowest figure since 1992
- MARCH 15, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations received the relevant documents...
The United Nations received the relevant documents of ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- MARCH 15, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
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Hands Off Cain and Nexta
- MARCH 15, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FIRST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
March 20, 2001: Hands off Cain has already collected 7000 signatures in the first international online campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions.
- MARCH 14, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b said...
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b said that "the despotic ruling clique executed 25 citizens, from various areas in Iraq, at Abu Ghurayb prison [south of Baghdad]
- MARCH 14, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Bivins, who murdered a clergyman at an Indiana...
Gerald Bivins, who murdered a clergyman at an Indiana highway rest stop 10 years ago, was put to death by lethal injection
- MARCH 14, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central...
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central Jail
- MARCH 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he...
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he was convicted of murder, in the capital Riyadh
- MARCH 13, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life...
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life in prison to Alaa Hussein, a former Kuwaiti military reservist, found guilty of treason for heading a puppet government under Iraq's occupation
- MARCH 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province,...
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province, was sentenced to death for corruption
- MARCH 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister...
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal for more liberal use of the death penalty saying "it will not deter drug smuggling
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FIRST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
March 13, 2001: Hands off Cain and Nexta.com are launching the first ever online campaign in favour of a UN resolution for a global moratorium on capital executions.
- MARCH 13, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would...
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would make arson a capital felony if a firefighter is killed, regardless of the offender's intent. Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal stated that the bill, which was referred to the Senate's C
- MARCH 13, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
It was referred to Judiciary Committee bill AB 327...
It was referred to Judiciary Committee bill AB 327 presented by Sen
- MARCH 12, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in...
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in his 18-page report to the UN Human Rights Commission to have received credible reports of executions without trial, torture and arbitrary detention in Iraq
- MARCH 12, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death sentence to a former officer of the interior ministry Capt
- MARCH 12, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing...
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing to inmates (SB 79). (text: http://www
- MARCH 12, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry...
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry to contact countries who have good relations with Congo to help uncover the circumstances of the recent execution of a number of Lebanese in Kinshasa
- MARCH 12, 2001MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated...
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated efforts to reinstate the death penalty
- MARCH 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against...
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against the killing of their nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged the Congolese authorities to punish the killers