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- MARCH 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared "war on drugs," said he was considering amending related regulations to expedite the execution process for convicted drug traffickers
- MARCH 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate President Pro Tempore Blas F
Senate President Pro Tempore Blas F
- MARCH 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general...
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general elections interviewed by 'The Times' daily newspaper, 21 said the Courts should have the option of applying the death penalty, whilst 19 were against
- MARCH 9, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom...
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom in tears, the small, frail mother of murdered 16-year-old Tara Rose Munsey softly beseeched jurors to spare the life of the man convicted of killing her daughter in January 2000 after she refused
- MARCH 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death...
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death for a Jacksonville murder at a grocery store seven years ago
- MARCH 9, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state...
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state executioner has left his money to local charities
- MARCH 8, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Today, the Accession Partnership with Turkey was formally...
Today, the Accession Partnership with Turkey was formally adopted signifying an important step in the implementation of the pre-accession strategy for Turkey
- MARCH 8, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Javad Reza'i, Asghar Ramazani and Ahmad Baqerian,...
Mohammad Javad Reza'i, Asghar Ramazani and Ahmad Baqerian, sentenced to death in the central city of Shahin-Shahr on charges of "kidnapping, rape and aiding and abetting murder", won a last-minute reprieve after they asked for pardon at the gallows
- MARCH 8, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary introduced SB 1359
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary introduced SB 1359
- MARCH 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said gunman Martin...
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said gunman Martin Bryant should be a candidate for capital punishment
- MARCH 8, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Howard Manning Jr
Judge Howard Manning Jr
- MARCH 8, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a statement urging President Arroyo to ask Congress to abolish the capital punishment
- MARCH 7, 2001TogoDEATH PENALTY
Togo's government announced the establishment of a...
Togo's government announced the establishment of a four-man commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of extra-judicial executions during the 1998 presidential election campaign
- MARCH 7, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Dennis Dowthitt, 55, was executed for sexually abusing...
Dennis Dowthitt, 55, was executed for sexually abusing and killing a Montgomery County teen on June 13, 1990
- MARCH 7, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
William Sallie has again been sentenced to death for...
William Sallie has again been sentenced to death for the 1990 slaying of his father-in-law in south Georgia's Bacon County
- MARCH 7, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A twelve-year-old boy is risking the death penalty...
A twelve-year-old boy is risking the death penalty for the murder of a five-year-old girl
- MARCH 7, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Democratic Republic of Congo has officially confirmed...
Democratic Republic of Congo has officially confirmed the execution of 11 Lebanese, who were arrested shortly after the assassination of Congolese President Laurent Kabila on January 16
- MARCH 7, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not impose a...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not impose a moratorium on the death penalty, and said the issue "is a matter for Congress to determine
- MARCH 7, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Democratic Republic of Congo has officially confirmed...
Democratic Republic of Congo has officially confirmed the execution of 11 Lebanese, who were arrested shortly after the assassination of Congolese President Laurent Kabila on January 16
- MARCH 7, 2001DEATH PENALTY
WOMAN´S DAY
March 7, 2001: Hands off Cain appeals for solidarity with women on death row all over the world. Marietta Bosch, a South African woman condemned to death for murder, awaits the hangman in Botswana.
- MARCH 7, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
With cases mounting in the United States of innocent...
With cases mounting in the United States of innocent people sentenced to death, a group of U
- MARCH 6, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
It was introduced a bill to eliminate the provisions...
It was introduced a bill to eliminate the provisions of law establishing the imposition of the death penalty for first-degree murder (AB 6215)
- MARCH 6, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senator Ersilia Salvato, vice-president of the Senate...
Senator Ersilia Salvato, vice-president of the Senate and President of the Senate Committee against the death penalty, asked the Governor of Missouri Bob Holden to pardon Antonio Richardson, a mentally impaired convict, sentenced to death for a double mur
- MARCH 6, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
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- MARCH 6, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the capital...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the capital sentences of two condemned Edgar Maligaya and Rodrigo Calma to life sentences on the recommendation of Justice Secretary Hernando Perez, saving them from their scheduled execution on March 7
- MARCH 6, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Representatives from the Memorial Rights Centre have...
Representatives from the Memorial Rights Centre have said that many corpses which were found near Khankala were victims of executions by Russian service men
- MARCH 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
During the first meeting between the new US administration...
During the first meeting between the new US administration and the representatives of the European Union, EU Council President Anna Lindh, High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and External Relations Commissioner Chris P
- MARCH 6, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Glen Lewis (D-Fort Worth) proposed a bill that...
Rep. Glen Lewis (D-Fort Worth) proposed a bill that would require the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to meet as a body and be subject to state open meetings laws. Currently, the 18-member panel is not required to meet when deciding cases, and clemen
- MARCH 6, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Committee on criminal law passed 12-1 a bill (HB68)...
Committee on criminal law passed 12-1 a bill (HB68) presented by Rep
- MARCH 6, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal moved to fire...
Convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal moved to fire his longtime legal team, maintaining that one of his attorneys breached ethical guidelines by writing an "inside account" of the case that has become an international cause celebre