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- FEBRUARY 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
JAPAN
February 22, 2001: a delegation from the Council of Europe is on a first ever visit to Japan on the invitation of the Japanese Parliamentary League for Abolition, despite lack of co-operation by the Japanese authorities. The delegation is evaluating the c
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Women pressure groups are advocating death sentences...
Women pressure groups are advocating death sentences or castration for rapists, two punishments they feel would be proportional to the gravity of the crime and also serve as a sufficient deterrent to child sexual abuse
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Tay Chin Wah, 68, an elderly taxi driver who fired...
Tay Chin Wah, 68, an elderly taxi driver who fired four shots from his revolver at two men in 1995 was sentenced to hang
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The government is reviewing a trial bill that would...
The government is reviewing a trial bill that would set up a special tribunal to bring to justice Khmer Rouge responsible for the deaths of at least 1,7 million Cambodians in the late 1970s
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
A House committee passed a bill intended to make sure...
A House committee passed a bill intended to make sure relatives of crime victims have the right to tell the judge how the death of a loved one affected them
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-0 to...
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-0 to approve SB 133, the racial evidence bill
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
A group of Alabama death row inmates is pushing an...
A group of Alabama death row inmates is pushing an unusual solution to the state's school-funding crisis: abolish the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan national, Shalif Alizehi, was executed after...
An Afghan national, Shalif Alizehi, was executed after being found guilty of robbery, rape and drug trafficking
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian...
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid asking for clemency for two compatriots, Namsong Sirlak, and Saelaw Praset
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan national, Shalif Alizehi, was executed in...
An Afghan national, Shalif Alizehi, was executed in Iran after being found guilty of robbery, rape and drug-trafficking
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi,...
The head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi, defended the use of the death penalty to the visiting UN Human Rights High Commissioner Mary Robinson saying most death sentences passed in Iran were drug-related
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian...
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid asking for clemency for two compatriots, Namsong Sirlak, and Saelaw Praset
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001WyomingDEATH PENALTY
Wyoming's Governor signed a law (SB 20) to add the...
Wyoming's Governor signed a law (SB 20) to add the sentencing option of life imprisonment without parole as an alternative penalty for those convicted of 1st-degree murder
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was executed in the city of Najran for...
A Saudi man was executed in the city of Najran for strangling his sister to death
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A delegation from the Council of Europe arrived in...
A delegation from the Council of Europe arrived in Japan to study capital punishment in the country
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Two women were sentenced to death because they were...
Two women were sentenced to death because they were found to be living in the same residence as husband and wife, they were thus found guilty of "unnatural" behaviour according to Sharia law, which the Somalian Penal Code bases itself on
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge Hal Craig imposed the death penalty...
Superior Court Judge Hal Craig imposed the death penalty against Mustafa Raheem, 21, on recommendation from the Henry County jury that heard the case
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA
February 19, 2001: two women have been sentenced to death for having a lesbian relationship.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for the lives of three Britons who face being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, after Arab Ministers vowed to carry out their executions
- FEBRUARY 18, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for the lives of three Britons who face being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, after Arab Ministers vowed to carry out their executions
- FEBRUARY 18, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
57 people have been condemned to death in Iran since...
57 people have been condemned to death in Iran since the beginning of the year, according to the National Council for Resistance in Iran (NCRI)
- FEBRUARY 17, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Texas parolee Robert Leach, 38, was sentenced to death...
Texas parolee Robert Leach, 38, was sentenced to death for killingSarah McBride, 69, on July 8, 1999
- FEBRUARY 17, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Ali Qahremani, 45, was publicly executed by...
Mohammad Ali Qahremani, 45, was publicly executed by hanging in Damavand, northwestern Tehran
- FEBRUARY 17, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Jabbar and Shafiq, were sentenced to death for...
Abdul Jabbar and Shafiq, were sentenced to death for spying for India by an anti terrorism court
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian Supreme Court ruling was issued in the...
The Canadian Supreme Court ruling was issued in the Atif Rafay and Sebastian Burns
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Lee was convicted of gunning down Kankakee patrolman...
Lee was convicted of gunning down Kankakee patrolman Anthony Samfay, 26, during a traffic stop on October 17, 1996
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Judge George Smith sentenced Givemore Muoni Katsande,...
Judge George Smith sentenced Givemore Muoni Katsande, 41, a veteran of the pre-1980 liberation struggle and retired army general, to death for murdering Tinashe Chakwenya, 25, a police officer, near the town of Marondera in April 2000
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of...
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of Jedah for stabbing to death his Afghan wife
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of...
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of Jedah for stabbing to death his Afghan wife
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Li Nong Chermeu, 24, and Buatong Santhi, 42, were sentenced...
Li Nong Chermeu, 24, and Buatong Santhi, 42, were sentenced to death for possessing 70,000 speed pills with intent to sell