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- FEBRUARY 13, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Extra-judicial killings and arbitrary detentions in...
Extra-judicial killings and arbitrary detentions in Venezuela rose by 68 percent from January to September 2000, compared to the same period in 1999, PROVEA said Raul Cubas human rights group PROVEA's Coordinator-General
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed...
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs to appeal the case of six overseas Filipino workers who were sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed the Department...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs to appeal the case of six overseas Filipino workers who were sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a Palace statement said
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African Head of Communication in the Foreign...
South African Head of Communication in the Foreign Affairs Unit Ronnie Mamoepa, said that President Thabo Mbeki after being approached by the family of death row inmate Marietta Bosch, "is applying his mind and will and when necessary take the right steps
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The Bahraini authorities have released all political...
The Bahraini authorities have released all political prisoners
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA
February 13 2001: Interview with George Bizos.Mr. Bizos was the leader of the team for the South African Government to argue that the death penalty was unconstitutional and counsel for the National Assembly in the Certification of the Constitution by the
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001VermontDEATH PENALTY
HB 250 was introduced by Reps
HB 250 was introduced by Reps
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman,...
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, whose dismembered remains were found on January 9 at the seaside town of Miura by Japanese police, was quoted as saying her killer should face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman,...
The father of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, whose dismembered remains were found on January 9 at the seaside town of Miura by Japanese police, said her killer should face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, 41, wife of Andrew Cuomo and daughter...
Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, 41, wife of Andrew Cuomo and daughter of Robert F
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Bishops of Pennsylvania have issued a restatement...
The Bishops of Pennsylvania have issued a restatement of their opposition to the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement said the death sentence issued by the late Imam Khomeyni against the apostate Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie was irrevocable
- FEBRUARY 11, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced to death a Palestinian...
A Palestinian military court sentenced to death a Palestinian security officer, Hassan Mohammed Hassan Musalam, 55, to death by firing squad
- FEBRUARY 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
President Mbeki would consider a request by the South...
President Mbeki would consider a request by the South African Human Rights Commission to intervene on behalf of South African Mariette Bosch, who is on death row [for murder] in Botswana, presidential aide Bheki Khumalo said
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed...
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed in Riyadh, said he was not an advocate of capital punishment but had been forced to rethink his views following the death of his father
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court imposed a death sentence on...
The Tajik Supreme Court imposed a death sentence on Dzhakhongir Ruziyev, the former head of the Tajik precious stones committee and his [unidentified] nephew
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed...
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed in Riyadh, said he was not an advocate of capital punishment but had been forced to rethink his views following the death of his father
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal...
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal the Florida Supreme Court asking the court to consider the issue of allowing anyone already convicted of a crime to be given 2 years to seek DNA testing
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA
February 9, 2001: Hands off Cain launched a campaign in support of Marietta Bosch, a South African woman condemned to hang in Botswana. Appeals were sent to the Presidents of Botswana and South Africa among others.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty...
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico despite last-minute political maneuvering by Democrats
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people involved in the large-scale production...
Seven people involved in the large-scale production of counterfeit bank notes were executed in Shanwei, in South China's Guangdong Province
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A 15-member team has been named to review some contentious...
A 15-member team has been named to review some contentious issues of the 1995 constitution, including the death penalty, dual citizenship, federalism and political systems
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mahabub Subhani was given a death sentence by the Guntur...
Mahabub Subhani was given a death sentence by the Guntur district court for the murder of seventeen year-old-student Prasanna Lakshmi in her classroom on October 29, 1999
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man, Matruk Bin-Bunayyan Bin-Talaq al-Karshami...
A Saudi man, Matruk Bin-Bunayyan Bin-Talaq al-Karshami al-Utaybi, was executed near the holy city of Mecca after being convicted of shooting dead a fellow national, Uqab Bin-Uwayd Bin-Zayid al-Karshami al-Utaybi, during a dispute over money
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night...
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night for fatally beating a 69-year-old West Texas woman with a baseball bat during a robbery at her home
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost...
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost a year analyzing the death penalty voted to make three major recommendations to the General Assembly: an outright ban on executing people deemed mentally retarded, defined as having an IQ of 70 or
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
HB 901 was introduced, by Hon
HB 901 was introduced, by Hon
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Queensland branch of the One Nation party will...
The Queensland branch of the One Nation party will call for a referendum on capital punishment if it wins the February 17, 2001 elections
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 7, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
An hearing was conducted in Senate Civil and Criminal...
An hearing was conducted in Senate Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, on bill SB55, by Sen