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- DECEMBER 3, 2000SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Judicial officials confirmed that Syria handed over...
Judicial officials confirmed that Syria handed over Ra'id Hijazi to Jordan
- DECEMBER 3, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
Judicial officials confirmed that Syria handed over...
Judicial officials confirmed that Syria handed over Ra'id Hijazi to Jordan
- DECEMBER 1, 2000Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Police in Indonesia's easternmost province detained...
Police in Indonesia's easternmost province detained pro-independence Papuan Presidium Council Chairman Theys Hiyo Eluay, his secretary general Thaha al-Hamid, Don Flassy, the man behind the concept of Papuan independence, and former political prisoner Joh
- NOVEMBER 30, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted killers, Kiyotaka Katsuta, 52, who...
Three convicted killers, Kiyotaka Katsuta, 52, who changed his family name to Fujiwara, Takashi Miyawaki, 57, and Kunikatsu Oishi, 55 were hanged
- NOVEMBER 30, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Activists in strongly anti-death penalty Italy picketed...
Activists in strongly anti-death penalty Italy picketed outside the Japanese Embassy in protest of Japan's hanging of three murderers
- NOVEMBER 30, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In occasion of the of the Tuscan Florence festival,...
In occasion of the of the Tuscan Florence festival, held to celebrate the decision taken in 1786 by the Grand-Duke of Tuscany, to make it the first state in the world to have abolished the death penalty and the use of torture, there was held a conference
- NOVEMBER 29, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China's Anhui Province sentenced Xiao Zuoxin,...
A court in China's Anhui Province sentenced Xiao Zuoxin, the former mayor of Fuyang to life imprisonment for corruption and his wife Zhou Jimei to two years of probation followed by death for accepting bribes totalling over 1
- NOVEMBER 29, 2000PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Luis Posada Carriles, 72, was arrested on November...
Luis Posada Carriles, 72, was arrested on November 17 at a Panama hotel after Fidel Castro accused him and three others of planning to assassinate him arrived for the 10th Ibero-American summit
- NOVEMBER 29, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
Luis Posada Carriles, 72, was arrested on November...
Luis Posada Carriles, 72, was arrested on November 17 at a Panama hotel after Fidel Castro accused him and three others of planning to assassinate him arrived for the 10th Ibero-American summit
- NOVEMBER 29, 2000FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said he wanted to enhance...
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said he wanted to enhance the role of human rights in the Finnish foreign policy on presenting a new report on the government's human rights policy to the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee
- NOVEMBER 28, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The acting UN emergency relief co-ordinator in DRC,...
The acting UN emergency relief co-ordinator in DRC, Carolyn McAskie, said random violence against civilian and flagrant human rights violations were prevalent throughout the country
- NOVEMBER 28, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Government unfolded its plan to reintroduce...
The Nigerian Government unfolded its plan to reintroduce the death penalty for those found guilty of engaging in the vandalisation of public utilities, including the properties of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA)
- NOVEMBER 28, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan's President Bashir urged his troops to continue...
Sudan's President Bashir urged his troops to continue their "jihad
- NOVEMBER 28, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Nong Thai Nghiep from Thai Nguyen province criticized...
Deputy Nong Thai Nghiep from Thai Nguyen province criticized the judiciary for not carrying out the sentences issued by the courts
- NOVEMBER 27, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, 2000: the UN Committee against Torture...
On November 27, 2000: the UN Committee against Torture considered reports submitted by Armenia and commended the country's current moratorium on capital punishment and the absence of capital punishment in Armenia's draft Penal Code
- NOVEMBER 27, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi People's Court handed down five death sentences...
The Hanoi People's Court handed down five death sentences and six life imprisonment sentences to 11 defendants for involvement in a drug trafficking ring
- NOVEMBER 27, 2000GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Committee against torture cited concern over...
The UN Committee against torture cited concern over what it called a deterioration of the human rights situation in Guatemala, including matters involving torture
- NOVEMBER 27, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 26, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Farmers' leaders requested a meeting with President...
Farmers' leaders requested a meeting with President Thabo Mbeki to convey the findings a memorandum and discuss urgent steps to stop the attacks on farmers
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba is willing to abolish the death penalty, the Cuban...
Cuba is willing to abolish the death penalty, the Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega said
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
According to the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's...
According to the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights, an Australian organisation, more than 200 women were executed in a three week period
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In his talks with legal representatives from the Council...
In his talks with legal representatives from the Council of Europe Federal Justice Minister Momcilo Grubac discussed the election of Yugoslav judges and public prosecutors in line with European standards, issues surrounding conscientious objection and mil
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Zahir and Suffi Aziz, residents of the Char...
Mohammad Zahir and Suffi Aziz, residents of the Char Kent District of the [northern] Balkh Province were executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in the commercial capital of Ho Chi Minh City...
A court in the commercial capital of Ho Chi Minh City sentenced a US national, also wanted by Belgian police, to death for heroin trafficking, just days after US President Bill Clinton's landmark visit
- NOVEMBER 24, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Sichuan court carried out the execution order on...
A Sichuan court carried out the execution order on Lan Yike, a cadre of the Sichuan Province Foreign Exchange Administration Bureau, for embezzling public funds
- NOVEMBER 24, 2000CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cambodian capital was blanketed in tight security,...
The Cambodian capital was blanketed in tight security, a day after fierce fighting in the streets between dozens of armed rebels and security forces left eight people dead
- NOVEMBER 24, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Bui...
The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Bui Huu Tai , 32, to death for involvement in drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to...
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to reintroduce the death penalty due to the escalating crime rates in the country
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Lai Changxing, 46, the alleged mastermind behind the...
Lai Changxing, 46, the alleged mastermind behind the Xiamen smuggling racket who was arrested in Canada on 23 November, is almost certain to face the death penalty if sent back to China
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Nanjing Municipal Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Nanjing Municipal Intermediate People's Court sentenced Sui Zhennan, director of the Gaoxin Development Zone, Nanjing Sub-Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes and corruption