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- NOVEMBER 16, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Social Democrat parliamentary floor leader Peter...
The Social Democrat parliamentary floor leader Peter Struck and the parliamentary leaders of the Greens coalition partners, Kerstin Mueller and Rezzo Schlauch, called on Texas Governor George W
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five men were executed in the Yunnan province for trafficking...
Five men were executed in the Yunnan province for trafficking the drug "ice"
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing...
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing his brother Sabur Mia, 27, on July 20, 2000 during an altercation
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death for murdering the business...
Two men were sentenced to death for murdering the business partner of one of the men's wife
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville...
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville marched in Pretoria from Church Square to the Union Buildings to protest against crime
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000MissouriDEATH PENALTY
James Chambers, 48, white, was executed by lethal injection,...
James Chambers, 48, white, was executed by lethal injection, he was pronounced dead at 00:08, in Potosi Correctional Center
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Tony Chambers, 32, black, was executed by lethal injection
Tony Chambers, 32, black, was executed by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Guoqing, 22, convicted of killing an officer Yuan...
Wang Guoqing, 22, convicted of killing an officer Yuan Shiguang, was executed after being sentenced to death by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on September 4
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Over 200 people, most of them women and children, fell...
Over 200 people, most of them women and children, fell to victim to acid-throwing across the country during the first 10 months of 2000 according to an estimate of the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC)
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
President Askar Akayev in his annual address to the...
President Askar Akayev in his annual address to the nation announced he would prolonged by one more year the moratorium on the fulfilment of death sentences
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Ergash Asadov and Qurbonali Rahimov were sentenced...
Ergash Asadov and Qurbonali Rahimov were sentenced to death by the Tajik Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The United States admitted it had violated international...
The United States admitted it had violated international law in the case of two Germans executed in Arizona but rejected German demands to the World Court for reparations
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 14, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Stacey Lewton, 31, black, was put to death by lethal...
Stacey Lewton, 31, black, was put to death by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 13, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Han Youfu, a 31-year-old farmer from Hezheng County...
Han Youfu, a 31-year-old farmer from Hezheng County was sentenced to death for trafficking in heroin by a Beijing Intermediate People's Court
- NOVEMBER 13, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public hearings in the case Germany v
- NOVEMBER 13, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
In a poll, 15% of Spaniards said they support the death...
In a poll, 15% of Spaniards said they support the death penalty for terrorist acts
- NOVEMBER 13, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Foreigners in the US run the risk of being jailed or...
Foreigners in the US run the risk of being jailed or even executed without help from home unless the International Court of Justice forces the country to respect international law, Germany said in its opening argument at the UN's highest court at The Hagu
- NOVEMBER 12, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
An unprecedented victory for the Civic United Front...
An unprecedented victory for the Civic United Front (CUF) occurred when the Zanzibar government unexpectedly withdrew a treason charge against 18 members of the opposition party
- NOVEMBER 11, 2000North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Micheal Sexton, 34, black, was executed by lethal injection...
Micheal Sexton, 34, black, was executed by lethal injection in Raleigh's Central Prison
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In his address to the committee of ministers of the...
In his address to the committee of ministers of the Council of Europe, State Secretary to the Slovene Foreign Ministry Zorko Pelikan expressed Slovenia's full support for the declaration of a "European Death Penalty-Free Area
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Two members of a criminal gang responsible for over...
Two members of a criminal gang responsible for over 50 violent crimes were sentenced to death by firing squad
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Miguel Flores was executed in Texas despite protests...
Miguel Flores was executed in Texas despite protests from the Mexican government and European Union that Texas authorities violated the article 36 of the Vienna Convention in failing to inform Flores, a Mexican national, of his right to consular assistanc
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Miguel Flores, 31, of Hispanic origin, was put to death...
Miguel Flores, 31, of Hispanic origin, was put to death by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 9, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Miguel Flores was executed in Texas despite protests...
Miguel Flores was executed in Texas despite protests from the Mexican government and European Union that Texas authorities violated the article 36 of the Vienna Convention in failing to inform Flores, a Mexican national, of his right to consular assistanc
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Central Discipline Inspection commission and the...
A Central Discipline Inspection commission and the Supervision Ministry said that from September 2000, the Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Putian Intermediate People's Courts tried 84 defendants involved in 25 cases
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ying Min, 41, a native of Jinyun county in Zhejiang...
Ying Min, 41, a native of Jinyun county in Zhejiang province, was executed for making out added value tax invoices illegally
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Ulee Gle was the scene of police firing on convoys...
Ulee Gle was the scene of police firing on convoys of civilians in which at least four people were shot dead although `Serambi' referred to unconfirmed reports that up to 50 were killed and many dozens injured
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe (COE) Ministers Committee approved...
The Council of Europe (COE) Ministers Committee approved a statement which targets making Europe a continent totally free of capital punishment