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- APRIL 6, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights...
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights accused Vietnam of handing down "an increasing number of death sentences", reaching the "sad record" of 194 last year
- APRIL 6, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found...
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on others will be sentenced to death because the practice violates Islamic law and is therefore blasphemous
- APRIL 5, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi Communist Party accused Iraqi President Saddam...
The Iraqi Communist Party accused Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government of executing 122 prisoners
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,...
Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented at the Commission on Human Rights her report, denouncing evidence of mass murder, executions without trial, and looting in the course of the operation in Chechnya
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechen rebels said that nine members of the Russian...
Chechen rebels said that nine members of the Russian special-purpose police (OMON) from Perm were executed after the 72 hours provided to Russia for the exchange of prisoners had passed
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
By a decision of the Shari'ah Court the mercenaries...
By a decision of the Shari'ah Court the mercenaries who signed contracts with Russian servicemen for six months were sentenced to death
- APRIL 5, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Joseph Estrada said that he wanted the two...
President Joseph Estrada said that he wanted the two soldiers, Marcial Ambulo and Jovy Rubio, who shot dead six innocent civilians in Mindoro Oriental, to be meted the death penalty for their crime
- APRIL 5, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution...
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution of Niaz Ahmed till April 26
- APRIL 5, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death for the murder of under-trial...
Two men were sentenced to death for the murder of under-trial prisoner Kabeer alias 'LTTE Kabeer'
- APRIL 5, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Government and opposition senators handed an appeal...
Government and opposition senators handed an appeal to the Iranian president Mohammed Khatami not to impose the death penalty on 13 Iranian Jews on trial on charges of spying for Israel in Teheran
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said...
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said that 50 out of 155 prisoners detained at Kigali central prison on rape charges, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 4, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Ilir Meta signed Protocol 6 on the death...
Prime Minister Ilir Meta signed Protocol 6 on the death penalty in Strasbourg confirming that his country has abolished capital punishment
- APRIL 4, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights...
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr
- APRIL 4, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech...
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech at the EU-African summit, emphasised the importance of good governance, human rights, the democratic process and the rule of law
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced seven people to death after they...
A court sentenced seven people to death after they were found guilty of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide
- APRIL 4, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed...
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed President Joseph Estrada's decision to suspend the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2000AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 3, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition treaty had been sent to Washington following discussion with US President Bill Clinton during his visit to Bangladesh on 20th March
- APRIL 3, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial...
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial for 13 Jews, who could face the death penalty in Iran for spying
- APRIL 3, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister...
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister and Republican Member of Parliament, was placed under arrest by a Court of First Instance in Yerevan
- APRIL 3, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha...
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha Hoose Region (south-central Somalia) sentenced Neperto Muhammad Abdi to death by stoning after she was found guilty of having three husbands
- APRIL 3, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed...
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed by the High Court against former under secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Obote II's regime Anthony Okwanga
- APRIL 3, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed
- APRIL 3, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the...
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the death penalty for rape convicts but said it could be considered in case of child and gang rape
- APRIL 2, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed...
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed the process of bringing back the killers of Bangbandhu hiding in different countries
- APRIL 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the...
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the abduction and selling of women and children, which has become increasingly common in recent years
- APRIL 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference to the moratorium stated that "The postponement of the executions of death convicts might destroy the credence of our death penalty law
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District...
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District and Sessions court, condemned [a man identified only as] Mushtaq, alias Bao, to capital punishment for murder
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood...
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa handed out a death sentences to four persons foundguilty of kidnapping for ransom