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- MARCH 22, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Lusaka sentenced to death a man found...
The High Court in Lusaka sentenced to death a man found guilty of the 1993 murder of Major-General Gerald Nyirenda, former commandant of the Zambia National Service
- MARCH 22, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
A senior minister said that Sri Lanka was drafting...
A senior minister said that Sri Lanka was drafting tough new laws to combat the growing wave of violent organised crime
- MARCH 22, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma signed the law...
President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma signed the law abolishing the death penalty with immediate effect
- MARCH 22, 2000MissouriDEATH PENALTY
James Henry Hampton, 62, white, was put to death by...
James Henry Hampton, 62, white, was put to death by lethal injection in State Prison of Potosi
- MARCH 21, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, Foreign...
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, Foreign Minister of the EU term president Portugal, said the EU is committed to the dialogue with China on human rights
- MARCH 21, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Affairs minister Vale Rangel said the new Constitution,...
Foreign Affairs minister Vale Rangel said the new Constitution, which reflected the most recent developments in international human rights law, gave full effect to all the human rights instruments to which Venezuela was a party
- MARCH 21, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH 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 Joseph Deiss stated that his government was concerned about the way in which the death penalty continued to be applied in certain countries, including the United States, be
- MARCH 21, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
First Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said he doubted...
First Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said he doubted if capital punishment was applicable on Chechen rebel leaders Salman Raduyev and Salaudin Timirbulatov as Russia, being a member of the Council of Europe, had imposed a moratorium on death penaltie
- MARCH 21, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
During a presidential election debate broadcast by...
During a presidential election debate broadcast by Russia TV featuring suspended Prosecutor-General Yuriy Skuratov and Communist leader Gennadiy Zyuganov said he was in favour or retaining capital punishment
- MARCH 21, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The government of Tanzania deported an Egyptian, Mustafa...
The government of Tanzania deported an Egyptian, Mustafa Mohamoud Ahmed, one of the suspects of the US Embassy bombing in Dar Es Salaam in 1998 where 11 people were killed and more than 70 injured
- MARCH 21, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2000 was promulgated...
The Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2000 was promulgated following approval of the Act by the House of Representatives and President Guido de Marco, allowing Malta to abolish the death penalty for all crimes
- MARCH 21, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, foreign...
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, foreign minister of EU president Portugal, has said the EU is committed to dialogue with China on human rights
- MARCH 21, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Condemned serial killer Javed Iqbal, 38, appealed his...
Condemned serial killer Javed Iqbal, 38, appealed his March 16 death sentence for the murders of 100 runaway children
- MARCH 21, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Beirut MP Hussein Yatim, accused Hoss of "violating...
Beirut MP Hussein Yatim, accused Hoss of "violating the Constitution by conceding one of his prerogatives to his deputy" and urged Hoss to "prepare a bill that annuls capital punishment if he wants to be in harmony with his beliefs
- MARCH 20, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The EU General Affairs Council condemned China for...
The EU General Affairs Council condemned China for "marking time" by signing international pacts
- MARCH 20, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
EU foreign ministers issued a statement deploring Russia's...
EU foreign ministers issued a statement deploring Russia's failure to improve international relief efforts in Chechnya or permit the European Humanitarian Office to visit Chechnya
- MARCH 20, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels included...
The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels included a two-page statement condemning China for "marking time" by signing international pacts
- MARCH 20, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Parliament's Finance and Budget Committee,...
The head of Parliament's Finance and Budget Committee, Zahle MP Khalil Hrawi, said that "There is no constitutional violation in this case
- MARCH 20, 2000MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
A state-wide poll by the Star Tribune Minnesota found...
A state-wide poll by the Star Tribune Minnesota found that support for the death penalty in Minnesota has fallen to 57%, down from 73% in 1996
- MARCH 19, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady...
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Osipov declared that Russia had the right to suspend its moratorium on capital punishment if the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe spoke out against Russia's membership of that internation
- MARCH 19, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll by "The Sunday Times" has found a majority...
An opinion poll by "The Sunday Times" has found a majority of Western Australians support the death penalty
- MARCH 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Salim Hoss refused to sign a judiciary...
Prime Minister Salim Hoss refused to sign a judiciary decree ordering the death sentence for two convicted criminals, Fadi Ahmad Mur`ish and Mahmud Ahmad Husayn, because of his strong opposition to the death penalty
- MARCH 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts expressed different points of view over...
Legal experts expressed different points of view over whether Salim Hoss could be impeached for letting Michel Murr sign authorizations for death sentences
- MARCH 18, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
WA Chief Justice David Malcolm said incarceration was...
WA Chief Justice David Malcolm said incarceration was a serious enough punishment for heinous crimes and he was yet to be convinced of the effectiveness of the death penalty
- MARCH 18, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Security Ministry employees destroyed some 444 kg of...
Security Ministry employees destroyed some 444 kg of drugs confiscated in the course of special operations in the furnaces of one of Dushanbe's industrial plants
- MARCH 18, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovskiy said that...
Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovskiy said that Chechen rebel leaders should be publicly executed
- MARCH 18, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The High Court Judge Stanley Maphalala handed down...
The High Court Judge Stanley Maphalala handed down the death sentence against five men and one woman, who killed a priest and his wife in cold blood after suspecting the couple bewitched them
- MARCH 18, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
After the decision of the High Court to hang 12 people...
After the decision of the High Court to hang 12 people on death row, John Gama, the High Court Registrar, said that the threats of bringing the noose back into Swaziland were nothing more than a form of shock treatment for criminals
- MARCH 17, 2000ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Police Director Rosso Jose Serrano said that kidnappings...
Police Director Rosso Jose Serrano said that kidnappings have displaced drug trafficking [as the main crime in Colombia] and he proposed the reconsideration of the adoption of life imprisonment and even the death penalty to punish this crime
- MARCH 17, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
WA Premier Richard Court backed away from calling a...
WA Premier Richard Court backed away from calling a referendum on the death penalty before the next State election and said it would not be an election issue