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- MARCH 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali ibn Ali Abu Nieb, a Saudi national, was executed...
Ali ibn Ali Abu Nieb, a Saudi national, was executed after being found guilty of raping a man after taking drugs
- MARCH 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional Sessions Judge, Ghulam Hussain Awan handed...
Additional Sessions Judge, Ghulam Hussain Awan handed out the death sentence to Mohammad Ashraf for shooting dead a person in a dispute over land
- MARCH 1, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian student facing execution for his part in...
An Iranian student facing execution for his part in the violent unrest of last July claimed he had been tortured and ill-treated in prison since his arrest
- MARCH 1, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Odell Barnes Jr, 31, black, was executed by lethal injection
Odell Barnes Jr, 31, black, was executed by lethal injection
- MARCH 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
January-March, 2000: Constitutionality of electric chair
January-March, 2000: Constitutionality of electric chair
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart...
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart guarantees that the Bulgarian medics would be given a fair trial
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session...
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session of "dialogue on human rights" with China
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
A human rights group reported that civil and military...
A human rights group reported that civil and military police in Latin America's most populous nation had participated in 2,500 killings since 1997, a figure that some activists and federal law enforcement officials considered a conservative estimate
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss Federal Council and the Albanian Government...
The Swiss Federal Council and the Albanian Government signed an agreement in Bern
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah...
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa signed the UN Protocol of the Convention on the Eradication of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Albanian People's Assembly adopted the agreement...
The Albanian People's Assembly adopted the agreement signed in Bern on February 29, 2000 between the Albanian Government and the Swiss Federal Council
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart...
The Libyan Justice Secretary gave his Bulgarian counterpart guarantees that the Bulgarian medics would be given a fair trial
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Indulis Berzins, Minister of Foreign Affairs, praised...
Indulis Berzins, Minister of Foreign Affairs, praised the report on the human rights situation worldwide, including Latvia, made by the U
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session...
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session of "dialogue on human rights" with China
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were sentenced to death in Rwanda for their...
Four people were sentenced to death in Rwanda for their involvement in the murder of 120 Tutsis who had taken refuge in a church during the 1994 massacres
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed the 22 February decision...
The European Union welcomed the 22 February decision of the Parliament of Ukraine to abolish the death penalty and to ratify Protocol 6 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld a death penalty sentence for...
The Supreme Court upheld a death penalty sentence for Henry Lagarto and Ernesto CorderoVictim Alquiza
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The hanging of a convict was stopped at the Kot Lakhpat...
The hanging of a convict was stopped at the Kot Lakhpat Jail as the sister of the deceased forgave him
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A United Arab Emirates Criminal Court of First Instance...
A United Arab Emirates Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced a 30-year-old Pakistani [identified only as] S
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Religious leaders from twenty states and 19 religious...
Religious leaders from twenty states and 19 religious organizations sent a letter to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urging that the U
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Baltimore City Council adopted a resolution urging...
Baltimore City Council adopted a resolution urging his state legislators to impose a moratorium on executions
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah...
Indonesia's State Minister for Women's Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa signed the UN Protocol of the Convention on the Eradication of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Baltimore City Council adopted a resolution urging...
Baltimore City Council adopted a resolution urging his state legislators to impose a moratorium on executions
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Overruling a lower court decision that imposed a life...
Overruling a lower court decision that imposed a life sentence, the Tokyo High Court sentenced Takashi Mochida to death for robbing and murdering a 44-year-old female employee of Japan Tobacco Inc
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian woman, Karteen Karikender, convicted...
An Indonesian woman, Karteen Karikender, convicted of adultery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was sentenced to death by stoning under Islamic sharia law
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin wrote to US presidential...
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin wrote to US presidential candidate and Texas governor, George W
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Awad al-Zubair was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi...
Hassan Awad al-Zubair was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for practising "black magic," which harmed the people he claimed to cure
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mansur ibn Jabir Bin Yahya Hazzazi was beheaded in Riyadh
Mansur ibn Jabir Bin Yahya Hazzazi was beheaded in Riyadh
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese man, Hasan Bin Awad al-Zubayr, was beheaded...
A Sudanese man, Hasan Bin Awad al-Zubayr, was beheaded in Riyadh
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The government rejected Japan's request to extradite...
The government rejected Japan's request to extradite five Japanese Red Army members for trial on terrorism charges, where they could face the death penalty