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- FEBRUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
About 16,000 Kurds demonstrated in the French city...
About 16,000 Kurds demonstrated in the French city of Strasbourg to demand the release of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who was sentenced to death in Turkey, police said
- FEBRUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen expected Turkey to...
EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen expected Turkey to abolish the death penalty during the European Court of Human Rights hearing dealing with the complaint from PKK [Kurdish Workers Party] chief Abdullah Ocalan
- FEBRUARY 11, 2000BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch was sentenced to death by...
Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch was sentenced to death by the Botswana High Court at Lobatse, for killing Maria Magdalene Wolmarans the wife of Marthinus Johannes 'Tienie' Wolmarans, the man she later married, on June 26, 1996
- FEBRUARY 11, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Botswanan High Court sentenced 49-year old Mariette...
The Botswanan High Court sentenced 49-year old Mariette Bosch, a South African woman, to death
- FEBRUARY 11, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said he expected...
The EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said he expected Turkey to abolish the death penalty during the European Court of Human Rights hearing that was to hear the complaint from Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) chief, Abdullah Ocalan
- FEBRUARY 11, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
U.S. President Bill Clinton urged Iran not to execute...
U.S. President Bill Clinton urged Iran not to execute three members of the Bahai faith, adding it believed the men were tried solely because of their religious beliefs
- FEBRUARY 11, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced the Innocence...
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced the Innocence Protection Act of 2000 in the U
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Bello,...
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Bello, said that the introduction of full Sharia in any state of the country is unconstitutional, adding the adoption of Sharia would inflict capital punishment on its citizens without written law
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Federal moratorium on executions (House)
Federal moratorium on executions (House)
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch charged that Russian occupying forces...
Human Rights Watch charged that Russian occupying forces executed at least 38 civilians-including two children-in in the Staroproyslovski district of Grozny
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Ali Mohammed Qaddour, 22, was sentenced to death by...
Ali Mohammed Qaddour, 22, was sentenced to death by Tripoli's Criminal Court after he was found guilty of killing and raping the 8-year-old son of his employer in Tripoli
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Philadelphia city council passed a resolution calling...
The Philadelphia city council passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions on by a vote of 12-4
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Introduced by Jesse Jackson Jr
Introduced by Jesse Jackson Jr
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 10, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Liga Veneta (northern autonomist party) senator Antonio...
Liga Veneta (northern autonomist party) senator Antonio Serena tabled a parliamentary question to the Prime Minister probing the ethics of having photographs of American death row prisoners plastered on billboards all over Italian cities
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Hiroaki Hidaka, 37, was given the death sentence for...
Hiroaki Hidaka, 37, was given the death sentence for murdering four women over a five-month period in 1996
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Following this campaign the American states of Missouri...
Following this campaign the American states of Missouri and North Carolina decided to sue Benetton whilst the Sears chain of shops decided not to sell Benetton products following pressure from pro-death penalty groups
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Ovanes Ovanesyan, the Chairman of the Parliamentary...
Ovanes Ovanesyan, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Foreign Relations, speaking in favour of the abolition of the death penalty in Armenia, said that in his opinion the issue should be decided by a national referendum
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) formally abandoned...
The Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) formally abandoned its 15-year separatist rebellion in south-east Turkey and adopted the democratic political programme pleaded for by its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in Circuit...
Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court, accusing the Italian clothing company Benetton and Gonzaga University law professor Speedy Rice of deceiving the state in their use of inmates at Potosi Correctional Center
- FEBRUARY 9, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit...
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court, accusing the Italian clothing company Benetton and Gonzaga University law professor Speedy Rice of deceiving the state in their use of inmates at the Potosi Correctional Centre
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two villagers from Seulunyok, Tanah Luas in North Aceh...
Two villagers from Seulunyok, Tanah Luas in North Aceh were abducted from their home and executed by four armed civilians
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the...
Private Tlala Ranchobe, one of 38 soldiers from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) facing charges of mutiny went on trial
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency on behalf of the European...
The Portuguese Presidency on behalf of the European Union welcomed the decision taken by Governor George Ryan of Illinois to declare a moratorium on all pending executions in that state and expressed its hope that this decision may constitute an important
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that...
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that more than 100 death penalty cases were awaiting confirmation
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge Biplob Goshwami...
Additional District and Sessions Judge Biplob Goshwami sentenced Dulal Mridha, 35, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Piara Begum, over a dowry dispute on May 12, 1998 and burying the body behind his house
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations officials said Indonesian troops and...
United Nations officials said Indonesian troops and police supervised the East Timorese Oecussi massacre on September 8, 1999
- FEBRUARY 7, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
District and Sessions Judge Khushab Mahmood Ahmed Chaudhry...
District and Sessions Judge Khushab Mahmood Ahmed Chaudhry sentenced to death twice Mohammad Amanat for killing two persons, Zafar Ali and his son Mohammad Idrees in Khushab in 1999
- FEBRUARY 6, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Despite repeated attempts by the prosecution, the High...
Despite repeated attempts by the prosecution, the High Court failed to fix a date for the hearing to confirm the lower court verdict that meted out death sentences to 15 former army officers for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- FEBRUARY 6, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Ariana Airlines plane was hijacked en route from...
The Ariana Airlines plane was hijacked en route from the Afghan capital of Kabul to northern Mazar-e-Sharif