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- JANUARY 1, 2020Cook IslandsDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, 2007, the Cook Islands Crimes Amendment Bill...
On November 8, 2007, the Cook Islands Crimes Amendment Bill...
- JANUARY 1, 2020São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe...
- JANUARY 1, 2020KansasDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
- JANUARY 1, 2020ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Under Article 1 of the Constitution, the human person is sacred and inviolable
Under Article 1 of the Constitution, the human person is sacred and inviolable
- JANUARY 1, 2020Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Method of execution: Under the 1988 federal death penalty law, no method of execution was provided in the statute.
Method of execution: Under the 1988 federal death penalty law, no method of execution was provided in the statute.
JANUARY 1, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. The James Dailey Case
USA - Florida. The James Dailey Case
DECEMBER 31, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR SHANGHAI MAN FOR KILLING STUDENTS
Shanghai Municipal Higher People's Court on 30 December 2019 upheld the death sentence for a man who stabbed and killed two school children outside a primary school in Shanghai last year.
DECEMBER 31, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR GANG LEADER IN RAPE CASES
Twenty-one years after being sentenced to death for rapes and other crimes, Sun Xiaoguo had his death penalty upheld by the Yunnan High People's Court on 23 December 2019.
DECEMBER 31, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 6 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING STUDENT
A court in north-western Vietnam on 29 December 2019 sentenced six men to death for raping and murdering 22-year-old student Cao My Duyen in a case that shocked the country earlier this year.
DECEMBER 31, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 102 DEATH SENTENCES IN 2019
Trial courts in India delivered 102 death sentences in 2019, over 60% fewer than the 162 death sentences passed in 2018.
DECEMBER 30, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN BROTHER-IN-LAW’S MURDER CASE
The Sindh High Court has commuted the death sentence of a man to life in prison in a murder case, the Dawn reported on 29 December 2019.
DECEMBER 30, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 27 INTELLIGENCE AGENTS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR TEACHER'S KILLING
A Sudanese court sentenced 27 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on 30 December 2019 over the killing of a teacher in detention in February during protests that led to the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir.
DECEMBER 30, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: RIYADH CONCERT STABBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Saudi Arabian court on 29 December 2019 sentenced to death a man accused of stabbing three performers at a live show in the capital Riyadh in November, state television said.
- DECEMBER 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of December 29, 615 victims of the "November riots" identified
IRAN - As of December 29, 615 victims of the "November riots" identified
- DECEMBER 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The age of sex workers in Iran reached 12-year-olds.
IRAN - The age of sex workers in Iran reached 12-year-olds.
DECEMBER 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kurd political prisoner Houshmand Alipour sentenced to death
IRAN - Kurd political prisoner Houshmand Alipour sentenced to death
DECEMBER 27, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: LUKASHENKO ON PROSPECTS FOR ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Retaining the death penalty helps maintain stability in the country and prevent the spread of banditry, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he gave an interview to editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station Aleksei Venediktov in Minsk on
- DECEMBER 27, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: CHINESE MAN HANGED OVER MURDER OF FAMILY OF FOUR
Japan on 26 December 2019 hanged a Chinese man convicted of the murder of a family of four whose bodies were found handcuffed and weighted down with dumbbells in a bay, the justice minister said.
DECEMBER 27, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ARSONIST EXECUTED OVER FATAL FIRE IN GUANGDONG
An arsonist who set a fire in a KTV bar in south China's Guangdong Province that killed 18 people was executed on 24 December 2019, according to a local court.
DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of Sirjan on December 25
IRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of Sirjan on December 25
- DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of Dec. 25, identified the names of 601 victims of the "november uprising"
IRAN - As of Dec. 25, identified the names of 601 victims of the "november uprising"
- DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - As of Dec. 25, 400 women killed in the "November uprising". The names of 35.
IRAN - As of Dec. 25, 400 women killed in the "November uprising". The names of 35.
- DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 48 Cases of Child Brides Under the age of 13 Registered in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
IRAN - 48 Cases of Child Brides Under the age of 13 Registered in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
- DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Ali Aramesh hanged at the prison of Zanjan city on December 25.
IRAN - Mohammad Ali Aramesh hanged at the prison of Zanjan city on December 25.
DECEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Elimination of death penalty for juveniles under 18 is not on the agenda.
IRAN - Elimination of death penalty for juveniles under 18 is not on the agenda.
DECEMBER 24, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PROFESSOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court on 21 December 2019 sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.