The people on death row
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On death row live the people who have been sentenced and are waiting to be executed. The wait can last years or decades, often in isolation, with a date that arrives or is put off again and again. It is a punishment inside the punishment, and in many countries the number of people held there is the hardest figure of all to obtain.
This page collects the news on the people on death row, on the conditions they are held in, and on the numbers the association is able to document.
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- JUNE 30, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A new anti-drugs book, offers a rare glimpse of the...
A new anti-drugs book, offers a rare glimpse of the chilling end awaiting drug dealers
- JUNE 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of OMCT (World Organization...
The International Secretariat of OMCT (World Organization Against Torture) was informed by the Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT), a member of the OMCT network, of the names of 14 prisoners charged with armed robbery who are awaiting execution, in
- JUNE 13, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been asked to step in...
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been asked to step in to save death row Scot Kenny Richey from execution
- JUNE 13, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been asked to step in...
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been asked to step in to save death row Scot Kenny Richey from execution
- MAY 28, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest...
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest Amnesty International report on international human rights violations
- MAY 28, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest...
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest Amnesty International report on international human rights violations
- MAY 28, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest...
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest Amnesty International report on international human rights violations
- MAY 8, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Jacksonville, prosecutors will again seek the death...
In Jacksonville, prosecutors will again seek the death penalty for Bobby Lee Harris, once featured in the Benetton clothing company's anti-death penalty ads (see also OCTOBER 22, 2001)
- APRIL 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture...
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture of an inmate who was executed by hanging in 2001 to illustrate the cruelty of the death penalty
- MARCH 27, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its...
The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its report on the state of human rights in Pakistan, stating that overall the picture of the human rights in the country remained "bleak" as the military government lacked will to achieve what it publicly sa
- MARCH 12, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are...
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are the three British inmates on death row in the United States
- MARCH 7, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him
- FEBRUARY 27, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, intervened in the...
UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, intervened in the case of a British murderer on Death Row, Tracy Housel, when he rang the Governor of Georgia and requested a reprieve
- FEBRUARY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It may not be perfectly legal, but 12 minors are on...
It may not be perfectly legal, but 12 minors are on death row, according to Bureau of Corrections records
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina death row inmate Bobby Lee Harris will...
North Carolina death row inmate Bobby Lee Harris will never have to return to death row, the Supreme Court ruled
- JANUARY 31, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
"The death penalty, in the 21st Century! Form of torture...
"The death penalty, in the 21st Century! Form of torture of times gone by, this cruel and degrading practice is in our eyes, as in yours, unacceptable
- JANUARY 30, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in...
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in the United States helping provide legal representation for inmates on death row
- JANUARY 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally...
Campaigners against the death penalty staged a rally in Tokyo, asking the government to open a public debate on capital punishment and reforming Japan's law on it
- JANUARY 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence...
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence in her efforts to discuss the death penalty with Japanese authorities
- JANUARY 17, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
An inter-party group of lawmakers calling for the abolition...
An inter-party group of lawmakers calling for the abolition of the death penalty in Japan visited Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama to protest the execution of two death-row inmates in late December 2001
- JANUARY 17, 2002EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland has given up a global search for a hangman...
Swaziland has given up a global search for a hangman and is thinking of switching to lethal injection for its death row inmates to end a 19-year hiatus in executions, the justice minister said
- JANUARY 17, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian embassy in Bangkok confirmed the execution...
The Nigerian embassy in Bangkok confirmed the execution of five Nigerians by firing squad in Bangwang, Thailand, for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian embassy in Bangkok confirmed the execution...
The Nigerian embassy in Bangkok confirmed the execution of five Nigerians by firing squad in Bangwang, Thailand, for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 11, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Execution of death row prisoners by lethal injection...
Execution of death row prisoners by lethal injection will begin in 2003 in Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people...
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts
- JANUARY 1, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Executions in the U
Executions in the U
- JANUARY 1, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory...
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the last court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998...
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998 and reduced the number of capital crimes, also replacing the death penalty with a maximum of 30 years
- JANUARY 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates...
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates in Japan
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes