Chronological archive
April 2000
The 276 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2000, in chronological order.
Additional District and Sessions court in Jauharabad...
Additional District and Sessions court in Jauharabad condemned Fateh Mohammad and Ali Mohammad to death for a double murder
- APRIL 30, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the Vietnamese...
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the Vietnamese government regretted the reaction from the Canadian government on the execution of Nguyen Thi Hiep
- APRIL 30, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved the commutation of death sentences against Mehrdad Sohrabi, Ahmad Batebi, Abbas Deldar and Akbar Mohammadi for their part in the student demonstrations in capital Tehran, in July 1999
- APRIL 29, 2000RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Jurists' Union of Romania addressed an open letter...
The Jurists' Union of Romania addressed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to intervene to secure the prison release of Ilie Ilascu and the members of his group, who were sentenced to death in December 1993 by the separatist au
- APRIL 29, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada recalled its ambassador from Vietnam and cancelled...
Canada recalled its ambassador from Vietnam and cancelled its participation in 25th anniversary festivities for the end of the Vietnam War
- APRIL 29, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China forcibly returned a group of 60 refugees to North...
China forcibly returned a group of 60 refugees to North Korea after they protested and rioted on April 16 over bad treatment in a northeastern Chinese detention centre
- APRIL 29, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In the village of Tsatsan-yurt Russian took 15 local...
In the village of Tsatsan-yurt Russian took 15 local residents hostage and executed three people for the resistance which the latter offered them
- APRIL 29, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
China expatriated 60 refugees back to North Korea
China expatriated 60 refugees back to North Korea
- APRIL 29, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian reggae group Africa Unite backed a campaign...
Italian reggae group Africa Unite backed a campaign to gather signatures in favour of a global moratorium on the death penalty by the end of 2000
- APRIL 28, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Minister Lloyd Axworthy said Ottawa would continue...
Minister Lloyd Axworthy said Ottawa would continue to put pressure on Hanoi unless it explained its actions promptly
- APRIL 28, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China forcibly returned a group of 60 refugees to North...
China forcibly returned a group of 60 refugees to North Korea after they protested and rioted on April 16 over bad treatment in a northeastern Chinese detention center
- APRIL 28, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
President-elect Chen Shui-bian said that although the...
President-elect Chen Shui-bian said that although the abrogation of the death penalty is a world trend, he would leave the question to the legislature out of respect for the legislative branch of the government
- APRIL 28, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechen Interior Minister Aydamir Abalayev said that...
Chechen Interior Minister Aydamir Abalayev said that the number of Chechen citizens who have been taken hostage and are missing exceeds 10,000 people
- APRIL 28, 2000AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev was included in...
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev was included in the list of nominees under consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize
- APRIL 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese man found guilty of...
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese man found guilty of committing sodomy and other crimes, was executed in Makkah
- APRIL 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Koliyil Kunhi Muhammad Abdul Razaq, an Indian, was...
Koliyil Kunhi Muhammad Abdul Razaq, an Indian, was executed in Shaqraa for murdering an elderly Saudi citizen, Abdul Aziz Al-Yousuf
- APRIL 28, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
Bilal Musa and his wife, Susan Ibrahim, 31, who posed...
Bilal Musa and his wife, Susan Ibrahim, 31, who posed as sales staff or journalists to bluff their way into homes before robbing and killing the occupants, were sentenced to death by a court in Jordan
- APRIL 28, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Indian men found guilty of the death of two people...
Two Indian men found guilty of the death of two people were executed in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 27, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said in Beijing...
Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said in Beijing that China retained the death penalty but controls it strictly and uses it cautiously
- APRIL 27, 2000United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Office Minister Peter Hain welcomed the adoption...
Foreign Office Minister Peter Hain welcomed the adoption of the European Union's resolution on the death penalty at the Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 27, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A research by Australia SCAN, which has tracked social...
A research by Australia SCAN, which has tracked social attitude and lifestyles for the past five years showed that in 2000 Australians felt private freedoms needed to be balanced with a strict behavioural code
- APRIL 27, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Bishops' Conference of Lithuania (the leading body...
The Bishops' Conference of Lithuania (the leading body of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania) issued a pastoral letter on the occasion of the Day of Life, which Catholics celebrate on the last Sunday of April
- APRIL 27, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Allaberdiyev Arslanbek was sentenced to capital punishment...
Allaberdiyev Arslanbek was sentenced to capital punishment for drug smuggling
- APRIL 27, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Canada's foreign affairs minister, Lloyd Axworthy,...
Canada's foreign affairs minister, Lloyd Axworthy, said he was shocked and disappointed by Vietnam's decision to execute a Canadian woman
- APRIL 27, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Azam Faryad-Shiran and Abbas Azadmard were sentenced...
Azam Faryad-Shiran and Abbas Azadmard were sentenced to death and 91 lashes for killing Faryad-Shiran's husband
- APRIL 27, 2000OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Ronald Keith Boyd, 43, black, was executed by lethal...
Ronald Keith Boyd, 43, black, was executed by lethal injection
- APRIL 26, 2000North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Macedonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Macedonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Spain cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand cosponsored the resolution on the death...
New Zealand cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Latvia cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Latvia cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Colombia cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
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- APRIL 26, 2000MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Madagascar abstained from the resolution on the death...
Madagascar abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Canada cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death...
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Bulgaria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Belarus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Congo cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Romania cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada condemned Vietnam for executing Nguyen Thi Hiep,...
Canada condemned Vietnam for executing Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Vietnamese-born Canadian citizen convicted of drug trafficking, on April 24
- APRIL 26, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ge Lanzhen and Xu Ruzhen, leaders of a criminal gang...
Ge Lanzhen and Xu Ruzhen, leaders of a criminal gang of 16 people, all of them farmers from Guangnan County, Yunnan Province, were executed in Wenshan after being sentenced to death in November 1999
- APRIL 26, 2000BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Bolivia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Bolivia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Mexico cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Panama cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NigerDEATH PENALTY
Niger voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Niger voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Bhutan abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Costa Rica cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
El Salvador cosponsored and voted in favour of the...
El Salvador cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
Cape Verde cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Cape Verde cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death...
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Haiti cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Paraguay cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Nicaragua cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court Division Bench confirmed the death sentence...
A High Court Division Bench confirmed the death sentence imposed on Provat Chandra Haldar for killing his wife Swapna Sarkar for dowry on June 1, 1996, after only four days of marriage
- APRIL 26, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Slovakia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Uruguay cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea voted against the resolution on the death...
South Korea voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
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- APRIL 26, 2000MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Moldova cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Iceland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino cosponsored the resolution on the death...
San Marino cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Estonia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia-Herzegovina cosponsored the resolution on the...
Bosnia-Herzegovina cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Norway cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
The Confederation of Independent States (CIS) Parliamentary...
The Confederation of Independent States (CIS) Parliamentary Assembly delegation visited their Moldovan colleague, Ilie Ilascu, in a Transnistrian [Dniester region] prison, and came to a conclusion that his destiny can well be struggled for by the Chisinau
- APRIL 26, 2000United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom cosponsored and voted in favour of the...
United Kingdom cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Switzerland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Angola cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Venezuela cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Brazil cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtenstein cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Liechtenstein cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26
- APRIL 26, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Chile cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Israel cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Hungary cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
France cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Malta cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Albania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26
- APRIL 26, 2000QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Burundi abstained from the resolution on the death...
Burundi abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Azerbaijan cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Austria cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Armenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death...
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Dominican Republic cosponsored the resolution on the...
Dominican Republic cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
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- APRIL 26, 2000ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Argentina cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Luxembourg cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Australia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Belgium cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Greece cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Netherlands cosponsored the resolution on the death...
Netherlands cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Poland cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Slovenia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26
- APRIL 26, 2000SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Sweden cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The UN Commission on Human Rights approved the resolution...
The UN Commission on Human Rights approved the resolution on the death penalty presented by Portugal, as President of the European Union
- APRIL 26, 2000SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death...
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Zambia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death...
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Georgia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Mauritius cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwean Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa and U
Zimbabwean Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa and U
- APRIL 26, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech republic cosponsored and voted in favour of the...
Czech republic cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Ukraine cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death...
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Anglican Church archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane criticised...
Anglican Church archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane criticised community leaders calling for the return of the death penalty
- APRIL 26, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines abstained from the resolution on the death...
Philippines abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Denmark cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Germany cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Honduras cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Ireland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Senators Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Carl Levin (D-MI)...
Senators Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) introduced the "National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2000
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- APRIL 26, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Federal moratorium on executions (Senate)
Federal moratorium on executions (Senate)
- APRIL 26, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy co-sponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Italy co-sponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission for Human Rights on April 26, 2000
- APRIL 26, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution...
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution in favour of a worldwide moratorium on capital punishment proposed by the EU term president Portugal
- APRIL 25, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judges Ruhal Amin and Abdul Matin, two High Court judges...
Judges Ruhal Amin and Abdul Matin, two High Court judges have refused to hear the Bangabandhu controversial case
- APRIL 25, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- APRIL 25, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
The Shirkoole Islamic court in Southern Mogadishu executed...
The Shirkoole Islamic court in Southern Mogadishu executed Farhan Muhammad Jama' for killing businessman Ahmad Muhammad Ali (Dhabareey), near the Baar Ubax road junction
- APRIL 25, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in the United Arab Emirates commuted...
An appeals court in the United Arab Emirates commuted a sentence against an Indonesian woman from death by stoning for adultery to one year in prison
- APRIL 25, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The governor of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu...
The governor of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu commuted the death sentence imposed on Nalini, a main defendant in the 1991 killing of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, to life imprisonment
- APRIL 24, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Yong-zhen from Taiwan and Chen Linsong from Fujian...
Liu Yong-zhen from Taiwan and Chen Linsong from Fujian were given death sentences in trials of first instance in Zhangzhou city, in east China's Fujian Province
- APRIL 24, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian migrant worker Kartini binti Karim narrowly...
Indonesian migrant worker Kartini binti Karim narrowly escaped death row after the Islamic high court in the United Arab Emirates town of Fujairah granted her appeal for clemency recently, foreign minister Alwi Shihab said
- APRIL 24, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Home Minister Mohammad Nasim renewed his plea that...
Home Minister Mohammad Nasim renewed his plea that the Supreme Court verdict in Bangabandhu murder case be executed within the year
- APRIL 24, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese man was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
A Sudanese man was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of murdering a fellow Sudanese national
- APRIL 24, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was one of three African countries that...
South Africa was one of three African countries that co-sponsored the resolution at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to universally abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 24, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Himmat Bin-Sa'id Himmat Harun, a Sudanese national,...
Himmat Bin-Sa'id Himmat Harun, a Sudanese national, was executed in Riyad after being found guilty of murdering a fellow Sudanese national by striking him on the head with a hatchet
- APRIL 24, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Canadian citizen of Vietnamese origin...
Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Canadian citizen of Vietnamese origin was executed in Hanoi, where she was arrested in 1996 for drug trafficking, a court spokesmen said
- APRIL 23, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League...
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League observed a hunger strike on the premises of the Shaheed Minar in the town demanding immediate execution of the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case
- APRIL 23, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Chenglong, former vice-mayor of Guigang in the Guangxi...
Li Chenglong, former vice-mayor of Guigang in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was executed following his conviction and sentencing for accepting bribes of 3
- APRIL 23, 2000EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
An Ethiopian man was executed in Saudi Arabia after...
An Ethiopian man was executed in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of stabbing a Sudanese man to death while the victim was sleeping
- APRIL 23, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
State Minister for Communications Anisul Huq Chowdhury...
State Minister for Communications Anisul Huq Chowdhury led a stick procession demanding implementation of the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case
- APRIL 23, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission adopted...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission adopted a resolution by roll-call vote of 31 in favour to none against and 22 abstentions, (E/
- APRIL 23, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people gathered in Nigeria's Niger Delta...
Thousands of people gathered in Nigeria's Niger Delta for the symbolic reburial of the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa, whose execution by the military government in 1995 aroused worldwide condemnation
- APRIL 23, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two men were executed after they were convicted of...
Two men were executed after they were convicted of premeditated murder
- APRIL 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Ethiopian man was executed in Mecca after he was...
An Ethiopian man was executed in Mecca after he was convicted of stabbing a Sudanese man to death
- APRIL 23, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The District and Sessions court in Dinga condemned...
The District and Sessions court in Dinga condemned [a person identified only as] Shahbaz for shooting dead [a person identified only as] Ansar in the adjoining area of Kunjha in a dispute over a money transaction
- APRIL 23, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Abu Ennein, commander of the Palestinian Fatah...
Sultan Abu Ennein, commander of the Palestinian Fatah forces in Lebanon, was sentenced to death
- APRIL 22, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
A small group of Amnesty International activists protested...
A small group of Amnesty International activists protested against China's human rights record and use of the death penalty while Chinese President Jiang Zemin toured the Athens Acropolis
- APRIL 22, 2000Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Two Singaporeans have been sentenced to death for trafficking...
Two Singaporeans have been sentenced to death for trafficking in 5kg of heroin
- APRIL 21, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cao Yufei, Gong Congying and Gao Zhenyu, members of...
Cao Yufei, Gong Congying and Gao Zhenyu, members of a major criminal gang who illegally raised over 500m yuan were sentenced to death in Beijing
- APRIL 21, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addressing the inaugural...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Advocates' Conference 2000, said that the people wanted due punishment for the killers of his father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the judiciary would have to fulfill the expectations of t
- APRIL 21, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuban television broadcast a programme in which government...
Cuban television broadcast a programme in which government journalists and commentators rolled out a litany of accusations against European Union states, Canada and other nations that voted with the United States to censure Cuba at the United Nation's Hum
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- APRIL 21, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Anatoly Bykov, Russian business tycoon charged with...
Anatoly Bykov, Russian business tycoon charged with money laundering and extortion, was extradited by the Hungarian Justice Minister, Ibolya David to Moscow after Russia guaranteed he would not be facing the death penalty
- APRIL 21, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Anatoly Bykov, Russian business tycoon charged with...
Anatoly Bykov, Russian business tycoon charged with money laundering and extortion, was extradited by the Hungarian Justice Minister, Ibolya David to Moscow after Russia guaranteed he would not be facing the death penalty
- APRIL 21, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
About 30 young people staged a picket outside the US...
About 30 young people staged a picket outside the US embassy in Warsaw to protest the death sentence given to Mumia Abu-Jamal by a US court
- APRIL 21, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf...
Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf said blasphemy laws enacted by former strongman General Zia ul-Haq that were punishable by the death penalty had been grossly abused
- APRIL 21, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to death by a court...
A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to death by a court in Combaitore for murdering three persons, including her husband and mother-in-law, in 1998
- APRIL 20, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The opposition BNP leaders bitterly criticized the...
The opposition BNP leaders bitterly criticized the AL leaders and ministers for their remarks against judges over the delay in the execution of the court verdict in Bangabandhu murder case
- APRIL 20, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
According to some reports, 13 people were executed...
According to some reports, 13 people were executed by shooting in Khazhi-aul by Russian forces
- APRIL 19, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese representative to the UN Human Rights...
The Portuguese representative to the UN Human Rights Commission, Alvaro de Mendonca e Moura, regretted on behalf of the EU and the applicant countries, the Chinese attitude that blocked the voting of a resolution on Human Rights in China through a procedu
- APRIL 19, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five officials and businessmen from the Chinese capital...
Five officials and businessmen from the Chinese capital were sentenced to death for embezzling public funds
- APRIL 19, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four [unidentified] Pakistani men were sentenced to...
Four [unidentified] Pakistani men were sentenced to death for drug dealing by a United Arab Emirates court
- APRIL 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers and their father were sentenced to death...
Three brothers and their father were sentenced to death in absentia for killing a man near Baalbek last year
- APRIL 19, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Reza Zohrevand, 21, was publicly hanged in Khorramabad...
Reza Zohrevand, 21, was publicly hanged in Khorramabad for murder
- APRIL 19, 2000TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Robert Glen Coe, 44, was executed by injection in...
Robert Glen Coe, 44, was executed by injection in Tennessee for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Cary Ann Medlin 21 years ago
- APRIL 18, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) including...
Top leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) including some influential ministers criticised the higher judiciary for delaying the process of execution of the death sentences of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- APRIL 18, 2000NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Affairs Ministry Buitenlandse Zaken said that...
Foreign Affairs Ministry Buitenlandse Zaken said that some 67% of the Dutch population support the admittance of 13 central and eastern European countries, including Turkey, into the European Union and 25% of those asked said countries should not have to
- APRIL 18, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Four [unidentified] Pakistani men were sentenced to...
Four [unidentified] Pakistani men were sentenced to death for drug dealing by a UAE court
- APRIL 18, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll published in April by the St
An opinion poll published in April by the St
- APRIL 18, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court of appeal upheld the death sentence imposed...
A Dubai court of appeal upheld the death sentence imposed on a thirty-one-year-old Afghan man for possessing and selling drugs
- APRIL 18, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Faisal Maseeh was condemned to capital punishment by...
Faisal Maseeh was condemned to capital punishment by Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore for stabbing to death Muhammad Ashraf while he was sleeping in his house in the Harbanspura area over a minor dispute in 1997
- APRIL 18, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani prosecutors appealed against the life jail...
Pakistani prosecutors appealed against the life jail term for deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, seeking the death sentence for his hijacking and terrorism convictions
- APRIL 18, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- APRIL 18, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Amos Wako said he will refer treason...
Attorney-General Amos Wako said he will refer treason charges against the National Convention Executive Council (NCEC) officials if they form a parallel government
- APRIL 17, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jin Xiangwu, the owner of a video-game arcade who murdered...
Jin Xiangwu, the owner of a video-game arcade who murdered three primary school pupils over a 2
- APRIL 17, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatian President Stipe Mesic said that the Hague...
Croatian President Stipe Mesic said that the Hague war crimes tribunal would not have had to investigate claims of war crimes in Croatia, if state mechanisms had functioned properly under his predecessor, the late President Franjo Tudjman
- APRIL 17, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Society for Tibetan Support in Slovenia, in co-operation...
The Society for Tibetan Support in Slovenia, in co-operation with Amnesty International, began an international action entitled 'Moratorium 2000
- APRIL 17, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai appeals court upheld a death sentence against...
A Dubai appeals court upheld a death sentence against a 31-year-old Afghan man for possessing and selling drugs
- APRIL 17, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago's Attorney-General Ramesh Maharaj...
Trinidad and Tobago's Attorney-General Ramesh Maharaj denied Amnesty International's charges
- APRIL 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Some 50 children on death row may be the immediate...
Some 50 children on death row may be the immediate beneficiaries of the military government's plan to scrap the obsolete juvenile justice system and bring it in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which Pakistan is a signatory
- APRIL 16, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed...
The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on Abolfazl Allahgholi, 28
- APRIL 15, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Mevlud Fejzullahu, a Kosovar refugee, required to return...
Mevlud Fejzullahu, a Kosovar refugee, required to return home from Australia, leaft in trepidation
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- APRIL 15, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Kosovar refugees in Australia feared death
Kosovar refugees in Australia feared death
- APRIL 15, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The District and Session court in Faisalabad gave the...
The District and Session court in Faisalabad gave the death penalty to Afzal Ahmad for a double-murder case
- APRIL 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Prison governor Jiayong Renqing of Lhasa jail in Tibet...
Prison governor Jiayong Renqing of Lhasa jail in Tibet said that the number of prisoners in Tibet jails represents 0
- APRIL 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Municipal Higher Court rejected an appeal from...
The Municipal Higher Court rejected an appeal from Hu Weiguo, 45, who received a two-year suspended death sentence on February 3 for setting fire to his house while his 14-year-old daughter was asleep inside the building
- APRIL 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liang Kunmin, a 27-year-old peasant from southwest...
Liang Kunmin, a 27-year-old peasant from southwest China's Guizhou Province, was given the death sentence by a local court in east China's Jiangsu Province for the abduction and rape of five women
- APRIL 14, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
A retired Croatian Army colonel, Martin Jendrasic,...
A retired Croatian Army colonel, Martin Jendrasic, said that in autumn 1991 the Croatian military police were hunting down Serbs throughout the town of Gospic and taking them to execution grounds where they were executed by firing squads
- APRIL 14, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
The Sejm (the lower house of parliament) voted to authorise...
The Sejm (the lower house of parliament) voted to authorise the president to ratify Protocol Six of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, which envisages a ban on capital punishment but allows for the possibility of the death penalty
- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his...
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his wife dead while she slept, was beheaded in public in Mecca
- APRIL 14, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A survey showed that the public believed crime had...
A survey showed that the public believed crime had risen since 1994, while justice system had deteriorated
- APRIL 14, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that Trinidad and Tobago...
Amnesty International said that Trinidad and Tobago was quietly removing itself from international scrutiny with its withdrawal from the first Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man,...
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man, was executed in the city of Medina
- APRIL 14, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Loren Legarda asked for the commutation of...
Senator Loren Legarda asked for the commutation of the death sentences of 13 convicts who are more than 70 years old, or about to turn 70 this year, saying the death penalty law precludes the execution of convicts over 70 for humanitarian reasons
- APRIL 14, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani who killed and robbed...
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani who killed and robbed another man, a Saudi Interior Ministry statement said
- APRIL 13, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa...
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa told reporters he delivered a hand-written letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Israel's Shas religious party, asking Egypt to intercede with Iran
- APRIL 13, 2000SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Leafa Vitale, 57, the former women's affairs minister,...
Leafa Vitale, 57, the former women's affairs minister, and Toi Aukuso, 68, former communications minister, were sentenced to death by hanging for plotting the murder of a cabinet colleague who had spearheaded a drive against corruption
- APRIL 13, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian Judge, Andrew Bray Cameron Wilson, 63,...
An Australian Judge, Andrew Bray Cameron Wilson, 63, has sentenced two former Samoan cabinet ministers, former Women's Affairs Minister Leafa Vitale, 57, and former Communications Minister Toi Aukuso, 68, to death for the shooting of Public Works Minister
- APRIL 13, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, Professor S
The Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, Professor S
- APRIL 13, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Joseph Estrada warned Islamic rebels holding...
President Joseph Estrada warned Islamic rebels holding 31 hostages that he would show no mercy if any of the captives were harmed
- APRIL 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munshi Khan and Alam Sher were sentenced to death by...
Munshi Khan and Alam Sher were sentenced to death by the District and Sessions court in Jouharabad
- APRIL 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Five men were given the death penalty for a dacoity...
Five men were given the death penalty for a dacoity cum murder case
- APRIL 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge in Jhang, Sohaib...
Additional District and Sessions Judge in Jhang, Sohaib Ahmed Roomi, condemned Muhammad Afzal to death for murdering pregnantwife, Kausar Bibi
- APRIL 12, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni man was executed in Saudi Arabia for raping...
A Yemeni man was executed in Saudi Arabia for raping several young girls and stealing their jewelery
- APRIL 12, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai appeal court upheld the sentence on a 28-year-old...
The Dubai appeal court upheld the sentence on a 28-year-old Indian, identified only as a male, for stabbing to death a former colleague in 1998
- APRIL 12, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Deputy Director...
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Deputy Director of the Ras Al Khaimah Court, ordered the release of 24-year-old Khalid Mohammed Ahmed Al Mullah after prominent human rights activist Ansar Burney paid "diya" (blood money) of Dh 170,000
- APRIL 12, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Al-Marwani, a Yemeni man who was convicted...
Muhammad Al-Marwani, a Yemeni man who was convicted of raping several young girls and stealing their jewellery, was executed in Riyadh
- APRIL 12, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A murderer was executed in public by the Taliban authorities...
A murderer was executed in public by the Taliban authorities in Maimana city in Faryab province of Afghanistan
- APRIL 12, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai (UAE) Appeals Court upheld the sentence on...
The Dubai (UAE) Appeals Court upheld the sentence on the 28-year-old Indian, identified only as a man, for stabbing to death a former colleague in 1998
- APRIL 11, 2000RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Otto Weber, leader of the Ecologists' Party, proposed...
Otto Weber, leader of the Ecologists' Party, proposed amendments to the penal code to re-introduce the death sentence for aggravated murders
- APRIL 11, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
He Xinquan and Gao Xinglong from Shanghai were given...
He Xinquan and Gao Xinglong from Shanghai were given death sentences for torturing a Songjiang District taxi driver to death and burying the corpse in a roadside ditch in East China's Anhui Province
- APRIL 11, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Portugal's ambassador,...
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Portugal's ambassador, Alvaro Mendonca e Moura, said the EU was especially concerned at reported mass killings, summary executions, violence against women, torture, arbitrary detention and pillage in Chechnya
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- APRIL 11, 2000LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The Turkey-European Union (EU) Partnership Council...
The Turkey-European Union (EU) Partnership Council met in Luxembourg under the chairmanship of Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem
- APRIL 11, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in the eastern Uzbek Namangan Region sentenced...
A court in the eastern Uzbek Namangan Region sentenced Anvarjon Mahmudov, a policeman, to death for shooting dead one person and badly injuring two others
- APRIL 11, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Filipino who was convicted of murder, robbery and...
A Filipino who was convicted of murder, robbery and having illicit sex with an Indonesian maid, was executed
- APRIL 11, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two kidnappers, Nazar Mohammad and Ajab Khan, were...
Two kidnappers, Nazar Mohammad and Ajab Khan, were given capital punishment by a Special Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi
- APRIL 11, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Filipino who was convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed a Filipino who was convicted of murder, robbery and having illicit sex with an Indonesian maid
- APRIL 11, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Tuscan MPs Fabrizio Vigni and Mauro Vannoni visited...
The Tuscan MPs Fabrizio Vigni and Mauro Vannoni visited death row inmate Rocco Derek Barnabei in Virginia
- APRIL 10, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Court for Suppression of Terroristic Activitiesin...
A Special Court for Suppression of Terroristic Activitiesin Faisalabad handed out a death sentence to Ghulam Murtaza for murder
- APRIL 10, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Saeed Heidari, 21, Qassem Hosseini,19, Mohammadreza...
Saeed Heidari, 21, Qassem Hosseini,19, Mohammadreza Ebrahimi, Habibollah Eidmorad and Jalil Pourjalai were executed by hanging in Qasr prison, Tehran, on unrelated charges of murder
- APRIL 10, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Mashallah Shamsol-Vaezin, a pioneer of independent...
Mashallah Shamsol-Vaezin, a pioneer of independent media and editor of a succession of banned titles, was imprisoned for thirty months on the grounds that an article he had published criticizing the death penalty defamed Islam
- APRIL 10, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, the EU term president,...
Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, the EU term president, Portugal's Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, and the EU commissioner for enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, staged a joint press briefing at the end of Turkey-EU Association Council
- APRIL 10, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Socialist International appointed the leader of...
The Socialist International appointed the leader of the Democratici di Sinistra (democratic left party, DS) Walter Veltroni, to head the campaign against the death penalty
- APRIL 9, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Dequ was executed in Fuzhou
Chen Dequ was executed in Fuzhou
- APRIL 9, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Commission, writer...
Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Commission, writer Anatoly Pristavkin, said he believed that Russia must adopt a law abolishing capital punishment and then eliminate the related articles of the Criminal Code
- APRIL 9, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
International terrorist Palvannozir Khadzhayev a member...
International terrorist Palvannozir Khadzhayev a member of the extremist organization Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan whose goal was to overthrow the country's constitutional order was extradited to Uzbekistan
- APRIL 9, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
International terrorist Palvannozir Khadzhayev a member...
International terrorist Palvannozir Khadzhayev a member of the extremist organization Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan whose goal was to overthrow the country's constitutional order was extradited from Russia to Uzbekistan
- APRIL 8, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) demanded...
The ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) demanded that opposition candidate, Jung In-bong, withdraw his parliamentary candidacy after they exposed personal records that indicated his involvement in a drug scandal in 1996
- APRIL 8, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A newly-formed non-governmental organization called...
A newly-formed non-governmental organization called the 'Society Concerned about the Safety of Generations' (Mapeksi) has called on the government to introduce legislation enabling drug dealers to be sentenced to death
- APRIL 8, 2000GhanaDEATH PENALTY
President Jerry John Rawlings granted amnesty to 1,000...
President Jerry John Rawlings granted amnesty to 1,000 prisoners, including two soldiers who were convicted in 1983 and 1985 respectively and sentenced to death for subversion
- APRIL 8, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore sentenced...
Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore sentenced to death one [identified only as] Latif in a murder case
- APRIL 8, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Rev. Pat Robertson, speaking at a symposium on religion...
Rev. Pat Robertson, speaking at a symposium on religion and the death penalty at the College of William and Mary, said: "I think a [death penalty] moratorium would indeed be very appropriate."
- APRIL 7, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Kong Jia, an unemployed ex-convict was executed in...
Kong Jia, an unemployed ex-convict was executed in Beijing for bludgeoning his parents to death with an iron bar
- APRIL 7, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Aide of the Russian president Sergei Yastrzhembsky...
Aide of the Russian president Sergei Yastrzhembsky gave the press the details of an April 4 telephone conversation between terrorist Khattab and Movladi Udugov, the chief ideologist of Chechen guerrillas who was currently in the United Arab Emirates
- APRIL 7, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
President Johannes Rau said that the European Union...
President Johannes Rau said that the European Union (EU) constituted a great perspective for Turkey, adding, "The EU is not only a markets union, first of all it is a union of values
- APRIL 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
German President Johannes Rau said that the European...
German President Johannes Rau said that the European Union (EU) constituted a great perspective for Turkey, adding, "The EU is not only a markets union, first of all it is a union of values
- APRIL 6, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence against...
The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence against Omar Serushago
- APRIL 6, 2000ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Suspected paramilitary gunmen executed 21 unarmed residents...
Suspected paramilitary gunmen executed 21 unarmed residents of a small town near the Venezuelan border
- APRIL 6, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Wen, 31, was executed in Taiyuan, the capital...
Yang Wen, 31, was executed in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province for raping two university students and killing a female postgraduate student during a failed sexual assault
- APRIL 6, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved Recommendation 1456 (2000) calling upon the Committee of Ministers to initiate without delay the procedure for suspension of the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Counc
- APRIL 6, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The State Duma committee on legislation approved a...
The State Duma committee on legislation approved a bill on the ratification of Protocol 6 of the European Convention on human rights, which provides for capital punishment to be abolished by law in Russia
- APRIL 6, 2000LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A human rights committee in Britain said that the Libyan...
A human rights committee in Britain said that the Libyan security forces had executed three of the eight Islamists that Jordanian authorities extradited to Libya in January 2000
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- APRIL 6, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The reintroduction of the death penalty is supported...
The reintroduction of the death penalty is supported by 62 percent of Slovaks, which is a drop from previous years, according to a March 10-20 poll carried out by the Slovak Statistics Office's Public Opinion Research Institute (UVVM) among 1,234 responde
- APRIL 6, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found...
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on others will be sentenced to death because the practice violates Islamic law and is therefore blasphemous
- APRIL 6, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Karachi found ousted prime minister Nawaz...
A court in Karachi found ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif guilty of terrorism and hijacking and sentenced him to life imprisonment
- APRIL 6, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
A human rights committee in Britain said that the Libyan...
A human rights committee in Britain said that the Libyan security forces had executed three of the eight Islamists that Jordanian authorities extradited to Libya in January 2000
- APRIL 6, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights...
The Vietnam Committee for the Defence of Human Rights accused Vietnam of handing down "an increasing number of death sentences", reaching the "sad record" of 194 last year
- APRIL 6, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found...
A Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on others will be sentenced to death because the practice violates Islamic law and is therefore blasphemous
- APRIL 5, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi Communist Party accused Iraqi President Saddam...
The Iraqi Communist Party accused Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government of executing 122 prisoners
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,...
Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented at the Commission on Human Rights her report, denouncing evidence of mass murder, executions without trial, and looting in the course of the operation in Chechnya
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechen rebels said that nine members of the Russian...
Chechen rebels said that nine members of the Russian special-purpose police (OMON) from Perm were executed after the 72 hours provided to Russia for the exchange of prisoners had passed
- APRIL 5, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
By a decision of the Shari'ah Court the mercenaries...
By a decision of the Shari'ah Court the mercenaries who signed contracts with Russian servicemen for six months were sentenced to death
- APRIL 5, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Joseph Estrada said that he wanted the two...
President Joseph Estrada said that he wanted the two soldiers, Marcial Ambulo and Jovy Rubio, who shot dead six innocent civilians in Mindoro Oriental, to be meted the death penalty for their crime
- APRIL 5, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution...
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution of Niaz Ahmed till April 26
- APRIL 5, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death for the murder of under-trial...
Two men were sentenced to death for the murder of under-trial prisoner Kabeer alias 'LTTE Kabeer'
- APRIL 5, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Government and opposition senators handed an appeal...
Government and opposition senators handed an appeal to the Iranian president Mohammed Khatami not to impose the death penalty on 13 Iranian Jews on trial on charges of spying for Israel in Teheran
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said...
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said that 50 out of 155 prisoners detained at Kigali central prison on rape charges, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 4, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Ilir Meta signed Protocol 6 on the death...
Prime Minister Ilir Meta signed Protocol 6 on the death penalty in Strasbourg confirming that his country has abolished capital punishment
- APRIL 4, 2000NepalDEATH 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 Mr
- APRIL 4, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech...
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech at the EU-African summit, emphasised the importance of good governance, human rights, the democratic process and the rule of law
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced seven people to death after they...
A court sentenced seven people to death after they were found guilty of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide
- APRIL 4, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed...
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed President Joseph Estrada's decision to suspend the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2000AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Lee Tarver Jr
Robert Lee Tarver Jr
- APRIL 3, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition treaty had been sent to Washington following discussion with US President Bill Clinton during his visit to Bangladesh on 20th March
- APRIL 3, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial...
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial for 13 Jews, who could face the death penalty in Iran for spying
- APRIL 3, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister...
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister and Republican Member of Parliament, was placed under arrest by a Court of First Instance in Yerevan
- APRIL 3, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha...
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha Hoose Region (south-central Somalia) sentenced Neperto Muhammad Abdi to death by stoning after she was found guilty of having three husbands
- APRIL 3, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed...
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed by the High Court against former under secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Obote II's regime Anthony Okwanga
- APRIL 3, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed
- APRIL 3, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the...
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the death penalty for rape convicts but said it could be considered in case of child and gang rape
- APRIL 2, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed...
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed the process of bringing back the killers of Bangbandhu hiding in different countries
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- APRIL 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the...
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the abduction and selling of women and children, which has become increasingly common in recent years
- APRIL 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference to the moratorium stated that "The postponement of the executions of death convicts might destroy the credence of our death penalty law
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District...
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District and Sessions court, condemned [a man identified only as] Mushtaq, alias Bao, to capital punishment for murder
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood...
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa handed out a death sentences to four persons foundguilty of kidnapping for ransom
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different...
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different murder cases by the Additional Session Courts in Faisalabad