Chronological archive
January 2001
The 557 news items published by Hands Off Cain in January 2001, in chronological order.
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs accused...
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs accused the Government of being reluctant to confront or impose restrictions on countries guilty of human rights abuses
- JANUARY 31, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
On the 1st anniversary of Illinois' death penalty moratorium,...
On the 1st anniversary of Illinois' death penalty moratorium, Wisconsin Sen
- JANUARY 31, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national, Murad Bkhit was executed in Oman...
A Pakistani national, Murad Bkhit was executed in Oman for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 31, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Greek Parliament effectively abolished the death...
The Greek Parliament effectively abolished the death sentence in peace time
- JANUARY 31, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Commissioner for External Relations, Cris Patten in...
Commissioner for External Relations, Cris Patten in a contribution to a debate on the situation in the Middle East at the European Parliament said that he was deeply concerned by the killing of Israeli civilians by Palestinians, and by the recent executio
- JANUARY 31, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A gang member convicted of killing 2 teenagers (Mike...
A gang member convicted of killing 2 teenagers (Mike Murillo and Bryan Molina) in Whittier was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 31, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A man whose November 1999 crime spree resulted in the...
A man whose November 1999 crime spree resulted in the deaths of 2 people was sentenced to die
- JANUARY 31, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Galveston man convicted and sentenced to death in...
A Galveston man convicted and sentenced to death in the murder of his toddler stepdaughter had an ineffective lawyer and should be given a new trial, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday
- JANUARY 31, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national, Murad Bkhit was executed in Oman...
A Pakistani national, Murad Bkhit was executed in Oman for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 31, 2001OregonDEATH PENALTY
Senator Mark Hatfield, Norma Paulus and Dr
Senator Mark Hatfield, Norma Paulus and Dr
- JANUARY 31, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano's death penalty...
Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano's death penalty commission, which was appointed in 2000 to study how capital punishment is administered and to recommend improvements, has agreed to expand a legislative proposal (SB 1486) to help Arizona's rural
- JANUARY 31, 2001DEATH PENALTY
OMAN
January 31, 2001: First execution for drug trafficking in Oman.
- JANUARY 30, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national,...
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national, is fighting extradition to the United Arab Emirates where he faces a death sentence, possibly by crucifixion, if extradited
- JANUARY 30, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal...
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal flight from Sanaa to Taaz last week may face the death penalty if proven guilty by the court judges
- JANUARY 30, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Presiding Judge Toshifumi Motohara of the Supreme Court...
Presiding Judge Toshifumi Motohara of the Supreme Court rejected Kozo Segawa's appeal against lower court capital sentence
- JANUARY 30, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in DRC, Roberto...
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in DRC, Roberto Garreton, condemned the January 19 clashes between the Hema and Lendu in Bunia and said that Lendu and Ngiti militiamen attacked Ugandan military positions near Bunia airport
- JANUARY 30, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A bill to exclude the death penalty for juvenile offenders...
A bill to exclude the death penalty for juvenile offenders (SB 236) was introduced by Sen
- JANUARY 30, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's justice minister Hikmet Sami Turk said might...
Turkey's justice minister Hikmet Sami Turk said might have to review a stay of execution for Abdullah Ocalan if he continued making "provocative" public statements
- JANUARY 30, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni man with a history of crime had his right...
A Yemeni man with a history of crime had his right hand chopped off and will go before a firing squad for murder in 10 days
- JANUARY 30, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed in Mecca three [unidentified]...
Saudi Arabia executed in Mecca three [unidentified] nationals for stabbing and raping a Saudi woman before robbing her
- JANUARY 30, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
A Syrian national, Ibrahim Issa , was sentenced to...
A Syrian national, Ibrahim Issa , was sentenced to death in absentia in Lebanon after he was found guilty of murdering a woman, Salwat Asafiri, at her home in Beirut in 1998
- JANUARY 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Zhiqing, 37, an accountant at the People's Bank...
Chen Zhiqing, 37, an accountant at the People's Bank of China branch in Xining, Qinghai province, was sentenced to death by Xining Intermediate People's Court, for looting 15
- JANUARY 30, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national,...
Mohammed Lodhi, 43, a businessman Pakistani national, is fighting in United Kingdom extradition to the United Arab Emirates where he faces a death sentence, possibly by crucifixion, if extradited
- JANUARY 30, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Syrian national, Ibrahim Issa , was sentenced to...
A Syrian national, Ibrahim Issa , was sentenced to death in absentia after he was found guilty of murdering a woman, Salwat Asafiri, at her home in Beirut in 1998
- JANUARY 30, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A 35-year-old man, Loyd Lafevers, was executed by injection...
A 35-year-old man, Loyd Lafevers, was executed by injection in the night for killing an 84-year-old woman by beating her and setting her on fire
- JANUARY 30, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Members of the government's panel on judicial reform...
Members of the government's panel on judicial reform agreed that a joint judge-jury system should be introduced in criminal trials
- JANUARY 30, 2001MichiganDEATH PENALTY
SJR 2 was introduced to reinstate the death penalty...
SJR 2 was introduced to reinstate the death penalty in Michigan, by allowing for the death penalty for those convicted for first degree murder
- JANUARY 30, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
SB 25, was filed by Sen
SB 25, was filed by Sen
- JANUARY 30, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Mississippi representatives Erik Felming and John Mayo...
Mississippi representatives Erik Felming and John Mayo have each proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty in Mississippi
- JANUARY 30, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's Cabinet endorsed a government-sponsored...
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's Cabinet endorsed a government-sponsored bill to change the country's method of capital punishment, replacing the traditional gunning-down of convicts on death row with more humane lethal injections
- JANUARY 30, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Naser Zarafshan, lawyer for the families of the nationalists...
Naser Zarafshan, lawyer for the families of the nationalists Dariush and Parvaneh Foruhar and spokesman for the writer Mohammad Puyandeh, stated that "The relatives oppose the death sentence because they do not seek revenge
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- JANUARY 30, 2001Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Land presented a bill (SB 236) to abolish death...
Sen. Land presented a bill (SB 236) to abolish death penalty on juveniles.
- JANUARY 30, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Seven journalists face the death penalty for blasphemy...
Seven journalists face the death penalty for blasphemy after Pakistan's military regime closed down an English-language newspaper for publishing a `highly sacrilegious' reader's letter
- JANUARY 30, 2001DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal...
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal flight from Sanaa to Taaz last week may face the death penalty if proven guilty by the court judges
- JANUARY 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A judge on the central island of Bohol sentenced 12...
A judge on the central island of Bohol sentenced 12 [unidentified] members of a kidnapping gang to death by lethal injection, after finding the 12 guilty of kidnapping a Chinese-Filipino businessman for ransom in 1998
- JANUARY 29, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's term president, Sweden's Foreign...
The European Union's term president, Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, asked Turkey to complete the political reforms regarding also the abolishment of the death penalty
- JANUARY 29, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
January 29, 20001: about 100 white farmers accompanied...
January 29, 20001: about 100 white farmers accompanied by their children protested outside the Koster Magistrate's Court in the North West where Lazarus Raseroka and Daphnie Mogaswane, two men who allegedly killed a farmer were appearing
- JANUARY 29, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old man, Bilal Mahmud, was sentenced to death...
A 24-year-old man, Bilal Mahmud, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court after he was found guilty of killing and burning a woman, Kayan Salih, in Irbid on June 23, 2000
- JANUARY 29, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Member of the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda,...
Austrian Member of the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda, the special rapporteur of the European Parliament for the EU partnership with Turkey, visited Ankara and said that the abolition of the death penalty by 2004 and a stop to capital punishment in th
- JANUARY 29, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Diplomats said that the European Union delegation that...
Diplomats said that the European Union delegation that visited President Emile Lahoud discussed scrapping the death penalty in Lebanon
- JANUARY 29, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Caruthers Alexander was executed for raping and strangling...
Caruthers Alexander was executed for raping and strangling 19-year-old Lori Bruch
- JANUARY 29, 2001UtahDEATH PENALTY
A post-conviction DNA testing bill (SB 172) was introduced...
A post-conviction DNA testing bill (SB 172) was introduced in the Utah Senate by Sen
- JANUARY 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate President Aquilino Q
Senate President Aquilino Q
- JANUARY 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Duma member Vladislav Ignatov suggested introducing...
Duma member Vladislav Ignatov suggested introducing capital punishment for drug dealers and corrupt officials
- JANUARY 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan Northern Alliance said that the Taleban...
The Afghan Northern Alliance said that the Taleban herded together civilians from the villages of Bodmoshki, Gardigag and Shahar Nik and executed 500 by firing squad the Yakawlang District earlier in the month
- JANUARY 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Religious and civic groups calling for a ban on capital...
Religious and civic groups calling for a ban on capital punishment are receiving crucial support from politicians as a group of lawmakers are seeking to launch a legislation movement to ban the death penalty
- JANUARY 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES
January 29, 2001: 12 people sentenced to death for kidnapping, by a a judge on the central island of Bohol.
- JANUARY 28, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Lech Kaczynski declared his "a staunch...
Justice Minister Lech Kaczynski declared his "a staunch support for the death penalty" and said he would be favourable to the re-introduction of capital punishment in Poland
- JANUARY 27, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The chairman of Tanzania's main opposition Party, Ibrahim...
The chairman of Tanzania's main opposition Party, Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front said at least 280 people had been killed in violence on Zanzibar on January 26 and 27
- JANUARY 27, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Judge Mohammad Reza Aqiqi of the Tehran military court...
Judge Mohammad Reza Aqiqi of the Tehran military court gave death penalty to Ali Roshani, Mahamoud Jafarzadeh and Ali Mohseni three former government agents for the murder of two elderly nationalists, Darioush and his wife Parvaneh Forouhar, and two write
- JANUARY 26, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- JANUARY 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Is the death penalty administered fairly? 3/4 of Illinois...
Is the death penalty administered fairly? 3/4 of Illinois residents are concerned that innocent people may have been put to death, according to a new poll
- JANUARY 25, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan executed four men who had been sentenced to...
Pakistan executed four men who had been sentenced to death for the 1991 murders of seven people
- JANUARY 25, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The director of the Australian Institute of Criminology,...
The director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, Dr Adam Graycar, commenting a report on homicide in 2001 Year Book Australia, released by the Bureau of Statistics, said that capital punishment has no effect on the crime rate
- JANUARY 25, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
Azerbaijan was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man convicted of murdering a fellow citizen...
A Saudi man convicted of murdering a fellow citizen was beheaded in southern Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 25, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
Armenia was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 25, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO)...
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) chairman Krassimir Karakachanov said it is high time the schools, the police and the prosecuting authorities did what is necessary to prevent the victimization of children by criminals and paedophiles
- JANUARY 25, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The brother of US President George W Bush is to re-examine...
The brother of US President George W Bush is to re-examine the case of a Londoner who has been on death row for 14 years
- JANUARY 25, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Billy Ray Fox, 35, was executed by injection for the...
Billy Ray Fox, 35, was executed by injection for the summer 1985 murders of 3 night employees at Wynn's IGA
- JANUARY 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia condemned...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia condemned Nar Bahadur Tamang and Bala Tamang, both Nepalese nationals, to death for drug trafficking
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- JANUARY 25, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court condemned Nar Bahadur...
The Tangerang District Court condemned Nar Bahadur Tamang and Bala Tamang, both Nepalese nationals, to death for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
LEBANON
January 25, 2001: 15 people risk being executed. The European Union called for Lebanon to drop the death penalty and asked Justice Minister Samir Jisr to suspend 15 planned executions for various crimes. Italian Senator urges the Italian Government to int
- JANUARY 24, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, told Members...
British Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, told Members of Parliament that Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union without huge improvements in its human rights record
- JANUARY 24, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Bill Feldman leader of the City Country Alliance, a...
Bill Feldman leader of the City Country Alliance, a political party made up of six former One Nation MPs, has launched its election campaign in the Australian state of Queensland where polls will be held on February 17, with a call for a referendum on the
- JANUARY 24, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Committee for the Abolition of the Death Penalty...
The Committee for the Abolition of the Death Penalty presented its conclusive report to the Italian Senate
- JANUARY 24, 2001Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The State Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for...
The State Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to death
- JANUARY 24, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
Assemblyman Alfred E
Assemblyman Alfred E
- JANUARY 24, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Chiew-ming sae Chow and Suvit Lachan, two drug dealers...
Chiew-ming sae Chow and Suvit Lachan, two drug dealers were sentenced to death for possession of 94,000 speed pills for sale
- JANUARY 24, 2001Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Barr filed HB 5253 to reintroduce the death penalty.
Rep. Barr filed HB 5253 to reintroduce the death penalty.
- JANUARY 24, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
(SJR 3) a Joint Resolution, sponsored by Sen
(SJR 3) a Joint Resolution, sponsored by Sen
- JANUARY 24, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A bill that would make murder of a child 12 or younger...
A bill that would make murder of a child 12 or younger an aggravating circumstance for purposes of imposing the death penalty easily won approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives
- JANUARY 24, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Workers group Migrante International sought the intervention...
Workers group Migrante International sought the intervention of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the release and repatriation of some 1,000 overseas Filipino workers allegedly unjustly imprisoned, particularly the death row cases in Saudi Arabia and
- JANUARY 24, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Main Military Prosecutor Mikhail Kislitsyn,...
Russian Main Military Prosecutor Mikhail Kislitsyn, said it was too soon for Russia to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
ITALIA
January 24, 2001: the Committee for the Abolition of the Death Penalty presented its conclusive report to the Italian Senate.
- JANUARY 23, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
(French actress) Catherine Deneuve handed a petition...
(French actress) Catherine Deneuve handed a petition against the death penalty signed by over half a million people to the US embassy in Paris
- JANUARY 23, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Ambassador Anne Desmorr on behalf of the European...
Swedish Ambassador Anne Desmorr on behalf of the European Community's called for Lebanon to drop the death penalty and asked Justice Minister Samir Jisr to suspend 15 planned executions for various crimes
- JANUARY 23, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Reverend Rob Marshall criticised the disgraceful...
The Reverend Rob Marshall criticised the disgraceful actions of the Palestinian Authority and its show trials
- JANUARY 23, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The first local trial of six Bosnian Muslims charged...
The first local trial of six Bosnian Muslims charged with war crimes committed against Bosnian Croat prisoners in the Mostar region during the conflict of 1993-94, has begun in Mostar
- JANUARY 23, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Victor Ombu, advocated...
Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Victor Ombu, advocated the death penalty on communal war mongers as a deterrent
- JANUARY 23, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Mark Andrew Fowler, 35, was pronounced dead at 9:07 p
Mark Andrew Fowler, 35, was pronounced dead at 9:07 p
- JANUARY 23, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Five men who were convicted of armed robbery had their...
Five men who were convicted of armed robbery had their right hands and left feet amputated as punishment
- JANUARY 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EU foreign ministers criticised China for its ongoing...
EU foreign ministers criticised China for its ongoing use of the death penalty and its continued human rights violations
- JANUARY 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A Texas death-row inmate deserves a new trial because...
A Texas death-row inmate deserves a new trial because his lawyer slept through long stretches of the man's original trial, a defense lawyer argued today as a federal appeals court reconsidered the 17-year-old Houston-area case
- JANUARY 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Bill is introduced to establish death penalty
Bill is introduced to establish death penalty
- JANUARY 22, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Senator Corneliu Vadim Tudor, leader of the Greater...
Senator Corneliu Vadim Tudor, leader of the Greater Romania Party (PRM, the second-biggest party in parliament,) presented the case of Romanian patriot Ilie Ilascu, currently a PRM senator, to the president of the European Democrats' Political Group, to w
- JANUARY 22, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Helfrick introduced the following death penalty-related...
Sen. Helfrick introduced the following death penalty-related bills: SB 23 to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty; SB 25 to impose a temporary suspension of the death penalty; and SB 29 to prohibit prosecutor
- JANUARY 22, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Supreme Court's new rules for handling...
The Illinois Supreme Court's new rules for handling capital cases are among the most progressive in the country, death penalty experts said
- JANUARY 21, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded...
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded in the western city of Jiddah in Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People's Court People announced that who...
The Supreme People's Court People announced that who are engaged in spying activities, including stealing, detecting, purchasing or leaking state secrets in China will face also the death penalty
- JANUARY 21, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded...
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded in the western city of Jiddah in Saudi Arabia
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- JANUARY 21, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The issue of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty...
The issue of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty has been under wide discussion
- JANUARY 20, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
In Paris police blocked demonstrators protesting against...
In Paris police blocked demonstrators protesting against the death penalty in the United States at the same time that George W
- JANUARY 20, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
An Alabama man once in line to become the first person...
An Alabama man once in line to become the first person executed by the federal government since 1963 -- and the first condemned under the drug kingpin statute -- had his death sentence set aside by President Clinton, who changed it to life in prison witho
- JANUARY 20, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A spokesman for newly-installed Philippines president...
A spokesman for newly-installed Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that Philippines leader Joseph Estrada faces the death penalty on corruption charges
- JANUARY 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES
January 20, 2001: former President Joseph Estrada risks the death penalty for corruption.
- JANUARY 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that Taleban...
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that Taleban had executed at least 100 civilians after recapturing an area of central Afghanistan early in January, 2001
- JANUARY 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liao Buhuang and Wu Tongzhu, two men who abducted 154...
Liao Buhuang and Wu Tongzhu, two men who abducted 154 women and two children and made 840,000 yuan from selling them to people in the richer eastern provinces were also executed
- JANUARY 19, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Condemned murderer Erskine Leroy Johnson might not...
Condemned murderer Erskine Leroy Johnson might not have to stay on death row much longer because the Tennessee Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for him
- JANUARY 19, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a...
In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a new hearing for a DuPage County man sentenced to death in the 1986 murder of an Aurora woman
- JANUARY 19, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A judge sent Robert Bloom Jr
A judge sent Robert Bloom Jr
- JANUARY 19, 2001Sud DakotaDEATH PENALTY
A judge sentenced an Alaska man to death by lethal...
A judge sentenced an Alaska man to death by lethal injection for last year's brutal slaying of 19-year-old Chester A
- JANUARY 19, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court judge criticised 2 colleagues...
A federal appeals court judge criticised 2 colleagues for denying a death-row inmate's appeal
- JANUARY 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CHINA
January 19, 2001: other four men executed for abducting and selling women and children. Two more sentenced to death for murder and poisoning.
- JANUARY 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zheng Mingyue, Zheng Mingliang, Liu Jiuwei and Han...
Zheng Mingyue, Zheng Mingliang, Liu Jiuwei and Han Chenggui, all male farmers from Siyang County of Jiangsu Province, were executed in Suqian City of east China's Jiangsu Province for organizing an underground gang who abducted, raped and sold women in Yu
- JANUARY 18, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Dion Athanasius Smallwood, 31, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p
Dion Athanasius Smallwood, 31, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p
- JANUARY 18, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Alvin Urial Goodwin, 37 was pronounced dead at 6:22 p
Alvin Urial Goodwin, 37 was pronounced dead at 6:22 p
- JANUARY 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
An old saying bandied about in courthouses holds that...
An old saying bandied about in courthouses holds that a defendant who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client, but Akeem Muhammad's foolishness won him a chance to escape the death penalty for his conviction in a 1995 Broward County murder
- JANUARY 18, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
[photographer] Oliviero Toscani commenting on the postponement...
[photographer] Oliviero Toscani commenting on the postponement of the execution of North Carolina death row inmate Bobby Lee Harris, said "I hope he gets a commutation of his sentence, or even a pardon
- JANUARY 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CHINA
January 18, 2001: four men were executed in Suqian City.
- JANUARY 17, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism...
PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism of the Palestinian judiciary by Western and domestic legal parties on the executions policy, the justice minister said: "Our people are in a state of war, which has been launched against them, and we are
- JANUARY 17, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Six of 11 people due to be hanged simultaneously in...
Six of 11 people due to be hanged simultaneously in Iran were executed, state radio reported
- JANUARY 17, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Mary Jane Ramos, a Filipino domestic helper, was saved...
Mary Jane Ramos, a Filipino domestic helper, was saved from execution in a decision issued by the Ras Al Khaima court
- JANUARY 17, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romanian Senate passed the extradition bill sponsored...
Romanian Senate passed the extradition bill sponsored by Government
- JANUARY 17, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A condemned inmate whose picture, taken by Oliviero...
A condemned inmate whose picture, taken by Oliviero Toscani, was part of a Benetton campaign against capital punishment received a stay of execution
- JANUARY 17, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Meretz leader Yossi Sarid condemned the executions:...
Meretz leader Yossi Sarid condemned the executions: "As a person who opposes assassinations of Palestinians by Israel, I believe I have the full moral authority to call on the PA to stop the executions," he said
- JANUARY 17, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands off Cain organised a demonstration in front of...
Hands off Cain organised a demonstration in front of the Palestinian delegation premises in Rome
- JANUARY 17, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty in the state and...
A bill to abolish the death penalty in the state and commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole (HB 1598) was introduced by Rep
- JANUARY 17, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Mary Jane Ramos, a Filipino domestic helper, was saved...
Mary Jane Ramos, a Filipino domestic helper, was saved from execution for murder in a decision issued by the Ras Al Khaima court, after President Estrada told Philippine embassy officials in Dubai to exhaust whatever funds to make sure the defense lawyers
- JANUARY 17, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
HB 1679 sponsored by Rep
HB 1679 sponsored by Rep
- JANUARY 17, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Salah bin Ahmad bib Darwish was executed by firing...
Salah bin Ahmad bib Darwish was executed by firing squad for murder in Oman
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- JANUARY 17, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN
Six of 11 people due to be hanged simultaneously in Iran were executed, state radio reported.
- JANUARY 16, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Supreme court has upheld a death sentence by public...
Supreme court has upheld a death sentence by public stoning for a woman convicted of murdering her husband with the help of her lover
- JANUARY 16, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The government has promulgated the Juvenile Justice...
The government has promulgated the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000, which prohibits death penalty for a child under 18 years of age
- JANUARY 16, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members...
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members stopped a bus in western Colombia and executed 10 passengers
- JANUARY 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Both the procuratorate and the court of Mianyang city...
Both the procuratorate and the court of Mianyang city were ordered each to pay 53,528
- JANUARY 16, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at...
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city
- JANUARY 16, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
East Timorese leader of the violent militia gang Aitarak...
East Timorese leader of the violent militia gang Aitarak Eurico Guterres, 27, declared to a Jakarta courtroom that he wants to receive the death sentence because he feels rejected by the Indonesian Government
- JANUARY 16, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A man who fatally stabbed, beat and sexually molested...
A man who fatally stabbed, beat and sexually molested a 7-year-old girl in his apartment was executed by fatal injection
- JANUARY 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 2 men for murder
China executed 2 men for murder
- JANUARY 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a man for drug dealing
China executed a man for drug dealing
- JANUARY 16, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A jury in St
A jury in St
- JANUARY 16, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
33 Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from...
33 Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from around the state released a statement calling on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 16, 2001Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Raptakis filed SB 73 to reintroduce the death penalty.
Sen. Raptakis filed SB 73 to reintroduce the death penalty.
- JANUARY 16, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members...
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members stopped a bus in western Colombia and executed 10 passengers
- JANUARY 16, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at...
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city
- JANUARY 16, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SIT- IN IN ROME: TODAY h. 11 am
Today at 11.00 a.m. the Radical Party is organising a sit-in in front of the Palestinian Authority’s delegation offices in Rome in favour of a moratorium on executions in the territories.
- JANUARY 16, 2001DEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT
January 16, 2001: Vina Sishabi, from Sri Lanka, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city.
- JANUARY 15, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union, under the Sweden Presidency, voiced...
The European Union, under the Sweden Presidency, voiced regret over the execution of two Palestinians convicted of collaboration with Israel and urged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to commute death sentences against two other men, Ali al-Hatib and Husa
- JANUARY 15, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed two women, a mother and daughter,...
Saudi Arabia executed two women, a mother and daughter, convicted of killing their husband and father and burning his body in the desert
- JANUARY 15, 2001Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in a report to the U
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in a report to the U
- JANUARY 15, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
European Parliamentarian Emma Bonino criticised the...
European Parliamentarian Emma Bonino criticised the Palestinian Authority for the summary death sentences issued after trials lacking deliberation, and without the possibility of appeal or clemency
- JANUARY 15, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The crime of murdering a child would join the list...
The crime of murdering a child would join the list of offenses automatically eligible for the death penalty under legislation filed in the memory of a 9-year-old Spokane girl killed by her father
- JANUARY 14, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Authorities in Baghdad have released hundreds of prisoners...
Authorities in Baghdad have released hundreds of prisoners who were sentenced to death and life imprisonment for murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and rape
- JANUARY 14, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting dead a fellow national
- JANUARY 14, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A supervisor at the Illinois State Police crime lab...
A supervisor at the Illinois State Police crime lab gave false testimony in 9 cases, including trials that resulted in wrongful rape convictions of 3 Chicago men, according to an analysis by a leading forensic expert for a lawsuit against the City of Chic
- JANUARY 14, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Small counties in South Georgia are going broke prosecuting...
Small counties in South Georgia are going broke prosecuting and defending death penalty cases - even though fewer and fewer murderers are being put to death
- JANUARY 14, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak denounced the Palestinian...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak denounced the Palestinian Authority's execution of two collaborators convicted of helping Israel pinpoint and kill Palestinian activists during the current uprising
- JANUARY 14, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
After putting 2 men before firing squads and condemning...
After putting 2 men before firing squads and condemning 2 more to death, Palestinian authorities said that more trials - and harsher punishment - are ahead for Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel
- JANUARY 14, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA
January 14, 2001: Saudi Arabia executed two people this weekend
- JANUARY 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 26 people convicted of robbery, rape...
China executed 26 people convicted of robbery, rape and murder as the police mounted a drive to rid the streets of criminals and warn potential offenders ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays
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- JANUARY 13, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The Rev
The Rev
- JANUARY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Mojahedin Military Command...
It was reported that the Mojahedin Military Command Council had sentenced to death for being enemy conspirators and executed five people who worked in a Russian concentration camp as "torture agents" in the village of Sherkesnov
- JANUARY 13, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
A special source reported that the Baghdad regime executed...
A special source reported that the Baghdad regime executed a large number of strugglers in Makasib prison and buried their bodies in a graveyard near Baghdad international airport
- JANUARY 13, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was...
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was beheaded for heroin smuggling in the town of Al-Khobar
- JANUARY 13, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
After putting 2 men before firing squads, a military...
After putting 2 men before firing squads, a military court heard no witnesses and deliberated less than an hour before sentencing two Palestinians to death and two others to life in prison on similar charges of treason
- JANUARY 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel...
Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel have been executed by firing squad
- JANUARY 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was...
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was beheaded for heroin smuggling in the town of Al-Khobar
- JANUARY 13, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
January 13, 2001: Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel have been executed by firing squad.
- JANUARY 12, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Federal Judge Norman Roettger has ordered a new evidentiary...
Federal Judge Norman Roettger has ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Florida Death Row inmate Billy Kelley, convicted in 1984 for the 1966 murder of wealthy citrus rancher Von Maxcy
- JANUARY 12, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Alerken Abula, leader of the 113-member East Turkestan...
Alerken Abula, leader of the 113-member East Turkestan Islamic Party of Allah, recently sentenced by Intermediate People's Court of Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture, was executed for planning and committing "terrorist" attacks in the region of Xinj
- JANUARY 12, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death Maqsatullo Abdulhaqov, A
- JANUARY 12, 2001KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A collegium of the city court of Bishkek, chaired by Dzh
A collegium of the city court of Bishkek, chaired by Dzh
- JANUARY 12, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Committee for Amnesty has started examining the...
The Committee for Amnesty has started examining the files of four cases involving irrevocable death penalties before passing them on to the Justice Minister and subsequently to President Emile Lahoud, whose signature is final
- JANUARY 12, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Handley introduced a death penalty moratorium...
Sen. Handley introduced a death penalty moratorium bill and a death penalty abolition bill (SB 413 and 420, respectively). (text: http://prdbasis
- JANUARY 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Rep. Dembrow presented HB 102 to abolish capital punishment....
Rep. Dembrow presented HB 102 to abolish capital punishment. (text: http://mlis
- JANUARY 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yufen, a woman former company manager, was sentenced...
Li Yufen, a woman former company manager, was sentenced to death by the Jilin Higher People's Court for defrauding companies and individuals of more than 38 million yuan (about 4
- JANUARY 11, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
The Indiana Supreme Court unsealed the fate of death-row...
The Indiana Supreme Court unsealed the fate of death-row inmate Vincent Prowell, sentenced to die for the 1993 murders of Denise Powers and Chris Fillbright outside the Green River Manor Apartments
- JANUARY 11, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge for the 1st time has ordered new DNA...
A federal judge for the 1st time has ordered new DNA testing for a Virginia death row inmate, ruling that Brian Lee Cherrix needs the lab work to verify his claim that he was wrongfully convicted of killing a pizza delivery woman
- JANUARY 11, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
An inmate whose execution was stayed in December by...
An inmate whose execution was stayed in December by a Florida Supreme Court busy with presidential election disputes was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison
- JANUARY 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Fadi Maraash, 20, convicted by the Military Tribunal...
Fadi Maraash, 20, convicted by the Military Tribunal in 2000 of murdering his neighbor, Aisha Aisha, 19, despite diagnosed as a schizophrenic, had his death sentence approved by all of the authorities - including President Emile Lahoud, who postponed his
- JANUARY 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma executed Wanda Jean Allen for killing Gloria...
Oklahoma executed Wanda Jean Allen for killing Gloria Leathers her lover, the first woman put to death in the state since 1903 and the first black woman executed in the United States since the 1950s
- JANUARY 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was introduced (AB 1817) a bill to abolish the death...
It was introduced (AB 1817) a bill to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xia Longhua and Zhao Guangkai were sentenced to death...
Xia Longhua and Zhao Guangkai were sentenced to death by the Shanghai Municipal Number Two Intermediate People's Court
- JANUARY 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
MP George Deeb Neameh called for "completely abolishing"...
MP George Deeb Neameh called for "completely abolishing" capital punishment and for examining the true social and economic causes of crime
- JANUARY 10, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Heydari, a convicted murderer was hanged in public...
Hamid Heydari, a convicted murderer was hanged in public in Tehran
- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhou Changqing, a former Shaanxi provincial official...
Zhou Changqing, a former Shaanxi provincial official who has misappropriated more than 50 million yuan, was executed
- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cai Xueyuan, a 32-year-old policeman, was sentenced...
Cai Xueyuan, a 32-year-old policeman, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan Province for stealing firearms and immediately executed
- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three triad members, Chen Zewu, 31, Ke Xingzhi, 37,...
Three triad members, Chen Zewu, 31, Ke Xingzhi, 37, and Lin Zai, 29, were executed
- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A couple, Liu Yixia, 37, the wife, a former teller...
A couple, Liu Yixia, 37, the wife, a former teller of the China Scientific and Technological Development Foundation (CSTDF), and her husband, Li Shaoyang, 44, two jobless, was executed for embezzlement of more than 8
- JANUARY 10, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Judiciary Chief Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi calling...
Iran's Judiciary Chief Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi calling for merciless and powerful action against drug-trafficking which has paralysed Iran said that currently 800 drug inmates have been sentenced to death
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- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Yongda was executed for drug trafficking
Zhang Yongda was executed for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Wilson introduced SB 90 that provides that in...
Sen. Wilson introduced SB 90 that provides that in order to sentence a defendant to death, ten or more members of a jury, instead on all 12 members, must vote in favor of imposing the death penalty.
- JANUARY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
President of the Supreme People's Court, told judges...
President of the Supreme People's Court, told judges they should not hesitate to use tough penalties against corrupt cadres and the four "bad elements" of society
- JANUARY 10, 2001Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Wilson presented a bill to allow a majority of...
Sen. Wilson presented a bill to allow a majority of 10 members (now it is necessary to have all 12 members) of a jury to pronounce capital sentences.
- JANUARY 10, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Samir Jisr said he will improve what...
Justice Minister Samir Jisr said he will improve what he calls the country's "disastrous" prison conditions, but remained firm in his belief that capital punishment is a necessity
- JANUARY 9, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death the leader of a criminal armed group, (Murodali Bozorov), and two of his accomplices, (Abror Sulaymonov) and (Kiyemiddiyen Fayzullayev) for murder, banditry and also with taking several servicemen of the
- JANUARY 9, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Eddie Leroy Trice, 48, was executed by lethal injection...
Eddie Leroy Trice, 48, was executed by lethal injection in McAlester for the 1987 killing of Ernestine Jones, 84, in her Oklahoma City home
- JANUARY 9, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In a letter to the Governor of Oklahoma, Mr
In a letter to the Governor of Oklahoma, Mr
- JANUARY 9, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Convicted killer Jack Wade Clark was executed this...
Convicted killer Jack Wade Clark was executed this evening for the abduction, rape and fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Lubbock County woman more than 11 years ago
- JANUARY 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A month after a Florida death row inmate was cleared...
A month after a Florida death row inmate was cleared of a murder by a drop of his blood, Gov
- JANUARY 9, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles County's new district attorney decided...
Los Angeles County's new district attorney decided to forgo the death penalty and seek life sentences in some murder cases in which foreigners have fled to countries that refuse extradition in death penalty cases
- JANUARY 9, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jur'at Nuri and Abduhalik Abdureshit were executed...
Jur'at Nuri and Abduhalik Abdureshit were executed in Yining city in the Xinjiang region, for working to overthrow Chinese rule
- JANUARY 9, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Indiana State Rep
Indiana State Rep
- JANUARY 9, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced...
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced by the Singapore High Court to hang for murdering Mr Weerasak Suebban, a fellow worker after an argument on June 23, 2000
- JANUARY 9, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced...
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced by the High Court to hang for murdering Mr Weerasak Suebban, a fellow worker after an argument on June 23, 2000
- JANUARY 9, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder...
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder of a fellow Sri Lankan while he was sleeping
- JANUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Texas legislators Lucio, McClendon, and Hinojosa, introduced...
Texas legislators Lucio, McClendon, and Hinojosa, introduced Life Without Parole Bills on January 9, 2001
- JANUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A resolution was introduced proposing a constitutional...
A resolution was introduced proposing a constitutional amendment to provide the governor with sole discretion to commute punishment in capital cases
- JANUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A bill was introduced that provides that an individual...
A bill was introduced that provides that an individual taxpayer who holds a religious, moral or ethical objection to the death penalty, may, upon approval of his or her application, be certified by the Department of Revenue as a capital punishment object
- JANUARY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder...
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder of a fellow Sri Lankan while he was sleeping
- JANUARY 8, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man, Chandra Baboragoon,...
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man, Chandra Baboragoon, and a Pakistani for smuggling heroin
- JANUARY 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Legislation was introduced to increases the minimum...
Legislation was introduced to increases the minimum age for death penalty eligibility from 16 to 18 years old at the time of the offense
- JANUARY 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Zakas presented a bill (SB 81) which will allow...
Sen. Zakas presented a bill (SB 81) which will allow inmates to petition the court for postconviction DNA testing. (text: http://www
- JANUARY 8, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man and a Pakistani...
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man and a Pakistani for smuggling heroin
- JANUARY 8, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Two bills (HB 11, HB 44) were introduced
Two bills (HB 11, HB 44) were introduced
- JANUARY 8, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man for smuggling heroin
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man for smuggling heroin
- JANUARY 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban's supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar issued...
Taliban's supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar issued a decree of ban on conversion from Islam
- JANUARY 7, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Faylom, 39, was hanged in public outside Tehran's...
Hassan Faylom, 39, was hanged in public outside Tehran's Qasr prison, for killing his wife, Fatemeh, 24, and his 19-month old daughter, Melika, stabbing them 41 times "in order to satisfy his lust and that of his lover Mojgan"
- JANUARY 7, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge has stayed the scheduled Jan
A federal judge has stayed the scheduled Jan
- JANUARY 6, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, pardoned Kwame Pianim,...
Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, pardoned Kwame Pianim, an old political foe convicted of treason against his then military government in 1982, who served 10 years in prison after a death sentence
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- JANUARY 6, 2001MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
One arm cradling a bouquet of yellow roses, the other...
One arm cradling a bouquet of yellow roses, the other wrapped tightly around his tearful wife, Peter Limone walked out of Middlesex Superior Courthouse a free man after allegedly being framed for murder by the FBI and spending 33 years in prison, 4 of the
- JANUARY 5, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) executed commanders,...
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) executed commanders, Kagui Gani Abdul and Dong Abdul, in Mamasapano, as the two were about to meet government emissaries working out their return to the fold of the law
- JANUARY 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chechen traitors were executed in Urus-Martan after...
Two Chechen traitors were executed in Urus-Martan after the mandate issued by the Mojahedin Military Command Council
- JANUARY 5, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was revealed that California's 1st university-run...
It was revealed that California's 1st university-run clinic to represent death row inmates, part of a growing national trend to help provide better legal representation for the condemned, will open this year at Boalt Hall law school in Berkeley
- JANUARY 5, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Shaykh Muhammad Elbur and Shaykh Abdi Farah Weheliye,...
Shaykh Muhammad Elbur and Shaykh Abdi Farah Weheliye, judges of the Islamic court based at the Mogadishu livestock market, ordered the execution of Farah Warsame Halane for killing Abdi Muhammad Hade five days before
- JANUARY 5, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Walls introduced SB 2249 to eliminate the death...
Sen. Walls introduced SB 2249 to eliminate the death penalty for capital murder. Walls also proposed SB 2654 to eliminate the death penalty for those with mental retardation
- JANUARY 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122)...
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122) to abolish executions. The bill would require people who would have received the death penalty to be sentenced to life in prison without parole
- JANUARY 5, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled...
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled 33,000 bibles to China in 2000, may face the death penalty for practicing unauthorized religious worship, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said
- JANUARY 5, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled...
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled 33,000 bibles to China in 2000, may face the death penalty for practicing unauthorized religious worship, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said
- JANUARY 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with law regarding a large smuggling...
In accordance with law regarding a large smuggling case the Jiangmen City Intermediate People's Court held a public trial on Huang Guolin, a dismissed worker of customs, Fu Zhijian and Hu Yingcong, former staff members of the Taishan customs and sentenced
- JANUARY 4, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November...
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November 2000 army takeover now face life imprisonment if they are found guilty by the military tribunal
- JANUARY 4, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Bohodur Huseynovich Sharipov, charged with a number...
Bohodur Huseynovich Sharipov, charged with a number of serious crimes committed in Tajikistan, who had gone into hiding in Uzbekistan, where he was arrested and handed over to Tajikistan, was sentenced to death by Soghd Region criminal court collegium
- JANUARY 4, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The terrorist organization, PKK [Kurdistan Workers'...
The terrorist organization, PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party], has executed seven persons for "criticizing the leader
- JANUARY 4, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi army generals, Ossama Hassan al-Yawer, brother...
Two Iraqi army generals, Ossama Hassan al-Yawer, brother of a former finance minister, and Taleb al-Saadun, a senior military official of the Baath party, were executed
- JANUARY 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate Peoples Court in Foshan city, Guangdong...
The Intermediate Peoples Court in Foshan city, Guangdong province, sentenced 6 men to death for unrelated murder and manslaughter charges
- JANUARY 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles...
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles (HB 109)
- JANUARY 4, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Senator Ernie Chambers introduced LB 18 in the Nebraska...
Senator Ernie Chambers introduced LB 18 in the Nebraska Unicameral
- JANUARY 3, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted in the 1996 killing of three women...
A man convicted in the 1996 killing of three women was sentenced to death by a federal judge
- JANUARY 3, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of...
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of executing those with mental retardation retroactive and to permit raising the claim of mental retardation even if not raised before (HB 70)
- JANUARY 3, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital...
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital punishment in Lebanon demonstrated near the cabinet headquarters
- JANUARY 2, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A striking book was published in India: Hangman's Journal...
A striking book was published in India: Hangman's Journal by Shashi Warrier, a novel that draws upon the life of Janardhanan Pillai, the hangman of the Maharaja of Travancore in the early 1940s and, over three decades, the performer of 117 executions
- JANUARY 1, 2001Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried...
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried out the death sentence on 24 soldiers of the 34 convicted of treason
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In the year 2001 (till November) 45 people were executed...
In the year 2001 (till November) 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first...
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first six months of 2001, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Note: Belgium is term-president of the EU from June...
Note: Belgium is term-president of the EU from June to December 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Under the Islamic Hudd Ordinance of 1979, death is...
Under the Islamic Hudd Ordinance of 1979, death is the only punishment for those found guilty of gang rapes involving at least two or more perpetrators
- JANUARY 1, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 2,500 Britons were starting...
It was reported that more than 2,500 Britons were starting the new year languishing in foreign jails
- JANUARY 1, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or...
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking and especially where the prisoner is found guilty after pleading not guilty at the start of their trial
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- JANUARY 1, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences
- JANUARY 1, 2001BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2001LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason,...
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and certain drug crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), increasing efforts were made to protect human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Information about the death penalty is classed as a...
Information about the death penalty is classed as a state secret: convict's relatives are not informed of the date or place of execution even after the event
- JANUARY 1, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in...
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in 1996 and more than 1,500 people have been killed
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately...
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately 48 people have been executed in Lebanon
- JANUARY 1, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder, the Interior...
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder, the Interior Ministry said
- JANUARY 1, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
A private investigator is teaming up with University...
A private investigator is teaming up with University of South Alabama students to probe old death-penalty cases
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh High Court,...
In a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh High Court, comprising Justice Najmun Ara Sultana, the first woman judge in the country's history, declared fatwa as illegal and also ruled that a fatwa given by any unauthorised person must be made a punishable off
- JANUARY 1, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
The last time capital punishment was carried out in...
The last time capital punishment was carried out in Estonia was in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of juvenile...
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Stoning is a pre-Islamic punishment
Stoning is a pre-Islamic punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic...
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence for murder, rape, drug trafficking and armed robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2001AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Art. 8 (3) of the Constitution states: "The death penalty...
Art. 8 (3) of the Constitution states: "The death penalty is prohibited." Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the...
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the twentieth century with hangings taking place during the papacy of Pius IX
- JANUARY 1, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Executions carried out by Lebanese Presidents: Beshara...
Executions carried out by Lebanese Presidents: Beshara Khoury (1943-1952) 19; Camille Chamoun(1952-1958) 6; Fuad Chehab (1958-1964) 4; Charles Helou (1964-1970) 0; Suleiman Franjieh (1970-1976) 4; Elias Sarkis (1976-1982) 0; Amin Gemayel (1982-1988) 1; El
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It is never known in advance when a death warrant is...
It is never known in advance when a death warrant is to be issued, and executions are performed only once in a while
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Oregon does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Oregon does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea submitted a report to the U
North Korea submitted a report to the U
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- JANUARY 1, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on the life of the head of state, and the military offenses of mutiny and desertion
- JANUARY 1, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
In August 1998 Puntland had stated unanimously its...
In August 1998 Puntland had stated unanimously its independence from the rest of Somalia, which had been divided in 1991 into various regions under the control of rival militias
- JANUARY 1, 2001Nord DakotaDEATH PENALTY
North Dakota does not have the death penalty
North Dakota does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The North Korean penal code stipulates capital punishment...
The North Korean penal code stipulates capital punishment and confiscation of all personal assets for a wide variety of "crimes against the revolution", including attempted defection, listening to foreign broadcasts and possessing "reactionary" printed ma
- JANUARY 1, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Ohio does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Ohio does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Plotting to overthrow the Islamic regime is subjected...
Plotting to overthrow the Islamic regime is subjected to death sentence under Iran's Islamic penal code
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
At least 35 people are known to have been executed...
At least 35 people are known to have been executed during the first 4 months of 2001, some within hours of their trial
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Cases decided by the Supreme Court have to be reviewed...
Cases decided by the Supreme Court have to be reviewed by the Presidential Conscience Committee, which was created by former President Joseph Estrada
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Of the 120,000 suspects charged with crimes related...
Of the 120,000 suspects charged with crimes related to the 1994 genocide, only 2,500 cases were completed by the national courts between 1997, when courts began functioning again, and April 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Wyoming does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Wyoming does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MichiganDEATH PENALTY
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
- JANUARY 1, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The United States federal death penalty was first used...
The United States federal death penalty was first used on June 25, 1790, when Thomas Bird was hanged for murder in Maine
- JANUARY 1, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001GambiaDEATH PENALTY
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death...
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911
Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911
- JANUARY 1, 2001SurinameDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are...
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay at Art
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2001New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the...
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals,...
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals, the ruling Taleban and opposition Northern Alliance, held informal peace talks for the first time in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death...
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment, despite vocal campaigning by right-wing activists who pointed out that more than 60 percent of Poles support capital punishment for brutal murders
- JANUARY 1, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has been abolitionist since 1981
France has been abolitionist since 1981
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- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be...
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be reviewed by the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who repressed Basque culture and language during his 36 years in power
- JANUARY 1, 2001QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses...
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- JANUARY 1, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany at Art
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland has been fully abolitionist since 1992; the last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 2001NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 2001AlaskaDEATH PENALTY
Alaska does not have the death penalty
Alaska does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
The Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation...
The Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation Front said Eritrea had executed 260 activists, and abducted 65 others over the past eight years
- JANUARY 1, 2001TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- JANUARY 1, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria...
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria (1920 as amended in 1968) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JANUARY 1, 2001LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, 1999, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish...
On April 15, 1999, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- JANUARY 1, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the...
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the last execution was conducted in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2001AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2001LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868,...
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868, as amended on April 29, 1999 states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January...
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January 1, 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2001Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's...
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2001MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2001IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian legislative system also provides for different...
The Indian legislative system also provides for different levels of appeal, and death sentences are frequently commuted to life imprisonment upon appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
No executions have been carried out since 1994
No executions have been carried out since 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
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- JANUARY 1, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece at Art
The Constitution of Greece at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are 31 capital offenses
There are 31 capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaliDEATH PENALTY
On December 10 1997, on the occasion of the World Day...
On December 10 1997, on the occasion of the World Day for Human Rights, President Alpha Oumar Konarè stated his opposition to the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished on December 10, 1999...
The death penalty was abolished on December 10, 1999 as the Constitutional Court considered it to be against the spirit of the new Constitution approved by a popular referendum on November 22, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2001CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains...
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains the death penalty but has relinquished the link with the Judicial Commission of the Privy Council
- JANUARY 1, 2001El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are 31 capital offenses
There are 31 capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe which has coaxed prospective members to eliminate the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is applied for the following crimes:...
The death sentence is applied for the following crimes: treason; attempting to overthrough the government; terrorism; sabotage; gangsterism; actions aimed at frustrating order in prisons; premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances; a second convi
- JANUARY 1, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
On the 6th of March 1999, according to a royal decree,...
On the 6th of March 1999, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers
- JANUARY 1, 2001CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority,...
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority, the Bulgarian Parliament passed a bill abolishing the death penalty for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in...
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person
- JANUARY 1, 2001HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following...
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court
- JANUARY 1, 2001CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- JANUARY 1, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the criminal code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium on executions...
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium on executions that was lifted for a while in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was removed from legislation in 1990,...
The death penalty was removed from legislation in 1990, but remains in the Constitution
- JANUARY 1, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five...
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five year term in Georgia's presidential election
- JANUARY 1, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, 1999, the Constitutional Court ruled...
On December 30, 1999, the Constitutional Court ruled that the articles on the death penalty in the criminal code violated the principle of respect for human life and were unconstitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary...
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the criminal code
- JANUARY 1, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
In Turkey offenses punishable by death under ordinary...
In Turkey offenses punishable by death under ordinary criminal law are aggravated murder and crimes against the unity and integrity of the State
- JANUARY 1, 2001MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a...
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a moratorium on the use of capital punishment when Russia joined the Council of Europe on February 28 of that year
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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
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- JANUARY 1, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty,...
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so
- JANUARY 1, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against...
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment sentences are mostly commuted under...
Capital punishment sentences are mostly commuted under Royal clemency
- JANUARY 1, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for murder was abolished in Britain...
The death penalty for murder was abolished in Britain on December 18, 1969
- JANUARY 1, 2001EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder...
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder in Bangladesh, but no execution was reported in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
In February 2001 the EU called on Japan to abolish...
In February 2001 the EU called on Japan to abolish the capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has planned executions of gangsters from Macau...
China has planned executions of gangsters from Macau to serve as a warning to the underworld
- JANUARY 1, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital...
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the...
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama states at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2001MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2001ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 2001ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Pardons to convicted criminals are no longer handled...
Pardons to convicted criminals are no longer handled by the presidency, but by the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaliDEATH PENALTY
Only two out of 68 prisoners sentenced to death in...
Only two out of 68 prisoners sentenced to death in Mali have faced the gallows in the past 20 years
- JANUARY 1, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 2001ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three antistate offenses involving violence (as reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the Criminal code)
- JANUARY 1, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
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- JANUARY 1, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the application of the...
The Penal Code provides for the application of the death penalty for serious offenses including: treason and espionage, attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement, destruction of territory, sabotage to public and economic utilities, mass
- JANUARY 1, 2001Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 2001EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity...
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital...
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital...
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- JANUARY 1, 2001SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences, which are normally carried out by...
Death sentences, which are normally carried out by hanging, can be appealed twice and must receive the final approval of Sheikh JaberAl-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Emir
- JANUARY 1, 2001Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island...
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island (1979) under Section 6(1) states: "No crime under the law of the Republic of Marshall Island may be punished by death
- JANUARY 1, 2001MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code and the legislation on civil disturbances for armed robbery, murder, treason, and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains...
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2001EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution...
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution suspended in 1973
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession...
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession of arms and arson are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma...
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma 1, provides for the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides...
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides for physical punishments including flogging, amputation, stonings, and crucifixion--the public display of a body after execution
- JANUARY 1, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National...
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National Party, the New National Party's (NNP) predecessor, executed an average of about 100 people a year in the 1980s, peaking at 187 in 1987 when 21 people were hanged in a single week at Pretoria's notoriou
- JANUARY 1, 2001TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President, conspiracy against the sovereignty of the State, and acts of terrorism
- JANUARY 1, 2001NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 2001Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
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- JANUARY 1, 2001Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory...
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999...
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999 were foreign nationals, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2001BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason - but not for mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized...
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized in the West for his authoritarian rule and in January 1997 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended Belarus' special guest status, also due to the countries stance on the deat
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the...
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the death penalty and providing for 30 years' imprisonment without parole for parricide, murder, treason and other crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after...
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after a botched firing squad execution in 1996 forced prison guards to finish off two men with pistol shots to the head, a gruesome scene replayed hundreds of times on local television
- JANUARY 1, 2001Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death...
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President
- JANUARY 1, 2001Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2001St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held
- JANUARY 1, 2001Trinidad & 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, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Arizona does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
Arizona does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The resumption of hanging in March 1996, after a moratorium...
The resumption of hanging in March 1996, after a moratorium of almost 12 years, appears to have done little to curb murders in the Bahamas
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above...
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above 16, Article 6 (5) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which India ratified in 1979, and Article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by India in 1992, make
- JANUARY 1, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes...
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes that 400 people have been executed in the republic over the last 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaineDEATH PENALTY
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1887
- JANUARY 1, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to...
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to death or executed in China