Chronological archive
April 2001
The 318 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2001, in chronological order.
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues blamed the Algerian authorities for the violence in the Berber region of Kabylie and accused police there of carrying out summary executions that has left at least 40 people dead
- APRIL 30, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would...
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would file a writ petition in the AP High Court seeking a direction to the state government that the guilty in the infants' sale racket be meted out strict punishment
- APRIL 30, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers...
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers Captain Abdul Majed and a non-commissioned officer, Risalder Moslemuddin, should hang, along with 10 sentenced earlier, for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (see 2000)
- APRIL 30, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national...
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Humud Bin-Fahd Bin-Salim al-Naturi of murdering his compatriot Turki Bin-abd-al-Rahman Bin-Mihda al-Shamri
- APRIL 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers,...
Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers, at least 400 people have been executed during April
- APRIL 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Mauricio Silva, 43
- APRIL 30, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition...
Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition of the death penalty and writer of the book which inspired the film 'Dead Man Walking', declared herself in favour of a live television broadcast of the McVeigh execution so that all would be able to see
- APRIL 30, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs...
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs Chris Bishop resigned over government attempts to control news broadcasts
- APRIL 30, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs...
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs Chris Bishop resigned over government attempts to control news broadcasts
- APRIL 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jin Ruchao, the perpetrator of the notorious explosions...
Jin Ruchao, the perpetrator of the notorious explosions that killed 108 people on March 16, together with the other two offenders involved in the explosion, were executed
- APRIL 29, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Vice President Dick Cheney said that Oklahoma City...
Vice President Dick Cheney said that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh deserved to be executed, dismissing a papal plea to spare the life of the man responsible for the worst act of domestic terrorism in U
- APRIL 29, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A poll found that 81% of Louisiana residents favour...
A poll found that 81% of Louisiana residents favour a moratorium on executions while the state's capital punishment system is studied
- APRIL 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn...
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn stated his belief that Russia will stop terrorism only if it lifts the moratorium on capital punishment
- APRIL 28, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death by a southern Vietnam...
Five men were sentenced to death by a southern Vietnam court in a trial of nine people accused of drug trafficking from Laos (2
- APRIL 28, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 28, 2001Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare...
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare the life of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed on May 16
- APRIL 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Baomin, whose sentence had been ratified by the...
Li Baomin, whose sentence had been ratified by the Supreme People's Court, was executed in Fuzhou City after being convicted of belonging to a smuggling ring
- APRIL 28, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare...
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare the life of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed on May 16
- APRIL 27, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Following the execution of five drug traffickers Amnesty...
Following the execution of five drug traffickers Amnesty International's Secretary General wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand urging him to use his executive powers to issue a moratorium on the use of the death penalty
- APRIL 27, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Mr Ngwakosi [phonetic] and Mr Mafuta [phonetic] were...
Mr Ngwakosi [phonetic] and Mr Mafuta [phonetic] were sentenced to death by a criminal court after being convicted of assassinating the Libyan ambassador to Central African Republic
- APRIL 27, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Reacting to press reports that death row prisoners...
Reacting to press reports that death row prisoners choked Kabwe's Mukobeko Maximum Prison, Fr
- APRIL 27, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Singapore man was sentenced to death for trafficking...
A Singapore man was sentenced to death for trafficking two kilograms of cannabis
- APRIL 27, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, expressed...
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, expressed concern at the human rights situation in Somalia
- APRIL 27, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced...
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced to death Roger L
- APRIL 27, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Blacksburg has become the third locality to call for...
Blacksburg has become the third locality to call for a moratorium on executions in Virginia, and a group opposed to the death penalty says it will continue to seek supporters in town and city halls across the state
- APRIL 27, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
The regional court of Caen, in Normandy, released Patrick...
The regional court of Caen, in Normandy, released Patrick Henry after he had served 25 years of a life long prison sentence
- APRIL 27, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Since 1988, the federal government has authorized seeking...
Since 1988, the federal government has authorized seeking the death penalty against 211 defendants
- APRIL 27, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets...
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate for the release of ex President Joseph Estrada, imprisoned due to a corruption charge accusing him of stealing from the state whilst he was in charge
- APRIL 27, 2001Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Central African Criminal Court sentenced to death...
The Central African Criminal Court sentenced to death Ngoakossi Juvenal, a private detective, and Mafouta Jeannot, a former senior corporal in the army, for the killing and carjacking of the Libyan Ambassador in August 2000
- APRIL 26, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Mark Tarmthai, a philosophy lecturer at Chulalongkorn...
Mark Tarmthai, a philosophy lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, speaking at a seminar on the death sentence and drug problems organised by Amnesty International (Thailand) and the Union of Civil Liberty, said the government should set up a committee to
- APRIL 26, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
After the approval by the Senate, it was referred to...
After the approval by the Senate, it was referred to Judiciary Committee of the House, bill (SB 109) that would allow the North Carolina Supreme Court to craft new minimum standards for defense lawyers, prosecutors, and judges in capital cases
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- APRIL 26, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 26, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
A death row inmate whose case never got a full federal...
A death row inmate whose case never got a full federal court review because he didn't have a lawyer until recently was spared execution as federal courts approved a stay
- APRIL 26, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of...
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Gerald Young, though his murder conviction was upheld
- APRIL 26, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Federal marshals have been ordered to seize Tennessee's...
Federal marshals have been ordered to seize Tennessee's electric chair
- APRIL 26, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
New Amnesty International report on death penalty in...
New Amnesty International report on death penalty in Oklahoma The rate at which the state of Oklahoma is executing prisoners is the highest per capita in the USA, and higher than most countries including China and Iran, Amnesty International said today as
- APRIL 26, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Reuters/Zogby poll found that 75 % of respondents...
A Reuters/Zogby poll found that 75 % of respondents favoured the death penalty, while 22 % said they were against executions in all circumstances
- APRIL 26, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Arizona Governor Jane Hull signed legislation to ban...
Arizona Governor Jane Hull signed legislation to ban the state from seeking the death penalty for persons with mental retardation
- APRIL 26, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president...
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president Joseph Estrada's arrest could be a blessing in disguise for death row convicts as it may lead to the early repeal of the Death Penalty Law
- APRIL 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of the United States said his delegation would not support the resolution as drafted
- APRIL 25, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf...
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all Ghanaian nationals were sentenced to death in Thailand on drug related charges
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guang, Mu Jiangqiao and Zhang Yunsong were sentenced...
Li Guang, Mu Jiangqiao and Zhang Yunsong were sentenced to death in south-west China's Yunnan Province
- APRIL 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Lipsipo (Free Police Syndicate) invoked the death penalty...
Lipsipo (Free Police Syndicate) invoked the death penalty for those caught following the murder of an entrepeneur in Turin
- APRIL 25, 2001AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
David Lee Goff, 32, was executed by injection
David Lee Goff, 32, was executed by injection
- APRIL 25, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
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- APRIL 25, 2001ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Latvia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Latvia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Mose Young was executed by injection early at Potosi...
Mose Young was executed by injection early at Potosi Correctional Center
- APRIL 25, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom it was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
United Kingdom it was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of Algeria said the draft resolution created a problem
- APRIL 25, 2001NigerDEATH PENALTY
Niger voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Niger voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia was a cosponsor...
The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand,...
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand, in Iran's northeastern Khorassan province
- APRIL 25, 2001LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Spain was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of India said that the international community had thus far not reached a consensus on the issue of capital punishment
- APRIL 25, 2001EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
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- APRIL 25, 2001Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of Thailand said that his country had conducted a public hearing on the question of the death penalty in 1999
- APRIL 25, 2001El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtestein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Liechtestein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Ireland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five major culprits of China's largest ice drug smuggling...
Five major culprits of China's largest ice drug smuggling case were executed in Taishan city, Guangdong Province
- APRIL 25, 2001CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CBS polling centre showed that...
A poll conducted by the CBS polling centre showed that social support for capital punishment had dropped from 77 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in the year 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Norway was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of Libya called for a roll-call vote on L
- APRIL 25, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Democratic republic of Congo voted in favour of the...
Democratic republic of Congo voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll conducted by Assumption University...
An opinion poll conducted by Assumption University found that the death penalty in Thailand has the support of 88
- APRIL 25, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced Wednesday...
Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced Wednesday that his office will review several death penalty cases involving an Oklahoma City police chemist suspected of performing shoddy work with evidence
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- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
All 25 Democrats and Republicans Sandra Tiffany of...
All 25 Democrats and Republicans Sandra Tiffany of Henderson, John Carpenter of Elko and David Humke of Reno supported Assembly Bill 353 to prevent the execution of anyone a judge deems has an intelligence quotient of 70 or less
- APRIL 25, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand,...
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand, in Iran's northeastern Khorassan province
- APRIL 25, 2001CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death...
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Republic of Korea voted against the resolution on the...
Republic of Korea voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Madagascar abstained from the resolution on the death...
Madagascar abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Burundi voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Burundi voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death...
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Vietnam voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Zambia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death...
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
USA voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
USA voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Syria voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Syria voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death...
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death...
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death...
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
UN Commission approves anti death penalty resolution.
April 25, 2001: the UN Human Rights Commission has approved a resolution for a moratorium on capital executions and against the death penalty.
- APRIL 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf...
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all Ghanaian nationals were sentenced to death on drug related charges
- APRIL 24, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A Cook County jury sentenced to death Samuel Karim,...
A Cook County jury sentenced to death Samuel Karim, 24, for killling (on March 18, 1996) Melvin Harris, 37, and Jamar Parker, 22
- APRIL 24, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
An April survey by the CBOS, the public polling institution,...
An April survey by the CBOS, the public polling institution, polled sixty-nine per cent of respondents in favour of having the death penalty restored, and 21 per cent against, whilst 10 per cent had no opinion on the subject
- APRIL 24, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sentenced two drug dealers, Islom...
The Supreme Court sentenced two drug dealers, Islom Kadirov and Kutbiddin Zaripov, to death
- APRIL 24, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) said...
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) said the death penalty should be abolished, and that no executions should be carried out until this is done
- APRIL 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission adopted a resolution...
The UN Human Rights Commission adopted a resolution (21 in favour, 17 against and 15 abstentions) tabled by the European Union expressing concern for continued human rights violations in Iran
- APRIL 24, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut residents remain solidly in favor of the...
Connecticut residents remain solidly in favor of the death penalty, but with some reservations, a new poll shows
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- APRIL 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International Report Finds Increase in Death...
Amnesty International Report Finds Increase in Death Penalty "Volunteers" A new report about volunteers and the death penalty by Amnesty International, "The Illusion of Control," found that since the death penalty was reinstated, 89 of the 707 executions
- APRIL 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Khalil Ahmad, a Sudanese man, was sentenced...
Hassan Khalil Ahmad, a Sudanese man, was sentenced to death in Lebanon for murdering and robbing a man in Beirut two years ago
- APRIL 24, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Beirut criminal court sentenced Hassan Khalil Ahmad,...
A Beirut criminal court sentenced Hassan Khalil Ahmad, a Sudanese man, to death after finding him guilty of murdering and robbing an Eritrean man in Beirut two years ago
- APRIL 23, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
John Myles was sentenced to death for the April 11,...
John Myles was sentenced to death for the April 11, 1996, shooting of Harry Byrd, 19
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups in Thailand started a petition...
Human rights groups in Thailand started a petition to get the government to stop publicising executions of drug traffickers and murderers, describing the act as inhumane
- APRIL 23, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the decision made by the directors of three...
Regarding the decision made by the directors of three daily newspapers "il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino" to have as their headlines "Death Penaly, yes, yes, yes" in relevance to some of the stances taken following the murder of Sara Ja
- APRIL 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime...
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime launched by President Jiang Zemin in early April has totalled over 350 public executions to date
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said...
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said "I share the disgust of right-thinking people across the world at the appalling crime of drug trafficking but I am sad to learn that four more offenders were executed by firing squad on April 18
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed...
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed soon, Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon said
- APRIL 23, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The husband of Marietta Bosch, Martinus "Tennie" Woolmarans,...
The husband of Marietta Bosch, Martinus "Tennie" Woolmarans, claimed that he has been denied the opportunity to see his wife's grave
- APRIL 23, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Director of Information and Broadcasting, Andrew...
The Director of Information and Broadcasting, Andrew Sesinyi, blamed his department for the failure to broadcast a documentary on Marietta Bosch, and exonerated the Office of the President, which ordered the last minute cancellation of the documentary
- APRIL 23, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Capital executions in China hit record highs
April 23, 2001: China has executed 350 convicts since the beginning of April. At least 206 executions were carried out on Friday, April 19, a new record number of executions in one day
- APRIL 22, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Catherine C
U.S. District Judge Catherine C
- APRIL 22, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Namatollah (phonetic) was executed at Kandahar stadium...
Namatollah (phonetic) was executed at Kandahar stadium after being found guilty of murder
- APRIL 22, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Diego Volpe Pasini, national secretary for the Popular...
Diego Volpe Pasini, national secretary for the Popular Liberal Party in Europe with Haider, declared itself in favour of the death penalty for those who rape and kill minors stating that if his party should enter parliament they would propose a law to tha
- APRIL 22, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino",...
"il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino", all newspapers belonging to the Riffeser group, had as their headlines "Death Penalty, yes, yes, yes" to give relevance to some of the stances taken in relation to the murder of young girl, Sara Jay
- APRIL 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality...
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality and Hunan Province sentenced 14 criminals to death with their political rights deprived of for life
- APRIL 21, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Sebastian Bridges, 37, a South African national sentenced...
Sebastian Bridges, 37, a South African national sentenced to death for killing his estranged wife's lover in Las Vegas in 1997 was executed at 9 p
- APRIL 21, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder...
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Paul Warner Powell and ordered a new trial for the 22-year-old man who admitted murdering in 1999 Stacie Reed, 16, and then attacking her 14-year-old sister, Kristie
- APRIL 21, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Franco Zeffirelli, speaking in relation to the murder...
Franco Zeffirelli, speaking in relation to the murder of a eight year old girl, Sara Jay Cusma, declared that the death penalty or exile to a far away island would be the right punishment for those who commit such crimes
- APRIL 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was...
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was executed by lethal injection in Nevada (USA)
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men...
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men to death for robbery and murder in three provinces
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open...
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open sentencing rallies at nine cities and counties - Haikou, Sanya, Changjiang, Wanning, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Baisha, Qionghai, and Lingao - at the same time to sentence 130 criminal elements involved in 3
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began...
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began mid-April, Chinese courts in Sichuan, Henan and Guangdong provinces executed 12 criminals, the Supreme People's Court [SPC] said
- APRIL 20, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Three young people convicted of armed robbery and other...
Three young people convicted of armed robbery and other crimes were shot on Kassa island, close to the capital Conkary
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said...
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said that she was "extremely shocked by the new wave of capital executions in China which several NGOs have reported"
- APRIL 20, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution...
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution condemning Russia for "attacks against civilians", breach of international law, summary executions and "forced disappearances" in Chechnya
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and...
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and rapists, were executed in Beijing after the No 1 and No 2 intermediate courts of Beijing openly announced their death penalties
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment was a convincing deterrent against drug trafficking despite human rights groups called it legalised violence
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April...
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April 18 drew a sharp rebuke from local and international human rights groups, who described the death penalty as a violent and misguided means of solving crime
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- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden...
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden execution of five condemned prisoners was meant as a clear message to drug traffickers that they will not be tolerated by this government
- APRIL 20, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission...
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, recommending that the Government review certain laws, including those that allow for detention without trial, the Malaysian Business Times said that, "like the death penalty, no person of so
- APRIL 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese...
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded that the United States repatriate Zhang Honggbao the leader of Zhong Gong a spiritual sect that has been banned in China, where he is accused of violent crimes and could f
- APRIL 19, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"My name is Oliviero Toscani and I would like to talk...
"My name is Oliviero Toscani and I would like to talk about the death penalty, even though it seems ridiculous of me to talk about it in April 2001"
- APRIL 19, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
A House subcommittee voted to divert until next year...
A House subcommittee voted to divert until next year legislation that would declare a moratorium on executions until issues surrounding its fairness could be studied
- APRIL 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in Khamis Mushayt, Abd-al-Aziz...
Saudi Arabia beheaded in Khamis Mushayt, Abd-al-Aziz Bin-Shai Bin-Ali al-Shahrani a Saudi man, for stabbing to death a compatriot during a fight
- APRIL 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Judge John Tinder of U
Judge John Tinder of U
- APRIL 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese...
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded that the United States repatriate Zhang Honggbao the leader of Zhong Gong a spiritual sect that has been banned in China, where he is accused of violent crimes and could f
- APRIL 19, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved...
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved two measures that could halt executions for 2 years in the nation's most active death penalty state
- APRIL 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A record tally of 206 executions were carried out in...
A record tally of 206 executions were carried out in China on one day, surpassing the previous record of 89 executions on April 11
- APRIL 19, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Daniel Perry put a hold on Wayne Tompkins'...
Circuit Judge Daniel Perry put a hold on Wayne Tompkins' scheduled death by lethal injection May 1 and ordered a new sentencing hearing
- APRIL 19, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of Charles Eddie Hartman, convicted...
The death sentence of Charles Eddie Hartman, convicted in 1983 of kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, Kathy Nishiyama on Nov
- APRIL 19, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gaston County Superior Court Judge Timothy Patti temporarily...
Gaston County Superior Court Judge Timothy Patti temporarily halted the execution of Ernest McCarver after defence lawyers argued the defendant is mentally retarded
- APRIL 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the death...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the death sentences of 16 convicts to life imprisonment based on the recommendation of the Department of Justice (DOJ)
- APRIL 19, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from...
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from abolishing the death penalty to follow UN guidelines, the government should consider extending it to cover rapists as well
- APRIL 18, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Masaharu Harada, 53, of Aichi Prefecture, the brother...
Masaharu Harada, 53, of Aichi Prefecture, the brother of a victim of convicted killer Toshihiko Hasegawa, 50, met with Justice Minister Masahiko Komura and asked that Hasegawa be taken off death row
- APRIL 18, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Thai government executed Chu Chin-kuay, 33, a Taiwanese...
The Thai government executed Chu Chin-kuay, 33, a Taiwanese for drug trafficking
- APRIL 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Legal Daily [Fazhi Ribao] said nine people were...
The Legal Daily [Fazhi Ribao] said nine people were executed in Lanzhou [Gansu Province] while five others died in Yinchuan [Ningxia Province]
- APRIL 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Jin Ruchao for bombings in Hebei province that killed 108 people in March
- APRIL 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge late rejected an Internet company's...
A federal judge late rejected an Internet company's request to broadcast over the Web the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital...
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital punishment should be abolished, as it was not a practical solution to deter drug trafficking
- APRIL 18, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Yuan-kuang, 47, a Hong Kong Chinese was executed...
Lee Yuan-kuang, 47, a Hong Kong Chinese was executed in Thailand for drug
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four...
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four of them major drug dealers, at the Bang Kwang maximum security prison and for the first time, televised their final hours up to the point the blindfolds were put on
- APRIL 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
THE DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN AT THE UNITED NATIONS WITH OLIVIERO TOSCANI
Hands Off Cain´lobbies at the UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 17, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item 17, the promotion and protection of human rights, Federica Bigi said her country supported any initiatives which aimed at abolishing the death penalty or the application of a moratorium on capital puni
- APRIL 17, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item 17, the promotion and protection of human rights, Masaru Watanabe said since the European Union was going to submit a draft resolution on the question of the death penalty, Japan wanted to state its po
- APRIL 17, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item 17, the promotion and protection of human rights, See Chak Mun said that since 1997 similar draft resolutions on the question of the death penalty had been submitted to the Commission calling for a mor
- APRIL 17, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Five Yemenis executed for murder, Saba news agency reported
Five Yemenis executed for murder, Saba news agency reported
- APRIL 17, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CHINA CLAMPS DOWN ON CRIME WITH A WEEK OF ARRESTS AND EXECUTIONS
The Supreme People’s court issued a circular over Easter Weekend requiring that law courts sentence to death serious criminal offenders as they deserve.
- APRIL 16, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
The Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Galati...
The Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Galati sentenced to death by lethal injection Sherman Lee Rutledge, 29, for the May 1997 murder of Ryan Harris, 21
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- APRIL 16, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Study Finds Evidence of Racial Bias in North Carolina...
Study Finds Evidence of Racial Bias in North Carolina Death Penalty the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the death penalty in North Carolina was released on April 16 by researchers from the University of North Carolina
- APRIL 16, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Five drug-traffickers, sentenced to death by a revolution...
Five drug-traffickers, sentenced to death by a revolution court were hanged in public in the northeastern city of Birjand
- APRIL 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shandong authorities executed 12 people for murder,...
Shandong authorities executed 12 people for murder, armed robbery, fraud and other crimes
- APRIL 13, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Fouad Boulémia, convicted of murdering Abdelkader Hachani,...
Fouad Boulémia, convicted of murdering Abdelkader Hachani, a high ranking member of the Islamic Salvation Front, was sentenced to death by a court in Algiers
- APRIL 13, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The Maryland Court of Appeals, in denying a request...
The Maryland Court of Appeals, in denying a request to expedite death row inmate Steven Oken's appeals, has effectively placed at least a temporary moratorium on executions
- APRIL 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People's Court issued a circular, requiring...
The Supreme People's Court issued a circular, requiring that law courts take severe and quick legal actions against criminal offenders
- APRIL 12, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal,...
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal, temporarily won his appeal against deportation from Canada on but still faces human rights charges here against the ethnic Tutsi minority in his homeland
- APRIL 12, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam President Tran Duc Luong commuted the death...
Vietnam President Tran Duc Luong commuted the death sentences for 13 inmates to life imprisonment
- APRIL 12, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The 10th U
The 10th U
- APRIL 12, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee endorsed a...
Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee endorsed a resolution that would allow voters to decide whether to impose a two-year moratorium on executions while the state's death penalty is studied
- APRIL 12, 2001MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin urged leaders...
Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin urged leaders of the separatist Dnestr region to release Ilie Ilascu, the Romanian Parliamentarian they have held on death row for nine years on terrorism charges
- APRIL 12, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal,...
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal, temporarily won his appeal against deportation from Canada on but still faces human rights charges here against the ethnic Tutsi minority in his homeland
- APRIL 12, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
MP Brendan McGahon was the only defender of the death...
MP Brendan McGahon was the only defender of the death penalty in a debate about removing it from the Constitution
- APRIL 12, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death by the Tébessa criminal...
Two men were sentenced to death by the Tébessa criminal court, 630km from Algiers, for the murder of a business man in January 2000
- APRIL 12, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Journalists with Botswana Television (BTV) protested...
Journalists with Botswana Television (BTV) protested the decision by authorities to stop the broadcast of a scheduled documentary on Mariette Bosch
- APRIL 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The state Pardons Board temporarily stayed the execution...
The state Pardons Board temporarily stayed the execution of Thomas Nevius to allow for more examinations to determine whether he is mentally retarded
- APRIL 11, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
People who openly proclaimed their Christian faith...
People who openly proclaimed their Christian faith in North Korea risked persecution and death at the hands of government forces
- APRIL 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its...
China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its nationwide "strike hard" campaign against organised crime
- APRIL 11, 2001IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Donald Manuel Paradis, 52, was released for not killing...
Donald Manuel Paradis, 52, was released for not killing Kimberly Anne Palmer, 19, in 1981
- APRIL 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed...
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed for trafficking in methamphetamines
- APRIL 11, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Seven men convicted of separate murders were executed...
Seven men convicted of separate murders were executed by firing squad
- APRIL 10, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Surkhandarya Region sentenced to death...
A court in the Surkhandarya Region sentenced to death Akmal Jumayev after convicting him of robbing and murdering a middle-aged woman
- APRIL 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The No
The No
- APRIL 10, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hibah Bin-Zulan Bin-Jubran Hurubi, a Saudi resident,...
Hibah Bin-Zulan Bin-Jubran Hurubi, a Saudi resident, was beheaded for raping colleague's wife after threatening her with a knife
- APRIL 10, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Justice Ginsburg Supports Moratorium U
Justice Ginsburg Supports Moratorium U
- APRIL 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against...
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against a Chechen separatist fighter accused of killing several Russians, including a baby, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported
- APRIL 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander...
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander Arbi Barayev's unit in the village of Valerik of Urus-Martanovskiy District
- APRIL 9, 2001LaosDEATH PENALTY
Laos closed its National Assembly after passing a hotly...
Laos closed its National Assembly after passing a hotly debated amendment to the country´s 1990 criminal code that introduced the death penalty for drug trafficking
- APRIL 9, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that...
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that Serbia would not be abolishing the death penalty in the near future even though such actions would hinder their accession to the Council of Europe
- APRIL 9, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary...
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) submitted to the National Assembly chairman 150,000 signatures in support of the death penalty for murderers of children and pregnant women
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- APRIL 9, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In an unprecedented move, Governor Frank Keating granted...
In an unprecedented move, Governor Frank Keating granted clemency to Phillip Smith
- APRIL 9, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Bills HB 563 and SB 316 died with session end
Bills HB 563 and SB 316 died with session end
- APRIL 8, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Speaker of the Syrian parliament, Abdallah...
The Deputy Speaker of the Syrian parliament, Abdallah Musilli, said a special official committee was formed several years ago to examine the subject of death sentences "and it concluded that capital punishment in Syria is confined to some crimes of a sava
- APRIL 7, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced to death Fouad Boulemia, 29, who...
A court sentenced to death Fouad Boulemia, 29, who had been found guilty of the murder of Abdelkader Hachani, a leading member of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front, in Algiers in 1999
- APRIL 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to death for their part...
Three people were sentenced to death for their part in a contract killing ordered by a local Communist Party boss which led to two more deaths than planned
- APRIL 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was...
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was beheaded for shooting to death his Nigerian wife during an argument
- APRIL 6, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE)...
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) recommended the suspension of Ukraine from the organization
- APRIL 6, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison,...
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison, said the prison houses four death row inmates
- APRIL 6, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for convicted killer Mariette Bosch, called...
Lawyers for convicted killer Mariette Bosch, called for an independent commission of inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her hanging
- APRIL 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin,...
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin, said the National Program was a positive step for Turkey's EU membership
- APRIL 6, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution...
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution proposing the abolition of the death penalty, even in the case of those convicted of crimes committed during the seven year dictatorship (1967-1974)
- APRIL 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated...
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated in a lorry on ferry-crossing to the United Kingdom were expressing hopes that the driver who deliberately closed the air vent, Perry Wacker, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin,...
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin, said the National Program was a positive step for Turkey's EU membership since the Turkish government had made self criticism on many issues for the first time with this program
- APRIL 6, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i...
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i who was hanged after he had been held in prison without charge or trial for more than two years on suspicion of being in contact with the Iraqi opposition abroad
- APRIL 6, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel...
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel that gave Joseph Green the death penalty in 1998 sentenced him to life in prison without parole
- APRIL 6, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the...
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the slaying of an elderly couple in Warren must be resentenced because his attorneys did a poor job of representing him
- APRIL 6, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to...
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to Syria to reduce the number of offences punishable by the death penalty and that an independent commission of inquiry be established on allegations of extra-judicial executions and "disappearances" of Syri
- APRIL 6, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's...
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's refusal to reveal the number of persons who have been executed or condemned to death
- APRIL 6, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally...
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally repressing Christians and Buddhists, alleging hill tribe people were attacked and tortured to death after recent protests in the Central Highlands
- APRIL 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man...
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man Walking' declared the death penalty "expensive, arbitrary and capricious
- APRIL 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman,...
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman, executed in Botswana on March 31 for murder, the South Africa's National Association of Democratic Lawyers said Botswanan President Festus Mogae should commute the sentences of all prisoners in his countr
- APRIL 5, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum...
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult on the Tokyo subway system stated, testifying as a witness, that the cult's founder, Shoko Asahara, should face the death penalty for his crime
- APRIL 5, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious...
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious figure in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, calling for famous Kuwaiti artist, Abdullah Al Rwaishid, to be sentenced to death for using a chapter of the Holy Quran in a song
- APRIL 5, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
- APRIL 5, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the...
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the votes it needed to follow through on its move last year to become the 1st state in more than 20 years to repeal a death penalty
- APRIL 5, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious...
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious figure in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, calling for famous Kuwaiti artist, Abdullah Al Rwaishid, to be sentenced to death for using a chapter of the Holy Quran in a song
- APRIL 5, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian...
Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian mob leaders for inciting clashes with Muslims in which hundreds died in the eastern island of Sulawesi
- APRIL 5, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuban President Fidel Castro lambasted the USA in an...
Cuban President Fidel Castro lambasted the USA in an address at the 105th Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Havana
- APRIL 5, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42...
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42 Nepalese policemen and wounding 75 others in the deadliest attacks in their five-year war against the constitutional monarchy
- APRIL 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution...
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution of Ralph Baze, who was scheduled to die Tuesday for the slayings of the Powell County sheriff and a deputy in a 1992 ambush
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- APRIL 5, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of...
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of an Air Force technician and her baby must be tried again, the Florida Supreme Court ruled
- APRIL 5, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court threw out Texas death row inmate...
A federal appeals court threw out Texas death row inmate David Allen Gardner's sentence, ruling his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was violated by a psychiatrist's testimony
- APRIL 5, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences issued to four men who tried to...
The death sentences issued to four men who tried to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman have been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai Court of Cassation uphold the death sentence...
The Dubai Court of Cassation uphold the death sentence on an Omani, involved with three other people for trying to sell almost 464 kilos of hashish for Dh4 million in April 1998
- APRIL 5, 2001DEATH PENALTY
April 5, 2001 Gov
April 5, 2001 Gov
- APRIL 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried...
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman has been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences issued to four men who tried in...
The death sentences issued to four men who tried in 1998 to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman have been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly approved a new...
Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly approved a new criminal code, abolishing the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian police described the death sentence passed...
Nigerian police described the death sentence passed in April on three mobile policemen as a "good and reliable" judgement
- APRIL 4, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Legislators in Connecticut's House of Representatives...
Legislators in Connecticut's House of Representatives called for a 2-year moratorium on the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The House passed HB 1705 to ban the execution of those...
The House passed HB 1705 to ban the execution of those who commit capital crimes before the age of 18
- APRIL 4, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end...
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end of 2001
- APRIL 4, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against...
A Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Mohammad Adam Omar, 52, a Sudanese mortuary worker for murdering two female university students
- APRIL 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant,...
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the grisly murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost their final chance for a pardon as the Pahang Pardons Board rejected clemency
- APRIL 4, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on...
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on the future for Slobodan Milosevic, pressing for his immediate and unconditional surrender to The Hague
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A string of corruption charges have been filed against...
A string of corruption charges have been filed against the former Philippine President, Joseph Estrada, by an anti-corruption ombudsman a day after he was stripped of immunity from prosecution by the Supreme Court
- APRIL 4, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana President Festus Mogae reacted to the controversy...
Botswana President Festus Mogae reacted to the controversy sparked off by the execution of Marietta Sonjaleen Bosch by asserting that he was a "retributionist by conviction" who shall always uphold the laws of his country
- APRIL 4, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
International Views: Use of the Death Penalty Could...
International Views: Use of the Death Penalty Could Result in Withdrawal of U
- APRIL 4, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The state Senate rejected a 3-year moratorium on executions
The state Senate rejected a 3-year moratorium on executions
- APRIL 4, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan...
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan were sentenced to death by the provincial court in Trat for possessing speed pills with intent to sell
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that...
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has adopted the policy of commuting all death sentences", Senate President Aquilino Q
- APRIL 4, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Khalid bin Khamis bin Ali, Mohamed bin Rashid bin Nasser,...
Khalid bin Khamis bin Ali, Mohamed bin Rashid bin Nasser, Khalid bin Thami bin Khalifain and Mahmud bin Marhun bin Hamdan were executed in Oman by firing squad for murder
- APRIL 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th...
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th session of the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights on behalf of the European Union, condemned the use of the death penalty in China
- APRIL 3, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable"...
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable" that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic could be executed
- APRIL 3, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Hussain Assar Mohamad and Mohamad Saly Mohamad...
Mohamed Hussain Assar Mohamad and Mohamad Saly Mohamad Faumi, two smugglers who were found guilty of the possession of 223
- APRIL 3, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Convicted murderer Jason Massey apologized profusely,...
Convicted murderer Jason Massey apologized profusely, revealed where he disposed the missing body parts of one of his victims and then prayerfully went to his death for the murders of Christina Benjamin, 13, and her stepbrother, James King, 14 on July 27,
- APRIL 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has commuted to life...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has commuted to life imprisonment all death sentences
- APRIL 3, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yugoslav authorities said that former president...
The Yugoslav authorities said that former president Slobodan Milosevic may face charges that carry the death penalty, and the country's current president, Vojislav Kostunica, ruled out extraditing his predecessor to the UN war crimes tribunal soon
- APRIL 3, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Slobodan Milosevic, "the great enemy of the Serb people",...
Slobodan Milosevic, "the great enemy of the Serb people", must face a war crimes trial in The Hague, Robin Cook, the British Foreign Secretary, said
- APRIL 3, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th...
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th session of the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights, set out the European Union's stance on the violation of fundamental freedoms perpetrated in some fifty countries and in particular he condemn
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- APRIL 3, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CHILE ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
April 3, 2001: the Chilean parliament voted to abolish the death penalty with a vast majority. The Senate had already approved the bill and the president Ricardo Lagos Escobar is expected to sign the bill into law within days.
- APRIL 2, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The pressure group 'Hands Off Cain' criticised the...
The pressure group 'Hands Off Cain' criticised the execution stating that: "it is unacceptable that judges from abolitionist states intervene on behalf of countries that ask them to apply the death penalty
- APRIL 2, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least 10 criminals were executed in Shanxi province...
At least 10 criminals were executed in Shanxi province following a public sentencing rally
- APRIL 2, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The former head of the South Lebanon Army's intelligence...
The former head of the South Lebanon Army's intelligence wing in Bint Jbeil has been sentenced to death by the Military Tribunal for working against the resistance
- APRIL 2, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The South African Foreign Ministry declared that it...
The South African Foreign Ministry declared that it was informed of Marietta Bosch's execution only two days after the event
- APRIL 2, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001DominicaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- APRIL 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for South African Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch,...
Lawyers for South African Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch, 50, said the execution was carried out with indecent haste and with callous disregard for Bosch's life and her constitutional rights
- APRIL 2, 2001DEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA EXECUTES MARIETTA BOSCH
April 2, 2001: South African Marietta Bosch was hanged for murder on Saturday March 31, Botswana authorities confirmed today.
- APRIL 1, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2001, President Jiang Zemin launched a "strike...
In April 2001, President Jiang Zemin launched a "strike hard" campaign targeting gang-related crime and other violent offences in April
- APRIL 1, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Salih Izzet Erdis, the head of illegal Islamic Great...
Salih Izzet Erdis, the head of illegal Islamic Great Eastern Raiders Front organization, was sentenced to capital punishment by the Istanbul State Security Court no: 6
- APRIL 1, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Three Nigerian police officers were sentenced to death...
Three Nigerian police officers were sentenced to death for burning five people alive after robbing them at gunpoint
- APRIL 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two...
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two Chinese and one Thai, will be executed before the Songkran [New Year] festival begins, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said