Chronological archive
July 2001
The 216 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2001, in chronological order.
A Palestinian Authority security court sentenced three...
A Palestinian Authority security court sentenced three Palestinian men, Samir Abu-Zeina, Amjad Hafarza and Hussein Abu-Alayoun, to death for collaboration with Israel over the killing in December of a senior Fatah official
- JULY 31, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency reported that a Saudi man convicted...
The Saudi Press Agency reported that a Saudi man convicted of battering his father to death with a tent pole had been executed
- JULY 31, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death three Burmese...
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death three Burmese men found guilty of possessing 190,000 speed pills in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, in March 2000
- JULY 31, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
State radio reported that a court had sentenced 15...
State radio reported that a court had sentenced 15 people to death for instigating ethnic and religious bloodletting which killed 34 people in the West African country in the year 2000
- JULY 31, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)...
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to investigate whether the death sentence given to Rehmat Shah Afridi, the owner and chief editor of a Pakistan daily on charges of drug trafficking was politic
- JULY 31, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court sentenced 14 drug dealers, including three...
A Thai court sentenced 14 drug dealers, including three women, in four separate trials, to death despite criticism from international human right organizations that the court has become an assembly line of death
- JULY 31, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A memo by a lab scientist for the Oklahoma City Police...
A memo by a lab scientist for the Oklahoma City Police Department refers to the case of Malcolm Rent Johnson, who was executed on Jan
- JULY 31, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)...
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to investigate whether the death sentence given to Rahmad Shah Afridi, the owner and chief editor of a Pakistan daily on charges of drug trafficking was politic
- JULY 30, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemenis, Ahmed Muhammad Saleh and Abdullah Muhammad...
Two Yemenis, Ahmed Muhammad Saleh and Abdullah Muhammad Ahmed, executed by firing squad in Sana'a for two separate murders, the state prosecutor said
- JULY 30, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates...
It is estimated that there are about 50 death-row inmates in Japan
- JULY 30, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A six-year-old Nigerian boy faces a possible death...
A six-year-old Nigerian boy faces a possible death sentence after a four-month-old girl drowned in his care
- JULY 30, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Andrey Khvan was sentenced to death and four others...
Andrey Khvan was sentenced to death and four others to long prison terms for burglary and murder in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, the Uzbek newspaper Vecherniy Tashkent reported
- JULY 30, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan is looking at tightening procedures for harvesting...
Taiwan is looking at tightening procedures for harvesting organs from executed prisoners in reaction to allegations of human rights abuses, an official with the Bureau of Medical Affairs under the Department of Health, Chen I-an, said
- JULY 29, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 22-year-old soldier, convicted of killing two of...
A 22-year-old soldier, convicted of killing two of his colleagues at the military camp in Zarqa, was hanged, according to official sources
- JULY 29, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki hit out at...
Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki hit out at the police for their brutality against the public
- JULY 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Tianjin People's Higher Court sentenced two security...
The Tianjin People's Higher Court sentenced two security officers and three others to terms ranging from 13 years to a suspended death sentence for trying to place 44 falcons on a foreign-bound Air China flight, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- JULY 29, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Jameel Jamal Mohammed executed by firing squad in al-Bayda...
Jameel Jamal Mohammed executed by firing squad in al-Bayda province for the murder of Ali Daifallah, the state prosecutor's office said
- JULY 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was executed at a public meeting...
A convicted murderer was executed at a public meeting in Laghman Province, the Afghan Taleban radio said
- JULY 28, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Samanzehi, an armed Afghan bandit, sentenced...
Ahmad Samanzehi, an armed Afghan bandit, sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court for illegal possession of prohibited drugs, was hanged at dawn in northeastern Iran
- JULY 28, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In the West Bank town of Tulkarm, 3,000 people marched...
In the West Bank town of Tulkarm, 3,000 people marched to demand the death sentence for five Palestinians accused of treason and collaboration with Israel over the killing in December 2000 of Thabet Thabet, a Fatah leader
- JULY 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Samanzehi, an armed Afghan bandit, sentenced...
Ahmad Samanzehi, an armed Afghan bandit, sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court for illegal possession of prohibited drugs, was hanged at dawn in northeastern Iran
- JULY 27, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Alvin Avon Braziel Jr
Alvin Avon Braziel Jr
- JULY 27, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International welcomed the Lebanese Parliament's...
Amnesty International welcomed the Lebanese Parliament's repeal of Law 302 which abolished judges' discretion to consider mitigating factors and made capital punishment mandatory for certain offences
- JULY 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdol Qayum was executed in a sports ground in the...
Abdol Qayum was executed in a sports ground in the western Herat Province
- JULY 27, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo...
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi, a South African man who had been sentenced to death for murdering a police officer in a shootout
- JULY 27, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The UN's Human Rights Committee welcomed the fact that...
The UN's Human Rights Committee welcomed the fact that North Korea had cut the number of offences carrying a death penalty to five from 33 but noted that four of these offences were largely political
- JULY 27, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo...
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi, a South African man who had been sentenced to death for murdering a police officer in a shootout
- JULY 27, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The health minister in the rebel Chechen administration,...
The health minister in the rebel Chechen administration, Umar Khanbiyev, who was himself taken prisoner by the Russian forces in Chechnya and tortured, has drawn up a list of the most commonly-used methods of torture employed by the federal forces both in
- JULY 27, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty activists should consider the dangers of drugs...
Amnesty activists should consider the dangers of drugs to society before begging for mercy for drug convicts on death row, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said
- JULY 27, 2001Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo Republic's exiled former Prime Minister Bernard...
Congo Republic's exiled former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas vowed to try to return to his homeland soon despite a death sentence passed after he fled a bloody civil war
- JULY 27, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan police denied allegations that officers shot...
Kenyan police denied allegations that officers shot dead seven suspected armed robbers in cold blood in one of Nairobi's bloodiest incidents in months
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- JULY 27, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The human rights organisation Amnesty International...
The human rights organisation Amnesty International called for a government inquiry into the alleged police execution of seven people "in cold blood" in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on July 25
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were...
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were sentenced to death for killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in Beijing over the past two years
- JULY 27, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard has overturned the...
U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Tyrone Darks, found guilty in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders...
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders for at least five criminals convicted of violent crimes, including a pair of lovers who teamed up to murder one of their spouses, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- JULY 27, 2001DEATH PENALTY
LEBANON REPEALS MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
July 27, 2001: the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders.
- JULY 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
An opinion Poll of MPs' views on the death penalty...
An opinion Poll of MPs' views on the death penalty conducted jointly by the Movement for People's Rights and Parliament on 94 out of 128 MPs found that 90 percent oppose the death penalty, 39 percent support the immediate cancellation of the death sentenc
- JULY 26, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo...
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Biondi and MP Fabrizio Vigni presented the group of deputies against the death penalty to the Chamber
- JULY 26, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The supreme appeal court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld...
The supreme appeal court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld death penalties against three inmates convicted of drug trafficking, but commuted the sentence of the fourth
- JULY 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal...
The Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders
- JULY 26, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court needed only three months to hand...
The Criminal Court needed only three months to hand down death sentences against 19 convicted drug traffickers because the court had been trying the four cases nonstop, Criminal Court Chief Justice Sombat Tiewissaret said
- JULY 26, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row at Bang Khwang maximum security prison is...
Death row at Bang Khwang maximum security prison is to be expanded to take on more drug convicts, the Corrections Department said
- JULY 26, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
An editorial in the Daily Nation condemned extra-judicial...
An editorial in the Daily Nation condemned extra-judicial killings by police
- JULY 26, 2001GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition People's National Congress said it would...
The opposition People's National Congress said it would organise protest marches against what it termed "extra-judicial killings" by the Guyana Special Target Squad
- JULY 25, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate...
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate murders: two in Ibb, one in Aden and one Saada
- JULY 25, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian...
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, one of whom was Chinese
- JULY 25, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to three policemen for rape and murder
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A police general denied that special death squads were...
A police general denied that special death squads were planning to kill 1000 drug traffickers this year, and had already sent "350 to hell
- JULY 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International...
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International between 1990 and 2000, over half of the victims were migrant workers
- JULY 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman,...
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was...
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was hanged in public in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, a local source said
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in...
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in December 2000 in Shenyang, which left one victim dead and two seriously injured, was executed
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee,...
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee, said Islamic punishments should not be carried out in public
- JULY 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and...
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and then executed them in cold blood and in full public view
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND CONDEMNS 19 TO DEATH
July 25, 2001: Thailand´s criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day.
- JULY 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national was executed in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi
- JULY 24, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental...
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental organisations in preparation for the World Conference against Racism, Italian NGOs supported Hands Off Cain's proposal for a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern...
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern China's Guangdong province found them guilty of counterfeiting Chinese currency
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for...
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for having produced 2
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- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Senior State District Judge C
Senior State District Judge C
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a...
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a local bank and illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, was sentenced to death and executed in Linyi, in east China's Shandong Province
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed...
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed down the death sentence to a female manager found guilty of large-scale corruption
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine...
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine women taxi drivers in 40 days
- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe called on the US to stay the...
The Council of Europe called on the US to stay the execution of Napoleon Beazley, who is due to be put to death in Texas on August 15th
- JULY 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
- JULY 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme court approved the death sentence for...
Iran's supreme court approved the death sentence for three customs officials accused of being "economic terrorists," the afternoon Kayhan paper reported
- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin halted...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin halted the execution of Richard William Kutzner to determine if DNA tests should be run on forensic evidence
- JULY 24, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced...
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced to death Khamis Said, 28, who killed his mother in March for her refusal to give him money to travel to Israel and marry the woman
- JULY 24, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and...
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and Hajjah provinces for murder
- JULY 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN NGOs BACK MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
July 24, 2001: at a conference against racism in Rome, Italian non-governmental organisations supported a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution.
- JULY 23, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II held talks with visiting U
Pope John Paul II held talks with visiting U
- JULY 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced to death two foreigners...
The Criminal Court sentenced to death two foreigners and a Thai for trafficking heroin
- JULY 23, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death a Singaporean,...
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death a Singaporean, Tan Wan Kiang, 40, together with a Hong Kong citizen and another from Thailand
- JULY 23, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia's Senate unanimously approved a re-debated...
Cambodia's Senate unanimously approved a re-debated final draft on establishing a UN-assisted tribunal to bring former Khmer Rouge leaders to justice
- JULY 23, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Hong Kong woman was sentenced to death by Thailand's...
A Hong Kong woman was sentenced to death by Thailand's main criminal court for trafficking in 6
- JULY 23, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
During his visit in Italy, President Bush was received...
During his visit in Italy, President Bush was received by Pope John Paul II who admonished him for his support of capital punishment, saying the death penalty does not belong in "a free and virtuous society
- JULY 23, 2001WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court decided that Henry Lewis Marshall,...
The state Supreme Court decided that Henry Lewis Marshall, condemned to death for the June 18, 1994 killing of Griswold, will get a new trial
- JULY 23, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni man executed by firing squad in Sana'a province...
Yemeni man executed by firing squad in Sana'a province for murder
- JULY 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation...
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation of North Korean refugees, according to the international humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders
- JULY 22, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation...
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation of North Korean refugees, according to the international humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders
- JULY 21, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma Gov
Oklahoma Gov
- JULY 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Ira Einhorn, the ex-hippie guru at the centre of a...
Ira Einhorn, the ex-hippie guru at the centre of a controversial extradition case between France and the United States was extradited to the US to face trial for the murder of his former girlfriend
- JULY 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that two Saudi...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that two Saudi brothers were beheaded for raping a woman at knife-point
- JULY 20, 2001North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Sim Hyong-il, a director of the Supreme People's Assembly's...
Sim Hyong-il, a director of the Supreme People's Assembly's legislation committee, announced at a question-and-answer session on the first of a two-day review of its second periodic report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee, that the number of de
- JULY 20, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Oman sentenced two Pakistanis to death for drug dealing...
Oman sentenced two Pakistanis to death for drug dealing and machineguns possession
- JULY 20, 2001Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
A U.N. panel investigating political violence in the...
A U.N. panel investigating political violence in the Ivory Coast said that government security forces bore responsibility for hundreds of killings and beatings that took place in the West African nation in October and December 2000
- JULY 20, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Ira Einhorn, the ex-hippie guru at the centre of a...
Ira Einhorn, the ex-hippie guru at the centre of a controversial extradition case between France and the United States arrived back in the US to face trial for the murder of his former girlfriend
- JULY 20, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Oman sentenced two Pakistanis to death for drug dealing...
Oman sentenced two Pakistanis to death for drug dealing and machineguns possession
- JULY 20, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma Gov
Oklahoma Gov
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- JULY 20, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Police said that three Pakistanis convicted of drug...
Police said that three Pakistanis convicted of drug trafficking have been executed by firing squad at the main prison in al-Manouwama a suburb in the capital Muscat
- JULY 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MASS HANGINGS IN IRAN
July 20, 2001: Iranian and foreign media have reported a mass hanging in a Tehran prison on Wednesday, but gave conflicting reports on the number of people put to death.
- JULY 19, 2001WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Henry Lewis Marshall will get a new trial, the Washington...
Henry Lewis Marshall will get a new trial, the Washington Supreme Court ruled
- JULY 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
An inmate sentenced to death for killing a police officer...
An inmate sentenced to death for killing a police officer waited too long before disclosing another man's confession in the 1981 shooting, a judge ruled in refusing to order testimony from the man
- JULY 19, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois Governor George H
Illinois Governor George H
- JULY 18, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
- JULY 18, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged in the southern city...
A convicted murderer was hanged in the southern city of Shiraz, bringing to nine the number of executions made public in Iran on the same day, the conservative Jaam-e Jam paper reported
- JULY 18, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight Iranians sentenced to death for murder were hanged...
Eight Iranians sentenced to death for murder were hanged at dawn in Tehran's Ghasr prison, jail authorities said
- JULY 18, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Namibian army confirmed that its soldiers shot...
The Namibian army confirmed that its soldiers shot dead a member of the Kxoe community in the last week
- JULY 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge P
Circuit Judge P
- JULY 18, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI)demanded that the Zambian...
Amnesty International (AI)demanded that the Zambian government commute the death sentences given to the 59 soldiers convicted for the 1997 coup attempt
- JULY 18, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 39-year-old soldier, identified only as A
A 39-year-old soldier, identified only as A
- JULY 18, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The administration of the Northern Cemetery outside...
The administration of the Northern Cemetery outside Minsk denied reports that the cemetery has a special area where the bodies of executed people are buried
- JULY 18, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
Reginald Wilkinson, director of the Ohio Department...
Reginald Wilkinson, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation, said that the state should execute condemned inmates by lethal injection only and retire the electric chair because malfunctions could prove too stressful for prison staffers
- JULY 18, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of the justices on the Arizona Supreme Court...
A majority of the justices on the Arizona Supreme Court say judges should be allowed to consider any "residual doubt" on their part when imposing sentencing
- JULY 18, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saeed Salem Mubarak, a Yemeni, executed in public in...
Saeed Salem Mubarak, a Yemeni, executed in public in Hadramawt
- JULY 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union praised Russia's President Vladimir...
The European Union praised Russia's President Vladimir Putin for upholding a moratorium on the death penalty
- JULY 17, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for abducting and...
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for abducting and raping a boy after getting drunk
- JULY 17, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In a unanimous ruling, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal...
In a unanimous ruling, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals struck down the conviction and death sentence handed down against Richard Eugene Glossip in a jury trial before Oklahoma County District Judge Richard W
- JULY 17, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Jerald Wayne Harjo, 40, was put to death by injection
Jerald Wayne Harjo, 40, was put to death by injection
- JULY 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The head of the country's Pardons Commission was quoted...
The head of the country's Pardons Commission was quoted as saying that the moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, imposed despite strong public opposition, has not triggered a rise in crime
- JULY 17, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's police chiefs vowed to stamp out the practice...
Nigeria's police chiefs vowed to stamp out the practice by vigilante groups of executing suspected robbers, BBC reported
- JULY 17, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CAMBODIAN SENATE TO DEBATE KHMER ROUGE TRIAL LAW
July 17, 2001: a senior Cambodian official said Cambodian senators are set to debate - and approve - long-awaited legislation early next week to try former leaders of the Khmer Rouge genocide.
- JULY 16, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Viktor Pokhmelkin, a member of the Union of Rightist...
Viktor Pokhmelkin, a member of the Union of Rightist Forces (SPS), welcomed Vladimir Putin's statement that the death penalty will agian come into force in Russia
- JULY 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan...
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan tribesman at Ladha Tehsil ordered the execution of an Afghan accused of murder
- JULY 16, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan...
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan tribesman at Ladha Tehsil ordered the execution of an Afghan accused of murder
- JULY 15, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Iranian radio reported that two men charged with attempting...
Iranian radio reported that two men charged with attempting to kill the mayor of the Tajik capital Dushanbe in February 2000 were sentenced to death
- JULY 15, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taleban radio reported that two murderers had been...
Taleban radio reported that two murderers had been publicly executed at the Abu Nasar sports field in Farah Province
- JULY 15, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
"Race and the Death Penalty in North Carolina - An...
"Race and the Death Penalty in North Carolina - An Empirical Analysis: 1993-1997" The study, released earlier this year by researchers from the University of North Carolina, is the most comprehensive review of the death penalty ever conducted in North Car
- JULY 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected...
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected Abu Sayyaf members and sympathisers in southern Philippines after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced a major crackdown to end a prolonged hostage crisis, a senior official said
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- JULY 14, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Fars Province judiciary, Hoseyn'ali...
The head of the Fars Province judiciary, Hoseyn'ali Amiri, told IRNA news agency that Fereydun Gorji, Mohammadyar Zohurirad and Zarqam Kazemi, three members of an armed band, had been sentenced to death by a Shiraz revolutionary court's judge earlier in t
- JULY 13, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Mustafakul Boimurodov...
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Mustafakul Boimurodov and Sadritdin Fatkhutdinov, the organizers and perpetrators of a terrorist attack on a Korean religious mission to Dushanbe, to death
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes...
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes for predicting who will die next on Death Row is attracting thousands of contestants, the Scottish Daily Record reported
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JULY 13, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Eesti Pevaleht newspaper reported that the TOM...
The Eesti Pevaleht newspaper reported that the TOM website, which enables the public to propose law amendments, held the public voting session for the most popular proposals
- JULY 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Kittisak Wongchan and brother-in-law Danai Wongrian...
Kittisak Wongchan and brother-in-law Danai Wongrian were sentenced to death by the Chiang Rai provincial court for possessing approximately one million methamphetamine pills and 20 kilogrammes of heroin
- JULY 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two men convicted of murder were publicly executed...
Two men convicted of murder were publicly executed at the Mazar-e Sharif [Balkh Province, northern Afghanistan] sports ground
- JULY 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing...
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing won the vote to host the 2008 Olympics, but long-time critics said it would have to improve its human rights record between now and then
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported...
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported the stand of President Vladimir Putin on the impermissibility of capital punishment in Russia
- JULY 13, 2001JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on all Jamaicans to oppose...
Amnesty International called on all Jamaicans to oppose the continuing tragedy of inter-community violence and human rights abuses by the security forces, in wake of the recent outbursts of violence in Jamaica
- JULY 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight...
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight terrorism if the Americans persist in keeping the death penalty, Russia's envoy to the European Court of Human Rights Pavel Laptev told reporters
- JULY 12, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
- JULY 11, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodian lawmakers approved legislation paving the...
Cambodian lawmakers approved legislation paving the way for a long-awaited trial of former leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime
- JULY 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman...
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman for foreign affairs protested against Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Danish radio reported
- JULY 11, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Hirondelle news agency reported that eleven people...
The Hirondelle news agency reported that eleven people were sentenced to death for involvement in Rwanda's 1994 genocide by a court in Gikongoro, southwest Rwanda
- JULY 11, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
James Wilens Jr, 39, was executed by lethal injection
James Wilens Jr, 39, was executed by lethal injection
- JULY 11, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman...
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman for foreign affairs protested against Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Danish radio reported
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya,...
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya, accusing Moscow of covering up its forces' widespread brutality against detainees in the war-torn breakaway republic
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that...
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that mercenaries from the Interior Ministry's internal troops hanged seven people on a gas pipe in the centre of Alkhan-Kale village on June 20
- JULY 11, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Jerome Mallett, 42, was put to death at 12:06 a
Jerome Mallett, 42, was put to death at 12:06 a
- JULY 11, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International voiced its outrage at the reported...
Amnesty International voiced its outrage at the reported stoning to death of an Iranian woman at Evin prison in Tehran, despite its worldwide appeals for 30-year-old MaryamAyoubi's death sentence to be commuted
- JULY 11, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman, sentenced to death for murder and adultery,...
A woman, sentenced to death for murder and adultery, was stoned to death in Tehran's Evin prison, a judiciary source said
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death...
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death penalty set off a fresh wave of controversy over whether the country needs the capital punishment
- JULY 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI EXECUTES 5TH INMATE THIS YEAR
July 11, 2001: Jerome Mallet was executed by lethal injection for killing a state trooper during a traffic stop in 1985. Jerome was one of the four Missouri death row inmates photographed by Oliviero Toscani.
- JULY 10, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Kyodo news agency reported that Iraq, for the first...
The Kyodo news agency reported that Iraq, for the first time in over a decade, said in a news report it was willing to have a dialogue with the U
- JULY 10, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported on Kazakh television that the country...
It was reported on Kazakh television that the country may lose the opportunity to join the European Community if it did not abolish the death penalty since both the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the OSCE had set this condition for ac
- JULY 10, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A legislative official said that two Kuwaiti politicians...
A legislative official said that two Kuwaiti politicians presented a controversial draft bill to parliament to amend the Gulf Arab state's penal code to meet Islamic sharia law
- JULY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sydney lawyer, Rod McGeoch, who led Sydney's successful...
Sydney lawyer, Rod McGeoch, who led Sydney's successful bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games opposed China winning the bid for the 2008 event
- JULY 10, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan...
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to life without parole for the August 1998 bombing of the U
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- JULY 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former president of a large state-owned enterprise...
The former president of a large state-owned enterprise based in Guangdong, Chen Shewei, has been executed and two of his accomplices, Wen Haijiao and Tan Baijiao, given hefty jail terms for their roles in embezzling millions of yuan in public funds
- JULY 10, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan...
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to life without parole for the August 1998 bombing of the U
- JULY 10, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview...
President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Interfax that Belarus had taken some steps towards limiting the death penalty
- JULY 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada made history...
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada made history as the first Philippine ex-president to be officially accused of having used his position to illegally enrich himself
- JULY 10, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court issued new rules designed to...
The state Supreme Court issued new rules designed to streamline and speed up the appeals process for death row inmates
- JULY 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In order to control the proliferation of squatters...
In order to control the proliferation of squatters in urban areas, Quezon City Rep
- JULY 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A high-ranking official from the Kremlin administration...
A high-ranking official from the Kremlin administration told RIA news agency that no "sharp increase in crime statistics" had been registered in Russia during the five years that have followed the introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty in the c
- JULY 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma deputy speaker Vladimir Zhirinovskiy told...
State Duma deputy speaker Vladimir Zhirinovskiy told Interfax in an interview that Putin's statement about the unacceptability of executions in Russia was "an outright concession to the West"
- JULY 10, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A federal jury in New York sentenced Khalfan Khamis...
A federal jury in New York sentenced Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to life without parole for the August 1998 bombing of the U
- JULY 10, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
In 1998, 47 death sentences were passed by Belarusian...
In 1998, 47 death sentences were passed by Belarusian courts, and 40 people were executed
- JULY 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
THEY WILL KILL MY FAVOURITE MODEL!
Rome, July 10, 2001: Jerome Mallet’s execution is scheduled for tomorrow, he was Oliviero Toscani’s favourite “model”. Hands Off Cain continues to fight for a stay of execution
- JULY 9, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
George Speight, the indigenous Fijian who held his...
George Speight, the indigenous Fijian who held his ethnic Indian prime minister hostage at gunpoint for 56 days in 2000, appeared in a Suva court charged with treason
- JULY 9, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Shawn Ryan Grell, 26, who murdered his 2-year-old daughter...
Shawn Ryan Grell, 26, who murdered his 2-year-old daughter was sentenced to death
- JULY 9, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The judge upheld the jury's recommendation for Jeffrey...
The judge upheld the jury's recommendation for Jeffrey Allen Thomas
- JULY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice for killing a man with a meat cleaver in a row over money
- JULY 9, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Nagoya District Court sentenced one of three defendants...
The Nagoya District Court sentenced one of three defendants to death for killing four men over a period of eleven days in 1994 in the Gifu, Aichi and Osaka prefectures
- JULY 9, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Alarmed over the spate of rape and murder cases involving...
Alarmed over the spate of rape and murder cases involving girls, angry Malaysians called for severe action against the culprits - including imposing a mandatory death sentence for violent crimes against girls
- JULY 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of President Vladimir Putin's...
Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of President Vladimir Putin's administration, insisted that Russia has to uphold its moratorium on the death penalty
- JULY 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is fully observing its moratorium on the death...
Russia is fully observing its moratorium on the death penalty, the head of the country's Constitutional Court said
- JULY 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin, invoking the God-given right...
President Vladimir Putin, invoking the God-given right to life, said that Russia had to uphold its five-year-old moratorium on the death penalty despite widespread calls to reinstate executions to fight crime
- JULY 8, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Federal Judge Michael Ponsor wrote about his experience...
Federal Judge Michael Ponsor wrote about his experience presiding over the case of Kristen Gilbert, a former nurse accused of murdering 4 patients at a veterans' hospital
- JULY 8, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan told a visiting...
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan told a visiting Council of Europe official in Yerevan that Armenia would not carry out death sentences
- JULY 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Public support of the death penalty runs high in China
Public support of the death penalty runs high in China
- JULY 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed more people from April to June 2001...
China executed more people from April to June 2001 than the rest of the world did in the past three years - 1,781 people put to death in a government campaign against crime, Amnesty International said
- JULY 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish officials unveiled a new penal code that abolishes...
Turkish officials unveiled a new penal code that abolishes the death penalty and eliminates laws under which intellectuals and politicians were jailed for expressing opinions contrary to official government policy
- JULY 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Khaled...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Khaled bin Nasser al-Khaledi was beheaded for abducting and raping a boy after getting drunk
- JULY 6, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport...
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport nine foreigners who had been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia as a part of the country's international role in combating the drugs
- JULY 6, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
A Superior Court judge, Fred S
A Superior Court judge, Fred S
- JULY 6, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nine northern Nigerian states have adopted the Sharia code
Nine northern Nigerian states have adopted the Sharia code
- JULY 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
NEW TURKISH PENAL CODE ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
July 06, 2001: Turkish officials on Friday unveiled a new penal code that abolishes the death penalty and eliminates laws under which intellectuals and politicians were jailed for expressing opinions contrary to official government policy.
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- JULY 5, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Adnan Maleknejad, 26, convicted of murdering a man...
Adnan Maleknejad, 26, convicted of murdering a man five years ago, was hanged at dawn in the yard of a prison in Ilam in western Iran, IRNA said
- JULY 5, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese official admitted that 14 Falun Gong followers...
A Chinese official admitted that 14 Falun Gong followers died in a labour camp - but the government and the spiritual movement have given sharply conflicting accounts of how they died
- JULY 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Eighty percent of Russians think that the death penalty...
Eighty percent of Russians think that the death penalty is permissible, the Public Opinion Foundation said based on a June 30 poll of 1,500 village and town residents nationwide
- JULY 5, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Uzbek newspaper Na Postu reported that a man named as A
The Uzbek newspaper Na Postu reported that a man named as A
- JULY 5, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamad Deraman, a 31 year old lorry driver, was sentenced...
Mohamad Deraman, a 31 year old lorry driver, was sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering businessman Ismail Sulaiman in Chini, Pekan, in 1999
- JULY 5, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
1 death row inmate, condemned for a 1980 Jacksonville...
1 death row inmate, condemned for a 1980 Jacksonville murder, won a new trial
- JULY 5, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
During the extraordinary session the European Parliament...
During the extraordinary session the European Parliament passed Resolution No
- JULY 4, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California...
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), says stoning is a double-standard punishment: "There is a double standard here, even though the practice is applied to both men and women, because it is usually a punishment
- JULY 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xinhua news agency, the official Chinese government...
Xinhua news agency, the official Chinese government agency, denied allegations regarding organs being transplanted from executed prisoners
- JULY 4, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Pong Ketsiri, 64, was executed by a firing squad in...
Pong Ketsiri, 64, was executed by a firing squad in a Bangkok prison after being convicted of smuggling 275lb of heroin into Thailand
- JULY 4, 2001BeninDEATH PENALTY
Government officials said that they had decided to...
Government officials said that they had decided to replace the colonial criminal code with a new law, PANA news agency reported
- JULY 4, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemenis were executed separately in Lahj and Mahweet...
Two Yemenis were executed separately in Lahj and Mahweet provinces for premeditated murder, according a statement by the public prosecution
- JULY 3, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Three armed drug-traffickers, sentenced to death by...
Three armed drug-traffickers, sentenced to death by a revolutionary court, were hanged at dawn in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan, that borders neighbouring leading drug-producer Afghanistan
- JULY 3, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman convicted for murder was hanged in...
An Iranian woman convicted for murder was hanged in public in the southwestern Lorestan province, the state IRNA news agency reported
- JULY 3, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A police inspector and his lover were sentenced to...
A police inspector and his lover were sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of the woman's husband
- JULY 3, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences given...
The Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences given to 31 Moslem activists accused of participating in an Islamist riot in 1993 in which 37 people were killed
- JULY 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen female Dafa practitioners died due to "brutal...
Fifteen female Dafa practitioners died due to "brutal torture" in the Wanjia Labour Camp, the Falun Gong said
- JULY 3, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Missouri does not forbid the execution of juvenile...
Missouri does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JULY 3, 2001ChadDEATH PENALTY
N'Djamena's criminal court sentenced five people to...
N'Djamena's criminal court sentenced five people to death, including one in absentia after convicting them for armed robbery
- JULY 3, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution...
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution guiding the implementation of six Criminal Law regulations
- JULY 3, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The punishment imposed on heroin traffickers is to...
The punishment imposed on heroin traffickers is to be reduced, the vice chief justice of the Criminal Court Dinh Van Que said
- JULY 3, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Thirty-five percent of 1,600 respondents polled by...
Thirty-five percent of 1,600 respondents polled by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research centre said that if Chechen rebel leaders do not put down their arms and are caught by the federal forces, they should be killed without any trial and investigation
- JULY 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
More than 400 bills were filed at the House of Representatives...
More than 400 bills were filed at the House of Representatives on the first working day of the 12th Congress, ranging from proposed constitutional amendments to punishing kidnappers by amputating their legs
- JULY 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top policeman urged stronger implementation...
China's top policeman urged stronger implementation of a three month-old "strike hard" crackdown on crime that has already resulted in at least 1,300 executions
- JULY 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FALUN GONG ACCUSES CHINA OF TORTURING PRACTITIONERS TO DEATH
July 3, 2001: fifteen female Dafa practitioners died due to “brutal torture” in the Wanjia Labour Camp, the Falun Gong said.
- JULY 2, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor made a statement to a group...
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor made a statement to a group of women lawyers in Minnesota and said it should further energize the nation's continuing re-examination of capital punishment
- JULY 2, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The official Sudanese news agency, Suna, reported that...
The official Sudanese news agency, Suna, reported that President Umar al-Bashir warned that armed robbers and "outlaws" operating in the Darfur states in western Sudan would face amputations and hanging if caught
- JULY 2, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence handed down to owner of The Frontier...
The death sentence handed down to owner of The Frontier Post newspaper Rehmat Shah Afridi aroused only a muted reaction in the Pakistani press
- JULY 2, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Governor Holden signed a bill approved by th legislature...
Governor Holden signed a bill approved by th legislature onMay 11, 2001 that prohibits the imposition of the death penalty on a defendant who suffers from mental retardation
- JULY 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The African Christian Democratic Party voted against...
The African Christian Democratic Party voted against the proposed ratification of the Optional Second Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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- JULY 2, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Nigerian...
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Nigerian government was using all diplomatic channels to plead for clemency for four Nigerians sentenced to death in Libya
- JULY 2, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Nigerian...
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Nigerian government was using all diplomatic channels to plead for clemency for four Nigerians sentenced to death in Libya
- JULY 1, 2001SpainDEATH PENALTY
The Valencia Biennial was the first organisation from...
The Valencia Biennial was the first organisation from the art world to take a stand against the death penalty
- JULY 1, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranians, Mehdi Varmazyari and Safar Shah-Hasanlu,...
Two Iranians, Mehdi Varmazyari and Safar Shah-Hasanlu, were publicly hanged at dawn
- JULY 1, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi demanded the death...
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi demanded the death penalty for people who knowingly infect others with HIV/AIDS, to deter men from passing the disease to vulnerable younger women