Chronological archive
March 2002
The 343 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2002, in chronological order.
The court of appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld...
The court of appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld the verdict of a court of lower instance condemning Ukrainian Andriy Svirid to death for assassination
- MARCH 31, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The court of appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld...
The court of appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld the verdict of a court of lower instance condemning Ukrainian Andriy Svirid to death for assassination
- MARCH 31, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia is negotiating with Iran to return more than...
Australia is negotiating with Iran to return more than 200 asylum seekers who have been refused refugee status in Australia
- MARCH 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Australia is negotiating with Iran to return more than...
Australia is negotiating with Iran to return more than 200 asylum seekers who have been refused refugee status in Australia
- MARCH 31, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were sentenced to death by the Nyamata...
Four people were sentenced to death by the Nyamata court of first instance in the joint trial of 74 people charged with involvement in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and other crimes against humanity
- MARCH 31, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pakistan sentenced to death Falak Sher and...
A court in Pakistan sentenced to death Falak Sher and Allah Ditta for the double murder of Shahbaz and Bashir following a minor dispute
- MARCH 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's...
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's occupation of its territories and said the United States was wrong to describe Israel's latest moves as self-defence
- MARCH 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's...
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's occupation of its territories and said the United States was wrong to describe Israel's latest moves as self-defence
- MARCH 31, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hussein Ahmad al-Ramahi was publicly beheaded for armed...
Hussein Ahmad al-Ramahi was publicly beheaded for armed robbery
- MARCH 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced a young man to death...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced a young man to death by hanging in absentia for violating a girl
- MARCH 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five young men were sentenced to death for raping and...
Five young men were sentenced to death for raping and stabbing to death a young woman in Bangladesh
- MARCH 30, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Army said that it has no place for trade...
The Nigerian Army said that it has no place for trade unionism and that it is impossible for its soldiers to go on strike since such an action would be viewed as a mutiny, which carries the death penalty
- MARCH 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman who amassed a fortune after bribing and corrupting...
A woman who amassed a fortune after bribing and corrupting officials with sexual favours lost her appeal against the death sentence
- MARCH 29, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev called for a...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev called for a moratorium on the death penalty and its abolition in the future
- MARCH 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was...
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was charged in Pakistan with the kidnapping and murder of the US journalist Daniel Pearl, told the judge at the closed hearing in court in Karachi that he did not recognise the court, adding: "I request my
- MARCH 29, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was...
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was charged in Pakistan with the kidnapping and murder of the US journalist Daniel Pearl, told the judge at the closed hearing in court in Karachi that he did not recognise the court, adding: "I request my
- MARCH 29, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
2 men sentenced to die by a corrupt judge should receive...
2 men sentenced to die by a corrupt judge should receive a new sentencing hearing, but their convictions will stand, according to a ruling issued by the U
- MARCH 29, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was...
The British-born militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was charged in Pakistan with the kidnapping and murder of the US journalist Daniel Pearl, told the judge at the closed hearing in court in Karachi that he did not recognise the court, adding: "I request my
- MARCH 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Police in Nigeria's Enugu state arrested the Divisional...
Police in Nigeria's Enugu state arrested the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Nsukka and seven of his men over the alleged murder of Nnaemeka Ugwoke and Izuchukwu Ayogu, both former students of Nsukka high school
- MARCH 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo lauded the verdict...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo lauded the verdict of the Sharia Appeal Court in Sokoto which overturned the death sentence passed on Safiya Tungar-Tudu by a lower sharia court in October 2001for committing adultery
- MARCH 29, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ejaz was condemned to death by a Lahore court...
Muhammad Ejaz was condemned to death by a Lahore court for the murder of Maqbool Ahmad on August 10, 1999
- MARCH 29, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorist court in Pakistan sentenced to death...
An anti-terrorist court in Pakistan sentenced to death a man on four counts of murder
- MARCH 29, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An international media organisation based in France,...
An international media organisation based in France, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) petitioned Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni not to assent to the Terrorism Bill until it has been revised
- MARCH 29, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Luttig...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Luttig recently stated in an opinion that post-conviction DNA testing for inmates is a constitutional right
- MARCH 28, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
U.S. prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty...
U.S. prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, accusing the French citizen of actions that resulted in some 3,000 deaths from the Sept
- MARCH 28, 2002North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has ordered all drug...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has ordered all drug users to be executed by shooting, the Russian newspaper Komsomol Pravda reported, citing a senior Russian official
- MARCH 28, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi...
A division bench of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench comprising Justice Ali Nawaz Chohan and Justice Mian Mohammed Jehangir commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of murder to life imprisonment
- MARCH 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini by the Sokoto Sharia Court of Appeal
- MARCH 28, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Human rights must become a priority in all areas of...
Human rights must become a priority in all areas of the EU's external relations, said the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in adopting its annual report on human rights in the world and EU human rights policy
- MARCH 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini by the Sokoto Sharia Court of Appeal
- MARCH 28, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan admitted for the first time that a young Christian...
Sudan admitted for the first time that a young Christian woman had been condemned to death by stoning for adultery
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- MARCH 28, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after...
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after a Singapore court reduced the drug trafficking charge against her
- MARCH 28, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
U.S. prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty...
U.S. prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, accusing the French citizen of actions that resulted in some 3,000 deaths from the Sept
- MARCH 28, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after...
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after a Singapore court reduced the drug trafficking charge against her
- MARCH 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini by the Sokoto Sharia Court of Appeal
- MARCH 27, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old...
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old British businessman, Krishna Maharaj, who has spent 15 years in prison for a double murder that hundreds of supporters are convinced he did not commit
- MARCH 27, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of State revealed its opinion on the issue...
The Council of State revealed its opinion on the issue upon the request by the Prime Ministry
- MARCH 27, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan lawyers condemned the summary execution of...
Ugandan lawyers condemned the summary execution of two UPDF soldiers over the murder of an Irish priest and two other men in Kotido
- MARCH 27, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi defended the...
Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi defended the court martial and execution of two UPDF soldiers convicted of killing Irish missionary Father Declan O'Toole
- MARCH 27, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Military Collegium of the Tajik Supreme Court sentenced...
The Military Collegium of the Tajik Supreme Court sentenced to death Said Rizvonzoda, Abdulmajid Davlatov, Nazar Davlatov and Saidamir Karimov for the murder of the first deputy interior minister, Habibullo Sanginov, his two bodyguards and driver on 11 Ap
- MARCH 27, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal sentenced in absentia the leader...
The Military Tribunal sentenced in absentia the leader of the former South Lebanon Army militia commander to death on charges of collaborating with Israel - a move which was seen as a way stop him receiving payments from the Lebanese government
- MARCH 27, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old...
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old British businessman, Krishna Maharaj, who has spent 15 years in prison for a double murder that hundreds of supporters are convinced he did not commit
- MARCH 27, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is "strong evidence" of human rights violations...
There is "strong evidence" of human rights violations committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the war against the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan, said the international peace mission investigating the Philippine-United States Balikatan military e
- MARCH 27, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old...
A Florida court lifted the death sentence on a 63-year-old British businessman, Krishna Maharaj, who has spent 15 years in prison for a double murder that hundreds of supporters are convinced he did not commit
- MARCH 27, 2002MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The federal appeals court in Richmond has reinstated...
The federal appeals court in Richmond has reinstated the death sentence of a man who was convicted of murder in 1984, overturning an April decision by a U
- MARCH 27, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A West Sumatra court ordered the first executions in...
A West Sumatra court ordered the first executions in the Indonesian province's history, sentencing to death two young men convicted of murder
- MARCH 27, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...
The chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Peter Schieder, has urged Russia and Europe to unite their efforts in combating terrorism
- MARCH 27, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
At least 107 Muslim Filipinos, including seven women,...
At least 107 Muslim Filipinos, including seven women, are languishing in jails in the southern Philippines on suspicion of being members or sympathisers of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim separatist group
- MARCH 27, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its...
The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its report on the state of human rights in Pakistan, stating that overall the picture of the human rights in the country remained "bleak" as the military government lacked will to achieve what it publicly sa
- MARCH 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The director of a state-owned business was sentenced...
The director of a state-owned business was sentenced to death in the southern Chinese province of Hainan for embezzling $8
- MARCH 26, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In an extraordinary joint sitting of both Houses, the...
In an extraordinary joint sitting of both Houses, the Indian parliament passed the controversial anti-terrorism bill dubbed "draconian" by the Opposition after an acrimonious marathon debate that saw Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rejecting Sonia Gan
- MARCH 26, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of people flocked to the Stazione Leopolda...
Hundreds of people flocked to the Stazione Leopolda in Florence yesterday for a concert-debate against the death penalty that was also an occasion to celebrate Safiya's release
- MARCH 26, 2002IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Frank O'Bannon signed a bill that would keep juveniles...
Gov. Frank O'Bannon signed a bill that would keep juveniles from facing the death penalty. Shortly before it adjourned this month, the Indiana General Assembly approved legislation to raise the state's minimum age for the death penalty from 16 to 18 and r
- MARCH 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In Nigeria, the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini, the woman...
In Nigeria, the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini, the woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was welcomed with a tremendous joy except among the supporters of strict enforcement of shari'ah, the Islamic law
- MARCH 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's banned Falun Gong movement accused the communist...
China's banned Falun Gong movement accused the communist authorities of rounding up 5000 of its followers in a police sweep in northeast China in which it claimed up to 100 members were killed
- MARCH 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
International Human Rights Watch urged Nigerian government...
International Human Rights Watch urged Nigerian government authorities to ensure that courts refrain from sentencing people to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments that are prohibited by international law
- MARCH 26, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Florence against the death penalty and for civil rights
March 26, 2002: hundreds of people flocked to the Stazione Leopolda in Florence yesterday for a concert-debate against the death penalty that was also an occasion to celebrate Safiya’s release.
- MARCH 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000...
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000 rebels in separatist Chechnya since returning to the region in 1999, but rights groups called the figures grossly exaggerated
- MARCH 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Jianqiang, a former general manager of Hong Kong-based...
Li Jianqiang, a former general manager of Hong Kong-based Dongzhan Industrial Company Limited, was sentenced to death with two years' reprieve for embezzlement
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian Sharia court freed a mother of five who...
A Nigerian Sharia court freed a mother of five who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in a judgement by a lower Muslim court in October 2001 that sparked international outrage
- MARCH 25, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two young Egyptians, aged 22 and 25, were hanged in...
Two young Egyptians, aged 22 and 25, were hanged in prison for the 1999 rape of a woman they had kidnapped, judicial officials said
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- MARCH 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad...
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad for murdering an Irish Catholic priest and two other men in the country's first public execution in a decade, an army spokesman said
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Ahmed Sani of Zamfara State ruled out any...
Governor Ahmed Sani of Zamfara State ruled out any further dialogue on the implementation of the shari'ah legal system in the state
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation...
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is deeply concerned by the sentencing to death by stoning of 35 year-old Amina Lawal
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian officials said a second woman has been sentenced...
Nigerian officials said a second woman has been sentenced to death by stoning by a sharia court for adultery
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In response to the ruling reversing Safiya Hussaini...
In response to the ruling reversing Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu's death sentence the governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa, attacked the European Union and various women's rights groups for their criticism of the Islamic court
- MARCH 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
SAFIYA FREED, HANDS OFF CAIN CELEBRATES IN FLORENCE
March 25, 2002: a Sharia court in Nigeria upheld the appeal of a Muslim woman who had been convicted of adultery under Islamic law and sentenced to death by stoning. HOC will celebrate her freedom in an event against the death penalty in Florence on March
- MARCH 24, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Mursi Mohammad was hanged for murder
Mursi Mohammad was hanged for murder
- MARCH 24, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Halle Berry became the first African American woman...
Halle Berry became the first African American woman to win an Oscar for a lead role for her portrayal of a death row wife/widow in the movie "Monsters Ball
- MARCH 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International welcomed the Nigerian federal...
Amnesty International welcomed the Nigerian federal justice minister Godwin Agabi's move advising all 12 northern states that any court "which imposes discriminatory punishment is deliberately flouting the constitution
- MARCH 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, appealed to the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto that has reintroduced strict Islamic law not to carry out the sentence of death by stoning that it has imposed on a 35-year-old woman for adultery
- MARCH 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hajiya Aisha Ismail, Nigeria's minister of women's...
Hajiya Aisha Ismail, Nigeria's minister of women's affairs, expressed confidence that a woman convicted of adultery and condemned to be stoned to death by an Islamic court would be acquitted
- MARCH 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution will be brought to capital punishment in the next three years
- MARCH 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom...
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom convicts Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara would be scheduled for execution by lethal injection starting August this year
- MARCH 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their...
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their employer were saved from lethal injection when the Supreme Court modified their respective sentences
- MARCH 22, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted
- MARCH 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a murder case...
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a murder case and upheld the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) condemning Zulfiqar Ali alias Bhutto to death
- MARCH 22, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese authorities have detained thousands of...
The Chinese authorities have detained thousands of Muslims in Xinjiang region in the north-west since September 11 [2001], claiming that local separatists are linked to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, Amnesty International said
- MARCH 22, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
One of Vietnam's most senior police officers spoke...
One of Vietnam's most senior police officers spoke out against the death penalty, saying statistics show it does nothing to cut crime
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed...
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed that 60 percent of respondents from the National Capital Region favor the death penalty while 25 percent are against and 15 percent remain undecided
- MARCH 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted
- MARCH 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted
- MARCH 22, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was released on bail after being formally charged with treason over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe
- MARCH 22, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi regime recently executed three military personnel,...
The Iraqi regime recently executed three military personnel, including a leading figure in the ruling Ba'ath Party, an Iraqi opposition group said
- MARCH 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The governor of a northern Nigerian state which enforces...
The governor of a northern Nigerian state which enforces Sharia law has defended Islamic punishments after they were criticised by the federal government
- MARCH 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A motion of support to Safiya Hussaini was taken by...
A motion of support to Safiya Hussaini was taken by women parliamentarians present at the 107th Inter-Parliamentary Union in Rabat, Morocco
- MARCH 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amid mounting international pressure to spare the Nigerian...
Amid mounting international pressure to spare the Nigerian woman Safiya Hussaini, from death by stoning, Amnesty International presented 300,000 more signatures condemning her sentence to the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
- MARCH 22, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanxi Daily reported that Linfen Municipal Intermediate...
The Shanxi Daily reported that Linfen Municipal Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Xue Wenxun, director of Hongtong County Urban Construction Bureau, for his involvement in an explosives and murder case which killed three people
- MARCH 21, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
At least 20 Palestinians suspected of being Israeli...
At least 20 Palestinians suspected of being Israeli collaborators have been killed since September 2000, when the Palestinian uprising against continued Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip began, Palestinian human rights groups say
- MARCH 21, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry has granted Rodolfo Hernandez a 30-day...
Gov. Rick Perry has granted Rodolfo Hernandez a 30-day reprieve because the San Antonio man told police he had information about numerous other killings. The governor's spokeswoman, Kathy Walt, said Hernandez provided San Antonio police with details from
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- MARCH 21, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was released on bail after being formally charged with treason over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe
- MARCH 21, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The American terror trials of al-Qaeda and Taleban...
The American terror trials of al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects will give defendants more rights than had previously been expected, but will still allow prosecutors greater leeway than in normal courts, the Bush Administration said
- MARCH 21, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania was ready to make steps to improve relations with neighbouring Belarus, but it must first see Minsk making such steps, including expanding the powers of its Parliament, improving the human rights
- MARCH 21, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament a television program used to support the treason claim against Zimbabwe's Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is extremely unconvincing
- MARCH 21, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs,...
The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy recommended that the conclusion or renewal of any kind of agreement with a non-EU country where the death penalty is still used should lead to 'heavy an
- MARCH 21, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament a television program used to support the treason claim against Zimbabwe's Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is extremely unconvincing
- MARCH 21, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania was ready to make steps to improve relations with neighbouring Belarus, but it must first see Minsk making such steps, including expanding the powers of its Parliament, improving the human rights
- MARCH 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian federal government ruled that strict Islamic...
The Nigerian federal government ruled that strict Islamic law, or Sharia, which has been adopted as the law of the land in 12 Muslim-majority northern states, is unconstitutional
- MARCH 21, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The prime minister's office has asked for the opinion...
The prime minister's office has asked for the opinion of the Council of State on whether the death penalty can be suspended without a constitutional amendment
- MARCH 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines criticized Sen
- MARCH 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Godwin Agabi, the justice minister, declared that any...
Godwin Agabi, the justice minister, declared that any court "which imposes discriminatory punishment is deliberately flouting the constitution"
- MARCH 21, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA FEDERAL GOVERMENT DECLARES SHARIA UNCONSTITUTIONAL
March 21, 2002: the Nigerian federal government ruled that strict Islamic law, or Sharia, which has been adopted as the law of the land in 12 Muslim-majority northern states, is unconstitutional.
- MARCH 20, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
St. Lucia plans to lobby fellow members of the Caribbean...
St. Lucia plans to lobby fellow members of the Caribbean Community to set up the Caribbean Court of Justice as soon as possible, to replace the Privy Council in London as the final arbiter of the islands' laws, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said.Anthony co
- MARCH 20, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill...
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill that gives the government sweeping powers to clamp down on organisations it thinks are carrying out terrorist activities
- MARCH 20, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Despite the events of September 11, Americans' support...
Despite the events of September 11, Americans' support for the death penalty is "virtually unchanged" from a year ago, and down considerably from five years ago
- MARCH 20, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on...
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on trial on charges that he ordered the assassination of a judge who had ruled against him in a graft case
- MARCH 20, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Armenian Parliament ratified the International...
The Armenian Parliament ratified the International Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms and the 1st, 4th and the 7th protocols following it
- MARCH 20, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, was charged formally with treason
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- MARCH 20, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- MARCH 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian human rights activists and lawyers say they...
Nigerian human rights activists and lawyers say they are cautiously optimistic an Islamic appeals court will reverse a sentence of death by stoning passed on a Muslim mother convicted of adultery
- MARCH 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman...
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said, in reaction to moves in Congress to abolish the death penalty, that the government should execute one or two convicts on death row
- MARCH 19, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for jailed...
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for jailed Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui, the indicted "20th hijacker" in the September 11 attacks, The New York Times disclosed
- MARCH 19, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
Paris has warned Washington it could review its cooperation...
Paris has warned Washington it could review its cooperation with the September 11 probe if the United States sought the death penalty against a French national charged with aiding the people behind the attacks, French rights groups said
- MARCH 19, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Ghassan Touma, former Lebanese Forces security chief,...
Ghassan Touma, former Lebanese Forces security chief, and Etienne Saqr, the leader of the Guardians of the Cedars militia, were both sentenced to death in absentia
- MARCH 19, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In a show of solidarity, Indonesian Military (TNI)...
In a show of solidarity, Indonesian Military (TNI) top brass turned up in force at the human rights tribunal to give moral support to their soldiers as they were being tried for crimes against humanity
- MARCH 19, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
During the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights, H
During the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights, H
- MARCH 19, 2002DEATH PENALTY
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for jailed...
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for jailed Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui, the indicted "20th hijacker" in the September 11 attacks, The New York Times disclosed
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- MARCH 19, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Paris has warned Washington it could review its cooperation...
Paris has warned Washington it could review its cooperation with the September 11 probe if the United States sought the death penalty against a French national charged with aiding the people behind the attacks, French rights groups said
- MARCH 18, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Author Salman Rushdie, under a death threat for years...
Author Salman Rushdie, under a death threat for years for allegedly blaspheming Islam in a novel, has not been allowed to fly on Air Canada since September and an airline spokeswoman said she could not say when the ban would be lifted
- MARCH 18, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Japan sentenced Kazuyuki Oikawa, 24, to...
A court in Japan sentenced Kazuyuki Oikawa, 24, to death for killing two children and injuring another in a burglary
- MARCH 18, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- MARCH 18, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition group said the Iraqi authorities...
An Iraqi opposition group said the Iraqi authorities executed three senior army officers early in March on charges of "assailing" and opposing Iraqi President Saddam Husayn
- MARCH 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Author Salman Rushdie, under a death threat for years...
Author Salman Rushdie, under a death threat for years for allegedly blaspheming Islam in a novel, has not been allowed to fly on Air Canada since September 2001 and an airline spokeswoman said she could not say when the ban would be lifted
- MARCH 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jurors deliberated for just more than 30 minutes in...
Jurors deliberated for just more than 30 minutes in deciding to sentence Reginald W
- MARCH 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Worth, a federal jury recommended the execution...
In Fort Worth, a federal jury recommended the execution by injection for Julius Robinson, 25
- MARCH 18, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant...
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which aims at the abolition of the death penalty, was adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1989 and entered into force on 11 July 1991
- MARCH 18, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-eighth...
The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-eighth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 18 March to 26 April 2002
- MARCH 18, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The decade-old Law on the Organization of People's...
The decade-old Law on the Organization of People's Courts is in urgent need of an overhaul to bring it up to date with the country's fast-changing circumstances, according to the nation's top judge
- MARCH 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists in Nigeria said they are confident...
Human rights activists in Nigeria said they are confident the sharia judges will not be able to ignore the international appeals for clemency for Safiya Hussaini, who was condemned to death for adultery by an Islamic court
- MARCH 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers familiar with the Islamic legal system in Sokoto...
Lawyers familiar with the Islamic legal system in Sokoto told AFP that there were three possible scenarios for the outcome of Safiya Hussaini's appeal at the Shari'a appellate court in Sokoto
- MARCH 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Safiya Hussaini's appeal against death by stoning for...
Safiya Hussaini's appeal against death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock was postponed to March 25 by the Sharia court in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto
- MARCH 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu said that Turkey was...
State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu said that Turkey was a European Union (EU) country as a result of its political regime and exportation
- MARCH 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mesut Yilmaz, Deputy PM, State Minister responsible...
Mesut Yilmaz, Deputy PM, State Minister responsible with relations with EU and the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), warned that Turkey may face Worst Case Senario in 2003 unless it meets conditions set by European Union in 2002
- MARCH 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA SHARIA COURT POSTPONES SAFIYA’S APPEAL
March 18, 2002: Safiya Hussaini’s appeal against death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock was postponed to March 25 by the Sharia court in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto.
- MARCH 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA SHARIA COURT HEARS SAFIYA’S APPEAL
March 18, 2002: the Sharia court in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto today resumes the hearing of Safiya Hussaini’s appeal against death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock.
- MARCH 17, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British relatives of the Lockerbie victims said that...
British relatives of the Lockerbie victims said that they believed judges jailed the wrong man
- MARCH 17, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
British relatives of the Lockerbie victims said that...
British relatives of the Lockerbie victims said that they believed judges jailed the wrong man
- MARCH 17, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two middle-aged women were sentenced to death by the...
Two middle-aged women were sentenced to death by the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court for possession of methamphetamine pills with intent to sell
- MARCH 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Sule Lamido in an...
Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Sule Lamido in an audience with a European Union troika at Abuja rebutted the EU's criticism of the death penalty
- MARCH 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Safiya Hussaini, 35, condemned by an Islamic court...
Safiya Hussaini, 35, condemned by an Islamic court in Sokoto, Nigeria, to be stoned to death while buried up to her waist in sand, claims she was singled out because she is "a woman and poor", an argument that human rights groups have backed
- MARCH 17, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo Wycoco said that NBI strongly opposed a Senate move to abolish the death penalty law
- MARCH 16, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
European Union leaders urged Nigeria to show clemency...
European Union leaders urged Nigeria to show clemency towards a woman sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside of marriage
- MARCH 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
European Union leaders urged Nigeria to show clemency...
European Union leaders urged Nigeria to show clemency towards a woman sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside of marriage
- MARCH 16, 2002MichiganDEATH PENALTY
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion...
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion II, 48, was sentenced to death for killing a woman who disappeared 2 days before she was to testify against him in a rape case
- MARCH 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion...
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion II, 48, was sentenced to death for killing a woman who disappeared 2 days before she was to testify against him in a rape case
- MARCH 16, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Sartayev, former chief of the Presidential Committee...
Sultan Sartayev, former chief of the Presidential Committee for Pardon of Condemned, said 90% of the population in Kazakhstan is against the abolishment of the death penalty
- MARCH 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
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- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty...
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty after Singapore charged her with trafficking controlled drugs in the city state
- MARCH 15, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia...
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia have retracted their confessions
- MARCH 15, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia...
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia have retracted their confessions
- MARCH 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Kexiao, a senior official in charge of construction...
Zhang Kexiao, a senior official in charge of construction in Wuhan, Hubei province, was handed a death sentence suspended for two years for taking bribes and abusing his influence, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- MARCH 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty...
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty after Singapore charged her with trafficking controlled drugs in the city state
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed...
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed in both chambers of Congress as some of its most vocal proponents have changed their minds
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
An armed group affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs...
An armed group affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions, Fatah Movement's military wing, liquidated two collaborators with the Zionist authorities
- MARCH 15, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that the circumstances surrounding...
Amnesty International said that the circumstances surrounding the shootings in Jamaica of Jevan Campbell, Douglas Rhoden, Gregory Sharp and Glenroy Stewart by police on March 6, 2002 amounted to extrajudicial executions
- MARCH 15, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
Selectivity and double standards must not take precedence...
Selectivity and double standards must not take precedence over human rights standards, Amnesty International warned as the UN Commission on Human Rights opened its 58th session
- MARCH 15, 2002ChadDEATH PENALTY
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video...
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video of eight Chadians arrested in the north of the Central African Republic, who were taken to Bangui and allegedly tortured
- MARCH 15, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video...
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video of eight Chadians arrested in the north of the Central African Republic, who were taken to Bangui and allegedly tortured
- MARCH 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution...
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution demanding renunciation of the moratorium on capital punishment
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death...
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death Penalty Law abolished, Senator Rodolfo Biazon is for its retention
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous...
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 on third and final reading after marathon sessions
- MARCH 14, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Privy Council ruling of March 11 that the mandatory...
The Privy Council ruling of March 11 that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in the eastern Caribbean may benefit around 70 prisoners awaiting execution in Trinidad
- MARCH 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A senior Palestinian official slammed the killing of...
A senior Palestinian official slammed the killing of two Palestinian men sentenced for collaborating with Israel
- MARCH 14, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection...
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection with the kidnapping in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl whose murder was later filmed on video tape
- MARCH 14, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Support for Gov
Support for Gov
- MARCH 14, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Yevgeniy Turetskiy ,one member of a gang was sentenced...
Yevgeniy Turetskiy ,one member of a gang was sentenced to death and three others to long terms of imprisonment for killing a woman during a robbery in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, in 1999
- MARCH 14, 2002PolandDEATH PENALTY
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appealed to...
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appealed to the Nigerian president to commute the death sentence of Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu
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- MARCH 14, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection...
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection with the kidnapping in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl whose murder was later filmed on video tape
- MARCH 14, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appealed to...
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appealed to the Nigerian president to commute the death sentence of Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu
- MARCH 14, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection...
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection with the kidnapping in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl whose murder was later filmed on video tape
- MARCH 14, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
James Earl Patterson, 35, died by injection at the...
James Earl Patterson, 35, died by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center at 9:10 p
- MARCH 14, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The human rights commission set up by the Armenian...
The human rights commission set up by the Armenian president endorsed a report on the human rights situation in Armenia in 2001
- MARCH 14, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death...
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death for smuggling 600 grams of heroin from Thailand into Indonesia in September 2001
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death...
A 21-year-old Thai masseuse was sentenced to death for smuggling 600 grams of heroin from Thailand into Indonesia in September 2001
- MARCH 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of Palestinian who collaborated with Israel...
Dozens of Palestinian who collaborated with Israel have been killed by fellow Palestinians during 17 months of ongoing Palestinian-Israeli fighting, most gunned down at night
- MARCH 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Two Palestinians accused of spying for Israel met their...
Two Palestinians accused of spying for Israel met their deaths in the most brutal manner
- MARCH 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen Falun Gong members were arrested after being...
Sixteen Falun Gong members were arrested after being accused of causing an obstruction during a demonstration outside Beijing's Liaison Office in Hong Kong's Western District
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia opened its first trials into the violence...
Indonesia opened its first trials into the violence that swept East Timor in 1999, trying to convince a sceptical international community that those responsible for the carnage will be held accountable
- MARCH 14, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International expressed alarm that trials of...
Amnesty International expressed alarm that trials of suspects involved in serious crimes in East Timor in 1999 began in Indonesia before basic guarantees for fair trials had been put in place
- MARCH 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Dozens of Palestinian who collaborated with Israel...
Dozens of Palestinian who collaborated with Israel have been killed by fellow Palestinians during 17 months of ongoing Palestinian-Israeli fighting, most gunned down at night
- MARCH 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The leader of a pirate gang that robbed cargo boats...
The leader of a pirate gang that robbed cargo boats on a busy stretch of the Yangtze River was executed, a court official told AP
- MARCH 14, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
At the launch of HOC's campaign in Madrid, popstars,...
At the launch of HOC's campaign in Madrid, popstars, artists, writers and a former death row inmate signed the appeal to the Secretary General of the United Nations for a resolution by the UN General Assembly in favour of a moratorium on executions
- MARCH 14, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
A simple gesture like signing HOC's online appeal can...
A simple gesture like signing HOC's online appeal can be the first step in resolving such contradictions, Bonino said
- MARCH 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Spain supports HOC’s moratorium campaign
March 14, 2002: in one of Madrid’s largest Internet Cafes pop stars and artists from the Spanish entertainment and cultural scenes turned up to support Hands Off Cain’s online campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions.
- MARCH 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain’s online campaign launched in Spain
March 14, 2002: HOC’s online campaign for a global moratorium on executions was launched in Madrid today. The event, broadcast live on ya.com, attracted a large number of personalities and media.
- MARCH 13, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction...
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction and death sentence of Damon Richardson, who was convicted of ordering the murders of 3 people in 1987
- MARCH 13, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Andrea Yates, the 37-year-old housewife who admitted...
Andrea Yates, the 37-year-old housewife who admitted she drowned her five children, was convicted of murder by a US jury that rejected her claim of insanity
- MARCH 13, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jamaican Prime Minister P
Jamaican Prime Minister P
- MARCH 13, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court sentenced a 21-year-old Thai woman...
An Indonesian court sentenced a 21-year-old Thai woman to death for attempting to smuggle 600 grams of heroin into the country in September 2001, news reports said
- MARCH 13, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaican Prime Minister P
Jamaican Prime Minister P
- MARCH 13, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
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- MARCH 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
- MARCH 13, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh, under pressure to clamp down on escalating...
Bangladesh, under pressure to clamp down on escalating violence against women, introduced a law making acid attacks punishable by death
- MARCH 13, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Four Philippines congressmen rejected the Senate proposal...
Four Philippines congressmen rejected the Senate proposal seeking to abolish the death penalty and announced plans to gather signatures for a resolution supporting the full implementation of capital punishment
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 100 prominent Russians, including world chess...
More than 100 prominent Russians, including world chess champion Anatoly Karpov and holder of the Nobel Prize for physics Zhores Alfyorov, urged President Vladimir Putin to reinstate the death penalty
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The State Duma rejected the Liberal Democratic Party-drafted...
The State Duma rejected the Liberal Democratic Party-drafted call for President Vladimir Putin to renounce Protocol No
- MARCH 13, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his strong opposition to the death penalty
- MARCH 13, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Sinan Aygun, the Chairman of Ankara Chamber of Commerce...
Sinan Aygun, the Chairman of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said that Karen Fogg, the European Union (EU) Commission's Representative to Turkey, mentioned death sentence during the meeting
- MARCH 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men convicted of killing two people in a 1997...
Three men convicted of killing two people in a 1997 bomb attack in the northeastern city of Mashhad were executed
- MARCH 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain’s online campaign to be launched in Spain
March 13, 2002: HOC’s online campaign for a global moratorium on executions will be launched in Madrid on March 14. The event can be viewed live on ya.com.
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute...
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute a death sentence against Tracy Lee Housel, a Briton who is due to be executed
- MARCH 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution...
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for alleged war crimes against Palestinians
- MARCH 12, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A Malaysian court charged an Australian woman with...
A Malaysian court charged an Australian woman with carrying heroin in transit under a law carrying a maximum sentence of five years in jail rather than the death sentence for traffickers
- MARCH 12, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Malaysian court charged an Australian woman with...
A Malaysian court charged an Australian woman with carrying heroin in transit under a law carrying a maximum sentence of five years in jail rather than the death sentence for traffickers
- MARCH 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution...
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for alleged war crimes against Palestinians
- MARCH 12, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had...
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had been formally charged with treason for an alleged plot to kill President Robert Mugabe
- MARCH 12, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Briton Tracy Housel was executed by lethal injection,...
Briton Tracy Housel was executed by lethal injection, prison authorities in Georgia confirmed
- MARCH 12, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are...
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are the three British inmates on death row in the United States
- MARCH 12, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 49-year-old fisherman...
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 49-year-old fisherman to death on a charge of murdering two other fishermen and severely injuring a third aboard a fishing boat in Tokyo Bay in 2000
- MARCH 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are...
Kenny Richey, Jackie Elliot and Krishna Maharaj are the three British inmates on death row in the United States
- MARCH 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Human rights protests mounted as Iranian President...
Human rights protests mounted as Iranian President Mohammed Khatami started the second day of his official visit to Austria
- MARCH 12, 2002AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights protests mounted as Iranian President...
Human rights protests mounted as Iranian President Mohammed Khatami started the second day of his official visit to Austria
- MARCH 12, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israeli...
A Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israeli security forces was lynched and hung by his feet in the main square of Ramallah
- MARCH 12, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party...
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party over the prospect of British involvement in US military action against Iraq, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw emphasised that no decision had been taken on opening a second front in the War on Terror,
- MARCH 12, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party...
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party over the prospect of British involvement in US military action against Iraq, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw emphasised that no decision had been taken on opening a second front in the War on Terror,
- MARCH 12, 2002UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is taking measures to...
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is taking measures to have the death sentence lifted from Ukrainian national Viktoria Mamontova, who was convicted of heroin possession and sentenced to death in Thailand
- MARCH 12, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senators seeking the repeal of the Death Penalty Law...
Senators seeking the repeal of the Death Penalty Law denied the bill they filed was meant to benefit jailed ex-President Joseph Estrada, under trial for plunder
- MARCH 12, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is taking measures to...
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is taking measures to have the death sentence lifted from Ukrainian national Viktoria Mamontova, who was convicted of heroin possession and sentenced to death in Thailand
- MARCH 12, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The chief of staff of slain Congolese President Laurent...
The chief of staff of slain Congolese President Laurent Kabila was charged with helping mastermind his assassination, and 80 others were charged with plotting the murder, family and officials said
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- MARCH 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israeli...
A Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israeli security forces was lynched and hung by his feet in the main square of Ramallah
- MARCH 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A group of relatives of terrorism victims threw a black...
A group of relatives of terrorism victims threw a black wreath into the sea in Mudanya on Tuesday to protest the efforts to abolish death penalty
- MARCH 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has set $18,750 for the "blood money" a murderer...
Iran has set $18,750 for the "blood money" a murderer can pay to his victim's family to avoid execution
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed...
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed a man with dual British-American citizenship for the murder and rape of Jean D
- MARCH 11, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury sentenced to death Joshua Maxwell, 23, for the...
A jury sentenced to death Joshua Maxwell, 23, for the shooting-death of Sgt
- MARCH 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China plans to increase the use of lethal injections...
China plans to increase the use of lethal injections to execute criminals as a "civilised way of law enforcement", the official Xinhua news agency said
- MARCH 11, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan approved a November...
U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan approved a November 2001 jury decision to sentence Keith D
- MARCH 11, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murdering...
A man was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murdering a man by running over him several times with his car
- MARCH 11, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber was "executed...
A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber was "executed in cold blood after his arrest", witnesses said
- MARCH 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government,...
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government, European Union and prominent opponents of capital punishment, a Georgia pardons board refused to block the execution of a British man [Tracy Housel] sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a fe
- MARCH 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber was "executed...
A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber was "executed in cold blood after his arrest", witnesses said
- MARCH 11, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Five Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel...
Five Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel escaped from a Palestinian Authority jail in Nablus after Israeli forces bombed the building, Israel Radio reported
- MARCH 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union vowed to keep pressuring China over...
The European Union vowed to keep pressuring China over its human rights record and urged Beijing to curtail its frequent use of the death penalty
- MARCH 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union vowed to keep pressuring China over...
The European Union vowed to keep pressuring China over its human rights record and urged Beijing to curtail its frequent use of the death penalty
- MARCH 11, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The law on capital punishment, as passed by Parliament,...
The law on capital punishment, as passed by Parliament, is yet to be carried out "to the fullest"
- MARCH 11, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Latin America in 2001 again garnered the infamous record...
Latin America in 2001 again garnered the infamous record for the highest number of human rights advocates "under threat of death or summary executions," the annual report of human rights organizations stated
- MARCH 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The fifteen EU member countries will express "their...
The fifteen EU member countries will express "their deep concern over serious human rights violations in China and lack of progress in several areas" before the UN Human rights Commission's 58th session in Geneva
- MARCH 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The fifteen EU member countries will express "their...
The fifteen EU member countries will express "their deep concern over serious human rights violations in China and lack of progress in several areas" before the UN Human rights Commission's 58th session in Geneva
- MARCH 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen senators filed a bill to repeal the Death Penalty...
Fifteen senators filed a bill to repeal the Death Penalty Law and replace capital punishment with 30 years of imprisonment without parole as a penalty for heinous crimes
- MARCH 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 a total 150,913 criminals were sentenced to...
In 2001 a total 150,913 criminals were sentenced to imprisonment of five years or more, to life imprisonment, or to death penalty; an increase of 15
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- MARCH 11, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government,...
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government, European Union and prominent opponents of capital punishment, a Georgia pardons board refused to block the execution of a British man [Tracy Housel] sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a fe
- MARCH 11, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Army warned that the soldiers will face...
The Nigerian Army warned that the soldiers will face the death penalty if they took part a proposed strike by junior army officers and their counterparts in the police over pay and conditions
- MARCH 11, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
About 10,000 members of the Catholic Church staged...
About 10,000 members of the Catholic Church staged a protest in Enugu Sate after 14 worshippers died at the Government Technical College (GTC) on March 7 after a religious function
- MARCH 11, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
An appeal court commuted the death sentence of a Kuwaiti...
An appeal court commuted the death sentence of a Kuwaiti policeman who murdered a magazine editor for what he considered to be defamation of his tribe
- MARCH 11, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- MARCH 10, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (www
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (www
- MARCH 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Felicity Party [SP] leader Recai Kutan, criticized...
Felicity Party [SP] leader Recai Kutan, criticized the MHP's [Nationalist Action Party] stand regarding capital punishment, and explained that this party "is exploiting the tears of mothers of this nation"
- MARCH 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its final trial the Jiangsu Provincial Higher People's...
In its final trial the Jiangsu Provincial Higher People's Court sentenced Jiang Deping to death, the Xinhua Daily reported
- MARCH 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Additional Session Judge in Rawalpindi, Shahzad...
The Additional Session Judge in Rawalpindi, Shahzad Pervez Abbasi, condemned Dr
- MARCH 9, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer condemned the use of the death penalty in Belarus and urged the Belarusian authorities not to sentence to death the suspected kidnappers of [Russian Public TV] journalist Dmitriy Zavadskiy, who are curr
- MARCH 9, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer condemned the use of the death penalty in Belarus and urged the Belarusian authorities not to sentence to death the suspected kidnappers of [Russian Public TV] journalist Dmitriy Zavadskiy, who are curr
- MARCH 9, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Gagik Tadevosyan, the chairman of the commission on...
Gagik Tadevosyan, the chairman of the commission on health, social security and ecology of the National Assembly of Armenia, said that there is a lot of discussion on banning the death penalty related to Armenia's entrance to the Council of Europe
- MARCH 9, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Qoriniasi Bale says confusion may...
Attorney-General Qoriniasi Bale says confusion may have arisen about the death penalty provision under the Military Act
- MARCH 8, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Nearly 50 Bangladeshi women, victims of acid attacks...
Nearly 50 Bangladeshi women, victims of acid attacks by jilted lovers or family foes, led a rally through the streets of Dhaka to mark International Women's Day, openly displaying their scars
- MARCH 8, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced to death a woman convicted...
The Criminal Court sentenced to death a woman convicted of trafficking 29 kilograms of heroin
- MARCH 8, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Police caught a second man allegedly involved in the...
Police caught a second man allegedly involved in the brutal attack on a Porebada family outside of Port Moresby on March 5
- MARCH 8, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said that Turkey acted...
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said that Turkey acted with the principle "peace at home, peace in the world" noting that Turkey could of course both enter the European Union (EU) and set up good relations with Russia and Iran
- MARCH 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him
- MARCH 7, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Donny Crook, condemned to death for the 1996 murder...
Donny Crook, condemned to death for the 1996 murder of 59-year-old Betty Spurlock 6 years ago, must have a new sentencing hearing, the state Supreme Court said
- MARCH 7, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Senate voted 34-0 to bar the executions of teens...
The Senate voted 34-0 to bar the executions of teens who murder before their 18th birthday
- MARCH 7, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Tigner, 29, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p
Gerald Tigner, 29, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p
- MARCH 7, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Abdughani Sartibayev,...
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Abdughani Sartibayev, to death for the murder of Swiss tourist Didier Eric Mangerie in the summer of 2001
- MARCH 7, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
[opposition] Awami League presidium member Abdul Jalil...
[opposition] Awami League presidium member Abdul Jalil urged the pro-independence forces to unite to resist those who were unleashing heinous crimes like killings, repression, rape, atrocities and looting of the people's property across the country
- MARCH 7, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier...
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier Leonard Manning in East Timor was jailed for six years
- MARCH 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier...
An Indonesian militiaman who killed New Zealand soldier Leonard Manning in East Timor was jailed for six years
- MARCH 7, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The youngest son of Indonesia's former president Suharto...
The youngest son of Indonesia's former president Suharto was charged with murder over the killing of a Supreme Court judge
- MARCH 7, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian Catholic archbishop voluntarily offered...
A Nigerian Catholic archbishop voluntarily offered to die in place of a Muslim woman condemned to death by stoning by an Islamic court for the crime of adultery
- MARCH 7, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him
- MARCH 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A spokesman for the banned Falun Gong group claimed...
A spokesman for the banned Falun Gong group claimed that Chinese security forces have been ordered to shoot members of the banned cult caught posting banners and signs in public
- MARCH 6, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Jeffrey Tokar was declared dead at 12:04 a
Jeffrey Tokar was declared dead at 12:04 a
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- MARCH 6, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Livingston Parish jury unanimously decided that...
The Livingston Parish jury unanimously decided that Michael Weary should be put to death
- MARCH 6, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right...
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) speaking at the press centre of the Central House of Journalists, said: "The Duma constantly debates whether drug dealers should be hanged or jailed for life
- MARCH 6, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Italian ambassador to Armenia, Paolo Andrea Trabalza,...
The Italian ambassador to Armenia, Paolo Andrea Trabalza, asked in an interview with the Armenian newspaper Azg to what extent Armenia meets its commitments to the Council of Europe, said: "Concerning the governing of the country I should say that Armeni
- MARCH 6, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Bangladeshi women took to the streets in...
Hundreds of Bangladeshi women took to the streets in Dhaka in a silent protest against spiralling numbers of sexual attacks, calling for rapists to be punished by death
- MARCH 6, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
A bill to amend the military act will soon be introduced...
A bill to amend the military act will soon be introduced in parliament after the abolishment of the death penalty was enacted by the Upper House
- MARCH 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Reza Kasra'i and Mir Abdolbaqi, who had reportedly...
Mohammad Reza Kasra'i and Mir Abdolbaqi, who had reportedly been sentenced to death for taking part in mass student protests in 1999 have been released after being pardoned by the esteemed leader of the revolution [ Ayatollah Khamene'i], following a reque
- MARCH 5, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A Cairo criminal court sentenced two men to hang for...
A Cairo criminal court sentenced two men to hang for murdering a deaf-mute teenager, court sources said
- MARCH 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Police arrested about 60 people who were trying to...
Police arrested about 60 people who were trying to air grievances to the NPC, said two protesters who were detained
- MARCH 5, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sitting in Ndola quashed the death...
The Supreme Court sitting in Ndola quashed the death sentence slapped on two unemployed men by the High Court and substituted it with a 20-year-jail term
- MARCH 5, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The National Police Agency (NPA) recently disciplined...
The National Police Agency (NPA) recently disciplined two police officers for their negligence of duty regarding China's execution of a South Korean drug trafficker in 2001, NPA officials said
- MARCH 5, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press conference in Slovakia, said no link should be made between the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and Turkey's bid to join the European Union
- MARCH 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shantou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong...
Shantou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, announced the final verdicts of the death sentences of drug traffickers Chen Kexin, Zheng Shaodong and Ma Hongguang, the Guangzhou Daily reported
- MARCH 4, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony...
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony Ler's murder trial were noticeably absent during his appeal
- MARCH 4, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been...
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been held by US forces for two months, have been warned that they face the death penalty although no evidence has been given against them
- MARCH 4, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Foday Sankoh, the leader of Sierra Leone's rebel movement,...
Foday Sankoh, the leader of Sierra Leone's rebel movement, appeared in a Freetown courtroom charged with robbery and murder
- MARCH 4, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been...
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been held by US forces for two months, have been warned that they face the death penalty although no evidence has been given against them
- MARCH 4, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked...
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked an uproar by ordering his entire defence team to quit his corruption trial, said he is sure of getting the death penalty and no lawyer could save him
- MARCH 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU...
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU Term President Spain, said that the date to start Turkey's full membership negotiations could not be fixed before the death penalty and education in mother tongue languages were solved
- MARCH 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Nejat Arseven meet with Council of Europe...
State Minister Nejat Arseven meet with Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, and Human Rights Commissioner Gil Robles within framework of his contacts in Strasbourg
- MARCH 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for...
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for setting fire to a neighbour's house, killing one person and injuring three
- MARCH 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Sanremo Song Festival features Sarajevo tragedy
March 4, 2002: Hands Off Cain welcomed pop rock singer Enrico Ruggeri’s choice of a song on the Sarajevo tragedy for Italy’s most popular music competition.
- MARCH 3, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- MARCH 3, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers...
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers "too high" the 99 grams of shabu that the Senate has proposed as the minimum number for imposing the death penalty on anyone caught in possession of the drug
- MARCH 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- MARCH 2, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute...
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute the sentences of all 163 inmates on Illinois' death row. The moderate Republican acknowledged the possibility in a speech last weekend at a University of Oregon law school symposium
- MARCH 2, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging...
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging attack on a recent European Commission Communication on asylum policy and the threat of terrorism
- MARCH 2, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor...
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor Hussain Malik, condemned Ijaz Khan and Babar Zahir to death on separate murder charges
- MARCH 2, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Brunei has drastically toughened penalties for drug...
Brunei has drastically toughened penalties for drug abuse, including wider use of the death penalty, in a desperate bid to curb its drug problem
- MARCH 2, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights,...
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights, Lebanon is still plagued with violations and abuses by the authorities, according to an annual report by the Lebanon branch of the Nouveau Droits de l'Homme
- MARCH 2, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Self-Determination Union party favours abolishing...
The Self-Determination Union party favours abolishing the death penalty in Armenia, the party's leader, Paruyr Hayrikyan, said at a meeting of the heads of the party's regional branches
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- MARCH 2, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk declared that leaders...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk declared that leaders of terrorist organizations were not included in a new amnesty bill
- MARCH 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In Thailand a woman on trial for nearly a year on a...
In Thailand a woman on trial for nearly a year on a drug trafficking charge died of heart failure minutes before she was acquitted
- MARCH 1, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Criminal Appeals told Circuit Judge James...
The Court of Criminal Appeals told Circuit Judge James Reid to better explain why he sentenced Calvin Stallworth to death
- MARCH 1, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed...
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed that UNITA leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was executed in cold blood
- MARCH 1, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in...
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in Venezuela by police or state security agents, the National Ombudsman's Office said in a report
- MARCH 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman appeared in court in Malaysia on...
An Australian woman appeared in court in Malaysia on charges of trying to smuggle 3kg of heroin hidden in her corset onto a flight to Sydney
- MARCH 1, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman appeared in court in Malaysia on...
An Australian woman appeared in court in Malaysia on charges of trying to smuggle 3kg of heroin hidden in her corset onto a flight to Sydney
- MARCH 1, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Ramkavar Azatakan Party of Armenia [RAPA] said...
The Ramkavar Azatakan Party of Armenia [RAPA] said it would support the abolition of the death penalty in the republic on condition that an exception will be done for the criminals who committed the terrorist act in the Armenian parliament on October 27,
- MARCH 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two members of a criminal gang who battered people...
Two members of a criminal gang who battered people to death with a hammer and robbed them of valuable items were executed in Beijing
- MARCH 1, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court threw out the conviction...
The Virginia Supreme Court threw out the conviction and death sentence of Jeffrey Alan Thomas, convicted of the attempted rape and murder of a teen-age girl, Tara Rose Munsey on Jan
- MARCH 1, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma Legislation Committee Chairman Pavel Krasheninnikov...
State Duma Legislation Committee Chairman Pavel Krasheninnikov said during a press conference: "We planned to have the debate in March, but now we will put it off to a later date
- MARCH 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Bengbu Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Anhui...
Bengbu Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Anhui Province, sentenced Zhou Qidong, member of the Municipal Standing Committee, to death for intentional homicide