Chronological archive
April 2002
The 343 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2002, in chronological order.
40 days after winning a rare reprieve from the governor,...
40 days after winning a rare reprieve from the governor, convicted killer Rodolfo Hernandez was executed for shooting and robbing an undocumented immigrant from Mexico 17 years ago
- APRIL 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man who murdered his mother and four other...
A Saudi man who murdered his mother and four other people with a knife was publicly beheaded
- APRIL 30, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a Russian man...
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a Russian man of Lebanese origin to death for smuggling cocaine into Egypt from Russia, judicial sources said
- APRIL 30, 2002BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Ronald MacLean, presidential candidate of the ruling...
Ronald MacLean, presidential candidate of the ruling ADN, has come up with a policy statement: if elected, he says, he will propose reintroducing the death penalty for rapists and murderers
- APRIL 30, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama may become the third US state to impose the...
Alabama may become the third US state to impose the death penalty for those convicted of raping children
- APRIL 30, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ad hoc Sessions Judge Quetta Jameel Khan Sherani sentenced...
Ad hoc Sessions Judge Quetta Jameel Khan Sherani sentenced Muhammad Ismail, a killer, to capital sentence
- APRIL 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Rejecting pleas of mental illness, a jury sentenced...
Rejecting pleas of mental illness, a jury sentenced John Battaglia, 46, to death for gunning down his 2 young daughters in what prosecutors called the "ultimate revenge" against his ex-wife
- APRIL 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury ordered the death penalty for an inmate convicted...
A jury ordered the death penalty for an inmate convicted in the 1999 stabbing death of a state prison guard
- APRIL 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Ayub Paikayev, who exposed links between Georgian power...
Ayub Paikayev, who exposed links between Georgian power ministries and Chechen fighters, was reportedly tried by Shari'ah law and executed in the Pankisi Gorge
- APRIL 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Four suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed in a...
Four suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed in a reported encounter
- APRIL 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A human rights group criticised Saudi Arabia's "secretive"...
A human rights group criticised Saudi Arabia's "secretive" judicial system following confusion over the sentencing of seven Westerners on trial for alleged involvement in a bombing campaign in the kingdom
- APRIL 30, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A human rights group criticised Saudi Arabia's "secretive"...
A human rights group criticised Saudi Arabia's "secretive" judicial system following confusion over the sentencing of seven Westerners on trial for alleged involvement in a bombing campaign in the kingdom
- APRIL 29, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the need of a moratorium on capital punishment in Kazakhstan in his message to the nation, which he read in parliament,
- APRIL 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhengzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in...
Zhengzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in Henan Province, convened a meeting to try 14 alleged criminals involved in five robbery cases, including an "Amway" robbery case
- APRIL 28, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein Butehkan was executed in Kashan, Iran
Hossein Butehkan was executed in Kashan, Iran
- APRIL 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for knifing to...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for knifing to death a compatriot, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- APRIL 28, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A documentary due to be screened on the Irish television...
A documentary due to be screened on the Irish television channel RTE on April 30, shows how campaigning Irish missionary Father Shay Cullen, working with undercover cops, was 'sold' girls as young as twelve on the streets of Olangapo in the Philippines
- APRIL 28, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has approved death sentence for those...
The Supreme Court has approved death sentence for those guilty of killing innocent persons of a particular community, religion or class
- APRIL 28, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese man sentenced to death for murder was saved...
A Chinese man sentenced to death for murder was saved from the executioner's bullet with only four minutes to spare because of the persistence of his lawyer and an available mobile phone
- APRIL 28, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A Tehran court handed out a death sentence to Fatemeh,...
A Tehran court handed out a death sentence to Fatemeh, and two unidentified males were condemned to die in Ahwaz
- APRIL 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
International human rights groups and British MPs expressed...
International human rights groups and British MPs expressed outrage after two Britons accused of masterminding a bombing campaign in Saudi Arabia were secretly given lengthy jail sentences
- APRIL 28, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
International human rights groups and British MPs expressed...
International human rights groups and British MPs expressed outrage after two Britons accused of masterminding a bombing campaign in Saudi Arabia were secretly given lengthy jail sentences
- APRIL 27, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards...
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards it had announced for the capture, dead or alive, of top Maoist leaders
- APRIL 27, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards...
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards it had announced for the capture, dead or alive, of top Maoist leaders
- APRIL 27, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The family of Malaysian computer engineer Noor Suzaily...
The family of Malaysian computer engineer Noor Suzaily Mukhtar said they felt her death was vindicated with the death sentence imposed on Hanafi Mat Hassan
- APRIL 27, 2002North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists reported a crackdown on North...
Human rights activists reported a crackdown on North Korean refugees entering China over its northern border, as well as the arrest of South Korean missionaries who try to help them
- APRIL 27, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Special Judge S N Dhingra sentenced to death three...
Special Judge S N Dhingra sentenced to death three Pakistani militants, Nazir Khan, Abdul Rahim and Naser Mehmood Sodozey, belonging to Harkat-ul-Ansar, for kidnapping four foreign tourists in 1994 in a case in which Omar Sheikh was also one of the accuse
- APRIL 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Urumqi Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in...
The Urumqi Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, sentenced Qu Ligu, Chu Wei, and four other alleged criminals to death and terms of imprisonment
- APRIL 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tehran condemned to death Davoud Baghi and Saeed
A court in Tehran condemned to death Davoud Baghi and Saeed
- APRIL 27, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Labour MSP [Member of the Scottish Parliament] expressed...
A Labour MSP [Member of the Scottish Parliament] expressed "deep concern" at reports that a Scot had been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for alleged involvement in a bombing campaign
- APRIL 27, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces beheading in Saudi Arabia after he admitted...
A Briton faces beheading in Saudi Arabia after he admitted planting a car bomb which killed a fellow expatriate
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- APRIL 27, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Britain declined to comment on a report that two Britons...
Britain declined to comment on a report that two Britons had been secretly sentenced to 18 years in jail for alleged involvement in a fatal bombing campaign in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 27, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Labour MSP [Member of the Scottish Parliament] expressed...
A Labour MSP [Member of the Scottish Parliament] expressed "deep concern" at reports that a Scot had been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for alleged involvement in a bombing campaign
- APRIL 27, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain declined to comment on a report that two Britons...
Britain declined to comment on a report that two Britons had been secretly sentenced to 18 years in jail for alleged involvement in a fatal bombing campaign in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 27, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces beheading in Saudi Arabia after he admitted...
A Briton faces beheading in Saudi Arabia after he admitted planting a car bomb which killed a fellow expatriate
- APRIL 26, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit...
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit to the Slovakian Parliament their Criminal Code amendment, recently turned down by the Parliament, which features harsher punishments for offenders, introduces the death penalty, anti-cloning meas
- APRIL 26, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
European Union justice ministers gave the go-ahead...
European Union justice ministers gave the go-ahead for negotiations on an EU-US extradition and judicial co-operation agreement, but proposed conditions that the Americans seem unlikely to accept
- APRIL 26, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three doctors and a hospital manager in Thailand were...
Three doctors and a hospital manager in Thailand were charged with conspiracy to murder patients for their kidneys
- APRIL 26, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Lebanese military court sentenced to death in absentia...
A Lebanese military court sentenced to death in absentia three former militiamen convicted of collaborating with Israel during its occupation of southern Lebanon
- APRIL 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four men were sentenced to death for killing six people...
Four men were sentenced to death for killing six people by setting off a bomb on a public bus in March 2002, a court spokesman said
- APRIL 26, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Nepal government said that it did not mean to encourage...
The Nepal government said that it did not mean to encourage people to take the law in their hands when promising rewards for Maoist leaders handed over to it
- APRIL 26, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
An express bus driver was sentenced to death by a Malaysian...
An express bus driver was sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court for murdering a computer engineer on October 7, 2000
- APRIL 26, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death...
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death penalty following five executions in a Bangkok prison on April 24
- APRIL 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A total of 33 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are...
A total of 33 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are facing the prospect of being sentenced to death in six countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said
- APRIL 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The provincial people's court in Luoyang, Henan Province,...
The provincial people's court in Luoyang, Henan Province, approved the execution of six principal suspects, Wang Baoming, Liang Luomin, Xu Weiguo, Chen Jianjun, Yang Mengwen, and Chen Chao for allegedly leading and organizing criminal syndicate activities
- APRIL 26, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3...
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3 states for a 1984 crime spree, was executed by injection
- APRIL 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In a report by Nguyen Ba Chuyen entitled: "Drug-related...
In a report by Nguyen Ba Chuyen entitled: "Drug-related crimes in Nghe An are still an urgent Problem" by Vietnamese army newspaper Quan Doi Nhan Dan on 26 April it was said that in Hung Long, a village with about 5,000 residents in Hung Nguyen district a
- APRIL 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Two of the 23 people accused of taking part in various...
Two of the 23 people accused of taking part in various criminal activities, including the murder of Adana Chief Prosecutor Ethem Erkin, his bodyguard and Nationalist Action Party Kartal district organization chairman Nihat Uygun for the illegal TIKB [The
- APRIL 26, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman, Ferdows B
A woman, Ferdows B
- APRIL 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report...
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report that a Canadian businessman in Saudi Arabia accused of being involved in a fatal bombing was sentenced to death in a secret trial, officials said
- APRIL 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement...
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement in a fatal bombing denied reports that his client had been sentenced to death in a secret trial in the Muslim kingdom
- APRIL 26, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report...
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report that a Canadian businessman in Saudi Arabia accused of being involved in a fatal bombing was sentenced to death in a secret trial, officials said
- APRIL 26, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement...
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement in a fatal bombing denied reports that his client had been sentenced to death in a secret trial in the Muslim kingdom
- APRIL 25, 2002PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Malaysia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77...
Sierra Leone Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
China voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Kenya abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
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- APRIL 25, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Vietnam voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- APRIL 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Sudan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Zambia abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Algeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Austria was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Germany was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BahrainDEATH PENALTY
Bahrain voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Bahrain voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Cuba abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Canada was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Burundi voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Burundi voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Cameroon abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Democratic Republic of Congo abstained from the resolution...
Democratic Republic of Congo abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002PeruDEATH PENALTY
Perù voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Perù voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Thailand voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Libya voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
India abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Nigeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on...
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The International Olympic Committee warned China that...
The International Olympic Committee warned China that it risks losing the right to hold the 2008 Games unless it improves its human rights record
- APRIL 25, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Sweden was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
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- APRIL 25, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Four convicted armed robbers were hanged in public...
Four convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in Iran's capital Tehran and another two in a prison, local media reported
- APRIL 25, 2002TogoDEATH PENALTY
Togo voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Togo voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Italy was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian Muslim prosecutors are seeking the death penalty...
Nigerian Muslim prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for two men accused of converting from Islam to Christianity
- APRIL 25, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Spain was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Indonesia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Uganda voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Guatemala abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on...
Guatemala abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Poland was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Senegal abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Syria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Syria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea voted against the resolution 2002/77 on...
South Korea voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Russia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Pakistan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Swaziland voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
A human rights organization strongly criticized the...
A human rights organization strongly criticized the Nepal government for announcing cash rewards on the heads of top Maoist leaders, claiming that the government decision was against the spirit of the constitution and international treaties and convention
- APRIL 25, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama Gov
Alabama Gov
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Nanchang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Jiangxi...
Nanchang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Jiangxi Province, convened a meeting to announce the execution of 13 criminals
- APRIL 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution by 439...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution by 439 votes to 10, with 59 abstentions
- APRIL 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
April 25/26, 2002: at their two-day Council meeting...
April 25/26, 2002: at their two-day Council meeting in Luxembourg, the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Ministers adopted a negotiating mandate for an EU-United States Judicial Assistance Accord, which allows EU countries to refuse to extradite someone if a
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Justice organs in Xinzhou city, Shanxi Province, sentenced...
Justice organs in Xinzhou city, Shanxi Province, sentenced Tian Xuewen and Bai Zengyun to death for alleged involvement in a gift parcel explosion case
- APRIL 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Federation Council's Speaker Sergey Mironov supports...
Federation Council's Speaker Sergey Mironov supports life sentences without the right to be pardoned as an alternative to the death penalty
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- APRIL 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian Islamic prosecutors seek death penalty for Christian converts
April 25, 2002: Nigerian Muslim prosecutors in the northern Zamfara state are seeking the death penalty for two men accused of converting from Islam to Christianity.
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVES THE RESOLUTION FOR A MORA
Geneva, April 25, 2002: the UNCHR has approved the resolution for a moratorium on executions for the sixth consecutive year with 25 votes in favour, 20 against and 8 abstentions. The co-sponsors of the resolution presented by Spain on behalf of the Europ
- APRIL 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pakistan condemned Mumtaz Ali Buledi to...
A court in Pakistan condemned Mumtaz Ali Buledi to death on two counts of murder
- APRIL 24, 2002GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece...
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece officially intervene in the case of a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery by a Muslim sharia court in Nigeria
- APRIL 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece...
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece officially intervene in the case of a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery by a Muslim sharia court in Nigeria
- APRIL 24, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death...
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death for committing murder
- APRIL 24, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be...
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be sentenced to death for her crime, the father of a victim told a Japanese court
- APRIL 24, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security...
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security Prison in Thailand
- APRIL 24, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Human rights defence lawyers, commissioners and prosecutors...
Human rights defence lawyers, commissioners and prosecutors from Europe and America took part at the international meeting being held in Madrid, where the abolition of the death penalty worldwide and the workings of the International Criminal Court
- APRIL 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Allen Masterson, 30, has been sentenced to...
Richard Allen Masterson, 30, has been sentenced to death in the Jan
- APRIL 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
April, 24/26, 2002: Taiyuan Municipal Courts, in Shanxi...
April, 24/26, 2002: Taiyuan Municipal Courts, in Shanxi Province, convened meetings to announce judgments on 117 criminal suspects in 10 places
- APRIL 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Justice organs in Xining City, Qinghai Province, convened...
Justice organs in Xining City, Qinghai Province, convened a meeting to try 28 alleged criminals for homicide, kidnapping, robbery, and injury cases
- APRIL 24, 2002New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The jury that convicted Robert Fry last week in the...
The jury that convicted Robert Fry last week in the June 9, 2000 murder of Betty Lee voted to sentence him to the death penalty
- APRIL 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was hanged in public in Abadan, Iran
A man was hanged in public in Abadan, Iran
- APRIL 23, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights...
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights in Russia but said more should be done in a number of key areas
- APRIL 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights...
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights in Russia but said more should be done in a number of key areas
- APRIL 23, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a Tokyo war shrine on April 21 sparked scattered protests around Asia, particularly in countries that suffered at the hands of Japan in World War II
- APRIL 23, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Police recaptured a convict who escaped with 78 other...
Police recaptured a convict who escaped with 78 other prisoners from a maximum-security jail on Guatemala's southern coast on June 17, 2001, but 19 of the escapees remain at large
- APRIL 23, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia a member of the Pahang State Legislative...
In Malaysia a member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, Abdul Aziz Long, suggested that the mandatory death sentence be applied to incest offenders
- APRIL 23, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Public whipping to punish those who commit incest can...
Public whipping to punish those who commit incest can be carried out if the people support the move, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said
- APRIL 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Following the Supreme Court's approval of their sentences,...
Following the Supreme Court's approval of their sentences, a number of people will be executed in the near future for causing social disorder, Chairman of Tehran Province Justice Administration Abbas Ali Alizadeh announced
- APRIL 23, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
NGOs working in the field of human rights condemned...
NGOs working in the field of human rights condemned the verdict of stoning to death of a woman by a Kohat court and demanded that proper justice be done to the woman
- APRIL 23, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in public for...
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in public for adultery by a trial court filed an appeal before Pakistan's Federal Sharia Court
- APRIL 23, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mesut Yilmaz, ANAP [Motherland Party] leader and deputy...
Mesut Yilmaz, ANAP [Motherland Party] leader and deputy prime minister, has said that a conciliation excluding coalition partner MHP [Nationalist Action Party] will not be sought on issues other than capital punishment
- APRIL 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in Zanzibar, Tanzania, sentenced two...
An appeals court in Zanzibar, Tanzania, sentenced two Russians to the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in Zanzibar, Tanzania, sentenced two...
An appeals court in Zanzibar, Tanzania, sentenced two Russians to the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Hooded gunmen shot dead three fellow-Palestinians for...
Hooded gunmen shot dead three fellow-Palestinians for collaborating with Israel, taking swift vengeance on them for an Israeli missile strike that killed two Palestinian militants
- APRIL 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh,...
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder earlier this year of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl as a Pakistani court began hearing the trial
- APRIL 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh,...
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder earlier this year of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl as a Pakistani court began hearing the trial
- APRIL 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh,...
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder earlier this year of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl as a Pakistani court began hearing the trial
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- APRIL 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Jail authorities in Kohat are not allowing a woman...
Jail authorities in Kohat are not allowing a woman sentenced to death for adultery to receive any visits, saying she is a "dangerous prisoner"
- APRIL 22, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The former chief executioner of Belarus said he was...
The former chief executioner of Belarus said he was ready to testify in an international court against President Alexander Lukashenko on charges of abusing human rights in the ex-Soviet country
- APRIL 22, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
President Paul Kagame objected to investigations by...
President Paul Kagame objected to investigations by the Arusha war crimes tribunal prosecutor against members of RPA for alleged crimes against humanity
- APRIL 22, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is ready to join the convention on the abolition...
Russia is ready to join the convention on the abolition of the death penalty, Federation Council speaker Sergey Mironov said in Strasbourg taking part in a PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] session
- APRIL 22, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The so-called 20th hijacker stunned a US court by praying...
The so-called 20th hijacker stunned a US court by praying for the destruction of America
- APRIL 21, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In New Delhi, Justices Doraiswamy Raju and Brijesh...
In New Delhi, Justices Doraiswamy Raju and Brijesh Kumar upheld the conviction of a father accused of murdering his two sons due to suspicion over his wife's fidelity, but commuted the death sentence, awarded by the trial Court and confirmed by the Gujara
- APRIL 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's...
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's penitentiary, Banten province, are drug-related offenders, with some of them continuing to take drugs while serving their sentences
- APRIL 21, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
France is in a state of shock and anger after the election...
France is in a state of shock and anger after the election success of the extreme Right under Jean-Marie Le Pen
- APRIL 21, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani lawyers dealing with cases under the Offence...
Pakistani lawyers dealing with cases under the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, under which Zafran Bibi was condemned to death by stoning by the trial court in Kohat, claimed that under this law the punishment cannot be enforced on
- APRIL 21, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced four men to death...
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced four men to death for possessing more than 31 kilograms of heroin with intent to sell, although three of them had no drugs on them when they were arrested
- APRIL 20, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of destroying power lines in Beijing...
Four men convicted of destroying power lines in Beijing and Hebei province have lost their appeal against the death sentence
- APRIL 20, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up...
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up to 200 Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin was seen by the Sunday Express
- APRIL 20, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up...
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up to 200 Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin was seen by the Sunday Express
- APRIL 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
In an editorial on April 20, the daily newspaper Iran...
In an editorial on April 20, the daily newspaper Iran News decried the live broadcast of the execution of Sa'id Hana'i, the self-confessed murderer of 16 women, by the Islamic Republic News Broadcasting (IRIB)
- APRIL 19, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
General Mario Montoya, who commands the Columbian army's...
General Mario Montoya, who commands the Columbian army's 4th Brigade, requested that terrorists should be sentenced to the death penalty
- APRIL 19, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia escaped censure of its war record in Chechnya...
Russia escaped censure of its war record in Chechnya when the UN commission on human rights defeated a motion condemning it for alleged summary executions, torture and other violations
- APRIL 19, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajikistan's Supreme Court recently sentenced two residents...
Tajikistan's Supreme Court recently sentenced two residents of Bobojon Ghafurov District in [the northern] Soghd Region, Muhammadjon Asomiddinov and Murodjon Usmonov, to be shot
- APRIL 19, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The chairman of the Tajik Supreme Court, Salimboy Fathilloyev,...
The chairman of the Tajik Supreme Court, Salimboy Fathilloyev, said that imposing a moratorium on the death penalty under the current conditions in Tajikistan was practically impossible
- APRIL 19, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Edward Ssekandi...
The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Edward Ssekandi assured journalists that he would ask the committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to review a clause in the Anti-Terrorism Bill that provides the death penalty to journalists who publish material
- APRIL 19, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A mother of four was sentenced to death by a Kenyan...
A mother of four was sentenced to death by a Kenyan High Court for murdering her nine-year-old niece
- APRIL 19, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Secretary General of the European Council Walter Schwimmer...
Secretary General of the European Council Walter Schwimmer has expressed concern about statements by some Russian public figures for reinstating the death penalty
- APRIL 19, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Ankara State Security Court (DGM) no:1 sentenced three...
Ankara State Security Court (DGM) no:1 sentenced three terrorists of the Hezbollah organization to death penalty
- APRIL 19, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Parliament's justice commission passes a draft law...
Parliament's justice commission passes a draft law on the death penalty that would abolish capital punishment except in times of war or the threat of war or for crimes of terrorism
- APRIL 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three condemned murderers were hanged in a Tehran prison,...
Three condemned murderers were hanged in a Tehran prison, including Amir Hossein Karimi who went to the gallows for killing his 17-year-old cousin in a fit of jealous rage
- APRIL 18, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court (SC) confirmed the death...
The Philippines Supreme Court (SC) confirmed the death sentence imposed by an Ormoc court on a farmer who raped and killed Angelina Abapo, a 22-year-old woman, in 1996
- APRIL 18, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour...
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour of human rights in Pakistan during talks with the country's justice minister, Khalid Ranjha, in Islamabad
- APRIL 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two mafia gang's leaders in China's Fujian province,...
Two mafia gang's leaders in China's Fujian province, Xu Jie and You Jianguo, were sentenced to death for violent crimes, damaging property, illegal business operations, bribery, gun possession and obstruction of justice
- APRIL 18, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour...
The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss spoke in favour of human rights in Pakistan during talks with the country's justice minister, Khalid Ranjha, in Islamabad
- APRIL 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Gerald Casey, 47, was executed for the...
In Huntsville, Gerald Casey, 47, was executed for the July 10, 1989 killing of 22-year-old Sonya Howell
- APRIL 17, 2002KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A Barren County Circuit Court jury in the retrial of...
A Barren County Circuit Court jury in the retrial of the death penalty phase for David Leroy Skaggs returned a unanimous verdict upholding the death penalty for the 1981 murders of Herman and Mae Matthews
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- APRIL 17, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Bay Minette, Circuit Judge Robert Wilters overruled...
In Bay Minette, Circuit Judge Robert Wilters overruled a jury's recommendation and sentenced John Earl "Buckshot" Morrow, 33, to death for the November 2000 slaying of Thomas F
- APRIL 17, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations...
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations Human Rights Commission approved a Resolution presented by Muslim countries condemning Israeli's intervention in the Palestinian Territories
- APRIL 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's "strike hard" campaign has entered its second...
China's "strike hard" campaign has entered its second year despite an admission by the top security official that it has not curbed rampant crime
- APRIL 17, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal...
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal Government to ensure that law courts act in accordance with international law on human rights and the declaration of rights included in Nigeria's Constitution
- APRIL 17, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Alexander Zdanovich, Director of the Directorate of...
Alexander Zdanovich, Director of the Directorate of Programs of Assistance to the Federal Security Service, said the federal troops captured Aslan Maskhadov's archive in a special operation in Cechnya
- APRIL 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sentenced to death a mafia kingpin who ensnared...
China sentenced to death a mafia kingpin who ensnared city hall and top Communist Party officials in the northeastern industrial hub of Shenyang in a huge graft scandal
- APRIL 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal...
The European Parliament urged the Nigerian Federal Government to ensure that law courts act in accordance with international law on human rights and the declaration of rights included in Nigeria's Constitution
- APRIL 17, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A district court in Pakistan condemned a woman to death...
A district court in Pakistan condemned a woman to death by stoning in a public place for becoming pregnant whilst her husband served a life-term in jail
- APRIL 17, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Wayne Ray Chutz of the 21st Judicial...
District Judge Wayne Ray Chutz of the 21st Judicial District Court sentenced Michael Weary, 24, to death for the murder of 16-year-old Eric Walber
- APRIL 17, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Texas Court of Criminal appeals, which last August...
The Texas Court of Criminal appeals, which last August granted Napoleon C(who killed at 17) a stay of execution, vacated that stay after rejecting his appeal
- APRIL 17, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Firouzi was executed in the Iranian holy city of Qom
Ali Firouzi was executed in the Iranian holy city of Qom
- APRIL 17, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted serial killer who strangled 16 Iranian...
A convicted serial killer who strangled 16 Iranian women with their headscarves was hanged at a prison court in Mashdad, Korashan province
- APRIL 16, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant,...
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant, said the French government wants Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Committees on Revision of Laws and Human Rights...
The Committees on Revision of Laws and Human Rights of the Philippine House of Representatives will meet on April 24 to vote on the abolition of the death penalty law, the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) said
- APRIL 16, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) called on the...
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) called on the South African government to reconsider the death penalty before vigilantism overtook the justice system
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Surigao del Sur Gov
Surigao del Sur Gov
- APRIL 16, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested...
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested [against] Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's visit in Ankara
- APRIL 16, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested...
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested [against] Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's visit in Ankara
- APRIL 16, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the...
Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the UN Commission on Human Rights, pointed to instances of serious human right abuses of Iran's Azerbaijani population in his speech at the 58th session of the commission
- APRIL 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant,...
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant, said the French government wants Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A survey held in March, showed a 60 percent support...
A survey held in March, showed a 60 percent support for execution, but Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Parish Pastoral Care (ECPPC), said he was confident that the latest Pulse Asia survey would not dampen the con
- APRIL 15, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new...
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new executions were carried out by the authorities after the visit to Iraq of UN rapporteur on human rights Andreas Mavromatis in February and after his call to the regime to put an end to these executions an
- APRIL 15, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of...
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of murder, but confirmed the death sentence against his brother, Kooky Sharma, for killing his wife
- APRIL 15, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted...
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted to the Council of Europe documents confirming the ratification of a number of European conventions
- APRIL 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged...
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged in the northeastern town of Bandar-e Gaz
- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers...
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers Abdul Rauf and Kitabi Noor to death
- APRIL 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun,...
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun, Jilin province, were executed as part of China's Strike Hard campaign
- APRIL 15, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death...
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife while under the influence of drugs
- APRIL 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and...
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and public figures have sent a letter to the State Duma, calling for the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework...
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework of limits envisaged in the Constitution and turning it into life imprisonment, was submitted to Parliament Speaker's Office
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- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the...
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi handing down capital punishment to two of them and life imprisonment to the others in five cases of sectarian killings
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Illinois towards abolition
April 15, 2002: a commission in Illinois issued detailed advice to Republican Gov. George Ryan on improving the way the death penalty is administered in his state.
- APRIL 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province...
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province after being convicted of running a brothel
- APRIL 13, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky,...
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, accused governors of states in the North that have adopted the Islamic legal code, Sharia, of using it selfishly
- APRIL 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In an attempt to sound out all interested parties on...
In an attempt to sound out all interested parties on an EU return policy for illegal residents, the European Commission published a Green Paper [a government document that proposes and invites discussion on approaches to a problem] on the subject
- APRIL 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Hassani, a convicted smuggler, was hanged...
Mohammed Hassani, a convicted smuggler, was hanged in jail in the northeastern town of Amol in Iran
- APRIL 13, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Communist Vietnam is considering a reduction in the...
Communist Vietnam is considering a reduction in the number of crimes punishable by death and is seeking an alternative to the firing squad for executions, state-controlled media said Saturday
- APRIL 12, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased...
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased away from homes, state minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said
- APRIL 12, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Tajik soldiers were sentenced to death for armed robbery
Two Tajik soldiers were sentenced to death for armed robbery
- APRIL 12, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Cold-blooded killer Mark Valera's life sentence was...
Cold-blooded killer Mark Valera's life sentence was not harsh enough, NSW Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Roderick Meagher suggested
- APRIL 12, 2002EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
An Ethiopian court sentenced five members of a Somali...
An Ethiopian court sentenced five members of a Somali Islamic group to be publicly hanged for killing 27 civilians in bomb attacks during the mid-1990s
- APRIL 12, 2002SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
An Ethiopian court sentenced five members of a Somali...
An Ethiopian court sentenced five members of a Somali Islamic group to be publicly hanged for killing 27 civilians in bomb attacks during the mid-1990s
- APRIL 12, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment in Singapore has long been shrouded...
Capital punishment in Singapore has long been shrouded in silence, with little public debate about the issue and even less information on how the process is carried out
- APRIL 12, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
With more and more people in Indonesia producing and...
With more and more people in Indonesia producing and trafficking psychotropic drugs, including ecstasy, the courts should begin handing down the death penalty to punish these crimes, police and observers said
- APRIL 12, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan condemned seven...
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan condemned seven activists of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan [militant outfit of Sunni sect] to death for hurling hand-grenades at a religious gathering resulting in the death of a person
- APRIL 12, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In a survey on enterprises done by Social Weather Stations...
In a survey on enterprises done by Social Weather Stations resulted that of the 505 companies surveyed from September to December 2001, 52 percent want imprisonment for those guilty of corruption and 20 percent said that corrupt public and private officia
- APRIL 11, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A one-armed butcher from Egypt was sentenced to death...
A one-armed butcher from Egypt was sentenced to death in the US for molesting, killing and carving up a 12-year-old boy with a meat cleaver in California
- APRIL 11, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
According to research conducted on 2,048 people in...
According to research conducted on 2,048 people in 131 of the country's cities by the 'Brasmarket SBT/HOJE EM DIA' institute between the 20th and the 28th of March 2002, 50
- APRIL 11, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a soldier outside an air base, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- APRIL 11, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death for murdering his aunt...
A man was sentenced to death for murdering his aunt and a cousin during a robbery in the northwest of Uzbekistan, the newspaper Na Postu reported
- APRIL 11, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Alabama legislature passed a bill to change the...
The Alabama legislature passed a bill to change the primary method of execution from the electric chair to lethal injection
- APRIL 11, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
William Burns, 43, who gunned down Johnny Lynn Hamlett...
William Burns, 43, who gunned down Johnny Lynn Hamlett on March 27, 1981 and robbed him of $110, was executed
- APRIL 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human...
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human rights record at an annual rights meeting, saying the lack of a censure showed increasing international recognition of China's stand on rights
- APRIL 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human...
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human rights record at an annual rights meeting, saying the lack of a censure showed increasing international recognition of China's stand on rights
- APRIL 11, 2002MississippiDEATH PENALTY
In Senatobia a Tate County jury, sentenced Jan Michael...
In Senatobia a Tate County jury, sentenced Jan Michael Brawner to death for the April 25, 2001 murder of 4 family members
- APRIL 10, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Fahd Abdullah Ali was hanged for murder
Fahd Abdullah Ali was hanged for murder
- APRIL 10, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
One hundred people convicted of murder have had their...
One hundred people convicted of murder have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, Home Affairs Minister Mohammed Seif Khatib said
- APRIL 10, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel...
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel of having killed some 500 Palestinians in its West Bank offensive, saying Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had gone "crazy
- APRIL 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel...
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel of having killed some 500 Palestinians in its West Bank offensive, saying Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had gone "crazy
- APRIL 10, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre web site...
The pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre web site identified the six Palestinians condemned to death for collaboration with Israel as Muhammad Thabit Khalil al-Ra'i, 47, Sami Khadr Isma'il Hajji, 40, Mahmud Muhammad Abd-al-Salam al-Sharif, 52, and Suh
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- APRIL 10, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jose Santellan, 40, was pronounced dead at 6:26 p
Jose Santellan, 40, was pronounced dead at 6:26 p
- APRIL 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the...
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the world doubled in 2001, mainly because of a crackdown on crime in China, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the...
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the world doubled in 2001, mainly because of a crackdown on crime in China, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 10, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the...
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the world doubled in 2001, mainly because of a crackdown on crime in China, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the...
The number of state-sanctioned executions around the world doubled in 2001, mainly because of a crackdown on crime in China, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 10, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on the governor of Anambra...
Amnesty International called on the governor of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria, to end human rights abuses committed by its "crime busting" unit, the so-called Bakassi Boys
- APRIL 10, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation...
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation between the EU and China
- APRIL 10, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The radical pro-Pakistan militant outfit Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen...
The radical pro-Pakistan militant outfit Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), banned under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), threatened to kill those who contest or campaign in the next assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir
- APRIL 10, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered...
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered to free a captive Israeli colonel in return for the safety of around 100 Palestinian fighters besieged in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin
- APRIL 10, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered...
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered to free a captive Israeli colonel in return for the safety of around 100 Palestinian fighters besieged in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin
- APRIL 10, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Paul Kreutzer, 30, was executed by injection
Paul Kreutzer, 30, was executed by injection
- APRIL 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal...
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal for the retrial of a death-row inmate who was found guilty of murdering five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961
- APRIL 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A taxi driver and his girlfriend were sentenced to...
A taxi driver and his girlfriend were sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court after they were convicted of trafficking in 26
- APRIL 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation...
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation between the EU and China
- APRIL 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman who served as a bodyguard to Malaysia's...
A policeman who served as a bodyguard to Malaysia's king was sentenced to death for what prosecutors called the jealousy-fuelled murder of a teenage pop singer
- APRIL 9, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery...
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery shop manager and five female employees to cover up his gem heist was sentenced to death
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast...
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast who moved to Britain in 1991
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club...
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 800 lashes in a secret trial
- APRIL 9, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club...
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 800 lashes in a secret trial
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast...
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast who moved to Britain in 1991
- APRIL 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Ethnic Pashtuns are being targeted in violent attacks...
Ethnic Pashtuns are being targeted in violent attacks and looting sprees in northern Afghanistan, according to a report released by the US advocacy group Human Rights Watch
- APRIL 9, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition...
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 9, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court condemned two brothers, Dharambir and...
An Indian court condemned two brothers, Dharambir and Joginder, to death and a third brother, Karambir, to life imprisonment for a triple murder
- APRIL 9, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social...
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social Democratic Party of Germany) vehemently rejected criticism of the government's human rights policy towards China
- APRIL 9, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang...
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang in the Shan State Special Region-1 passed a decree aimed at effectively combating narcotic drugs, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported
- APRIL 9, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social...
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social Democratic Party of Germany) vehemently rejected criticism of the government's human rights policy towards China
- APRIL 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) denied reports...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) denied reports that seven Filipinos in Saudi Arabia were executed on April 5
- APRIL 8, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition...
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition treaty that they plan to enforce ahead of the soccer World Cup finals, to be jointly hosted by the two countries from May 31 to June 30
- APRIL 8, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang...
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang Zemin, Greens leader Claudia Roth clearly criticized the human rights situation in China
- APRIL 8, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement...
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement Falun Gong protested against Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany in Berlin
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- APRIL 8, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition...
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition treaty that they plan to enforce ahead of the soccer World Cup finals, to be jointly hosted by the two countries from May 31 to June 30
- APRIL 8, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang...
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang Zemin, Greens leader Claudia Roth clearly criticized the human rights situation in China
- APRIL 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement...
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement Falun Gong protested against Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany in Berlin
- APRIL 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 7, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty...
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty for drug traffickers, according to a survey conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Dubai Police
- APRIL 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal the moratorium on the death penalty currently in place
- APRIL 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in...
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in Shandong province and 52 others jailed for their involvement in a range of serious crimes including murder and kidnapping, AFP quoted Xinhua as saying
- APRIL 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed...
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed in cold blood five old people in front of their relatives at dawn in Jenin
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed...
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed in cold blood five old people in front of their relatives at dawn in Jenin
- APRIL 6, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
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Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
In an unprecedented ruling, the Dubai Cassation Court...
In an unprecedented ruling, the Dubai Cassation Court ruled that if a prisoner sentenced to death is sick, his condition will not delay or stop the execution
- APRIL 6, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Ankara State Security Court [DGM] of the First...
The Ankara State Security Court [DGM] of the First Instance sentenced two men to death and a third to a prison term of 20 years for their role in the Sivas incidents [when 37 people were killed during an Alevi cultural festival]
- APRIL 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
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Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
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Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five armed bandits received 74 lashes of the whip each...
Five armed bandits received 74 lashes of the whip each in one of the major squares of the ancient central Iranian city of Esfahan for a variety of crimes including rape, armed robbery, hooliganism and disrupting public security on various occasions
- APRIL 6, 2002ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Former death row inmate Ray Krone was released from...
Former death row inmate Ray Krone was released from prison in Arizona after DNA testing showed that he did not commit the murder for which he was convicted 10 years ago
- APRIL 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower,...
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower, yet both sides must commit to candidly discussing any remaining differences - especially human rights and trade practices, the European Union's commissioner for external relations said
- APRIL 5, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower,...
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower, yet both sides must commit to candidly discussing any remaining differences - especially human rights and trade practices, the European Union's commissioner for external relations said
- APRIL 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said there are actually...
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said there are actually 17 convicts slated for the lethal injection chamber this year
- APRIL 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A group of lawyers has cautioned President Arroyo against...
A group of lawyers has cautioned President Arroyo against allowing the execution of convicted kidnappers Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara
- APRIL 5, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Ventura, Judge Donald Coleman sentenced Socorro...
In Ventura, Judge Donald Coleman sentenced Socorro Caro, 44, to death for killing 3 of her sons ages 5, 8 and 11 by shooting them with a handgun as they slept on
- APRIL 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl
- APRIL 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl
- APRIL 4, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death for violently stealing...
A man was sentenced to death for violently stealing a mobile telephone and Sh300
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- APRIL 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman condemned...
Amina Lawal, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman condemned to die by stoning for adultery, has filed an appeal against her sentence
- APRIL 4, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Dallas, Mark Stroman, 32, convicted of killing Vasudev...
In Dallas, Mark Stroman, 32, convicted of killing Vasudev Patel, 49, an immigrant from India on Oct
- APRIL 4, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl
- APRIL 4, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sentenced a man to...
A court in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sentenced a man to death after he was found guilty of killing four women as sacrifices for his ritual beliefs
- APRIL 4, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's former military chief testified it was...
Indonesia's former military chief testified it was the United Nations, not the Indonesian army, that was to blame for the violence that wracked East Timor after the 1999 poll for independence
- APRIL 4, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 4, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Amien...
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Amien Rais said that those behind the April 3 bombing in the Indonesian city of Ambon deserved heavy punishment as the incident had a disruptive effect on the implementation of the peace pact between the t
- APRIL 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture...
A Japanese legislator displayed in parliament a picture of an inmate who was executed by hanging in 2001 to illustrate the cruelty of the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Nejat Arseven received the members of...
State Minister Nejat Arseven received the members of the Dutch Parliament's EU and Foreign Affairs Commissions
- APRIL 3, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty detainees were killed in a fire in an Algerian...
Twenty detainees were killed in a fire in an Algerian prison started by a convict who had been sentenced to death, state television reported
- APRIL 3, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A new Afghan movement has issued an edict condemning...
A new Afghan movement has issued an edict condemning the Afghan interim administration as apostate and condemning all its active members to death
- APRIL 3, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court sentenced to death a Yemeni tribesman...
A Yemeni court sentenced to death a Yemeni tribesman for kidnapping a German man and holding him hostage for two weeks
- APRIL 3, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
A Kurdish immigrant was jailed for life for the "execution-style"...
A Kurdish immigrant was jailed for life for the "execution-style" murder of his daughter in a case that has called into question Sweden's ability to integrate immigrants into its liberal society
- APRIL 3, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese court sentenced three people, one a women,...
A Vietnamese court sentenced three people, one a women, to death by firing squad and two to life in prison after they were found guilty of trafficking 346 kg of opium, official media reported
- APRIL 3, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Court upheld the death sentence for a 65-year-old...
The Appeals Court upheld the death sentence for a 65-year-old man found guilty of shooting dead a woman and her son
- APRIL 3, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Santa Ana, John Ghobrial, 31, from Egypt, was sentenced...
In Santa Ana, John Ghobrial, 31, from Egypt, was sentenced to death for the horrific sexual assault and murder of a 12-year-old boy
- APRIL 3, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The American Bar Association recently announced the...
The American Bar Association recently announced the creation of the Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project
- APRIL 3, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty awarded...
India's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty awarded to Devendar Pal Singh, a Khalistani militant, under the erstwhile TADA [Terrorism and Disruptive Activities(Prevention) Act] solely on the basis of a confessional statement to the police which he late
- APRIL 3, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
A long-running conflict between Maoist insurgents and...
A long-running conflict between Maoist insurgents and government forces in Nepal has become a human rights crisis, endangering civilians and placing the future of the Himalayan kingdom at risk, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 3, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand would be prepared to play a peacekeeping...
New Zealand would be prepared to play a peacekeeping role in the Middle East if there was a settlement under the terms proposed by the United Nations, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said
- APRIL 3, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Macapagal-Arroyo rejected appeals to spare...
President Macapagal-Arroyo rejected appeals to spare death convicts Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara this August
- APRIL 3, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A condemned prisoner involved in the killing of two...
A condemned prisoner involved in the killing of two brothers was executed in the central jail of Gujranwala
- APRIL 2, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The 2001 report on child soldiers by the Coalition...
The 2001 report on child soldiers by the Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers said that in 1999 the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) executed five boys aged between 14 and 17 years suspected of belonging to the opposition Allied Democratic Forc
- APRIL 2, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Irish government expressed concern about the killing...
The Irish government expressed concern about the killing of an Irish priest in Uganda on March 21and the subsequent execution of two soldiers summarily convicted of killing him but said its aid programme will continue to help the poor of Uganda
- APRIL 2, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but...
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but will spend five years in a Middle East jail after being found guilty on drugs charges
- APRIL 2, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but...
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but will spend five years in a Middle East jail after being found guilty on drugs charges
- APRIL 2, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but...
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty but will spend five years in a Middle East jail after being found guilty on drugs charges
- APRIL 2, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television...
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television journalists Leileh Odeh and Bassam Azawi after Abu Dhabi Television broadcast a story saying that Israeli troops had executed a group of young men in Ramallah
- APRIL 2, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television...
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television journalists Leileh Odeh and Bassam Azawi after Abu Dhabi Television broadcast a story saying that Israeli troops had executed a group of young men in Ramallah
- APRIL 2, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Daniel Lee Zirkle, 33, died by injection at the Greensville...
Daniel Lee Zirkle, 33, died by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center at 9:07 p
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- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation...
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation Nabil Shaath said the Israelis had executed nine unarmed Palestinians in cold blood in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West...
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West Bank Jibril Rajoub said Israeli forces killed about 30 Palestinian security officers in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation...
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation Nabil Shaath said the Israelis had executed nine unarmed Palestinians in cold blood in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Manager Chng Teo Heng, 45, businesswoman Agnes Ng Lei...
Manager Chng Teo Heng, 45, businesswoman Agnes Ng Lei Eng, 52, and freelance painter Ng Soon Teck, 44, were given life sentences for the August 2001 kidnapping for ransom of wealthy businessman Tay Teng Joo, 33In sentencing them to life imprisonment, High
- APRIL 1, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Four relatives of Myanmar's former dictator Ne Win,...
Four relatives of Myanmar's former dictator Ne Win, who were arrested in March on suspicion of plotting a coup, will stand trial on charges of high treason, an offence carrying the death penalty
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West...
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West Bank Jibril Rajoub said Israeli forces killed about 30 Palestinian security officers in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians...
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians turns increasingly ugly, Israeli troops face charges that they are carrying out execution-style killings
- APRIL 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians...
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians turns increasingly ugly, Israeli troops face charges that they are carrying out execution-style killings
- APRIL 1, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Twelve Palestinians were executed by Palestinian gunmen...
Twelve Palestinians were executed by Palestinian gunmen who suspected them of collaborating with the Israelis
- APRIL 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two army officers and a civilian were sentenced to...
Two army officers and a civilian were sentenced to death after the Criminal Court found them guilty of possessing 40,000 methamphetamine pills with intent to sell
- APRIL 1, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Andreas Mavrommatis, special rapporteur on Iraq, reported...
Andreas Mavrommatis, special rapporteur on Iraq, reported to the Human Rights Commission
- APRIL 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
April-May 20, 2002: Nigmatullo Fayzullayev and Maksim...
April-May 20, 2002: Nigmatullo Fayzullayev and Maksim Strakhov were executed at the end of April and on 20 May respectively despite interventions by the UN Human Rights Committee on 16 October 2001 urging the Uzbek authorities to put the executions on hol