Chronological archive
July 2002
The 295 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2002, in chronological order.
A court in Shiraz, southern Iran, condemned Rahim S
A court in Shiraz, southern Iran, condemned Rahim S
- JULY 31, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy refused to extradite a Rumanian national to Turkey...
Italy refused to extradite a Rumanian national to Turkey to face murder charges
- JULY 31, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Fraudsters who allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars...
Fraudsters who allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars in tax payments in the Philippines can expect harsh penalties, possibly even the death sentence, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said
- JULY 31, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy refused to extradite a Rumanian national to Turkey...
Italy refused to extradite a Rumanian national to Turkey to face murder charges
- JULY 31, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A group of Japanese lawmakers asked Justice Minister...
A group of Japanese lawmakers asked Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama to clear the way for abolishing the death penalty
- JULY 31, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down...
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down light jail sentences to two Chechens who hijacked a Russian plane at knifepoint last year, saying the verdict could make the kingdom look like a "breeding ground for potential terrorists
- JULY 31, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The verdict handed down by Saudi Arabia's Shariah Court...
The verdict handed down by Saudi Arabia's Shariah Court to the hijackers of a Russian aircraft suggests that the court practices double standards, the deputy head of the Russian governmental administration Alexei Volin stated
- JULY 31, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The woman at the centre of a brutal gang-rape case...
The woman at the centre of a brutal gang-rape case which shocked Pakistan made her first appearance at the trial of four men accused of raping her and 10 others charged as accomplices
- JULY 31, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down...
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down light jail sentences to two Chechens who hijacked a Russian plane at knifepoint last year, saying the verdict could make the kingdom look like a "breeding ground for potential terrorists
- JULY 31, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The verdict handed down by Saudi Arabia's Shariah Court...
The verdict handed down by Saudi Arabia's Shariah Court to the hijackers of a Russian aircraft suggests that the court practices double standards, the deputy head of the Russian governmental administration Alexei Volin stated
- JULY 31, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Justice Commission approved late...
The Parliamentary Justice Commission approved late on the day the bill on adjusment with the EU
- JULY 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
US DEATH ROW INMATES MOUNT APPEALS
July 31, 2002: a number of US death row inmates deemed mentally retarded have filed appeals following the Supreme Court ruling that executions of mentally retarded criminals are "cruel and unusual punishment".
- JULY 30, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Earl Alexander Frederick Sr
Earl Alexander Frederick Sr
- JULY 30, 2002New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision overturned...
The state Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision overturned the death sentence of the only woman on New Jersey's death row, a transsexual who pleaded guilty to killing 2 police officers
- JULY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Small-sized Henan Securities' former Chairman and General...
Small-sized Henan Securities' former Chairman and General Manager Hu Yan was sentenced to death for corruption and the misuse of corporate funds, the Shanghai Securities News reported
- JULY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court condemned...
The Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court condemned a taxi-driver to death for murdering two people and injuring five others
- JULY 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
Tehran courts sentenced two people to death
- JULY 30, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- JULY 30, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, it remained concerned about the large number of crimes for which the death penalty might still be imposed in Viet Nam
- JULY 30, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, it remained concerned about the large number of crimes for which the death penalty might still be imposed in Viet Nam
- JULY 30, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- JULY 30, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision...
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision of President Alfonso Portillo to ask the Guatemalan Congress to abolish capital punishment
- JULY 30, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision...
Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction with the decision of President Alfonso Portillo to ask the Guatemalan Congress to abolish capital punishment
- JULY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China sentenced a female hospital executive...
A court in China sentenced a female hospital executive to death for embezzling 10
- JULY 30, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional sessions judge Salahauddin Siddiqui has...
Additional sessions judge Salahauddin Siddiqui has awarded capital punishment to two accused in a murder case of Athara Hazari policearea
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence...
A court in the Philippines meted out the death sentence to businessman Donaldo Padilla, 40, who arrested in possession of shabu worth about P600,000 in Las Pinas City in December 1995
- JULY 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal...
The first execution under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration will likely be conducted sooner than earlier announced
- JULY 30, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article...
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article of the EU adjustment bill which proposes to lift death sentence for terrorist crimes and limits it to only war and war like situations
- JULY 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the...
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
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- JULY 29, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will be able to collect the number of signatures required for holding a referendum on crucial problems facing the country within one or two months, Communist leader Gennadiy Zyuganov told Ekho Moskvy radio
- JULY 29, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports...
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports that in the past 21 months nearly 1700 Palestinians were killed, of whom 1295 were civilians, and included 250 children, 77 civilians who were extra-judicially executed and 92 women
- JULY 29, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference,...
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, the nation's largest Muslim organization recommended that convicted corrupt officials be given the death sentence in an effort to fight against such acts that took their toll on many people's lives by cau
- JULY 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens...
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia not to accept gifts from travel agents or any other person to avoid falling into the trap of narcotic smugglers
- JULY 28, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for...
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for blaspheming against Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the second such penalty in the country in less than two weeks
- JULY 28, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians...
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians expressed outrage at the 15-year jail term slapped on Tommy Suharto for ordering the killing of a judge and other crimes, saying it was not enough
- JULY 28, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah...
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah Gul said that his party supported legislation needed for Turkey's European Union membership bid but that the death sentence should be considered separately
- JULY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA HEEDS POPE’S PLEA ON DEATH PENALTY
July 28, 2002: heeding a call from Pope John Paul before his arrival, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether.
- JULY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Rohollah M
Rohollah M
- JULY 27, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President...
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether
- JULY 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a relative in a row over ownership of agricultural land, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 26, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence...
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence given to Taurus Carroll
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced...
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced to die for beating and stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Gloria Gomez, to death in 1997
- JULY 26, 2002Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to...
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo asking him to declare a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his presidency
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S
- JULY 26, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's...
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's death sentence, giving him life in prison instead, because of the man's mental condition
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution...
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution after a new agreement was reached with the victims' family giving them clemency
- JULY 26, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal,...
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal, soccer-loving Brazilian teenager when he was picked up by police after a fight on a summer night
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the...
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the country
- JULY 26, 2002LaosDEATH PENALTY
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused...
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused Laos of stripping the most basic of human rights from prisoners and said torture was widespread and routine in prisons
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment...
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a nine-month-old baby, in an attack which outraged the country known for its high levels of violent crime
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the...
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the orders of a traditional village jury in a case that sparked outrage across Pakistan
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but...
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but every time it is highlighted, the practice stops at least for a while, which is better than nothing," he told Reuters
- JULY 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance...
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance of DNA evidence as it denied with finality an appeal by a convicted rapist
- JULY 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) completed its...
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) completed its studies on the EU laws bill and informed the Motherland Party (ANAP) administration about its views
- JULY 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's new foreign minister said that the country's...
Turkey's new foreign minister said that the country's drive for European Union membership would not be derailed if parliament fails to pass key reforms before elections expected in November
- JULY 25, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Randall Cash, condemned for the 1985 murder of Bud Smith
- JULY 25, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers and a Kuwaiti on charges of kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old girl in May
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- JULY 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged the United States to lift...
The European Union urged the United States to lift the death sentences on three men convicted of murder
- JULY 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged the United States to lift...
The European Union urged the United States to lift the death sentences on three men convicted of murder
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih...
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih Qol was executed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after being convicted by the Islamic Shari'ah Court of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry statement carried by the Sau
- JULY 25, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
One Nation, which has three WA [Western Australia]...
One Nation, which has three WA [Western Australia] Upper House MPs, wants to initiate various referendums, including a yes-no vote on the death penalty
- JULY 25, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih...
Pakistani national Muhammad Qol Muhammad Nabi Fatih Qol was executed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after being convicted by the Islamic Shari'ah Court of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry statement carried by the Sau
- JULY 25, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Liberal leader Colin Barnett is at odds with his deputy...
Liberal leader Colin Barnett is at odds with his deputy Dan Sullivan over One Nation's push for a referendum on the reintroduction of the death penalty in WA [Western Australia]
- JULY 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest...
The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest China's Sichuan Province was sentenced to death for taking bribes from companies vying for freeway contracts, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A private "deal" between two families under which juvenile...
A private "deal" between two families under which juvenile girls were married off to old men as part of a compensation package to save four murder convicts on death row was attacked by women and human rights activists in Pakistan
- JULY 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four murderers face execution on July 27 in Pakistan...
Four murderers face execution on July 27 in Pakistan after a storm of protest scuttled a deal by which they sought to escape hanging by selling young daughters into marriage to elderly relatives of their victims
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in...
A Philippine judge, who has earned a reputation in Cabanatuan City as a "hanging judge," reversed his decision to impose the death penalty on a 43-year-old man charged with rape
- JULY 25, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as...
Senator Robert Barbers wants smugglers classified as "economic saboteurs" and meted out the death penalty
- JULY 25, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court of Appeals Chairman Eraslan Ozkaya said...
Supreme Court of Appeals Chairman Eraslan Ozkaya said that the death penalty has to be abolished in Turkey, adding that a solution has to be found to the issue of education and broadcasting in mother tongue without damaging the unity and integrity of Turk
- JULY 25, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Zacarias Moussaoui said he was guilty of 4 of 6 charges...
Zacarias Moussaoui said he was guilty of 4 of 6 charges accusing him of conspiring with the September 11 terrorists, then abruptly withdrew his attempted plea after arguing with the US judge
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced...
Two men, one identified as Fatemeh, were sentenced to execution in Tehran
- JULY 24, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
In the UK the 74-year-old case of William Knighton,...
In the UK the 74-year-old case of William Knighton, a Derbyshire miner hanged at 22 for cutting his mother's throat at their Ilkeston home, is going to the Court of Appeal
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh...
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh rejected the Iraqi government assertions on arresting and execution of two individuals allegedly spying for Iran
- JULY 24, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh...
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh rejected the Iraqi government assertions on arresting and execution of two individuals allegedly spying for Iran
- JULY 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences of 74 juvenile delinquents were...
The death sentences of 74 juvenile delinquents were converted into life imprisonment with the enforcement of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2002 in Punjab, Punjab's Law Minister Rana Ijaz Ahmad Khan said during a visit to Lahore's Camp Jail
- JULY 24, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Scot who faces execution in Saudi Arabia appealed...
A Scot who faces execution in Saudi Arabia appealed against the sentence, claiming his televised confession was beaten out of him by officials
- JULY 24, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman was sentenced to execution in Tehran
A woman was sentenced to execution in Tehran
- JULY 24, 2002HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungarian police said they had arrested two men suspected...
Hungarian police said they had arrested two men suspected of killing eight people in the country's bloodiest bank robbery
- JULY 24, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
A senior United Nations official from Brazil has been...
A senior United Nations official from Brazil has been appointed the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- JULY 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's...
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's various prisons due to the failure of some state governors to endorse their execution warrants
- JULY 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered a probe into an alleged...
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered a probe into an alleged deal by which four men on death row won freedom in exchange for cash and allowing their victims' clan to marry eight young women
- JULY 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four Pakistani convicts were saved from the gallows...
Four Pakistani convicts were saved from the gallows after they agreed to pay eight million rupees in compensation and eight girls of their families as "compensation" to the aggrieved party
- JULY 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine officials said they would assert their right...
Philippine officials said they would assert their right to prosecute any captured leaders of a Muslim guerrilla group linked to al Qaeda, despite US moves to indict the guerrillas for taking American hostages
- JULY 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz sought...
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz sought to underline his pro-European credentials ahead of likely elections, accusing rival parties of half-hearted support for EU reforms
- JULY 23, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On initiative of Hands off Cain, the Human Rights Commission...
On initiative of Hands off Cain, the Human Rights Commission of the Italian Senate granted an informal hearing on the freedom of cult and expression to Uighur and Falun Gong representatives
- JULY 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
An international human rights organisation accused...
An international human rights organisation accused the Russian military of a campaign of executions in Chechnya to deliberately reduce the break-away republic's male population
- JULY 23, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese court sentenced fifteen people, including...
A Sudanese court sentenced fifteen people, including a woman, to death for deadly April attacks on two villages of the Fur ethnic minority, the official SUNA news agency reported
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- JULY 23, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Randall Eugene Cannon was executed for...
In McAlester, Randall Eugene Cannon was executed for the June 24, 1985 slaying of Addie Hawley, 84
- JULY 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the...
An Tehran court condemned a young man to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 23, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation intends...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation intends to collect signatures for a petition to hold a referendum on the most important problems facing the country, Ivan Melnikov, deputy chairman of the party's Central Committee and a State Duma member, sai
- JULY 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave...
Court in Bangladesh convicted four people and gave capital punishment to one of them and life terms to the other three for killing a man in 1998
- JULY 23, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An ex-Taliban commander said Islamic militants led...
An ex-Taliban commander said Islamic militants led by Al-Qaeda want to strike quickly against US interests in Pakistan in retaliation for the death sentence in the Daniel Pearl murder case and a crackdown on Muslim extremists
- JULY 23, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for the five Britons held in connection with...
Lawyers for the five Britons held in connection with anti-western bombings in Saudi Arabia lodged defence submissions with the supreme court in the kingdom
- JULY 23, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for the five Britons held in connection with...
Lawyers for the five Britons held in connection with anti-western bombings in Saudi Arabia lodged defence submissions with the supreme court in the kingdom
- JULY 23, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The draft bill presented by Deputy Prime Minister Mesut...
The draft bill presented by Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz to political party leaders regarding the EU regulations proposes changes on 14 laws, including the of the death penalty and its replacement with life imprisonment
- JULY 22, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A mother of six was duped into parting with RM50,000...
A mother of six was duped into parting with RM50,000 by a confidence trickster who claimed that he had the "connections" to help her son who is in death row
- JULY 22, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan is not...
The abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan is not yet around the corner, but draft legislation that seeks to plug some of the law's weaknesses marks no small step in the government's efforts to get it out of the statute books eventually
- JULY 22, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended the death penalty for Wilson Earl...
A jury recommended the death penalty for Wilson Earl Robitaillie, convicted in the stabbing deaths of a woman and her 2 children on May 11, 2001
- JULY 22, 2002BurundiDEATH PENALTY
A five-day seminar on national and international law...
A five-day seminar on national and international law opened in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, a country traumatised by years of inter-ethnic conflict
- JULY 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Aram A
Aram A
- JULY 22, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has dismissed prosecution of a 63-year-old...
The Supreme Court has dismissed prosecution of a 63-year-old man convicted of murdering two people and committing robberies in 1994 and 1995 because he died July 2, court officials
- JULY 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
For P18,000 a month, you could become a phlebotomist-the...
For P18,000 a month, you could become a phlebotomist-the executioner who delivers the lethal injection to a condemned convict
- JULY 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in prison in Tehran
Three men were hanged in prison in Tehran
- JULY 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Najafi was sentenced to death in Tehran
Ahmad Najafi was sentenced to death in Tehran
- JULY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted murderers, Amir T
Three convicted murderers, Amir T
- JULY 20, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence awarded on July 17 by a Lahore district...
The death sentence awarded on July 17 by a Lahore district and sessions court to a Christian, Anwar Kenneth, accused of blasphemy, drew outrage from human rights bodies within and outside the country
- JULY 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered an offensive...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered an offensive against the country's top smugglers and said they would be charged with economic sabotage, punishable by death
- JULY 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Death by "mysterious means," not by lethal injection,...
Death by "mysterious means," not by lethal injection, is slowly decimating the ranks of death-row convicts
- JULY 19, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
America is ready to drop its demand for Pakistan to...
America is ready to drop its demand for Pakistan to extradite Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Muslim extremist sentenced to death for masterminding the kidnap and murder of the American journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 19, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of Czechs or 56
A majority of Czechs or 56
- JULY 19, 2002HungaryDEATH PENALTY
A majority of Czechs or 56
A majority of Czechs or 56
- JULY 19, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
A return to capital punishment is "certainly not" Alliance...
A return to capital punishment is "certainly not" Alliance [a coalition of the New Labour Party, Democratic Party, New Zealand Liberal Party, and Mana Motuhake] policy, despite it being advocated by West Coast-Tasman election candidate Dick Hitchens, a pa
- JULY 19, 2002PolandDEATH PENALTY
A majority of Czechs or 56
A majority of Czechs or 56
- JULY 19, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A prominent West Bank rabbi is facing police investigation...
A prominent West Bank rabbi is facing police investigation for suggesting that Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the occupied territories might be liable for execution under Jewish religious law
- JULY 19, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ...
A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ and called Islam a fake religion was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death by hanging
- JULY 19, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The leader of the militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed,...
The leader of the militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced to death in kidnap-slaying of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl filed an appeal in Sindh High Court, saying he has been convicted on the basis of "fake,
- JULY 19, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A senior Pakistani investigator said DNA tests confirmed...
A senior Pakistani investigator said DNA tests confirmed that a decapitated body found in a shallow grave in Karachi in May is that of kidnapped American reporter Daniel Pearl
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- JULY 19, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
America is ready to drop its demand for Pakistan to...
America is ready to drop its demand for Pakistan to extradite Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Muslim extremist sentenced to death for masterminding the kidnap and murder of the American journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 19, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court in Chaozhou, Guangdong...
The Intermediate People's Court in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, sentenced Chen Zuolong, alleged head of a triad organization, to death, the Guangzhou Daily reported
- JULY 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A carpenter who raped and killed his nephew will be...
A carpenter who raped and killed his nephew will be executed by being thrown off a cliff in a sack, said an Iranian newspaper
- JULY 18, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Judiciary Committee took the 1st step toward...
The Senate Judiciary Committee took the 1st step toward reforming the nation's death penalty system Thursday, approving a measure aimed at giving inmates greater access to DNA testing to prove their innocence and ensuring they have competent counsel at tr
- JULY 18, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Williams Parsons agreed sentenced former...
Circuit Judge Williams Parsons agreed sentenced former death row inmate Jerry Rogers to life in prison for the murder of David Smith in January 1982
- JULY 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury took 90 minutes Monday to decide that convicted...
A jury took 90 minutes Monday to decide that convicted child molester Jesse Joe Hernandez, 37, should die by injection for beating a 10-month-old boy to death with a flashlight last year while baby-sitting him
- JULY 18, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Outgoing Chief Justice Michael de La Bastide said that...
Outgoing Chief Justice Michael de La Bastide said that while the death sentence is a "cruel and unusual punishment" in violation of basic human rights provisions, it could only be changed by parliament
- JULY 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Zacarias Moussaoui -- the only person charged in the Sept
Zacarias Moussaoui -- the only person charged in the Sept
- JULY 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
LAWYER’S ENDEAVOUR SAVES CHINESE MAN FROM EXECUTION WITH FOUR MINUTES TO GO
July 18, 2002: 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.
- JULY 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam handed down...
Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam handed down the death sentence to Mohammad Monir Hossain Liton, 21 and Mohammad Abu Sayeed, 20 who were on the dock, quiet and unnerved for killing Shihab, a schoolboy, in the city on February 7, 2001
- JULY 17, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal has ordered the re-trial of a man...
The Court of Appeal has ordered the re-trial of a man who has been languishing in prison for the last six years awaiting to be hanged
- JULY 17, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The special court in Nyala town, South Darfur State,...
The special court in Nyala town, South Darfur State, has sentenced 87 convicts to death and imprisonment of one accused for 10 years and acquitted eight defendants due to lack of evidence
- JULY 17, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a murderer the official Saudi...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a murderer the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 17, 2002MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Tracy Alan Hansen was executed by lethal injection at 6:32 p
Tracy Alan Hansen was executed by lethal injection at 6:32 p
- JULY 17, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jonathan Marcus Green stood motionless as a Montgomery...
Jonathan Marcus Green stood motionless as a Montgomery County 8-man, 4-woman jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection
- JULY 17, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Visit Puengrasamee was sentenced to death after being...
Visit Puengrasamee was sentenced to death after being found guilty of conspiring to murder businessman Kasem Khamwongsa, although the gunman he had hired mistakenly shot dead Kasem's adopted son, Chaiyakorn Maihom
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing...
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing Sheikh Omar to death and three of his accomplices to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
About 1,900 inmates will be released from prisons in...
About 1,900 inmates will be released from prisons in keeping with a law on amnesty signed by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko
- JULY 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Rapists may face the death penalty in Nigeria under...
Rapists may face the death penalty in Nigeria under a new law to enhance children's rights, according to Women Affairs and Youth Development Minister Aisha Isma'il
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office said that although it welcomed...
The UK Foreign Office said that although it welcomed the verdict on Omar Sheikh, Britain was opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances
- JULY 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court has ordered attorneys to submit...
The state Supreme Court has ordered attorneys to submit new briefs in 8 death penalty cases in the wake of a U
- JULY 16, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Judge David Folsom of the U
Judge David Folsom of the U
- JULY 16, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan-backed rebels killed at least 163 civilians...
Rwandan-backed rebels killed at least 163 civilians and soldiers following a mutiny in Kisangani in northeastern Congo, far more than the rebels have acknowledged, a UN official said
- JULY 16, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who has only a...
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who has only a few months left in office, said this was the most difficult time of his life
- JULY 16, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office said that although it welcomed...
The UK Foreign Office said that although it welcomed the verdict on Omar Sheikh, Britain was opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An alliance of Pakistan's non-Muslim minority communities...
An alliance of Pakistan's non-Muslim minority communities urged the military government to repeal a controversial blasphemy law they say is being used against them to settle personal scores
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani prosecutors said they had filed an appeal...
Pakistani prosecutors said they had filed an appeal seeking death penalty for three men found guilty of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Omar Sheikh was locked up last night in an isolation...
Omar Sheikh was locked up last night in an isolation cell in the Hyderabad central jail, a grim British-built limestone edifice that holds more than 4,000 prisoners near the heart of the city
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing...
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing Sheikh Omar to death and three of his accomplices to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Awais Sheikh publicly defended his beloved older brother...
Awais Sheikh publicly defended his beloved older brother Sheikh Omar against accusations of terrorism, kidnapping and now murder
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- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's father, Ahmed Sheikh, said...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's father, Ahmed Sheikh, said that he expected such a verdict after his son was sentenced to death for murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan was bracing for a violent backlash over the...
Pakistan was bracing for a violent backlash over the conviction of four men for the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, after police received tip-offs that militants were plotting retaliation
- JULY 16, 2002NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg has asked the...
Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg has asked the state's Supreme Court to decide whether Nebraska can continue sentencing people to death despite the recent U
- JULY 15, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of...
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of Awami League MP Col (rtd) Shawkat Ali, the principal suspect in the murder of Kazi Delwar Hosain and seven others
- JULY 15, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded...
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded he face a 15 year jail sentence for masterminding the murder of a Supreme Court judge -- a punishment critics described as 'a joke
- JULY 15, 2002New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
The New Jersey Supreme Court, citing a trial judge's...
The New Jersey Supreme Court, citing a trial judge's error, reversed Daron Josephs'death sentence, but upheld his conviction for murder
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply to the...
Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply to the death sentence gievn to Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh for the killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl saying his trial was unfair and aimed at appeasing the US
- JULY 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
- JULY 15, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities...
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities are hearing the case involving former dictator U Ne Win's son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win and three grandchildren five days a week in order to conclude it quickly
- JULY 15, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were charged with attempting to overthrow the...
Two men were charged with attempting to overthrow the Guyana government, with one of them being remanded to prison
- JULY 15, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing...
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing of an alleged collaborator with Israel, who was shot while standing trial in the Gaza Strip on July 14
- JULY 15, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
A regional Caribbean human rights group welcomed an...
A regional Caribbean human rights group welcomed an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) order that Trinidad and Tobago [must] update its laws on the death penalty, in compliance with international standards
- JULY 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence passed on Uchenna Uwachukwu for...
The death sentence passed on Uchenna Uwachukwu for killing his business partner, Benjamin Iheama, by the high court and court of appeal was confirmed by the Supreme Court
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of common Pakistanis were gathered outside...
Hundreds of common Pakistanis were gathered outside the court when the judgment against Omar Sheikh and the three other accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case was announced
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed...
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed at the Catholic Church for opposing President Arroyo's decision to forge ahead with the executions of convicts
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready...
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready to set aside her pro-life stance and adopt an "eye-for-an-eye" policy if only to eliminate kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other crimes
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR PEARL MURDER
July 15, 2002: a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death for abducting and murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl.
- JULY 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives...
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives in an Israeli air strike on Islamic militants, burst into a courtroom and shot dead a man on trial for allegedly betraying the trio, witnesses said
- JULY 14, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state...
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state of Chiapas is intense and the reported withdrawal of soldiers has only taken place in highly visible areas, an Amnesty International official has told EFE
- JULY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to...
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine...
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and guests] was assembled by an all-star cast, headed by a British expat, Jon Langford of the Mekons, to benefit the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project
- JULY 14, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of...
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of those hardened criminals whose convictions have already been affirmed by the Supreme Court, an administration senator said
- JULY 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial...
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial Higher People's Court executed Zheng Chuming and Lin Chunhui for issuance of false value added specialized tax invoices
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court...
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to murdering an 11-year-old girl at her house at Taman Seri Rampai in Wangsa Maju
- JULY 13, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called...
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called for the introduction of public hangings following a bizarre double murder of a mother and her toddler daughter
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows...
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows for trafficking in cannabis, simply because the prosecution failed to tender a fingerprint report
- JULY 12, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries...
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries will make life-or-death calls instead of judges
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- JULY 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have...
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have to step down if resignations continue and the government loses the absolute majority in the parliament to win vote of confidence
- JULY 12, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against...
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against the death penalty with two workshops for directors and playwrights
- JULY 12, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison...
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison uniform in use for over a century - for more fashionable attire
- JULY 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to...
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to hear mutiny-related charges arising from the Moem Barracks soldiers uprising in Wewak earlier in 2002
- JULY 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner...
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner says that if [the leader of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in the West Bank] Marwan al-Barghuthi is indeed convicted of what he is charged with; namely, the cold-blooded and premeditated murder of many
- JULY 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including...
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including murder, robbery, and theft of power cables over a 10-year period were sentenced to death
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County,...
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County, Hunan Province, sentenced Liu Liwen to death, the Hunan Daily reported
- JULY 11, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro...
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro Figero, her 3-year-old son il 1990, will get a new trial
- JULY 11, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the...
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the National Assembly at the first reading, the death penalty has been abolished
- JULY 11, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements,...
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements, called for the elimination of the death penalty and for passing a general amnesty in Turkey
- JULY 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United...
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United States to face a murder trial after obtaining assurances he would not face death penalty
- JULY 11, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Appeals Court upheld the death sentence against...
Uganda's Appeals Court upheld the death sentence against former Toro prime minister John Sanyu Katuramu
- JULY 11, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment...
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment are the most frequently reported human-rights violations committed by police in Southern Africa
- JULY 11, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating...
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating the family of executed murderer Joey Ramiah, Attorney-General Glenda Morean told reporters
- JULY 11, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old...
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old child were brutally murdered and dumped atop Burns Peak hill in Papua New Guinea recently
- JULY 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court,...
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court, whilst Hossien was sentenced to execution by a court in Shahriar
- JULY 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United...
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United States to face a murder trial after obtaining assurances he would not face death penalty
- JULY 11, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide attacks against Israeli civilians as crimes against humanity and demanded they end immediately
- JULY 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a...
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a final decision on the appeal filed by Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan City, who had been sentenced to death in the first trial for taking bribes and possessing a large amount of unaccountable wealt
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in...
Participants in the anti-kidnapping summit held in Manila on July 9 recommended the reimposition of the death penalty and freezing the assets of kidnap victim's families
- JULY 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein N
Hossein N
- JULY 10, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to death by the District...
A young man was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Judge's Court for poisoning to death his wife
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- JULY 10, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected...
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected of betraying Palestinians fighting Israeli occupation to give up within a month to win better legal treatment
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Fresh from passing state laws prescribing stoning,...
Fresh from passing state laws prescribing stoning, whipping and amputation, a fundamentalist party has vowed to impose harsh Islamic laws across Malaysia if it wins power
- JULY 10, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan concluded the closed-door...
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan concluded the closed-door trial of four men charged with the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and reserved the judgment until July 15
- JULY 10, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Appeals Court upheld a ruling by the Criminal...
The Thai Appeals Court upheld a ruling by the Criminal Court sentencing 10 police officers to death and one to life imprisonment for the killing of four defence volunteers in 1994
- JULY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's ailing prime minister Bulent Ecevit is coming...
Turkey's ailing prime minister Bulent Ecevit is coming under increasing pressure to step down as a revolt against him grows
- JULY 10, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general said the government...
Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general said the government would wait for courts to test a ruling by a human rights tribunal telling the country not to execute 32 death row prisoners
- JULY 10, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning formally imposed...
Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning formally imposed 2 death sentences on Kenneth Hairston, 50, who bludgeoned his wife and son with a 10-pound sledgehammer so they wouldn't witness his trial on sexual assault charges against his stepdaughter
- JULY 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- JULY 10, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian general in overall charge of East Timor...
The Indonesian general in overall charge of East Timor during its bloody independence vote in 1999 went on trial for his life, saying he had nothing to do with the carnage
- JULY 10, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the...
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the four persons charged with various crimes relating to the attack on the Parliament House complex on December 13, 2001 may not receive a fair trial
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a...
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a Bill which metes flawed justice, and a political ploy to assist Pas retain the confidence of the Terengganu voters in 2003 or 2004
- JULY 10, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death...
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death sentences after finding them guilty of murdering an Australian tourist and raping his female companion in early 2000
- JULY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Early elections in Turkey seem inevitable after 32...
Early elections in Turkey seem inevitable after 32 MPs deserted ailing Prime Minister's s Bulent Ecevit Democratic Left Party
- JULY 10, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death...
A Thai court handed two Thai hill tribesmen the death sentences after finding them guilty of murdering an Australian tourist and raping his female companion in early 2000
- JULY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a...
The hudud bill passed in Terengganu on July 8 is a Bill which metes flawed justice, and a political ploy to assist Pas retain the confidence of the Terengganu voters in 2003 or 2004
- JULY 10, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jose Briseno's lethal injection was halted by the Texas...
Jose Briseno's lethal injection was halted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals less than 4 hours before he was scheduled to be executed after his attorneys found a prison record indicating the former laborer had an IQ that would make him mentally retar
- JULY 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In yet another what's-in-a-name mix-up, the President...
In yet another what's-in-a-name mix-up, the President of the Philippines was all set to send two convicts to the death chamber when, as it turned out, they were not the ones scheduled for execution
- JULY 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AWAITS COURT TESTING ON DEATH ROW CASES
July 10, 2002: Trinidad and Tobago´s attorney general said on Wednesday the government would wait for courts to test a ruling by a human rights tribunal telling the country not to execute 32 death row prisoners.
- JULY 10, 2002DEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AWAITS COURT TESTING ON DEATH ROW CASES
July 10, 2002: Trinidad and Tobago´s attorney general said on Wednesday the government would wait for courts to test a ruling by a human rights tribunal telling the country not to execute 32 death row prisoners.
- JULY 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian...
A young man was sentenced to execution in the Iranian capital Tehran
- JULY 9, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Gaza, a Palestinian sentenced to death for collaborating...
In Gaza, a Palestinian sentenced to death for collaborating with Israeli security was shot and killed by Palestinian police while trying to escape, the Palestinian prosecutor said
- JULY 9, 2002New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York's highest court threw out the death sentence...
New York's highest court threw out the death sentence for the first man condemned under the state's 1995 capital punishment law, saying the law was unconstitutional at the time he was sentenced
- JULY 9, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments...
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments to the Council of Europe, according to the Council's secretary general, Walter Schwimmer, who spoke in Yerevan
- JULY 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced...
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing a woman
- JULY 9, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Tanzanian government said there are no plans whatsoever...
The Tanzanian government said there are no plans whatsoever to repeal the death penalty in the country
- JULY 9, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it was still...
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it was still awaiting the ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) that has ordered it to pay 50,000 US dollars to support and educate the son of an executed multiple murderer
- JULY 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In the Philippines an Ilonggo businessman was meted...
In the Philippines an Ilonggo businessman was meted the death penalty after he was found guilty of masterminding the kidnap-slaying of Bacolod-based businesswoman Roberta Cokin in 1995
- JULY 9, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments...
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments to the Council of Europe, according to the Council's secretary general, Walter Schwimmer, who spoke in Yerevan
- JULY 9, 2002SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Seven Senegalese human rights NGOs and associations...
Seven Senegalese human rights NGOs and associations have embarked on a campaign to end the death penalty in the country
- JULY 9, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments...
Armenia should continue complying with its commitments to the Council of Europe, according to the Council's secretary general, Walter Schwimmer, who spoke in Yerevan
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- JULY 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced...
A court in Bangladesh convicted a man and sentenced him to death in absentia for killing a woman
- JULY 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Arroyo has allowed the execution of...
President Gloria Arroyo has allowed the execution of two of the 17 convicts on death row on October 16, said a source, who did not identify the two convicts
- JULY 9, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Intermediate People's Court...
It was reported that the Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei, sentenced Zhao Jianlin and Zhao Jianbo to death
- JULY 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA DELAYS TWO EXECUTIONS AFTER US SUPREME COURT RULING
July 9, 2002: Florida has delayed two executions scheduled for this week as it considers the impact of a recent US Supreme Court ruling that said death penalty laws in five states are unconstitutional.
- JULY 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A 20-year-old man, Aliyu Ibrahim, from Adamawa State,...
A 20-year-old man, Aliyu Ibrahim, from Adamawa State, who claimed to have blasphemed against the Prophet Muhammad has taken himself to the Upper Sharia Court Two, Sokoto, asking for the death penalty, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported
- JULY 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria began hearing...
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria began hearing an appeal from a woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning under controversial Sharia, or Islamic, law
- JULY 8, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic hardliners running Malaysia's eastern Terengganu...
Islamic hardliners running Malaysia's eastern Terengganu state passed criminal laws allowing amputation and death by stoning, ignoring protests they breached the constitution and human rights
- JULY 8, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Florida has delayed two executions scheduled for this...
Florida has delayed two executions scheduled for this week as it considers the impact of a recent US Supreme Court ruling that said death penalty laws in five states are unconstitutional
- JULY 8, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Three men who pulverised a security guard's face in...
Three men who pulverised a security guard's face in a "sadistic and savage" attack were given life sentences for a murder that a senior judge said was like no case he had ever experienced before
- JULY 8, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in India condemned a man to death for murdering...
A court in India condemned a man to death for murdering his wife
- JULY 8, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to death by a High...
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia after he was found guilty of murdering a Felda settler
- JULY 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's...
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's issues, defended the practice of stoning women to death for the crime of adultery, saying the punishment is correct under Islamic sharia law and protects the institution of the family
- JULY 8, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani police said they had arrested two more men...
Pakistani police said they had arrested two more men accused of gang-raping a woman on the orders of a village jury, bringing to four the total held so far, but a fifth suspect was still at large
- JULY 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's...
Zahra Shojaei, Iran's presidential adviser on women's issues, defended the practice of stoning women to death for the crime of adultery, saying the punishment is correct under Islamic sharia law and protects the institution of the family
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines raised alarms over plans by President Macapagal-Arroyo to "re-activate" the execution of convicts
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Barring any change of heart by President Arroyo, the...
Barring any change of heart by President Arroyo, the first ever execution of a death convict under her administration will happen on October 16, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said
- JULY 8, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Launching a new high-profile crackdown on kidnappings,...
Launching a new high-profile crackdown on kidnappings, President Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Philippine National Police to neutralize 21 kidnap-for-ransom gangs
- JULY 6, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
Around 1,000 people gathered in Santiago in front of...
Around 1,000 people gathered in Santiago in front of the Palace of Justice to protest the court ruling that enabled Augusto Pinochet to avoid trial for allegedly ordering the murder of 75 political opponents in Chile in October 1973
- JULY 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 6, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 5, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt won a new victory in its long war with violent...
Egypt won a new victory in its long war with violent Islamists when leaders of a feared terrorist group publicly renounced violence and asked forgiveness for their crimes
- JULY 5, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of cases ending in capital punishment for...
The number of cases ending in capital punishment for the accused has been on the increase in India's Bihar state during the last two decades
- JULY 5, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Three men were sentenced to death by the High Court...
Three men were sentenced to death by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur after they were found guilty of trafficking in 61
- JULY 5, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
The Spanish section of Amnesty International delivered...
The Spanish section of Amnesty International delivered an additional 310,000 signatures to the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid requesting the acquittal of Amina Nawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning in the African nation
- JULY 5, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Spanish section of Amnesty International delivered...
The Spanish section of Amnesty International delivered an additional 310,000 signatures to the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid requesting the acquittal of Amina Nawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning in the African nation
- JULY 5, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Iranian capital Tehran passed a death...
A court in the Iranian capital Tehran passed a death sentence on Farhad Rahmanpour
- JULY 5, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan police claimed to have arrested one of the...
Pakistan police claimed to have arrested one of the four suspects in the gang-rape of a teenaged girl even as the government said the culprits would be tried under anti-terrorism laws, which entail the death sentence
- JULY 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted kidnappers are scheduled for execution...
Two convicted kidnappers are scheduled for execution in the Philippines in August and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is definitely not granting them a reprieve
- JULY 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate People's...
Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate People's Court sentenced Xu Lan, aged 36, and Wang Hua, aged 47, both females, to death
- JULY 5, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special Bangladeshi court ordered two men to be hanged...
A special Bangladeshi court ordered two men to be hanged for the murder of a five-year-old girl, taking the number of people sentenced to death in one week to 10, officials said
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- JULY 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kremlin is reckoning on the next Russian parliament...
The Kremlin is reckoning on the next Russian parliament to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 4, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
- JULY 4, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three Egyptians, identified as Mohamad Abdel-Hadi Mahmoud,...
Three Egyptians, identified as Mohamad Abdel-Hadi Mahmoud, Mohamad Hassan Mohamad Salem and Ali Kamal Rifaie, were executed by hanging for murdering three people in stealing attempts two years ago, the official MENA news agency reported, quoting an offici
- JULY 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) called on Nigeria's...
The Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) called on Nigeria's Federal Government to abolish the death penalty and fashion a legislation that would protect and safeguard lives in accordance with acceptable international norms
- JULY 4, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's highest court has rejected a bid by relatives...
Britain's highest court has rejected a bid by relatives of James Hanratty, one of the last men hanged in Britain, to clear his name 40 years after he was executed for murder
- JULY 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
An appeal court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced...
An appeal court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a jobless man to death for murdering a couple, stealing more than 8 million yen worth of their valuables and setting fire to the victims' home in Tochigi Prefecture
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A mob of Pakistani Muslims stoned to death a man accused...
A mob of Pakistani Muslims stoned to death a man accused of blasphemy in the central province of Punjab, police and witnesses said
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A tribal jirga (jury) may not have any legal sanction,...
A tribal jirga (jury) may not have any legal sanction, but it continues to operate in many parts of Pakistan, where tribal and feudal systems are still dominant
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The ordeal of Fareed's family, who belong to the socially...
The ordeal of Fareed's family, who belong to the socially low Gujjar tribe, began when his 12-year-old son, Abdul Shakoor, was accused of having an affair with a 22-year-old woman of the higher-caste Mastoi tribe
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mukhtar Mai wept continually as she described how she...
Mukhtar Mai wept continually as she described how she had been gang-raped on the orders of an unofficial tribal jury as a punishment for her brother's alleged affair with a woman of a higher caste
- JULY 4, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The provincial procuratorate in Guangdong Province...
The provincial procuratorate in Guangdong Province has approved death sentences for organized crime as part of the "strike hard" anti-crime campaign, the Yangcheng Evening News reported
- JULY 4, 2002CubaDEATH PENALTY
The number of political prisoners in Cuba has increased...
The number of political prisoners in Cuba has increased up to 230 in the first half of 2002, reported leader of the illegal Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation Elizardo Sanchez Santa Cruz
- JULY 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in...
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in the central Isfahan city
- JULY 3, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian security forces fired at protesters who...
Palestinian security forces fired at protesters who attacked a Gaza police station with rocks and pipe bombs, demanding the execution of a suspected collaborator with Israel being held inside, witnesses said
- JULY 3, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Sapula, District Judge Donald D
In Sapula, District Judge Donald D
- JULY 3, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Texas jury rejected arguments that Johnny Paul Penry...
A Texas jury rejected arguments that Johnny Paul Penry was mentally retarded and sentenced him to death for killing 22-year-old Pamela Moseley Carpenter in October 1979
- JULY 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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Mohammad Ali A
- JULY 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Tehran court sentenced three men - Keyvan Razaghi,...
An Tehran court sentenced three men - Keyvan Razaghi, Kamran Razaghi and Hamdollah Zaheri - to death
- JULY 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A 25-year-old married man, Gawata Lababa Turun, accused...
A 25-year-old married man, Gawata Lababa Turun, accused of impregnating his sister-in-law Nasifatu Umaru, 16, escaped being sentenced to death by stoning because of the failure by the prosecution to produce four witnesses against him
- JULY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Qin Zusheng, convicted of attacking tourists in downtown...
Qin Zusheng, convicted of attacking tourists in downtown Guilin City, a well-known tourist destination in south China, was executed
- JULY 1, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were condemned to death in Mashdad, an Iranian...
Two men were condemned to death in Mashdad, an Iranian newspaper reported
- JULY 1, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
International human rights groups expressed concern...
International human rights groups expressed concern over what they describe as a "sharp increase" in death sentences in 2002 in the Darfur region of western Sudan
- JULY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Federal death penalty overturned
July 1, 2002: a U.S. district judge in New York ruled the federal death penalty unconstitutional Monday, saying it violates the due process rights of defendants and that innocent people have been put to death.