Chronological archive
October 2002
The 319 news items published by Hands Off Cain in October 2002, in chronological order.
An elderly man will remain on death row after the Tokyo...
An elderly man will remain on death row after the Tokyo High dismissed his appeal, ruling that a confession he gave to a 1988 double murder was unreliable but his guilt could be proved from other evidence
- OCTOBER 31, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A local court has sentenced a youth to capital punishment...
A local court has sentenced a youth to capital punishment for raping and murdering a minor school girl, last year
- OCTOBER 31, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Lithuanian parliament ratified an extradition treaty...
The Lithuanian parliament ratified an extradition treaty with China regulating the handing over of persons to another country for criminal amenability or a jail term
- OCTOBER 31, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in...
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in the DRC, Iulia Motoc, said that there had been some progress in government-held territory in the form of measures linked to a moratorium on the death penalty, the freeing of 300 child soldiers, and the li
- OCTOBER 31, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A 29-year-old Nigerian man who confessed to committing...
A 29-year-old Nigerian man who confessed to committing fornication last June was Thursday given 100 strokes of the cane, under the controversial Islamic Sharia law
- OCTOBER 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in...
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in the DRC, Iulia Motoc, said that there had been some progress in government-held territory in the form of measures linked to a moratorium on the death penalty, the freeing of 300 child soldiers, and the li
- OCTOBER 31, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
An Oklahoma County jury has recommended Alfred Brian...
An Oklahoma County jury has recommended Alfred Brian Mitchell, 29, be sentenced to death for the Jan
- OCTOBER 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A medical student found guilty of kidnapping and murder...
A medical student found guilty of kidnapping and murder was hanged in public in a stadium of northern Iran, Ettelaat newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty-eight people were executed over a two-day period...
Twenty-eight people were executed over a two-day period for murder and other violent crimes after sentencing rallies in two mainland Chinese cities
- OCTOBER 30, 2002MaliDEATH PENALTY
The Malian parliament has reacted to the crisis in...
The Malian parliament has reacted to the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire
- OCTOBER 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 30, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Only four Miss World contestants will boycott the beauty...
Only four Miss World contestants will boycott the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria on December 7 in protest against the death sentence given to Amina Lawal
- OCTOBER 30, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Columbus, voting 4-3 the Ohio Supreme Court tossed...
In Columbus, voting 4-3 the Ohio Supreme Court tossed out the death penalty sentence of convicted cop killer Tony Gross, saying alternate jurors tainted the deliberations
- OCTOBER 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xu Baosheng, former general manager of a state-owned...
Xu Baosheng, former general manager of a state-owned securities company in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi province, was executed in Baoji on after being convicted of taking bribes and embezzling public funds
- OCTOBER 30, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's...
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's closest associates, was arrested on October 26 in Denmark after Moscow accused him of involvement in the theater siege and other "terror attacks
- OCTOBER 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's...
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's closest associates, was arrested on October 26 in Denmark after Moscow accused him of involvement in the theater siege and other "terror attacks
- OCTOBER 30, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of state for foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia,...
The Minister of state for foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia, said: "Nobody will ever be stoned as a result of sharia law
- OCTOBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing...
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing children" and creating public disorder were hanged publicly in the Islamic republic of Iran's city of Qom, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 30, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing...
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing children" and creating public disorder were hanged publicly in the Islamic republic of Iran's city of Qom, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference...
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference with the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Madrid said political reforms in Iran were an ongoing process that Iranian society was mature for
- OCTOBER 30, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference...
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference with the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Madrid said political reforms in Iran were an ongoing process that Iranian society was mature for
- OCTOBER 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria vowed to block Islamic courts from carrying...
Nigeria vowed to block Islamic courts from carrying out any executions by stoning, promising to hold the line against sentences in northern states that have provoked international protests and boycott threats
- OCTOBER 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six criminals convicted of murder, kidnapping and robbery...
Six criminals convicted of murder, kidnapping and robbery were executed in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province
- OCTOBER 29, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kasymzhomart Tokayev, the Kazakh foreign minister also...
Kasymzhomart Tokayev, the Kazakh foreign minister also said in an interview with journalists following a meeting with acting OSCE Chairman, Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs and [Portuguese Communities Antonio Martins da Cruz in [Kazakh capital] Asta
- OCTOBER 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six criminals convicted of murder, kidnapping and robbery...
Six criminals convicted of murder, kidnapping and robbery were executed in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province
- OCTOBER 29, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Stop the death penalty through Internet campaign...
The Stop the death penalty through Internet campaign launch in Nuremberg was attended by city mayor Horst Förther (SPD), Elisabetta Zamparutti; HOC Board Member , Emma Bonino, MEP, Sophia Hedmark, Miss Sweden World and Peter Beat of the Pocket Opera Compa
- OCTOBER 29, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three ethnic minority Christians have been executed...
Three ethnic minority Christians have been executed by Vietnamese authorities as part of a recent crackdown on "illegal" Christian churches, according to the Montagnard Foundation, a human rights watch group based in South Carolina
- OCTOBER 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Palestinian man, identified...
Saudi Arabia executed a Palestinian man, identified as Emad al-Deeb, who burnt his father to death after an argument, the Interior Ministry said
- OCTOBER 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
UN's special rapporteur of the Commission on the independence...
UN's special rapporteur of the Commission on the independence of judges and lawyers Dato'Param Cumaraswamy has expressed appreciation for facilitating his mission, and said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had shown utmost cooperation with him, as well as expr
- OCTOBER 28, 2002NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Several MPs have suggested that re-introducing capital...
Several MPs have suggested that re-introducing capital punishment is what is needed to effectively stop the wave of crime that has rolled over Namibia in recent years
- OCTOBER 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Abia State governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu may grant...
The Abia State governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu may grant the prerogative of mercy to four condemned persons by commuting their convicts to prison terms
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- OCTOBER 28, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq has recently executed six political Iraqi prisoners...
Iraq has recently executed six political Iraqi prisoners suspected of having ties with the Iraqi opposition, a newspaper reported in Kurdish-populated northern Iraq
- OCTOBER 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
UN's special rapporteur of the Commission on the independence...
UN's special rapporteur of the Commission on the independence of judges and lawyers Dato'Param Cumaraswamy has expressed appreciation for facilitating his mission, and said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had shown utmost cooperation with him, as well as expr
- OCTOBER 28, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
District and Sessions Judge Bhabani Prosad Singh found...
District and Sessions Judge Bhabani Prosad Singh found Poritosh, 38, guilty of killing his wife Sunita Prova Rudra and daughter Nishi Rudra (4), and handed down the death penalty in a jam-packed court
- OCTOBER 28, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A former construction worker, who murdered a woman...
A former construction worker, who murdered a woman during a probation period after being released from jail on parole, has rescinded his appeal against a death sentence for his second crime
- OCTOBER 28, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Women's rights activists are urging Miss India to give...
Women's rights activists are urging Miss India to give up aspirations of fame and join the boycott of this year's Miss World pageant in Nigeria over the sentencing of a single mother to death by stoning
- OCTOBER 28, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Dana Seetahal, an independent legislator and former...
Dana Seetahal, an independent legislator and former magistrate here told the Senate that she has been lobbying the Mercy Committee that is chaired by the Minister of National Security for a number of years to pardon convicted killers who had spent 16 year
- OCTOBER 28, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois' marathon death penalty clemency hearings...
Illinois' marathon death penalty clemency hearings drew to an end after more than two weeks of gruesome accounts and tearful pleas by victims' families
- OCTOBER 28, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian security court sentenced to death a Palestinian...
A Palestinian security court sentenced to death a Palestinian human rights worker in a one-day trial, finding he had supplied Israel with information that led to the killing of militants, Reuters reported
- OCTOBER 27, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Jordanian women have marched in Abdun district...
Hundreds of Jordanian women have marched in Abdun district in western Amman, appealing to the Qatari people to help release Jordanian journalist Firas al-Majali, who faces a death penalty by a Qatari court
- OCTOBER 27, 2002QatarDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Jordanian women marched in Abdun District...
Hundreds of Jordanian women marched in Abdun District in western Amman, appealing to the Qatari people to help release Jordanian journalist Firas al-Majali
- OCTOBER 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human...
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human rights issues such as hanging with concerned European countries, but wouldn't change it
- OCTOBER 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian men convicted of murder were hanged publicly...
Two Iranian men convicted of murder were hanged publicly in Tehran at dawn, one of them in a park better known as a spot for dining out or hiking, witnesses said
- OCTOBER 27, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human...
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human rights issues such as hanging with concerned European countries, but wouldn't change it
- OCTOBER 26, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
During the debate on the new Constitution, moderates...
During the debate on the new Constitution, moderates fear the growing influence of religious conservatives over the judicial system and regard Fazul Hadi Shinwari, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, with suspicion
- OCTOBER 26, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Ali Abu-al-Raghibhe was shocked over...
Prime Minister Ali Abu-al-Raghibhe was shocked over a verdict made by a Qatari court, which sentenced to death Jordanian journalist Firas al-Majali
- OCTOBER 26, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court, in a rare departure from traditional...
An Iranian court, in a rare departure from traditional practice that spares the life of fathers who kill their children, sentenced to death a man who cut off his daughter's head, a newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli...
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli Ahmat were hanged
- OCTOBER 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal, the Nigerian mother condemned to death...
Amina Lawal, the Nigerian mother condemned to death by stoning said she wants Miss World contestants to go to Nigeria for the beauty pageant due to be held in Abuja
- OCTOBER 25, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's...
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's European 'ambassador' has been arrested in Britain
- OCTOBER 25, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's...
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's European 'ambassador' has been arrested in Britain
- OCTOBER 25, 2002RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
A bill adopted aims to curb rising incidence of child...
A bill adopted aims to curb rising incidence of child abuse in this impoverished East European nation
- OCTOBER 25, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
In McArthur, Judge Jeffrey Simmons sentenced Gregory...
In McArthur, Judge Jeffrey Simmons sentenced Gregory McKnight to death over the objections of his victim's parents, who said their daughter opposed capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The judicial collegium for criminal proceedings of...
The judicial collegium for criminal proceedings of the Tajik Supreme Court, headed by a judge of the Supreme Court, Azamat Temurkhonov, has examined a criminal case brought against Khurshed Rasulov, Ilhomjon Muminov, Khurshe, Yusupov, Ikrom Gadoyev, Mirzo
- OCTOBER 25, 2002UtahDEATH PENALTY
A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing...
A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing squad without the traditional hood over his head will be granted his wish, the state Supreme Court ruled
- OCTOBER 25, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel...
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel of the 11th U
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged...
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged for drug trafficking
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli...
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli Ahmat were hanged on October 25, 2002
- OCTOBER 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
AMINA WANTS MISS WORLD CONTESTANTS IN NIGERIA
October 25, 2002: Amina Lawal, the Nigerian mother condemned to stoning said she wants Miss World contestants to go to Nigeria for the beauty pageant due to be held in Abuja. Amina’s declaration was made during an interview with an HOC delegation that vis
- OCTOBER 24, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian security court sentenced a 22-year-old...
A Palestinian security court sentenced a 22-year-old university student to death by firing squad for giving Israel information that led to a July air raid, which killed a top Muslim militant and 15 others
- OCTOBER 24, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Rimma Demirchyan, the widow of National Assembly Speaker...
Rimma Demirchyan, the widow of National Assembly Speaker Karen Demirchyan, who also was killed in the act of terrorism in the 1999 Armenian parliament, described as "unacceptable" the fulfilment of the Council of Europe's requirement on lifting death pena
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- OCTOBER 24, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
For nearly two weeks, the details of the most gruesome...
For nearly two weeks, the details of the most gruesome murders in recent Illinois history have been replayed for the public in a marathon set of clemency hearings that death penalty opponents now believe may have backfired and hurt their cause
- OCTOBER 24, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) court sentenced...
A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) court sentenced a Palestinian student to death after charging him with collaborating with Israel
- OCTOBER 24, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The 539 people sentenced to death by hanging from 1957...
The 539 people sentenced to death by hanging from 1957 until now, including 313 Muslims, were accorded their religious rights before and after the sentence was carried out, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin said
- OCTOBER 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Lana McDaniel read the unanimous jury's...
District Judge Lana McDaniel read the unanimous jury's decision that Licho Escamilla, 20, be sentenced to death for the death of Officer Christopher Kevin James, 34, on Nov
- OCTOBER 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger...
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger re-sentenced Alphonso Stripling (on death row since 1989) to life without parole for the October 1988 murders of Anthony Evans and Gregory Bass
- OCTOBER 23, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The federal government basically supports Turkey in...
The federal government basically supports Turkey in its efforts to get accepted into the EU
- OCTOBER 23, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The German federal government basically supports Turkey...
The German federal government basically supports Turkey in its efforts to get accepted into the EU
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's...
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's position on the death penalty before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing...
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing the elder sister of his divorced wife four years ago
- OCTOBER 23, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The special rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human...
The special rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Asma Jahangir, said at the end of her ten-day mission in Afghanistan: "I feel encouraged at the political will shown by the people and the gove
- OCTOBER 23, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry announced that Kenzi Snider a...
The Justice Ministry announced that Kenzi Snider a 21-year-old former exchange student will soon be extradited here from her home in the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2002MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of Women's rights, children's development...
The Minister of Women's rights, children's development and family welfare, Arianne Navarre-Marie, appealed to the Miss Mauritius organizing committee to boycott the Miss World competition to be held in Nigeria on 7 December 2002, in solidarity with Amina
- OCTOBER 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in northeastern Iran sentenced seven men to...
A court in northeastern Iran sentenced seven men to death by hanging for their involvement in a spate of kidnaps and rapes, the daily Qods newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation...
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement to be negotiated with Iran in coming months, the European Union was set to open a political dialogue with Tehran on human rights
- OCTOBER 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation...
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement to be negotiated with Iran in coming months, the European Union was set to open a political dialogue with Tehran on human rights
- OCTOBER 22, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death...
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death penalty for Larry Christopher Graham, 51, convicted of murdering a 5-year-old girl, Angela Bugay, in Nov
- OCTOBER 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed...
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed her country's participation in the Miss World 2002 beauty pageant, to be held in Nigeria
- OCTOBER 22, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed...
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed her country's participation in the Miss World 2002 beauty pageant, to be held in Nigeria
- OCTOBER 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment...
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment for treason and piracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the agreement of the government of that territory
- OCTOBER 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian couple convicted of adultery and sentenced...
A Nigerian couple convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning has been freed on bail by a Sharia court
- OCTOBER 22, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who...
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who has acknowledged knowing the hijackers, detained in Hamburg, could test the extent of U
- OCTOBER 22, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence...
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence legally", Vardan Oskanian, minister of foreign affairs of RA, said
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence...
"We should spare no efforts to cancel death sentence legally", Vardan Oskanian, minister of foreign affairs of RA, said
- OCTOBER 22, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who...
Mounir Motassadeq's trial, a 28-year-old Moroccan who has acknowledged knowing the hijackers, detained in Hamburg, could test the extent of U
- OCTOBER 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Ramon Revilla, one of the original proponents...
Sen. Ramon Revilla, one of the original proponents of the death penalty law (Republic Act 7559) said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Congress should rethink their policy and stand on the suspension and repeal of the death penalty law in the view of
- OCTOBER 22, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Mr Patten answered on behalf of the Commission a parliamentary...
Mr Patten answered on behalf of the Commission a parliamentary question written on the execution of Mr Yoshiteru Hamada and Mr Tatsuya Haruta
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented...
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented visit to Saudi Arabia held talks with the kingdom's Islamic affairs minister and a top judiciary official
- OCTOBER 22, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying...
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying for a "foreign country" by Qatar's supreme court, said his lawyer Issa al-Manai
- OCTOBER 22, 2002QatarDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying...
A Jordanian journalist was condemned to death for spying for a "foreign country" by Qatar's supreme court, said his lawyer Issa al-Manai
- OCTOBER 22, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented...
A special UN human rights envoy on an unprecedented visit to Saudi Arabia held talks with the kingdom's Islamic affairs minister and a top judiciary official
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- OCTOBER 21, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A national traitor, a certain Zhanayev, has been executed...
A national traitor, a certain Zhanayev, has been executed in the village of Tovzeni under a sentence by the Shari'ah court
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Human rights have suffered a serious setback in the...
Human rights have suffered a serious setback in the aftermath of the May 2001 coup in the Central African Republic
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's parliament began procedures to amend a law which...
Iran's parliament began procedures to amend a law which allows a murderer to escape punishment if he proves the killing was justified under the Sharia laws of Islam, a parliamentary source said
- OCTOBER 21, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium is to send the runner-up in the Miss Belgium...
Belgium is to send the runner-up in the Miss Belgium contest to the Miss World event in Nigeria after the title holder Ann Van Elsen decided to stay away from the contest to protest against the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a Nigerian woman accu
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that at the beginning of October, the...
It was reported that at the beginning of October, the Iraqi authorities handed over the bodies of Colonel Ahmad Rashid al-Dulaymi and Captain Anwar Muhammad al-Bakri to their families
- OCTOBER 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In an article published on the "Asian Wall Street Journal"...
In an article published on the "Asian Wall Street Journal" it was reported that fifteen thousand people were put to death for alleged crimes in China every year between 1998 and 2001
- OCTOBER 21, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Amin Mohd Razali, the al-Ma'unah leader, who...
Mohamed Amin Mohd Razali, the al-Ma'unah leader, who was sentenced to death for trying to wage war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, appealed for the sentence to be reduced to life imprisonment on the basis that "the case was the first of its kind in the
- OCTOBER 21, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor...
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor a UN resolution condemning Iran's human rights record
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor...
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor a UN resolution condemning Iran's human rights record
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man and a woman were beheaded for murdering...
A Saudi man and a woman were beheaded for murdering a Saudi man and stealing his money and car, the Interior Ministry said
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato...
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato Param Coomarasawamy arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unprecedented visit
- OCTOBER 21, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The prosecutor-general of the Shihlin District Prosecutors'...
The prosecutor-general of the Shihlin District Prosecutors' office, Wu Chen-huan, said that abolishing the death penalty is a policy and it has nothing to do with morality
- OCTOBER 21, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Taiwan government says it will abolish capital...
The Taiwan government says it will abolish capital punishment by 2004, but a recent poll saw 77% of its respondents express opposition
- OCTOBER 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato...
The United Nations' special human rights envoy Dato Param Coomarasawamy arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unprecedented visit
- OCTOBER 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack...
A Muslim cleric detained as Indonesia moves to crack down on terrorism after bomb blasts in Bali faced allegations, including a plot to assassinate President Megawati Sukarnoputri, that could bring him execution
- OCTOBER 21, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court, which recently abolished executions...
The Supreme Court, which recently abolished executions for the mentally retarded, was bitterly divided in refusing to consider also ending the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes
- OCTOBER 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Five rookie policemen were charged with murder for...
Five rookie policemen were charged with murder for the summary execution of a man they had mistaken for a drug pusher
- OCTOBER 20, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would...
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would not interfere in the Portuguese judicial process and India should initiate extradition proceedings against fugitive Mumbai blasts accused Abu Salem instead of trying for the more speedy process of deporta
- OCTOBER 20, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi government announced an amnesty for all Iraqi...
The Iraqi government announced an amnesty for all Iraqi prisoners in an apparent attempt to rally domestic and international support in the face of U
- OCTOBER 20, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An man was publicly beheaded for a drug related crime
An man was publicly beheaded for a drug related crime
- OCTOBER 19, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Amin Halef Ala, 31, a Palestinian man was sentenced...
Amin Halef Ala, 31, a Palestinian man was sentenced to death by firing squad for supplying Israel with information about top Islamic militants
- OCTOBER 19, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a prison in...
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a prison in northern city of Sari
- OCTOBER 18, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues protested against attempts to intimidate Sebastian Kayembe, a Congolese advocate who is defending several suspected assassins of former President Laurent Desire Kabila
- OCTOBER 18, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Party, which is led by Gennadii Raikov,...
The People's Party, which is led by Gennadii Raikov, head of the People's Deputy faction in the Duma, called for the immediate introduction of trials by jury in each region so that the death penalty can be reinstated, regions
- OCTOBER 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Aysel Celikel said that extradition...
Justice Minister Aysel Celikel said that extradition of those who were convicted of crimes of terrorism and who could not be taken back due to the existence of death sentence, were demanded again from the concerned countries
- OCTOBER 18, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Less than a day after being informed she would not...
Less than a day after being informed she would not be participating in the Miss World pageant in Nigeria, Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira said she was "honoured" to be taking a stand against the abuse of women in that country
- OCTOBER 18, 2002CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Cuban Attorney General's Office sought the death...
The Cuban Attorney General's Office sought the death penalty for a man charged with the murders of six people
- OCTOBER 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A follower of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in...
A follower of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in northeastern China has been sentenced to death for strangling a daughter she believed was possessed by a demon
- OCTOBER 18, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister John Howard promised no mercy for the...
Prime Minister John Howard promised no mercy for the Bali bombers
- OCTOBER 18, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
About 700 members of several non-governmental organizations...
About 700 members of several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tangerang staged a rally in front of the Tangerang District Court to demand the death penalty for Ang Kiem Soei, an ecstasy manufacturer
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- OCTOBER 18, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed two anti-terrorism...
President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed two anti-terrorism decrees just before midnight, implying heated debate within her Cabinet in the process
- OCTOBER 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full...
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full support for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty in a meeting with a Hands Off Cain delegation in Abuja
- OCTOBER 18, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full...
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full support for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty in a meeting with a Hands Off Cain delegation in Abuja
- OCTOBER 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full...
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full support for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty in a meeting with a Hands Off Cain delegation in Abuja
- OCTOBER 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUPPORTS ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
October 18, 2002: Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed full support for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty in a meeting with a Hands Off Cain delegation in Abuja. HOC’s mission, supported by MPs from the European and Italian parliamen
- OCTOBER 17, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A European Union delegation in Uganda said it is still...
A European Union delegation in Uganda said it is still waiting for an independent inquiry into the March 22 murder of the former parish priest of Panyangara, Fr
- OCTOBER 17, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Under pressure to get tough with terrorists after bombings...
Under pressure to get tough with terrorists after bombings in Bali killed nearly 200 people, a new anti-terrorism decree would include a death penalty and summoned a militant Muslim cleric for questioning
- OCTOBER 17, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A European Union delegation in Uganda said it is still...
A European Union delegation in Uganda said it is still waiting for an independent inquiry into the March 22 murder of the former parish priest of Panyangara, Fr
- OCTOBER 17, 2002IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Benjamin Ritchie, 22, convicted of killing William...
Benjamin Ritchie, 22, convicted of killing William Toney, a police officer, in September 2000 was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 17, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand Parliament unanimously passed a motion...
The New Zealand Parliament unanimously passed a motion condemning the sentencing of a Nigerian woman to death by stoning for having sex outside marriage
- OCTOBER 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NTC met with authorities of Katsina, the Nigerian state...
NTC met with authorities of Katsina, the Nigerian state that in the year 2000 introduced a "strict" Islamic code and sentenced Amina to death
- OCTOBER 17, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Privy Council has quashed the death sentence on...
The Privy Council has quashed the death sentence on two Trinidadian men contending that their defence lawyers had failed to include good character evidence during their trial
- OCTOBER 17, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance...
The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said that the death sentence for a woman, Taj Beigom, 45, had been sent to the "Department for Implementation of Sentences" to be carried out
- OCTOBER 17, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian security court sentenced a Hamas veteran...
A Palestinian security court sentenced a Hamas veteran to death for helping Israeli intelligence track and kill five fellow members of the Islamic militant group between 1987 and 1995
- OCTOBER 17, 2002NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Robert Ensz ruled that prosecutors could...
District Judge Robert Ensz ruled that prosecutors could not seek the death penalty against Nazario Robles, a defendant in a Madison County murder trial
- OCTOBER 16, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had...
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had his sentenced commuted to 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had...
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had his sentenced commuted to 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 16, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
President Chen Shui-bian said that Taiwan will gradually...
President Chen Shui-bian said that Taiwan will gradually phase out capital punishment in line with its protection of human rights
- OCTOBER 16, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's...
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's head at the former office
- OCTOBER 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
HOC also met several Senators who expressed different...
HOC also met several Senators who expressed different stands with regard the death penalty
- OCTOBER 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hands off Cain met at the Italian Embassy in Abuja,...
Hands off Cain met at the Italian Embassy in Abuja, Amina Lawal with her dauther Wasila Amina is thirty years old and has two children from her two marriages
- OCTOBER 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Obasanjo said that he was committed to fighting...
President Obasanjo said that he was committed to fighting to save lives and would continue the campaign "here in our country and internationally
- OCTOBER 16, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio...
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio Vieira de Mello said he was seriously worried about the human rights situation in Ivory Coast
- OCTOBER 16, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio...
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio Vieira de Mello said he was seriously worried about the human rights situation in Ivory Coast
- OCTOBER 16, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Lewanika, who sat at the Supreme Court with...
Justice Lewanika, who sat at the Supreme Court with judges Ireen Mambilima and Peter Chitengi, was delivering judgment in a matter in which William Chisha appealed against his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Abel Chikoma on February 14, 19
- OCTOBER 16, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's...
Abdol Mahmud Daqiq, the prosecutor general, met UNHCR's head at the former office
- OCTOBER 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Silvestre Bello Jr
Judge Silvestre Bello Jr
- OCTOBER 16, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian newspaper Etemaad website reported that...
The Iranian newspaper Etemaad website reported that five people convicted of murder by Tehran Criminal Court were hanged in Tehran's Qasr Prison
- OCTOBER 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HOC IN NIGERIA FOR TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ON THE DEATH PENALTY AND AMINA LAWAL
October 16, 2002: Hands Off Cain is in Nigeria for talks with government authorities and Amina Lawal, a Nigerian mother sentenced to death-by-stoning for adultery. HOC’s ongoing campaign for Amina’s freedom is currently being promoted by Miss World partic
- OCTOBER 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A 54-year-old man sentenced to death by an Islamic...
A 54-year-old man sentenced to death by an Islamic court in northern Nigeria denied his confessional statement, saying he gave it under duress
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- OCTOBER 15, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into...
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into pieces was sentenced to hang by the Tanzanian High Court
- OCTOBER 15, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
If elected governor Tim Hagan would grant clemency...
If elected governor Tim Hagan would grant clemency to any inmate nearing his scheduled execution
- OCTOBER 15, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three members of a southern Muslim separatist movement...
Three members of a southern Muslim separatist movement were convicted of treason and sentenced to death, but their sentences were reduced to life imprisonment because they cooperated with the police investigation
- OCTOBER 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Deng Chenhui, a former employee of an insurance company...
Deng Chenhui, a former employee of an insurance company in north China's port city of Tianjin, was executed for embezzling 4
- OCTOBER 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The delegations also met with Archbishop of Abuja J
The delegations also met with Archbishop of Abuja J
- OCTOBER 15, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan tribunal sentenced one of the country's most...
An Afghan tribunal sentenced one of the country's most notorious commanders to death for murdering dozens of people, including three of his wives and five of his children
- OCTOBER 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hands off Cain met with First Lady Stella Obasanjo,...
Hands off Cain met with First Lady Stella Obasanjo, who said boycotting Miss World represents a damage for a new democracy as Nigeria is
- OCTOBER 15, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights...
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Georgian Justice Ministry sent materials concerning the 13 Chechens who were detained on the Russian-Georgian border in early August
- OCTOBER 15, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights...
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Georgian Justice Ministry sent materials concerning the 13 Chechens who were detained on the Russian-Georgian border in early August
- OCTOBER 15, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed Ayman Hazazi a Saudi man for...
Saudi Arabia executed Ayman Hazazi a Saudi man for kidnapping and raping a girl
- OCTOBER 15, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Tanzanian High Court sentenced to death two people...
The Tanzanian High Court sentenced to death two people for murdering their wives
- OCTOBER 15, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into...
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into pieces was sentenced to hang by the Tanzanian High Court
- OCTOBER 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted armed Afghan robbers were hanged in Tehran
Two convicted armed Afghan robbers were hanged in Tehran
- OCTOBER 15, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted armed Afghan robbers were hanged in Tehran
Two convicted armed Afghan robbers were hanged in Tehran
- OCTOBER 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian thieves, convicted of a spree of some 30...
Two Iranian thieves, convicted of a spree of some 30 robberies, each had four fingers publicly chopped off in the northwestern town of Hamedan, the evening newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran executed four members of a Kurdish opposition...
Iran executed four members of a Kurdish opposition party in eight days, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) said
- OCTOBER 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian women began talks with Islamic clerics to demand...
Iranian women began talks with Islamic clerics to demand that the "blood money" paid for a murdered woman should the same as for a man
- OCTOBER 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A young man convicted of rape was publicly hanged in...
A young man convicted of rape was publicly hanged in Iran's southern city of Ahvaz while his accomplice was to face the same punishment on October 17, Tehran dailies reported
- OCTOBER 14, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children...
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children in armed conflict, the European Union made a special appeal to those countries which retained the death penalty for juvenile offenders who were under 18 at the time the crime was committed
- OCTOBER 14, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
A jury for a man convicted last week of killing a student...
A jury for a man convicted last week of killing a student who disappeared 2 years ago
- OCTOBER 14, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hands off Cain met with Abdul Oroh, the executive...
Hands off Cain met with Abdul Oroh, the executive director of one of the most important Nigerian ONG the Civil Liberties Organization
- OCTOBER 14, 2002NorwayDEATH PENALTY
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children...
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children in armed conflict Norway would also draw attention to another matter of great concern, namely the use of the death penalty as a punishment for children
- OCTOBER 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children...
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children in armed conflict Norway would also draw attention to another matter of great concern, namely the use of the death penalty as a punishment for children
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
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At 9 a
- OCTOBER 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Zhengping, 32, perpetrator of the 14 September...
Chen Zhengping, 32, perpetrator of the 14 September mass food poisoning case in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, was executed
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In a written reply to external affairs minister Yashwant...
In a written reply to external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha's letter to his counterpart in Lisbon, the Portuguese foreign office last week communicated that there was no problem in handing over Abu Salem after the procedural nitty-gritty was completed
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Campaign for Custodial Justice and Abolition of...
The Campaign for Custodial Justice and Abolition of Torture has called for repeal of all detention laws, including the National Security Act, saying preventive arrests are tantamount to torture
- OCTOBER 14, 2002SamoaDEATH PENALTY
A 21-year-old Samoan man has been sentenced to death...
A 21-year-old Samoan man has been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in Samoa for shooting dead a plantation worker earlier this year
- OCTOBER 14, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajikistan's Supreme Court passed death sentences on...
Tajikistan's Supreme Court passed death sentences on two former militants of the Tajik opposition, who are accused of murder, hostage-taking, and other crimes, said Makhadullo Watanov, deputy chairman of the court
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
In Tehran, five young taxi-drivers were sentenced to...
In Tehran, five young taxi-drivers were sentenced to death for raping a young woman, newspapers reported
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- OCTOBER 13, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Hani Ramadan, 43, a Geneva-born junior high school...
Hani Ramadan, 43, a Geneva-born junior high school teacher and also director of the Geneva Islamic Centre, was suspended by Cantonal authorities after he wrote an article for the French newspaper Le Monde in which he defended death by stoning for adultery
- OCTOBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has stepped up the number of floggings and executions...
Iran has stepped up the number of floggings and executions and introduced barbaric new punishments, amid accusations that the West is turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in seeking Iranian support for an attack on Iraq, the Telegraph reported
- OCTOBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Student Movement Co-Ordination Committee for Democracy...
The Student Movement Co-Ordination Committee for Democracy in Iran's Information Service reported two more executions in the central city of Esfahan, bringing the number of those executed in this city in the last seven days to three
- OCTOBER 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Conservative US preacher Jerry Falwell apologized for...
Conservative US preacher Jerry Falwell apologized for calling the prophet Mohammad a terrorist, saying he meant no disrespect to "any sincere, law abiding Muslim
- OCTOBER 11, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation...
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) expressed deeply concerned by the sentencing to death by stoning of 32 year-old Fatima Usman and 35 year-old Ahmed Ibrahim, in Nigeria
- OCTOBER 11, 2002ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Misconduct by a top Pima County prosecutor prompted...
Misconduct by a top Pima County prosecutor prompted the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn the conviction and death sentence of a Tucson man accused of gunning down three people in the El Grande Market slayings
- OCTOBER 11, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Bexar County jury deliberated for less than 2 hours...
A Bexar County jury deliberated for less than 2 hours before deciding that Ramon Hernandez, a registered sex offender convicted in the capital murder of Rosa Maria Rosado, should be put to death
- OCTOBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A personal representative of Iran's supreme leader...
A personal representative of Iran's supreme leader called for three prominent US Protestant ministers to be killed for insulting the Muslim prophet Mohammed, a report said
- OCTOBER 11, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
State prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
State prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo want the death penalty for more than 100 suspects on trial for plotting the murder of late President Laurent Kabila, lawyers said
- OCTOBER 11, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A former senior member of the Japanese doomsday cult...
A former senior member of the Japanese doomsday cult which carried out a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995 was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sent Zhu Xiaohua, its most senior financial official...
China sent Zhu Xiaohua, its most senior financial official nabbed for corruption, to jail for 15 years yesterday, but spared him the execution after he confessed to taking bribes prosecutors knew nothing about
- OCTOBER 11, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Martial Appeals Court in Kampala upheld a death...
The Martial Appeals Court in Kampala upheld a death sentence against an ailing UPDF soldier who killed a colleague in Gulu district
- OCTOBER 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HOC IN NIGERIA FOR TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ON THE DEATH PENALTY AND AMINA LAWAL
October 11, 2002: Hands Off Cain will visit Nigeria for talks with government authorities and Amina Lawal, a Nigerian mother sentenced to death-by-stoning for adultery. HOC’s ongoing campaign for Amina’s freedom is currently being promoted by Miss World p
- OCTOBER 10, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the...
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement
- OCTOBER 10, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Assad Harb was hanged for murder
Assad Harb was hanged for murder
- OCTOBER 10, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
The 12 jurors in Judge Cynthia Kent's 114th state District...
The 12 jurors in Judge Cynthia Kent's 114th state District Court sentenced Gregory Russeau, 32, to death, for the bludgeoning death of James Syvertson
- OCTOBER 10, 2002NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Dutch authorities had stopped subsidising the housing...
Dutch authorities had stopped subsidising the housing and health benefits of CPP founding chairman Jose Maria Sison last September, after the U
- OCTOBER 10, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the...
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement
- OCTOBER 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Barbers, chairman of the Senate committee on...
Senator Barbers, chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs filed Senate Bill 2374 prescribing that death by firing squad shall be carried out in public as a means of executing drug traffickers, manufacturers, pushers and the like
- OCTOBER 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The parents of two children Ayano Moriwaki and Maki...
The parents of two children Ayano Moriwaki and Maki Sakai, both 7 years old when they died, killed in a knife attack at their school last summer spoke publicly of their anguish for the first time and demanded the death sentence for Mamoru Takuma, who is b
- OCTOBER 10, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging...
The Canadian House of Commons has passed a motion urging President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene in saving the life of Amina Lawal, the woman sentenced to death by stoning by a Sharia Upper Court in Katsina for adultery
- OCTOBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in...
The "Radio Voice of Iran" reported an execution in the western Iranian city of Oroomiah (former Rezai-e)
- OCTOBER 10, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate...
Senator Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate received a delegation of representatives of groups fighting for democracy and religious freedom and freedom of expression in China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash...
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash with two rival beauty queens over plans to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria to protest human rights abuses
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back...
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back the death penalty as a means of combating violence, a poll revealed
- OCTOBER 9, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash...
Miss Belgium burst into tears after a public clash with two rival beauty queens over plans to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria to protest human rights abuses
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted woman murderer was hanged in public in...
A convicted woman murderer was hanged in public in the northwestern Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan
- OCTOBER 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Nine men on death row escaped from prison in southwestern...
Nine men on death row escaped from prison in southwestern Pakistan but one of the convicts was captured soon after, a jail official said
- OCTOBER 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 9, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
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- OCTOBER 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 9, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should...
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should die for killing 3 Yosemite National Park tourists in 1999, rejecting defense pleas to spare a mentally ill man twisted by genetics and a traumatic childhood
- OCTOBER 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than...
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than a decade after she murdered 6 men along central Florida highways while working as a prostitute
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused...
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused in the Mahima kidnap and rape case, setting another example of quick dispensation of justice
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards...
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death...
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18, who up until now could be condemned if found guilty of killing family members
- OCTOBER 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law...
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law was executed by hanging in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the Qods newspaper said, according to AFP
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission...
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission at the Italian Chamber of representatives held the first ever hearing on religious freedom with particular emphasis on China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo,...
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo, Siu Ai and Nay Glel were arrested by Vietnamese Cong An security forces on the Montagnard village of Plei Jo Ning
- OCTOBER 9, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN CALLS FOR MASS PARTICIPATION IN MISS WORLD CONTEST
October 9, 2002: HOC has appealed to Miss World participants to attend the contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal’s plight by taking a stand against the death penalty there. HOC believes that dialogue rather than a boycott
- OCTOBER 8, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death...
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter by setting his house on fire last year
- OCTOBER 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in central China overturned the death...
An appeals court in central China overturned the death sentences of five leaders of a banned Christian sect and ordered a retrial - an exceptional move in a country that controls religion tightly, a human rights group said
- OCTOBER 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted...
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted to death for adultery in a Niger State Sharia court are to remain in jail following the adjournment of their bail hearing to October 22
- OCTOBER 8, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement...
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition of immov
- OCTOBER 8, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty...
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty is to be voted on by Ulster councillors tonight
- OCTOBER 8, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist...
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition
- OCTOBER 8, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran President Ricardo Maduro has received a report...
Honduran President Ricardo Maduro has received a report detailing the executions of 574 children and youths under the age 18 between 1998 and this June, 4 percent of which are said to have been committed by police
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- OCTOBER 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- OCTOBER 7, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry...
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry of reforms, including the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime and legislation to extend cultural rights to its Kurdish minority, but made clear it was too early to start accession talks
- OCTOBER 7, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta said that under the law elderly...
Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta said that under the law elderly convicts aged 70 years and above could no longer be meted the death penalty. As such, they should be moved to other units in the National Penitentiary
- OCTOBER 7, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting...
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvares Jil-Robles
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- OCTOBER 7, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry...
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry of reforms, including the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime and legislation to extend cultural rights to its Kurdish minority, but made clear it was too early to start accession talks
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Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting...
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvares Jil-Robles
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
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Chief Justice E
- OCTOBER 7, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The trial of a 13-year - old boy charged with the murder...
The trial of a 13-year - old boy charged with the murder of his tuition teacher's 11-year-old daughter commenced with a High Court direction that only those concerned with the case could be in court
- OCTOBER 7, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Thongkham Kaewkongma, 30, a member...
It was reported that Thongkham Kaewkongma, 30, a member of the 1st Territorial Defence Company based in Mae Hong Son was executed for spying after being caught by Burmese rebels on September 25
- OCTOBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed...
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed in the Urumiyeh prison, according to an announcement from the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI)
- OCTOBER 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public...
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public hanging after he suffered a heart attack when the noose was placed around his neck, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
A Cocke County Circuit Court jury returned a death...
A Cocke County Circuit Court jury returned a death sentence against Jonathan Stephenson, 38, convicted 12 years ago of murdering his wife
- OCTOBER 5, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Human rights organizations urged Honduran President...
Human rights organizations urged Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to take action against those responsible for summary executions of young people, sometimes at the hands of police
- OCTOBER 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Yuri Chaika made a statement advocating...
Justice Minister Yuri Chaika made a statement advocating his view for a complete ban on the capital punishment in Russia
- OCTOBER 5, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Honduran government admitted that some police officers...
The Honduran government admitted that some police officers may have been involved in the murder of over 1,000 children and delinquent teenagers, killings that suggest a pattern of clean up in the streets and cover up by their superiors
- OCTOBER 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka advocated a complete...
Russian Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka advocated a complete ban on capital punishment in Russia
- OCTOBER 5, 2002PeruDEATH PENALTY
Miss Peru, Marina Mora, will use the opportunity of...
Miss Peru, Marina Mora, will use the opportunity of participating in the Miss World competition in Nigeria to press for the rights of Amina Lawal
- OCTOBER 5, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National...
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National Research Center to discus issues concerning the European convention of defence of human rights and freedom and problems concerning the ratification of the 6th protocol of the convention by Armenia,
- OCTOBER 4, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National...
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National Research Center to discus issues concerning the European convention of defence of human rights and freedom and problems concerning the ratification of the 6th protocol of the convention by Armenia,
- OCTOBER 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital...
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital Abuja was postponed to December 7 to avoid a clash with Ramadam, the Muslim period of fasting
- OCTOBER 4, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has...
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has sent triple murderer David Leslie Murtishaw back to death row for the 3rd time
- OCTOBER 4, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced...
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Willie Earl Scott to death for raping and killing 10-year-old Latonya Sager in 1999
- OCTOBER 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Costa Rican government urged its representative...
The Costa Rican government urged its representative stay away from the Miss World competition in Nigeria to protest a ruling by an Islamic court in the African nation sentencing Amina Lawal to death by stoning
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- OCTOBER 4, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Costa Rican government urged its representative...
The Costa Rican government urged its representative stay away from the Miss World competition in Nigeria to protest a ruling by an Islamic court in the African nation sentencing Amina Lawal to death by stoning
- OCTOBER 4, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Uzbek newspaper Na Postu reported that a court...
The Uzbek newspaper Na Postu reported that a court in Tashkent sentenced two men to death for killing two policemen
- OCTOBER 4, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The number of known drug addicts in Vietnam has almost...
The number of known drug addicts in Vietnam has almost doubled to 131,733 over the past five years despite a government crackdown, state-controlled media reported
- OCTOBER 4, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced a man to death after he...
The Criminal Court sentenced a man to death after he was convicted of possessing more than Bt2
- OCTOBER 4, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican officials said Arizona's decision not to pursue...
Mexican officials said Arizona's decision not to pursue the death penalty for a convicted Mexican killer was a victory
- OCTOBER 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital...
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital Abuja was postponed to December 7 to avoid a clash with Ramadam, the Muslim period of fasting
- OCTOBER 3, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Spain decided to withdraw participation in the Miss...
Spain decided to withdraw participation in the Miss World pageant due to be held in Nigeria to show solidarity with Amina Lawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- OCTOBER 3, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant...
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant to protest against a death sentence imposed on a Nigerian Muslim woman accused of having sex outside marriage
- OCTOBER 3, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant...
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant to protest against a death sentence imposed on a Nigerian Muslim woman accused of having sex outside marriage
- OCTOBER 3, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain decided to withdraw participation in the Miss...
Spain decided to withdraw participation in the Miss World pageant due to be held in Nigeria to show solidarity with Amina Lawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- OCTOBER 3, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro...
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro Gil-Robles drew the attention of the Armenian authorities to the need to abolish the death penalty which, he said, is of great importance to the Council of Europe
- OCTOBER 3, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro...
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro Gil-Robles drew the attention of the Armenian authorities to the need to abolish the death penalty which, he said, is of great importance to the Council of Europe
- OCTOBER 3, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's state security court formally lifted the death...
Turkey's state security court formally lifted the death sentence passed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan after his capture and trial in 1999, the state-run Anatolian news agency said
- OCTOBER 3, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NESSUNO TOCCHI CAINO INVITA LE CANDIDATE A PARTECIPARE A MISS MONDO
3 ottobre 2002: Nessuno tocchi Caino chiede alle candidate a Miss Mondo di partecipare alla manifestazione che si terrà a novembre in Nigeria e di portare alla ribalta il caso di Amina Lawal esprimendosi in quella sede contro la pena di morte. Nessuno toc
- OCTOBER 2, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's Minister for Women's Affairs said her government...
Nigeria's Minister for Women's Affairs said her government was not involved in the Miss World pageant that Spain and other countries decided to boycott because a Islamic court in her country has sentenced a woman to be stoned to death
- OCTOBER 2, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's Minister for Women's Affairs said her government...
Nigeria's Minister for Women's Affairs said her government was not involved in the Miss World pageant that Spain and other countries decided to boycott because a Islamic court in her country has sentenced a woman to be stoned to death
- OCTOBER 2, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed an 11-year-old girl and 2 fellow death...
A man who killed an 11-year-old girl and 2 fellow death row inmates was executed Wednesday after he dropped his appeals and volunteered to die
- OCTOBER 2, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The World Organisation Against Torture reported that...
The World Organisation Against Torture reported that four protesters defending a grave that was about to be defaced by the Revolutionary Committee were arrested and put through undue torture, including extrajudicial execution
- OCTOBER 2, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's Minister of Women's Affairs, Hajiha Aisha,...
Nigeria's Minister of Women's Affairs, Hajiha Aisha, said that the Miss World pageant scheduled to be held in Nigeria in December was a private event run by a private company and does not concern the government
- OCTOBER 2, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji's attorney-general, Qoriniasi Bale, said he could...
Fiji's attorney-general, Qoriniasi Bale, said he could not see anything preventing the President from commuting the death penalty if 15 soldiers facing a court martial for mutiny were found guilty, adding that he was holding discussions with the minister
- OCTOBER 2, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A loan shark who was charged with using his mistresses...
A loan shark who was charged with using his mistresses to murder two men and sicken another to collect hefty life insurance payouts was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 2, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese former Finance Minister Georges Corm, said...
Lebanese former Finance Minister Georges Corm, said that the death sentence by stoning passed on Amina Lawal by a Nigerian Sharia Court did not serve the cause of Islam
- OCTOBER 2, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese former Finance Minister Georges Corm, said...
Lebanese former Finance Minister Georges Corm, said that the death sentence by stoning passed on Amina Lawal by a Nigerian Sharia Court did not serve the cause of Islam
- OCTOBER 2, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Zarmina never admitted her daughter's role, and no...
Zarmina never admitted her daughter's role, and no one was looking to champion the cause of a woman in such a predicament
- OCTOBER 2, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Footage of a faceless, nameless woman shot dead in...
Footage of a faceless, nameless woman shot dead in Kabul's Olympic Stadium was secretly smuggled out of Afghanistan by members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), a women's group
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was publicly hanged in southern...
A convicted murderer was publicly hanged in southern Fars province
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a police station...
A convicted murderer was hanged inside a police station in the northern Iranian city of Ramsar
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A five-member delegation from the European Union's...
A five-member delegation from the European Union's Human Rights Commission on a visit to Iran met with Majlis representatives Mohammad Dadfar and Ebrahim Amini in Tehran to discuss issues of human rights and religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of
- OCTOBER 2, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Reports from the southern Iranian city of Lamerd, located...
Reports from the southern Iranian city of Lamerd, located in the Fars province, said two more public executions were carried out
- OCTOBER 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese...
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese nationals linked to the controversial global trade in organ harvesting
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- OCTOBER 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A controversial Supreme Court judgement in the Devender...
A controversial Supreme Court judgement in the Devender Pal Singh case- in which several persons were killed when the accused made an attempt on the life of Congress activist M S Bitta - did not enforce the need for corroboration of evidence while convict
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said...
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said he would support the death penalty on undisciplined Army soldiers involved in the attack on the police station in Langkat, North Sumatra province
- OCTOBER 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shigeru Yagi, a moneylender who flaunted his wealth...
Shigeru Yagi, a moneylender who flaunted his wealth on TV and ridiculed police, was sentenced to death for murdering two acquaintances and seriously injuring another with poison and overdoses of cold medicine
- OCTOBER 1, 2002Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's Colombo High Court sentenced to death three...
Sri Lanka's Colombo High Court sentenced to death three suspects charged with murdering a customs officer, the Island newspaper said
- OCTOBER 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese...
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese nationals linked to the controversial global trade in organ harvesting
- OCTOBER 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's...
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's president urging him to overturn the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a woman for having a child out of wedlock
- OCTOBER 1, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed...
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed evening for abducting, raping and strangling 10-year-old Falyssa Van Winkle 12 years ago
- OCTOBER 1, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's...
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's president urging him to overturn the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a woman for having a child out of wedlock
- OCTOBER 1, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council...
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council adopted a declaration on the death penalty and particularly cruel forms of execution
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Church warned President Arroyo against succumbing...
The Church warned President Arroyo against succumbing to pressure from influential Chinese factions lobbying for the execution of death convicts, in particular kidnappers
- OCTOBER 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted...
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted of spying for Israel
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An anti-crime group criticized the government of "toying...
An anti-crime group criticized the government of "toying around" with the death penalty law by ordering an indefinite halt to executions
- OCTOBER 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo gave assurances...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo gave assurances that the country's higher appeal courts would quash the death-by-stoning sentences for adultery passed by Islamic courts
- OCTOBER 1, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados
Barbados
- OCTOBER 1, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly...
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly executed by hanging in the southern part of Iran, the Ettelaat evening newspaper reported, cited by AFP
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tehran sentenced two more men to death for...
A court in Tehran sentenced two more men to death for a series of rapes
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Committee on Justice endorsed the early...
The Senate Committee on Justice endorsed the early approval of a bill authored by Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr