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- MARCH 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he...
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he was convicted of murder, in the capital Riyadh
- MARCH 13, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life...
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life in prison to Alaa Hussein, a former Kuwaiti military reservist, found guilty of treason for heading a puppet government under Iraq's occupation
- MARCH 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province,...
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province, was sentenced to death for corruption
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would...
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would make arson a capital felony if a firefighter is killed, regardless of the offender's intent. Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal stated that the bill, which was referred to the Senate's C
- MARCH 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister...
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal for more liberal use of the death penalty saying "it will not deter drug smuggling
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FIRST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
March 13, 2001: Hands off Cain and Nexta.com are launching the first ever online campaign in favour of a UN resolution for a global moratorium on capital executions.
- MARCH 12, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in...
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in his 18-page report to the UN Human Rights Commission to have received credible reports of executions without trial, torture and arbitrary detention in Iraq
- MARCH 12, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death sentence to a former officer of the interior ministry Capt
- MARCH 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing...
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing to inmates (SB 79). (text: http://www
- MARCH 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated...
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated efforts to reinstate the death penalty
- MARCH 12, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry...
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry to contact countries who have good relations with Congo to help uncover the circumstances of the recent execution of a number of Lebanese in Kinshasa
- MARCH 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against...
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against the killing of their nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged the Congolese authorities to punish the killers