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- NOVEMBER 27, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
As the controversy over the death sentence passed on...
As the controversy over the death sentence passed on Safiya Tungar-Tudu for adultery continued, an Islamic Scholar, Abdulfattai Adeyemi, urged the Sokoto Sharia committee to exercise restraint in carrying out the punishment
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
A South African man, Bongani Mkhwanazi, escaped the...
A South African man, Bongani Mkhwanazi, escaped the gallows in Swaziland, SABC radio news reported
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Ending decades of stonewalling, the Mexican government...
Ending decades of stonewalling, the Mexican government acknowledged that at least 74 officials from 37 government agencies were involved in a campaign of disappearances, torture and executions of leftists in the 1970s and 1980s
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea and China agreed to sign a pact on consular...
South Korea and China agreed to sign a pact on consular affairs obliging both sides to give immediate notification when authorities arrest each other's citizens on criminal charges
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea and China agreed to sign a pact on consular...
South Korea and China agreed to sign a pact on consular affairs obliging both sides to give immediate notification when authorities arrest each other's citizens on criminal charges
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Korean government finalized its anti-terrorism...
The Korean government finalized its anti-terrorism bill at the weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by President Kim Dae-jung, calling for at least two-year jail terms for terrorists and those who instigate or connive in related activities
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
An Uzbek court sentenced a 30-year-old man to death...
An Uzbek court sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for premeditated murder and theft in the capital, Tashkent
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Gary Locke and Attorney General Christine Gregoire...
Gov. Gary Locke and Attorney General Christine Gregoire proposed legislation aimed at preventing attacks and prosecuting those who might try them. The new law would apply the death penalty to acts of terrorism that kill 1 or more people
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The International Red Cross reported finding up to...
The International Red Cross reported finding up to 200 bodies in Kabul since the Northern Alliance offensives forced the Taliban regime's troops to retreat
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A committee of Russia's lower house of parliament said...
A committee of Russia's lower house of parliament said that it planned to propose replacing death with life imprisonment as the penalty for murder, high treason and other serious crimes
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland senators have presented a motion demanding...
Swaziland senators have presented a motion demanding the Ministers of Constitutional Affairs and Justice to eventually fix a date for the execution of 12 death row inmates [four of them have been given a royal pardon]
- NOVEMBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals,...
Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals, especially in capital cases: "The [Uniform Code of Military Justice] demands a public trial, proof beyond reasonable doubt, an accused's voice in the selection of juries and right to choose coun