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- MARCH 21, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA FEDERAL GOVERMENT DECLARES SHARIA UNCONSTITUTIONAL
March 21, 2002: the Nigerian federal government ruled that strict Islamic law, or Sharia, which has been adopted as the law of the land in 12 Muslim-majority northern states, is unconstitutional.
- MARCH 20, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
St. Lucia plans to lobby fellow members of the Caribbean...
St. Lucia plans to lobby fellow members of the Caribbean Community to set up the Caribbean Court of Justice as soon as possible, to replace the Privy Council in London as the final arbiter of the islands' laws, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said.Anthony co
- MARCH 20, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill...
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill that gives the government sweeping powers to clamp down on organisations it thinks are carrying out terrorist activities
- MARCH 20, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Despite the events of September 11, Americans' support...
Despite the events of September 11, Americans' support for the death penalty is "virtually unchanged" from a year ago, and down considerably from five years ago
- MARCH 20, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on...
The youngest son of former dictator Suharto went on trial on charges that he ordered the assassination of a judge who had ruled against him in a graft case
- MARCH 20, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Armenian Parliament ratified the International...
The Armenian Parliament ratified the International Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms and the 1st, 4th and the 7th protocols following it
- MARCH 20, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, was charged formally with treason
- MARCH 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- MARCH 20, 2002DEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- MARCH 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian human rights activists and lawyers say they...
Nigerian human rights activists and lawyers say they are cautiously optimistic an Islamic appeals court will reverse a sentence of death by stoning passed on a Muslim mother convicted of adultery