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- DECEMBER 31, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defence of...
The Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights said that fifteen Rwandans had been sentenced to death in the last three months of 2002 for their role in the 1994 genocide
- DECEMBER 31, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Seven death row inmates escaped from the provincial...
Seven death row inmates escaped from the provincial jail of Northern Samar in Bobon town at around 1:30 p
- DECEMBER 31, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Publicly released Justice Ministry statistics revealed...
Publicly released Justice Ministry statistics revealed that no executions had been carried out under the Kim Dae-jung government
- DECEMBER 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Entekhab newspaper reported that there had been...
The Entekhab newspaper reported that there had been rioting in a prison in Ahvaz, where about 300 prisoners prevented an inmate convicted of murdering a policeman from being taken to the gallows for execution
- DECEMBER 30, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry declared that the government pardoned...
The Justice Ministry declared that the government pardoned 122 prisoners
- DECEMBER 30, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
Speaking on the issue of the attempted coup on November...
Speaking on the issue of the attempted coup on November 25, 2002, Turkmen President Saparmyrat Nyyazow stated during the session of the People's Council that: "Turkmenistan is a country which is successfully integrated into the world community and by remo
- DECEMBER 30, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An end of year survey conducted by the Herald Sun revealed...
An end of year survey conducted by the Herald Sun revealed that the majority of Victorians of all ages were in favour of the death penalty being re-introduced for crimes of terrorism
- DECEMBER 30, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission adopted drafted proposals for...
The European Commission adopted drafted proposals for EU rules to prevent the trade in equipment and products which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- DECEMBER 29, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian women, Zahra Baghshirin and Farahnaz Yuly...
Two Iranian women, Zahra Baghshirin and Farahnaz Yuly were executed by hanging in a prison in Gachsaran in southwestern Iran for taking part in the murder of a friend's husband
- DECEMBER 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"Religion and law are supposed to guide society and...
"Religion and law are supposed to guide society and to enable human beings to live in harmony
- DECEMBER 28, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death...
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death by the Provincial Court for killing his American boss and four other people
- DECEMBER 28, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death...
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death in Thailand by the Provincial Court for killing his American boss and four other people