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- MAY 29, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A judge of the Valenzuela City regional trial court...
A judge of the Valenzuela City regional trial court sentenced to death five men accused in the kidnapping of two sisters in the city three years ago
- MAY 29, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International described the conditions in Kenya's...
Amnesty International described the conditions in Kenya's prisons as "harsh" and criticised the authorities for refusing to allow human rights organisations access to prisoners
- MAY 29, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Senate ratified a bicameral conference committee...
The Senate ratified a bicameral conference committee report re-imposing the death penalty for drug possession and trafficking
- MAY 29, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously...
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously approved an extradition treaty between Japan and South Korea to take effect during the month-long World Cup soccer finals starting on May 31
- MAY 29, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously...
In Japan a House of Councillors plenary session unanimously approved an extradition treaty between Japan and South Korea to take effect during the month-long World Cup soccer finals starting on May 31
- MAY 29, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Turkish army is willing to accept the abolition...
The Turkish army is willing to accept the abolition of the death penalty on condition that the government ensure a life term for jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan
- MAY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Dali Prefecture Intermediate People's Court, in...
The Dali Prefecture Intermediate People's Court, in Yunnan Province, sentenced former singer Yang Hongying (2799 3163 5391) to death with two years reprieve for allegedly raising 114m yuan illegally, and 65m by fraud, the Guangzhou Daily reported
- MAY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, Yulin Municipal Intermediate...
In its initial trial, Yulin Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in Guangxi Province, sentenced Liu Jingsheng to death for abducting and trafficking in women, the Guangxi Zhengfa Bao reported
- MAY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi said Turkey should wait...
Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi said Turkey should wait for a verdict from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) before asking the Parliament to ratify a death penalty verdict on terrorist Abdullah Ocalan
- MAY 28, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi news agency, SPA, carried a Saudi Interior...
The Saudi news agency, SPA, carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Islamic Shari'ah Court had convicted Saudi national Dawud Bin-Muhammad Bin-Salih Al Mutarid al-Yami of the crime of murdering his compatriot Muhammad Bin-Husayn Bin-Al
- MAY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The execution of Napoleon Beazley (see also 08-15-2001,...
The execution of Napoleon Beazley (see also 08-15-2001, 09-20-2001, 10-11-2001, 10-22-2001, 4-17-2002) has been carried out in the death chamber at the Huntsville "Walls" Unit hours after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 10-7 against recommend
- MAY 28, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombian armed groups killed more than 4,000 noncombatants...
Colombian armed groups killed more than 4,000 noncombatants in 2001 and kidnapped 1,700 others, according to Amnesty International's (AI) annual report