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- MARCH 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In Nigeria, the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini, the woman...
In Nigeria, the acquittal of Safiya Hussaini, the woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was welcomed with a tremendous joy except among the supporters of strict enforcement of shari'ah, the Islamic law
- MARCH 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's banned Falun Gong movement accused the communist...
China's banned Falun Gong movement accused the communist authorities of rounding up 5000 of its followers in a police sweep in northeast China in which it claimed up to 100 members were killed
- MARCH 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
International Human Rights Watch urged Nigerian government...
International Human Rights Watch urged Nigerian government authorities to ensure that courts refrain from sentencing people to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments that are prohibited by international law
- MARCH 26, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Florence against the death penalty and for civil rights
March 26, 2002: hundreds of people flocked to the Stazione Leopolda in Florence yesterday for a concert-debate against the death penalty that was also an occasion to celebrate Safiya’s release.
- MARCH 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000...
Russia said its forces had killed more than 12,000 rebels in separatist Chechnya since returning to the region in 1999, but rights groups called the figures grossly exaggerated
- MARCH 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Jianqiang, a former general manager of Hong Kong-based...
Li Jianqiang, a former general manager of Hong Kong-based Dongzhan Industrial Company Limited, was sentenced to death with two years' reprieve for embezzlement
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian Sharia court freed a mother of five who...
A Nigerian Sharia court freed a mother of five who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in a judgement by a lower Muslim court in October 2001 that sparked international outrage
- MARCH 25, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two young Egyptians, aged 22 and 25, were hanged in...
Two young Egyptians, aged 22 and 25, were hanged in prison for the 1999 rape of a woman they had kidnapped, judicial officials said
- MARCH 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad...
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad for murdering an Irish Catholic priest and two other men in the country's first public execution in a decade, an army spokesman said
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Ahmed Sani of Zamfara State ruled out any...
Governor Ahmed Sani of Zamfara State ruled out any further dialogue on the implementation of the shari'ah legal system in the state
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation...
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is deeply concerned by the sentencing to death by stoning of 35 year-old Amina Lawal
- MARCH 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian officials said a second woman has been sentenced...
Nigerian officials said a second woman has been sentenced to death by stoning by a sharia court for adultery