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- JANUARY 31, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said in a written...
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said in a written fatwa or religious ruling that "In certain circumstances, death by stoning can be replaced by other methods of punishment," opening the way for women lawmakers who have campaigned against the practic
- JANUARY 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court,...
The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, sentenced "drug criminals" Zheng Bangxiang, Yang Laifu and Lin Peiwen to death and Du Zhiyuan to death with a reprieve
- JANUARY 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would...
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would repeal the New Mexico's capital-punishment law
- JANUARY 30, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in...
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in the United States helping provide legal representation for inmates on death row
- JANUARY 30, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over...
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over the treason trial of coup leader George Speight just three weeks before the trial commences, Chief Justice Timoci Tuivaga said
- JANUARY 30, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control...
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control rising gun crime, should execute convicted arms smugglers, the nation's new minister of national security said
- JANUARY 30, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
- JANUARY 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Vasily has no regrets about his old job as an executioner,...
Vasily has no regrets about his old job as an executioner, but still cannot bring himself to slaughter animals on his small farm
- JANUARY 30, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee unanimously...
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee unanimously approved a bill that would abolish the death penalty for the mentally retarded
- JANUARY 30, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Commission of...
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Commission of inquiry, formed by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa to investigate the 2001 Zanzibar killings, to carry out its activities independently