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- MARCH 21, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. LAW MINISTER SUPPORTS CALLS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Nazri Aziz, Malaysian Cabinet Minister in charge of law in the Prime Minister’s Department, said he supported calls for abolishing Malaysia’s death penalty, which was largely used against drug traffickers.
- MARCH 21, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. UN TORTURE OFFICIAL URGES CHINA TO CHANGE SYSTEM
UN torture investigator Manfred Nowak who made a landmark visit to China in 2005 called for sweeping changes in its police and court systems to reduce the widespread use of torture.
- MARCH 20, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BAR VOTES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY, CALLS FOR MORATORIUM
the Malaysian Bar called for the abolition of the death penalty and an immediate freeze on all executions.
- MARCH 20, 2006DEATH PENALTY
DRC. MILITARY COURT CONVICTS TWO OFFICERS OVER KILLINGS
the military court of the Kalemie garrison in Katanga, south DRC, sentenced Capt. Yalala Musubao to death for voluntarily killing eight Mayi Mayi officers of the 8th Brigade.
- MARCH 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BABY SELLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two men were sentenced to death by a court in China’s Yunnan Province for stealing and trafficking 12 baby boys across three provinces.
- MARCH 20, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Imran Ali was condemned to death by a court in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, for killing a man in 2004.
- MARCH 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
Jin Xiaoguo was sentenced to death for robbery and murder, while his accomplice was given 15 years in prison, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate Prosecutors' Office said.
- MARCH 19, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MAN RISKS DEATH FOR CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Afghan police detained a man for converting from Islam to Christianity, Supreme Court judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada said, adding the man could face the death penalty if he refused to become a Muslim again.
- MARCH 19, 2006JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. PARLIAMENT ALLOWS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERS ASSOCIATED WITH BURGLARY
amendments to the Offences Against the Person Act, allowing for the application of the death penalty for murders associated with burglary, were passed in Jamaica’s Upper House.
- MARCH 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. EIGHT PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced eight people to death for killing an NGO official.
- MARCH 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
- MARCH 18, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. COUNTRY ISSUES DEATH PENALTY DECREE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS
North Korea issued a special decree that called for the maximum penalty of death for its citizens involved in manufacturing and trafficking drugs, a South Korean relief group said.