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51,055 ARTICLES · 1999—2026The news from the three battles.
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- APRIL 14, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
The Sejm (the lower house of parliament) voted to authorise...
The Sejm (the lower house of parliament) voted to authorise the president to ratify Protocol Six of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, which envisages a ban on capital punishment but allows for the possibility of the death penalty
- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his...
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his wife dead while she slept, was beheaded in public in Mecca
- APRIL 14, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A survey showed that the public believed crime had...
A survey showed that the public believed crime had risen since 1994, while justice system had deteriorated
- APRIL 14, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that Trinidad and Tobago...
Amnesty International said that Trinidad and Tobago was quietly removing itself from international scrutiny with its withdrawal from the first Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man,...
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man, was executed in the city of Medina
- APRIL 14, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Loren Legarda asked for the commutation of...
Senator Loren Legarda asked for the commutation of the death sentences of 13 convicts who are more than 70 years old, or about to turn 70 this year, saying the death penalty law precludes the execution of convicts over 70 for humanitarian reasons
- APRIL 14, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani who killed and robbed...
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani who killed and robbed another man, a Saudi Interior Ministry statement said
- APRIL 13, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa...
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa told reporters he delivered a hand-written letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Israel's Shas religious party, asking Egypt to intercede with Iran
- APRIL 13, 2000SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Leafa Vitale, 57, the former women's affairs minister,...
Leafa Vitale, 57, the former women's affairs minister, and Toi Aukuso, 68, former communications minister, were sentenced to death by hanging for plotting the murder of a cabinet colleague who had spearheaded a drive against corruption
- APRIL 13, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian Judge, Andrew Bray Cameron Wilson, 63,...
An Australian Judge, Andrew Bray Cameron Wilson, 63, has sentenced two former Samoan cabinet ministers, former Women's Affairs Minister Leafa Vitale, 57, and former Communications Minister Toi Aukuso, 68, to death for the shooting of Public Works Minister
- APRIL 13, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, Professor S
The Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, Professor S
- APRIL 13, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Joseph Estrada warned Islamic rebels holding...
President Joseph Estrada warned Islamic rebels holding 31 hostages that he would show no mercy if any of the captives were harmed