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- APRIL 6, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i...
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i who was hanged after he had been held in prison without charge or trial for more than two years on suspicion of being in contact with the Iraqi opposition abroad
- APRIL 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel...
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel that gave Joseph Green the death penalty in 1998 sentenced him to life in prison without parole
- APRIL 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the...
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the slaying of an elderly couple in Warren must be resentenced because his attorneys did a poor job of representing him
- APRIL 6, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to...
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to Syria to reduce the number of offences punishable by the death penalty and that an independent commission of inquiry be established on allegations of extra-judicial executions and "disappearances" of Syri
- APRIL 6, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's...
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's refusal to reveal the number of persons who have been executed or condemned to death
- APRIL 6, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally...
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally repressing Christians and Buddhists, alleging hill tribe people were attacked and tortured to death after recent protests in the Central Highlands
- APRIL 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man...
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man Walking' declared the death penalty "expensive, arbitrary and capricious
- APRIL 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman,...
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman, executed in Botswana on March 31 for murder, the South Africa's National Association of Democratic Lawyers said Botswanan President Festus Mogae should commute the sentences of all prisoners in his countr
- APRIL 5, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum...
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult on the Tokyo subway system stated, testifying as a witness, that the cult's founder, Shoko Asahara, should face the death penalty for his crime
- APRIL 5, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious...
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious figure in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, calling for famous Kuwaiti artist, Abdullah Al Rwaishid, to be sentenced to death for using a chapter of the Holy Quran in a song
- APRIL 5, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
- APRIL 5, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the...
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the votes it needed to follow through on its move last year to become the 1st state in more than 20 years to repeal a death penalty