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- MARCH 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government...
The House of Lords refused leave for the Indian government to appeal against a High Court refusal to extradite Nadeem Akhtar Saifi, a top Indian movie music director, who could face execution if returned to his homeland and ultimately convicted
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission gave a cautious welcome to...
The European Commission gave a cautious welcome to news that Turkey planned to abolish the death penalty to join the European Union
- MARCH 19, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Five people, included a woman, involved in a "ring...
Five people, included a woman, involved in a "ring of drug-traffickers" in Tehran's Khak-e Sefid District, were executed in public after being sentenced to death the day before by Branch 27 of Tehran's Islamic Revolution Court
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The sub-title "Abolition of the Death Penalty" of the...
The sub-title "Abolition of the Death Penalty" of the "Political Criteria" part of the National Programme said, "according to the Constitution, the decision on the execution of a death penalty belongs exclusively to parliament
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Turkey pledged a wholesale reform of its legal system,...
Turkey pledged a wholesale reform of its legal system, promising to abandon the death penalty to join the European Union
- MARCH 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it would criticise China during...
The European Union said it would criticise China during the U
- MARCH 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Higher People's Court of Beijing ordered the execution...
The Higher People's Court of Beijing ordered the execution of two men, Gao Liangyu and Zhang Jinyu, who were convicted of murder
- MARCH 19, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) blasted the...
The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) blasted the government's "soft" North Korea policy, claiming that a North Korean defector was executed in public recently, after he had been abducted back to Pyongyang in October 2000
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720...
There was an hearing in State Affairs on bill HB720 by Harold Dutton that enacts a 2 year moratorium and creates a nine-member commission to study the death penalty and report to the Texas Legislature in 2003
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
There was the third reading at the House Committee...
There was the third reading at the House Committee on bill HB 242 introduced on February 14, 2001
- MARCH 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Judiciary Committee voted against a bill introduced...
The Judiciary Committee voted against a bill introduced by Sens
- MARCH 19, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International declared that arbitrary executions...
Amnesty International declared that arbitrary executions and arrests, torture and poor treatment have continued in Indonesia