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Death penalty news February 1993
1 February 1993

1. Guinea-Bissau totally abolishes the death penalty. 2. Launch of International League for Abolition of the Death Penalty. 3. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago: Moves ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/001/1993

Trinidad and Tobago: Further information on death penalty: Brian ...
13 January 1993

The hearing scheduled of 11 January 1993 in the cases of these two men has been postponed until 8 February 1993. Their lawyers anticipate a further delay, after ...

Urgent Action       AMR 49/002/1993

Further information on UA 351/92 (AMR 49/02/92, 11 November) ...
6 January 1993

The three men named above have had their executions stayed pending a constitutional motion on their cases in the Court of Appeal. They are awaiting the decision ...

Urgent Action       AMR 49/001/1993

Further information on EXTRA 103/92 (AMR 49/03/92, 4 December) ...
8 December 1992

The above-named, scheduled to be executed on 8 December 1992, have received stays of execution pending a hearing on their cases which is to begin on 11 January ...

Urgent Action       AMR 49/004/1992

EXTRA 103/92 - Trinidad and Tobago: death penalty: Brian Francois ...
4 December 1992

The above-named are scheduled to be executed on 8 December 1992. Brian Francois was sentenced to death in 1986 for murder. Lal Seeratan was also sentenced to death ...

Urgent Action       AMR 49/003/1992

Trinidad and Tobago: Possible resumption of hangings
1 December 1992

AI is concerned about moves to resume executions in Trinidad and Tobago. Five execution warrants have been issued in the past five weeks, all on prisoners who have ...

Report       AMR 49/005/1992

Weekly Update Service 45/92 (includes addition)
12 November 1992

1. China: State violence and denial of basic freedoms underpin secret political repression of Muslims in Central Asian Region of Xinjiang. 2. Trinidad and Tobago ...

Report       NWS 11/045/1992

UA 351/92 - Trinidad and Tobago: death penalty: Gayman Jurisingh ...
11 November 1992

The men named above were scheduled to be executed on 10 November 1992. Lawyers submitted a constitutional motion on behalf of the three, which is still being heard ...

Urgent Action       AMR 49/002/1992

Weekly Update Service 44/92 (includes three additions)
3 November 1992

1. Sudan: Both sides committing grave abuses in the South. 2. Peru: Amnesty International urges government not to extend death penalty. 3. Turkey: Further ...

Report       NWS 11/044/1992

Death Penalty News February 1991
1 February 1991

1. 1990 a record-breaking year for abolition. 2. Abolition in Hungary - Constitutional Court ruling. 3. Japan: Forum discusses abolition. 4. Messages to the Anti ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/001/1991