China 2001
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime...
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime launched by President Jiang Zemin in early April has totalled over 350 public executions to date
- APRIL 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality...
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality and Hunan Province sentenced 14 criminals to death with their political rights deprived of for life
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men...
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men to death for robbery and murder in three provinces
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open...
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open sentencing rallies at nine cities and counties - Haikou, Sanya, Changjiang, Wanning, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Baisha, Qionghai, and Lingao - at the same time to sentence 130 criminal elements involved in 3
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began...
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began mid-April, Chinese courts in Sichuan, Henan and Guangdong provinces executed 12 criminals, the Supreme People's Court [SPC] said
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said...
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said that she was "extremely shocked by the new wave of capital executions in China which several NGOs have reported"
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and...
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and rapists, were executed in Beijing after the No 1 and No 2 intermediate courts of Beijing openly announced their death penalties
- APRIL 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese...
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded that the United States repatriate Zhang Honggbao the leader of Zhong Gong a spiritual sect that has been banned in China, where he is accused of violent crimes and could f
- APRIL 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A record tally of 206 executions were carried out in...
A record tally of 206 executions were carried out in China on one day, surpassing the previous record of 89 executions on April 11
- APRIL 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Legal Daily [Fazhi Ribao] said nine people were...
The Legal Daily [Fazhi Ribao] said nine people were executed in Lanzhou [Gansu Province] while five others died in Yinchuan [Ningxia Province]
- APRIL 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Jin Ruchao for bombings in Hebei province that killed 108 people in March
- APRIL 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shandong authorities executed 12 people for murder,...
Shandong authorities executed 12 people for murder, armed robbery, fraud and other crimes
- APRIL 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People's Court issued a circular, requiring...
The Supreme People's Court issued a circular, requiring that law courts take severe and quick legal actions against criminal offenders
- APRIL 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its...
China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its nationwide "strike hard" campaign against organised crime
- APRIL 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to death for their part...
Three people were sentenced to death for their part in a contract killing ordered by a local Communist Party boss which led to two more deaths than planned
- APRIL 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated...
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated in a lorry on ferry-crossing to the United Kingdom were expressing hopes that the driver who deliberately closed the air vent, Perry Wacker, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th...
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th session of the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights on behalf of the European Union, condemned the use of the death penalty in China
- APRIL 2, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least 10 criminals were executed in Shanxi province...
At least 10 criminals were executed in Shanxi province following a public sentencing rally
- APRIL 1, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2001, President Jiang Zemin launched a "strike...
In April 2001, President Jiang Zemin launched a "strike hard" campaign targeting gang-related crime and other violent offences in April
- MARCH 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Jian, former general manager of the Baihua Industrial...
Li Jian, former general manager of the Baihua Industrial Company, was sentenced to death for a financial fraud involving 336
- MARCH 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five members of an international terrorist grouping...
Five members of an international terrorist grouping that carried out terrorist acts in the Kyrgyzstani city of Osh in May and June 1998 were sentenced to capital punishment
- MARCH 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six men were executed in Beijing for separate crimes
Six men were executed in Beijing for separate crimes
- MARCH 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced...
Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced to death in Sichuan province
- MARCH 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China welcomed the European Union foreign ministers'...
China welcomed the European Union foreign ministers' decision not to co-sponsor a planned US resolution criticising China's human rights record during the UN Commission on Human Rights
- 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 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Han Xuegong given the death penalty at a public hearing...
Han Xuegong given the death penalty at a public hearing by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing because he was convicted of murder and illegal gun possession
- MARCH 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hua Min, Hu Guanghua, Zheng Guowei, Luo Jian, Long...
Hua Min, Hu Guanghua, Zheng Guowei, Luo Jian, Long Fengjie and Wu Zhaojun, six men were executed in Nanchang, in Jiangxi province for a bank robbery in which three people were killed