Archive timeline
2000
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2000, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2000
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
A military court sentenced six of the men to death...
A military court sentenced six of the men to death for plotting a bombing campaign against Jews and Christians during the Millennium celebrations at the start of the year
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists questioned whether the inmates...
Human rights activists questioned whether the inmates were trying to escape in the first place after revelations that the guards on duty had been drinking
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial...
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial of the six Bulgarian medics after a request by Libyan and Bulgarian defence attorneys for more time to prepare and study the 1,600-page indictment
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and...
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and Hasan al-Sa'id Ibrahim Muhammad, were executed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of Saudi national Mansur Bin-Salim Bin-Ajaj al-Anazi
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named Alamgir was sentenced to death by the district...
A man named Alamgir was sentenced to death by the district court for raping and then poisoning to death his sister-in-law aged 9 years
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial...
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial of the six Bulgarian after a request by Libyan and Bulgarian defence attorneys for more time to prepare and study the 1,600-page indictment
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan...
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan after he was convicted of killing fellow Saudi Muhammad Bin-Jubran Bin-Jahhaf
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and...
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and Hasan al-Sa'id Ibrahim Muhammad were executed in Al-Ula Governorate in Medina region after having been convicted of killing Saudi national Mansur Bin-Salim Bin-Ajaj al-Anazi
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A German citizen, Christoph Lez, was arrested on espionage...
A German citizen, Christoph Lez, was arrested on espionage charges
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Vladimir Putin stated that if a majority of the public...
Vladimir Putin stated that if a majority of the public favour an end to the moratorium on the death penalty, "the people's views must be accommodated"
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Amir Sadami, 21, and Morteza Abdollahi 22, were publicly...
Amir Sadami, 21, and Morteza Abdollahi 22, were publicly hanged in the north-western province of Qazvin
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan convicted murderer Ranwilage Suren Sanjeewa...
Sri Lankan convicted murderer Ranwilage Suren Sanjeewa Fernando, 25, was hanged in Changi Prison, Singapore
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In an "open letter to the people of the United States...
In an "open letter to the people of the United States of America," Mrs
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rebel leader in the Democratic...
Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo accused government troops of executing 51 civilians in the north eastern town of Dongo
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
According to figures from Interior Ministry institutes,...
According to figures from Interior Ministry institutes, 85 per cent of the public favour the implementation of death sentences which have already been passed
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison
Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Sago Gham Mrogan, an Indian man convicted of smuggling...
Sago Gham Mrogan, an Indian man convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Derek Rocco Barnabei died by lethal injection in Greensville...
Derek Rocco Barnabei died by lethal injection in Greensville prison after the Supreme Court rejected the last appeals presented by the lawyers of the Italo-American convict
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cheng Kejie, 66, former vice-chairman of the body that...
Cheng Kejie, 66, former vice-chairman of the body that runs China's parliament was executed by the Intermediate People's Court of Beijing, after the confirmation and approval by China's Supreme People's Court of his death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party,...
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party and the New Conservative Party , agreed on a draft of a bill to revise the Juvenile Law to make juveniles criminally responsible from the age of 14, down from the current age of
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal...
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), New Komeito and Hoshuto (New Conservative Party)-decided to look into revising the Penal Code to pave the way for the introduction of life imprisonment without parole
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives...
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives released the results of a 802 voters poll by Peter Hart Research and American Viewpoint showing: 64% of Americans support a moratorium on executions until issues of fairness in capital punishment can be
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation...
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation Committee Panel Krasheninnikov announced that the Union of Right Forces (SPS) faction he represents categorically opposes the annulment of the moratorium on capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's ombudsman, Oleg Mironov, criticized the idea...
Russia's ombudsman, Oleg Mironov, criticized the idea to cancel the moratorium on executions saying "It would cause a considerable damage to Russia's international prestige," adding that if such a decision is taken, the country's relations with the Counci
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Mozambican Human Rights League has claimed that...
The Mozambican Human Rights League has claimed that about 30 people have been victims of torture and even summary execution at the hands of the Mozambican police since the beginning of the year
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty...
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty of smuggling heroin and was beheaded in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti-Terrorist Court in Karachi condemned...
A Special Anti-Terrorist Court in Karachi condemned Phool Chand, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Shiraz, to death
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000EritreaDEATH PENALTY
The Sawrawi [Revolutionary] Democratic Front of Eritrea...
The Sawrawi [Revolutionary] Democratic Front of Eritrea [opposition group] said the EPLF [Eritrean People's Liberation Front]-led government executed 15 soldiers for allegedly retreating from the fighting that took place between the Ethiopian and Eritrean
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The Kar-o Kargar reported that authorities had executed...
The Kar-o Kargar reported that authorities had executed the ex-husband of a university professor in the southern Kerman province for shooting her to death last year
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Derek Rocco Barnabei, 33, white, was executed by lethal...
Derek Rocco Barnabei, 33, white, was executed by lethal injection in Greensville Correctional Center, Jarrat