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
- APRIL 4, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights...
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr
- APRIL 4, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech...
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, in a speech at the EU-African summit, emphasised the importance of good governance, human rights, the democratic process and the rule of law
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced seven people to death after they...
A court sentenced seven people to death after they were found guilty of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide
- APRIL 4, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed...
The European Union's Portuguese Presidency welcomed President Joseph Estrada's decision to suspend the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2000AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 3, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a draft extradition treaty had been sent to Washington following discussion with US President Bill Clinton during his visit to Bangladesh on 20th March
- APRIL 3, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial...
France re-affirmed that it wanted to see a fair trial for 13 Jews, who could face the death penalty in Iran for spying
- APRIL 3, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister...
Vano Siradegyan, 54, former Armenian interior minister and Republican Member of Parliament, was placed under arrest by a Court of First Instance in Yerevan
- APRIL 3, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha...
An Islamic court in Buulo village in the Shabeellaha Hoose Region (south-central Somalia) sentenced Neperto Muhammad Abdi to death by stoning after she was found guilty of having three husbands
- APRIL 3, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed...
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed by the High Court against former under secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Obote II's regime Anthony Okwanga
- APRIL 3, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed
- APRIL 3, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the...
The National Commission for Women (NCW) rejected the death penalty for rape convicts but said it could be considered in case of child and gang rape
- APRIL 2, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed...
Extradition April 2, 2000: a high level meeting reviewed the process of bringing back the killers of Bangbandhu hiding in different countries
- APRIL 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the...
China has launched a nationwide campaign against the abduction and selling of women and children, which has become increasingly common in recent years
- APRIL 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in reference to the moratorium stated that "The postponement of the executions of death convicts might destroy the credence of our death penalty law
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District...
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District and Sessions court, condemned [a man identified only as] Mushtaq, alias Bao, to capital punishment for murder
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood...
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa handed out a death sentences to four persons foundguilty of kidnapping for ransom
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different...
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different murder cases by the Additional Session Courts in Faisalabad
- MARCH 31, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code (1953) for political and ordinary crimes
- MARCH 31, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) urged Russia to prosecute soldiers responsible for human rights violations in Chechnya
- MARCH 31, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Secretary General of the CE Hans Christian...
The Deputy Secretary General of the CE Hans Christian Kruger, during a visit to Albania, said that the implementation of the death sentence has no effect on criminals, and it is erroneous to believe that it does
- MARCH 31, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albanian President Rexhep Meidani said that with the...
Albanian President Rexhep Meidani said that with the new constitution the chapter on capital punishment in Albania was closed
- MARCH 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced eight people to death and 14 to prison...
A court sentenced eight people to death and 14 to prison terms for their role in the 1994 genocide
- MARCH 31, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khalaf bin Saleh al-Jawfi, who was convicted of murdering...
Khalaf bin Saleh al-Jawfi, who was convicted of murdering his father, was executed in the northern city of Arar
- MARCH 31, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Marwick Khumalo, a Swazi MP for Lobamba demanded to...
Marwick Khumalo, a Swazi MP for Lobamba demanded to know whether the dozen people on death row were ever going to face the hangman
- MARCH 31, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
An angry crowd tried to storm a court where three men...
An angry crowd tried to storm a court where three men faced charges over a night-club teargas attack that led to the death of 13 school children
- MARCH 30, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
During his hearing at the Tokyo District Court, Tomomasa...
During his hearing at the Tokyo District Court, Tomomasa Nakagawa, 37, said, "I will be sentenced to death
- MARCH 30, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sentenced Hakimbek Homidov to capital...
The Supreme Court sentenced Hakimbek Homidov to capital punishment
- MARCH 30, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights...
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Perez Roque said it remained to be seen whether the Commission would ever muster the courage to condemn the United States for its unfair and arbitrary application of the d