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
- JANUARY 1, 2000RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority,...
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority, the Bulgarian Parliament passed a bill abolishing the death penalty for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed...
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed at seizure of state power; terrorism, terrorist act against a foreigner; sabotage; gangsterism; actions aimed at frustrating order in prisons; premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances; rape by
- JANUARY 1, 2000BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on the life of the head of state, and the military offenses of mutiny and desertion
- JANUARY 1, 2000Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976 and for military offenses on December 10, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Domestic consumption of drugs is becoming `more serious...
Domestic consumption of drugs is becoming `more serious with each passing day', according to an official white paper, which acknowledges that `the situation is grim for the anti-drug struggle
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact...
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact the number of death sentences and executions is much higher than the figures in their possession; this is because the Chinese authorities never publish statistics on the death penalty as they are consider
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China also condemned to death and executed many people...
China also condemned to death and executed many people in accord with the national campaign against corruption, which was strengthened after March's annual session of the National People's Congress
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China still holds the record for executions
China still holds the record for executions
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in...
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and...
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and the condemned prisoner is presented to the crowd and forced to bow his head and wear a sign with the name of his crime written on it around his neck
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Also executed were political prisoners in the restive...
Also executed were political prisoners in the restive northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang, whom Peking regards as terrorists
- JANUARY 1, 2000Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to...
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to death or executed in China
- JANUARY 1, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offenses (13) but, in practice, it is applied only for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2000Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's...
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2000PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states...
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the...
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the death penalty and providing for 30 years' imprisonment without parole for parricide, murder, treason and other crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2000Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2000BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983)...
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder...
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder in Bangladesh, but no execution was reported in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand