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, 2000ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), increasing efforts were made to protect human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
One of the most important capital case is the trial...
One of the most important capital case is the trial of those accused of involvement in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination that began in March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2000MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2000UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay...
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1966) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1997, on the occasion of the World...
On December 10, 1997, on the occasion of the World Day for Human Rights, President Alpha Oumar Konarè stated his opposition to the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- JANUARY 1, 2000San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- JANUARY 1, 2000EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity...
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held
- JANUARY 1, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed...
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed in South Korea, most of them by hanging
- JANUARY 1, 2000NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the Constitutional Court ruled 7-2 that the...
In 1996, the Constitutional Court ruled 7-2 that the death penalty was constitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital...
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital punishment except for military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2000DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2000AlaskaDEATH PENALTY
Alaska does not have the death penalty
Alaska does not have the death penalty