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, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes
Murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland has been fully abolitionist since 1992; the last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal...
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal Justice stated that for offences like treason, murder, rape and armed robbery, the death penalty should not be mandatory, leaving the decision to presiding judges
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium...
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium bills, because of the high number of miscarriages of justice
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has...
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has 7,647 inmates in the country's prisons, 92 of which are women and 471 juveniles
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist...
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist found to have caused deaths on the road due to carelessness, will be charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male)...
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male) sentenced as juveniles constituting about 2% of the total death row population
- JANUARY 1, 2000ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life...
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life is inviolable. Neither the law can provide for the death penalty, nor any authority put it into effect
- JANUARY 1, 2000CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored...
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored in other 2000 polls in such states as Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia
- JANUARY 1, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998...
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998 and reduced the number of capital crimes, also replacing the death penalty with a maximum of 30 years
- JANUARY 1, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2000EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979, as codified in 1998) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder...
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder of relatives; kidnapping and child abuse; kidnapping of adults provoking death; murder of police
- JANUARY 1, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed...
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed in a recent survey thought capital punishment was not immoral
- JANUARY 1, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- JANUARY 1, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has been abolitionist since 1981
France has been abolitionist since 1981
- JANUARY 1, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft,...
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft, treason, kidnapping, arson, spying and hijacking
- JANUARY 1, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
A report initiated by penal Reform International stated...
A report initiated by penal Reform International stated that over 50 prisoners die everyday in Malawi's prisons
- JANUARY 1, 2000FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in...
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person
- JANUARY 1, 2000MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three antistate offenses involving violence (as reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the Criminal code)
- JANUARY 1, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following...
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court
- JANUARY 1, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug...
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug offenses and some political activities