Archive timeline
2001
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2001, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 641
- Countries where they were recorded
- 25
- News items in the archive
- 3,282
Latest news of 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession...
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession of arms and arson are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma...
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma 1, provides for the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides...
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides for physical punishments including flogging, amputation, stonings, and crucifixion--the public display of a body after execution
- JANUARY 1, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National...
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National Party, the New National Party's (NNP) predecessor, executed an average of about 100 people a year in the 1980s, peaking at 187 in 1987 when 21 people were hanged in a single week at Pretoria's notoriou
- JANUARY 1, 2001TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President, conspiracy against the sovereignty of the State, and acts of terrorism
- JANUARY 1, 2001NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 2001Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory...
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999...
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999 were foreign nationals, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2001BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason - but not for mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized...
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized in the West for his authoritarian rule and in January 1997 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended Belarus' special guest status, also due to the countries stance on the deat
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BoliviaDEATH 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, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after...
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after a botched firing squad execution in 1996 forced prison guards to finish off two men with pistol shots to the head, a gruesome scene replayed hundreds of times on local television
- JANUARY 1, 2001Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001JamaicaDEATH 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, 2001GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death...
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President
- JANUARY 1, 2001Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001DominicaDEATH 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, 2001CubaDEATH 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, 2001BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2001St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001PeruDEATH 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, 2001Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory...
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the last court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2001BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes