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, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above...
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above 16, Article 6 (5) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which India ratified in 1979, and Article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by India in 1992, make
- JANUARY 1, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes...
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes that 400 people have been executed in the republic over the last 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaineDEATH PENALTY
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1887
- JANUARY 1, 2001Hong 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, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Environment Law effective from February...
The Federal Environment Law effective from February 1, 2000 provides the death penalty and fines ranging from Dh1 million to Dh10 million for pollution both on land and at sea
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- JANUARY 1, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1979; the last execution was carried out in 1964
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual...
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual who was under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed
- JANUARY 1, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Executions cannot occur during public holidays or the...
Executions cannot occur during public holidays or the Eid of the person sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2001BangladeshDEATH 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, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder and rape are capital crimes
Murder and rape are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, and drug trafficking (possession of more than 250 grams of Syabu (methylamphetamine) the substance is enough to warrant a death sentence according to Brunei law
- JANUARY 1, 2001JapanDEATH 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, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists in Kazakhstan stated that there...
Human rights activists in Kazakhstan stated that there exists in the republic an "extremely repressive penal policy, most parameters of which contradict international tendencies in this sphere"
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- JANUARY 1, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes...
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954
- JANUARY 1, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001IndonesiaDEATH 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, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, 1999, the Maharashtra Control of Organized...
On February 12, 1999, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Ordinance, 1999, was signed by President K
- JANUARY 1, 2001South KoreaDEATH 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, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide, sabotage, and 8 military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar has been under military rule since 1988
Myanmar has been under military rule since 1988
- JANUARY 1, 2001Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
When Portugal handed over its former colony Macao to...
When Portugal handed over its former colony Macao to China on December 20, it also passed on a part of Europe's legal and human rights culture
- JANUARY 1, 2001KyrgyzstanDEATH 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, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes