Archive timeline
2001
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2001, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut abolished in June 2001 death penalty on...
Connecticut abolished in June 2001 death penalty on mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Dangerous Drugs Act provides the maximum penalty...
The Dangerous Drugs Act provides the maximum penalty of death on those found in possession of the following quantities: 40 grams or more of opium; 40 grams or more of morphine; 200 grams or more of shabu; 40 grams of heroin; 750 grams or more of marijuana
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
May: a gallup Poll found that nationwide support for...
May: a gallup Poll found that nationwide support for the death penalty had fallen to 65% a significant 15% decline from 1994, and the lowest support in 23 years
- JANUARY 1, 2001IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001IowaDEATH PENALTY
Iowa does not have the death penalty
Iowa does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Montana does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Montana does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001HawaiiDEATH PENALTY
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1956 before becoming a state
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Louisiana does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Louisiana does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under legislation passed in 1994, seven people have...
Under legislation passed in 1994, seven people have been executed by lethal injection for various "heinous crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Secretary of the Islamic Human Rights Committee Hasan...
Secretary of the Islamic Human Rights Committee Hasan Zia'ifar dismissed complaints lodged against a report , published on 17 October 2000, by the special representative of the UN Commission on Human Rights Maurice Copithorne to the effect that executions
- JANUARY 1, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Gulf countries, including the Emirates, do not tolerate...
Gulf countries, including the Emirates, do not tolerate drug possession even in small quantities
- JANUARY 1, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian law imposes the death penalty for possession...
Iranian law imposes the death penalty for possession of more than 30 grams of heroin or five kilos (11 pounds) of opium
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgian laws allow courts to try foreigners for war...
Belgian laws allow courts to try foreigners for war crimes committed on foreign soil
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Gacaca justice system is expected to become operational...
The Gacaca justice system is expected to become operational early in 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2001WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
Wisconsin had abolished the death penalty in 1853
Wisconsin had abolished the death penalty in 1853
- JANUARY 1, 2001GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada has not carried out an execution since 1978,...
Grenada has not carried out an execution since 1978, when three men were hanged for rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since...
At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980
- JANUARY 1, 2001GambiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 18 (1) of the constitution of the Gambia provides...
Section 18 (1) of the constitution of the Gambia provides for the protection of the right to life in the following terms:"No person shall be deprived of his or her life intentionally except in the execution of a sentence of death imposed by a court of com
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person...
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person shall enjoy rights and liberties in his/her life and person
- JANUARY 1, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
All references to capital punishment were removed from...
All references to capital punishment were removed from the Constitution by referendum in June 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001GabonDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection
- JANUARY 1, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
There were no executions in 2001
There were no executions in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, remained...
The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, remained largely unimplemented