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
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that between November 2...
Amnesty International said that between November 2 and 4, government troops in Burundi massacred at least 93 civilians in Bujumbura Rural province, apparently in response to a rebel attack on an army vehicle the day before
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001BurundiDEATH PENALTY
The Ngozi criminal court, sitting in Muyinga [northeastern...
The Ngozi criminal court, sitting in Muyinga [northeastern Burundi] sentenced to death Methode Nivyumwami, the former administrator of Gasorwe [northeastern Burundi]
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Kyrgyz military tribunal confirmed the death penalty...
The Kyrgyz military tribunal confirmed the death penalty handed down earlier to two guerrilla members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
For the very first time since the reintroduction of...
For the very first time since the reintroduction of the Shari'ah legal system in Nigeria, a man, Sani Rodi, was sentenced to death by knifing
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Four inmates out of the 12 on death row in Swaziland...
Four inmates out of the 12 on death row in Swaziland had their death sentences commuted to life-terms, to be served until they reach 75 years of age
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kyrgyz military tribunal confirmed the death penalty...
The Kyrgyz military tribunal confirmed the death penalty handed down earlier to two guerrilla members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A group of about 30 women staged a protest outside...
A group of about 30 women staged a protest outside the courtroom in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan where Chechen warlord Salman Raduyev and three others were being tried on terrorist charges, Russia TV reported
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons...
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons and fearing for their lives, were freed by anti-Taliban fighters and spirited to safety aboard U
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chairman of the Committee on security at the State...
The Chairman of the Committee on security at the State Duma lower house of parliament, Alexander Gurov, called the trial of [Chechen warlord] Salman Raduyev at the Dagestan Supreme Court, the first high-profile court procedure against a terrorist leader
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The most important Chechen guerrilla leader ever captured...
The most important Chechen guerrilla leader ever captured by Russian forces smiled at his accusers from the dock at the start of his trial
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons...
Eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons and fearing for their lives, were freed by anti-Taliban fighters and spirited to safety aboard U
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Fourteen people were executed in Xinjiang, including...
Fourteen people were executed in Xinjiang, including members of a gang who buried a victim alive
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio's electric chair, which has sat unused since 1963,...
Ohio's electric chair, which has sat unused since 1963, was idled permanently when the Senate voted 26-3 to abolish electrocution as a means of execution
- NOVEMBER 15, 2001DEATH PENALTY
AID-WORKERS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY IN AFGHANISTAN FREED
November 15, 2001: eight Western aid workers, locked in Afghan prisons and fearing for their lives, were freed by anti-Taliban fighters and spirited to safety aboard US helicopters Thursday.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jeffery Tucker was pronounced dead at 6:26 p
Jeffery Tucker was pronounced dead at 6:26 p
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted...
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted Afghan President Borhanoddin Rabbani to rein in Northern Alliance troops in Kabul, the Libyan news agency Jana reported
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a recent survey, 99 per cent of residents in Tianjin...
In a recent survey, 99 per cent of residents in Tianjin felt that law and order in this coastal city has greatly improved since the 'Strike Hard' campaign - the third in the past two decades - began in April
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two American escapees recaptured in Geelong will not...
Two American escapees recaptured in Geelong will not face the death penalty if they are extradited from Australia
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's delegate to the UN Third Committee debate...
New Zealand's delegate to the UN Third Committee debate on human rights abuses, Deborah Geels, speaking on behalf of the South Pacific Group, said New Zealand was particularly concerned about the continued use of the death penalty, and urged those States
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's...
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's general debate on human rights, Norwegian representative Arne Honningstad said Norway appreciated China's efforts to improve its legal system and human rights standards, as well as social and economic con
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The representative of Malaysia told the UN Third Committee...
The representative of Malaysia told the UN Third Committee debating human rights that her country believed capital punishment was an issue of criminal justice and not one of human rights
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's...
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's general debate on human rights, Canadian delegate Gilbert Laurin said that the Iraqi Government continued to show complete disregard for the rights and dignity of its citizens
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted...
Libyan leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi called on ousted Afghan President Borhanoddin Rabbani to rein in Northern Alliance troops in Kabul, the Libyan news agency Jana reported
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's...
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's general debate on human rights European Community representative Paola Amadei, said the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights had been targeted on four key themes - support to strengthen demo
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Stephane de Loecker, the Belgian representative at...
Stephane de Loecker, the Belgian representative at the UN Third Committee debate on human rights, speaking on behalf of the European Union said the abolition of the death penalty would help further respect human rights
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller criticized...
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller criticized the [EU] demands for Turkey to abolish capital punishment for everybody, without any exceptions, including terrorists, in a period when it is accepted that all terrorists, including Usamah Bin-Ladin, sh
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller criticized...
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller criticized the [EU] demands for Turkey to abolish capital punishment for everybody, without any exceptions, including terrorists, in a period when it is accepted that all terrorists, including Usamah Bin-Ladin, sh
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001NorwayDEATH PENALTY
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's...
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's general debate on human rights, Norwegian representative Arne Honningstad said Norway appreciated China's efforts to improve its legal system and human rights standards, as well as social and economic con
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's...
At the opening session of the UN Third Committee's general debate on human rights, Canadian delegate Gilbert Laurin said that the Iraqi Government continued to show complete disregard for the rights and dignity of its citizens
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Two American escapees recaptured in Geelong will not...
Two American escapees recaptured in Geelong will not face the death penalty if they are extradited from Australia