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 8, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Justice, John O'Donoghue, must...
The Irish Minister for Justice, John O'Donoghue, must intervene in the case of a pregnant Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning, protesters outside the Justice Department said
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Third Committee hearing for calls for priority...
At the UN Third Committee hearing for calls for priority attention to incorporating human rights treaty provisions into domestic law, the European Union welcomed the recent signatures and ratifications of the Second Optional Protocol to the International
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Montenegrin Minister of Justice Zeljko Sturanovic said...
Montenegrin Minister of Justice Zeljko Sturanovic said that in the forthcoming months amendments to the current Penal Code would be completed, which would abolish the death penalty, as Montenegro is the only country in the region which has this penalty, a
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
A Eurobarometer survey of 10,000 young Europeans between...
A Eurobarometer survey of 10,000 young Europeans between the ages of 15 and 24 found that the number of respondents believing their generation to be in favour of the death penalty has fallen drastically since 1997, from 36% to 27%
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Andhra Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (APCOCA)...
The Andhra Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (APCOCA) came into effect on November 6
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for...
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for...
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson said she would urge China not to use a war on terrorism to crack down on civil liberties and ethnic minorities, especially in its Muslim northwest
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Justice, John O'Donoghue, must...
The Irish Minister for Justice, John O'Donoghue, must intervene in the case of a pregnant Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning, protesters outside the Justice Department said
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Zambians were sentenced to death for armed robbery...
Two Zambians were sentenced to death for armed robbery - one for stealing a bicycle and the other for stealing about £70
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
After committing one of the most heinous crimes this...
After committing one of the most heinous crimes this country has seen, Katherine Mary Knight, 45, became the first woman marked never to be released from jail
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen Iraqis were recently executed and buried in...
Fifteen Iraqis were recently executed and buried in a mass grave on the outskirts of Kirkuk city near Tobzawa camp on charges of opposing the ruling regime, an opposition group said
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum...
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum seekers drowned confronted the alleged organiser and called for his execution
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders...
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders were arrested under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 in the first nine months of 2001
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge overturned the death penalty of Otis...
A federal judge overturned the death penalty of Otis Peterkin, 52, who was convicted in the Nov
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang...
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang which could probably be a major supplier to addicts in Brunei
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MARY ROBINSON VISITS CHINA
November 8, 2001: UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson aims to ask Beijing not to use the war on terrorism to crack down on ethnic minorities.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing,...
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, launched a withering attack on China's judicial system, branding it untrustworthy and unfair
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government hinted that it would not...
The South Korean government hinted that it would not pursue charges that China violated the Vienna Convention on consular affairs concerning the alleged failure to promptly inform Seoul about the execution of a South Korean convict
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Guliyev,...
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Guliyev, in the presence of Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, signed five Council of Europe conventions
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An ex-convict was indicted in China for the gruesome...
An ex-convict was indicted in China for the gruesome murder of a woman who was beheaded, scalped and the skin from her face cooked in a pot, a police official said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing,...
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, launched a withering attack on China's judicial system, branding it untrustworthy and unfair
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for...
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for smuggling 1
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgian communists spoke in support of restoration...
Georgian communists spoke in support of restoration of death sentence in Georgia at a meeting for Representatives of United Communist Party of Georgia held in Gori, the native town of Ioseb Stalin
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A man who violently robbed a trader of a bottle of...
A man who violently robbed a trader of a bottle of Pilsner beer worth Sh55 was sentenced to hang