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
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman...
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman Leonello Gabrici said there would be no question of extraditing to third countries persons who could face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 25, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer,...
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer, found guilty of murdering three people, to capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal...
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal police welcomed the stringent Prevention of Organised Crime Ordinance
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Union countries will not extradite suspects...
European Union countries will not extradite suspects to the US if they could face the death penalty, despite heavy pressure from Washington, EU officials pledged
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament...
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament passed a bill on criminal proceedings and changes and amendments to the Yugoslav Penal Law pertaining to abolishment of the death penalty and its substitution with 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation,...
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation, delegates told the Third Committee at the UN General Assembly as the discussion on children continued
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying...
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying off in Thailand, said the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for supervising drug suppression
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic...
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse...
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse the death sentence Clawvern Jacobs faced for the slaying of Judy Ann Howard in 1986
- OCTOBER 25, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by...
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court for producing and trafficking drugs
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former...
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former president Suharto, Ari Haryowibowo, alias Ari Sigit, must stand trial for possessing ammunition, an offence theoretically punishable by death under an emergency law
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious...
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious persecution, torture and forced relocation, a United Nations human rights expert revealed in a report
- OCTOBER 24, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of...
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of 22 men who had received mandatory death sentences for gang rapes
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after...
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after two-thirds of a 12-member jury found guilty of murder
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
- OCTOBER 24, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective...
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective and impartial inquiry into reports that troops have shot dead more than 100 people in central Nigeria
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U