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 18, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate...
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate the possibility of people mistakenly being put to death on false charges, senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Shizuka Kamei said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan...
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan NGO, called on government to immediately abolish the death penalty on all criminal cases, saying the sentence is not a deterrent
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Leonard B
Judge Leonard B
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in...
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in connection with the 1998 bombings of U
- OCTOBER 17, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty...
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty given Robert Servin be reduced to life without possible parole because of questions whether he was the one who shot Kimberly Fondy twice in the head
- OCTOBER 17, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National Assembly whether the government would extradite alleged terrorists to face trial in countries with the death penalty
- OCTOBER 17, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to...
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to kill in North Carolina would automatically face a potential death sentence under a proposal put forward by Gov
- OCTOBER 17, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Dalton Prejean Jr
Dalton Prejean Jr
- OCTOBER 17, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on...
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on a military installation for arch-rival Pakistan, a charge that can carry the death penalty
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI)...
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI) congressional leaders Ivan Moreira and Cristian Leay announced that they will present a proposal to reintroduce the death penalty in Chile
- OCTOBER 16, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face...
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face the death penalty, according to Plaid Cymru MP Simon Thomas
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison...
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison for taking bribes and his wife to death for corruption, selling land illegally and abusing power, the Procuratorial Daily reported
- OCTOBER 16, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited...
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited from Australia if it meant they would face the death penalty in the US
- OCTOBER 16, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October...
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October 13 and 14 against the British, US, Jordanian and other embassies in Beirut, officials in Jordan said
- OCTOBER 16, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's...
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's call for the execution of convicted kidnappers with mixed reactions
- OCTOBER 16, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited...
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited from Australia if it meant they would face the death penalty in the US
- OCTOBER 16, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
Responding to a rash of anthrax scares, Gov
Responding to a rash of anthrax scares, Gov
- OCTOBER 16, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Federal and state law enforcement officials fear that...
Federal and state law enforcement officials fear that a recent Mexico Supreme Court ruling may hamper prosecution of more than 100 U
- OCTOBER 16, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
An Oklahoma City federal judge overturned the death...
An Oklahoma City federal judge overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of a 21-year-old Indonesian student, Sri Sedjati Sugeng U
- OCTOBER 15, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Two leading human rights organisations appealed to...
Two leading human rights organisations appealed to the European Union not to approve security measures which could harm individual freedoms following the attacks on the United States
- OCTOBER 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for the execution of convicted members of kidnap-for-ransom gangs to rid the country of its image as Asia's "kidnap capital
- OCTOBER 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the...
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the far western region of Xinjiang, a state newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 15, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death
- OCTOBER 14, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An editorial published in the Ugandan newspaper The...
An editorial published in the Ugandan newspaper The New Vision urged Parliament to pass the Suppression of Terrorism bill 2001 tabled by the minister of state in charge of security, Muruli Mukasa, on October 11, "as soon as possible"
- OCTOBER 14, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Gikongoro [southern Rwanda] sentenced five...
A court in Gikongoro [southern Rwanda] sentenced five people to death and seven to life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting...
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity in Afghanistan resumed and their lawyer was set to present their defence after a one-day delay to translate his rebuttal, officials said
- OCTOBER 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting...
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity was immediately adjourned after the Supreme Court ordered the Pakistani defence lawyer to present his case in a recognised local language
- OCTOBER 13, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the...
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the Constitutional Review Commission, proposed a change in the national flag, anthem, motto and the abolition of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 13, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the...
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the Constitutional Review Commission, proposed a change in the national flag, anthem, motto and the abolition of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence...
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence of Charles Singleton in Arkansas because he could understand his punishment only if the state forced him to take anti-psychotic drugs