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 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against...
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against the United States could be extradited to face the death penalty there
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that...
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that emergency anti-terror laws should include the power to send suspected terrorists back to countries such as the United States and India even though they might face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing...
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing a rebellion against the Taliban faces the death penalty by the terms of a fatwa imposed since the USA began its bombing campaign on Afghanistan on October 7, 2001
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures:...
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures: a common definition of terrorist offences and the introduction of a European arrest warrant that would make extradition between states almost automatic
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate...
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate extradition procedures for terrorism suspects, capital punishment remains a sticking point
- OCTOBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization...
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization currently held in Afghanistan might be kept by the Taleban as human shields
- OCTOBER 6, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- OCTOBER 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and...
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and Imad Smadi were hanged in Jordan for murder
- OCTOBER 5, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan is considering reinstating the death penalty...
Taiwan is considering reinstating the death penalty for currency counterfeiters in the face of rampant circulation of fake bills
- OCTOBER 5, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of...
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of those on death row in the United States had not received a fair trial and called on US Supreme Court judges to declare the death penalty unconstitutional
- OCTOBER 5, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were willing...
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were willing to put Islamic militant Osama bin Laden on trial before an Islamic court if the United States provides solid proof of his involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington
- OCTOBER 5, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the use of...
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the use of the electric chair to execute condemned inmates was unconstitutional and ordered the state to use lethal injection in all future executions
- OCTOBER 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain...
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain why a Palestinian jailed for the 1986 hijacking of a US plane in which 22 people were killed was extradited to the United States to face further trial after serving his sentence
- OCTOBER 5, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of...
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of those on death row in the United States had not received a fair trial and called on US Supreme Court judges to declare the death penalty unconstitutional
- OCTOBER 5, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Adam Tembo, 29 and Joseph Musonda, 25, two policemen,...
Adam Tembo, 29 and Joseph Musonda, 25, two policemen, both of Kamfinsa mobile unit were sentenced to death by Justice Rueben Mwape of the Kitwe High Court for armed robbery
- OCTOBER 5, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain...
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain why a Palestinian jailed for the 1986 hijacking of a US plane in which 22 people were killed was extradited to the United States to face further trial after serving his sentence
- OCTOBER 5, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression...
The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression of Terrorism Bill 2001 that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence for terrorists and any person who aids, finances or supports terrorism
- OCTOBER 5, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe hanged three convicted murderers in the country's...
Zimbabwe hanged three convicted murderers in the country's first executions since 1998 after their appeals were overturned, the state-run Herald newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and...
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and punishment of international terrorists, Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration said in Washington, where he was holding meetings with the US Congress and Supreme Court
- OCTOBER 5, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The National Police Agency announced that it has decided...
The National Police Agency announced that it has decided to start an intensive campaign against organized crime
- OCTOBER 5, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The case against Mississippi death row inmate Kennedy...
The case against Mississippi death row inmate Kennedy Brewer is being re-investigated after DNA tests performed earlier this year showed that semen removed from the victim's body did not match Brewer's
- OCTOBER 4, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament congratulated the Union for...
The European Parliament congratulated the Union for having successfully directed the Durban Conference on Racism [August -September 2001] onto the road of compromise
- OCTOBER 4, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban...
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for illegally entering Afghanistan will face trial for "violating the laws" the country, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- OCTOBER 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe commended Turkey for its constitutional...
The Council of Europe commended Turkey for its constitutional reforms, but said the country's refusal to abolish the death penalty remained a roadblock in its campaign to join the EU