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
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza...
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza appealed to the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to grant clemency to people sentenced in connection with the assassination of President Laurent Kabila and the coup attempt against his son a
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who...
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who use key equipment in their offices in Afghanistan, a move that nearly shut down the remaining relief work being done in the country
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man...
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man who killed and robbed two workmates
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army...
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army had committed unprecedented human rights violations, including execution without trial, during the current Palestinian uprising
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a...
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a clampdown on political reformists, students and journalists, according to campaigners
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the...
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the death sentence of the only juvenile offender on Virginia's death row
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty...
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty and making far-reaching constitutional reforms to boost their drive to join the EU
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment...
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment forbidding it from extraditing suspects to a country where they could face the death penalty did not mean those linked to attacks in the United States could find a haven in Canada
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the...
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces to death by firing squad after finding him guilty of murder
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish...
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish a law that provides for freedom of the press in order to avoid conflict, the president of Rwanda Journalist Association (ARJ), James Vuningoma, said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan...
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan was sentenced to death for conspiring to hijack an aircraft to Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a report published this month, Amnesty International...
In a report published this month, Amnesty International criticized the so-called strike hard campaign against separatists
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at...
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at a city sports stadium, in front of 3,000 people in Huanggang, a rundown city in the central province of Hubei
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FALUN GONG IN THE STREETS OF ROME TO DENOUNCE PERSECUTION IN CHINA
September 24, 2001: Hands Off Cain, the Transnational Radical Party and Falun Gong are promoting Tuesday, September 25, in Rome as the day for the denunciation of the persecution of adherents to Falun Gong by the Chinese authorities.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms...
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms of state punishment are likely to rise as Shanghai prepares for the October 1 National Day holiday, according to a senior city court official
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top law enforcement official has called for...
China's top law enforcement official has called for a six-month strike hard campaign on official and corporate corruption and vowed substantial results within two years, state press said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five...
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five defendants on charges ranging from murder to robbery
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid...
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid Khan and his cousin Farooq against their death sentences
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States...
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States investigators into the September 11 terror attacks led to South Africa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U