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 21, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon,...
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon, Ogbe Abraha, Haile Woldetensae, Mahmud Ahmed Sheriffo, Berhane Ghebre Eghzabiher, Astier Feshatsion, Saleh Kekya, Hamid Himid, Estifanos Seyoum, Germano Nati and Beraki Ghebre Selassie - were arrest
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise...
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise constitutional questions about an anti-terror plan, is ready to change its constitution to take part, Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert...
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert Bacon 2 more weeks to appeal his scheduled execution, that was scheduled for sept. 21 at 2 a
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people, including four women, died in police custody...
Six people, including four women, died in police custody or in detention centres in China after being detained for allegiance to the banned Falun Gong spiritual sect
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned...
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned colleagues Peter Bunch and Diana Thomas could be used as pawns in any military stand-off between Afghanistan and the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death...
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death and three others to long jail terms for two separate murders
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Constitution Commission passed an...
The Parliamentary Constitution Commission passed an amendment bill proposing changes in 37 articles in the current Constitution
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment...
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment will be crucial for its abolition world-wide, according to a UN consultant on the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that...
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that unless the constitution was changed, Portugal could become a "safe haven for terrorists"
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased...
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased following the September 11 attacks on the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send...
The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send accused terrorists to face trial in the United States, which has capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
18 state representatives wrote Gov
18 state representatives wrote Gov
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Chief Judge J
U.S. District Court Chief Judge J
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were...
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were condemned to death for murdering a third Taiwanese in order to claim his life insurance, according to a report seen here Thursday
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were...
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were condemned to death for murdering a third Taiwanese in order to claim his life insurance, according to a report seen here Thursday
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The main Canadian Alliance opposition party, saying...
The main Canadian Alliance opposition party, saying Canada had become a staging ground for armed groups wanting to attack the United States, called on Ottawa to introduce anti-terrorism legislation along the lines of Britain's 2000 Terrorism Act
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Members of Parliament decided to revise the process...
Members of Parliament decided to revise the process and outcome of the vote on the abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
One of the two senior policemen sentenced to death...
One of the two senior policemen sentenced to death for murdering a truck driver after hijacking a truckload of copper has appealed to Supreme Court against both conviction and sentence
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated...
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated its call for the reinstatement of capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal will not give in to US pressure on the signing...
Portugal will not give in to US pressure on the signing of an agreement with the EU providing for the extradition to the USA of people involved in serious crimes, such as terrorism
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Two men, Twan Sin Htan, alias Maung Win, 30, and Aik...
Two men, Twan Sin Htan, alias Maung Win, 30, and Aik Tun, alias Aung Kyaw, 24, were sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Police in Liaoning province shot dead a fellow officer...
Police in Liaoning province shot dead a fellow officer after he allegedly gunned down five people, including his mother-in-law, at a bathhouse, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's chief of police said Beijing would share information...
China's chief of police said Beijing would share information with the United States in the most concrete offer to date of what it would do to help a U
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan