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
- DECEMBER 12, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A riot following a failed jailbreak by death row inmates...
A riot following a failed jailbreak by death row inmates at Narathiwat provincial prison left five inmates dead and two others severely injured
- DECEMBER 12, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Reviving the death penalty may not be enough to deter...
Reviving the death penalty may not be enough to deter kidnappers in the long term, according to the government's top anti-kidnapping officer, Chief Supt
- DECEMBER 12, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda praised the United States for including the...
Uganda praised the United States for including the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on its blacklist of international terrorist organisations, the New Vision newspaper reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United States refused to rule out executing terror...
The United States refused to rule out executing terror warlord Osama bin Laden if he is captured alive
- DECEMBER 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The United States refused to rule out executing terror...
The United States refused to rule out executing terror warlord Osama bin Laden if he is captured alive
- DECEMBER 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Maryland's Court of Appeals upheld the state's death...
Maryland's Court of Appeals upheld the state's death penalty in a close decision, clearing the way for executions
- DECEMBER 12, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Kimberly McCarthy
- DECEMBER 12, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The United States will deal with European objections...
The United States will deal with European objections to the death penalty on a case-by-case basis as it seeks extradition of suspects linked to the Sept
- DECEMBER 12, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
An emergency tribunal in Nyala, Southern Darfur convicted...
An emergency tribunal in Nyala, Southern Darfur convicted Abduh Isma'il Tong and Yusuf Yaow Mombai of stealing Sudanese £3 million (about US $1,160) and sentenced them to amputation of the right hand, HRW said
- DECEMBER 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's chief prosecutor told a court that a notorious...
Russia's chief prosecutor told a court that a notorious Chechen guerrilla leader on trial for his part in a bloody hostage-taking raid should spend the rest of his life behind bars
- DECEMBER 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
US INDICTS FIRST SUSPECT FOR SEPT 11 ATTACKS
December 12, 2001: a man has been charged with conspiring with Osama Bin Laden to kill thousands in the 11 September attacks on the United States.
- DECEMBER 11, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt...
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt a deportation order against an illegal immigrant who claims he could face execution in his African homeland
- DECEMBER 11, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court began the trial of five Yemenis accused...
A Yemeni court began the trial of five Yemenis accused of kidnapping a German man who was freed by army commandos after nearly two weeks of captivity, journalists said
- DECEMBER 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
About 150 residents of the South African town of Kraaifontein,...
About 150 residents of the South African town of Kraaifontein, including at least 70 children, marched to the local police station saying "enough is enough" and demanding that the death penalty be reinstated after the murder of a nine-year-old Kraaifontei
- DECEMBER 11, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt...
A Sheffield legal team began frantic attempt to halt a deportation order against an illegal immigrant who claims he could face execution in his African homeland
- DECEMBER 11, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Byron Ashley Parker, 41, died at 7:26 p
Byron Ashley Parker, 41, died at 7:26 p
- DECEMBER 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority...
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officials criticized a European Union statement for equalizing the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories with the Palestinians' legal resistance of the occupation
- DECEMBER 11, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority...
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officials criticized a European Union statement for equalizing the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories with the Palestinians' legal resistance of the occupation
- DECEMBER 11, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority...
December 11, 20001: Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officials criticized a European Union statement for equalizing the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories with the Palestinians' legal resistance of the occupation
- DECEMBER 11, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
During the session of the Monitoring Commission of...
During the session of the Monitoring Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Irena Belogorska, rapporteur on Armenia, expressed concern over the fact that some political forces in Armenia object to the abolition of capita
- DECEMBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three more men were charged with the Leonard William...
Three more men were charged with the Leonard William Manning's murder, a New Zealand soldier serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in East Timor in 2000
- DECEMBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The most prominent of the Muslim jihad groups in Indonesia's...
The most prominent of the Muslim jihad groups in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah, called for the death sentence for 16 Christians accused of perpetrating sectarian violence
- DECEMBER 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Four convicted drug felons, including a former policeman,...
Four convicted drug felons, including a former policeman, were sentenced to death in two separate cases before the provincial court
- DECEMBER 11, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A Rwandan national court in Kibungo Province recently...
A Rwandan national court in Kibungo Province recently tried Immanuel Habimana alias 'Cyasa' and 32 others were for genocide
- DECEMBER 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
California lawmakers and state officials proposed a...
California lawmakers and state officials proposed a spate of new laws to counter terrorism, including new wiretap rules and the death penalty for terror attacks
- DECEMBER 10, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for...
South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for stiffer sentences for those found guilty of rape and murder in response to a spate of child rapes in which three babies were the latest victims
- DECEMBER 10, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A study released by the Joint Legislative Audit Review...
A study released by the Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission found that the death penalty in Virginia is applied more often in rural and suburban jurisdictions than in urban ones, even when the underlying crimes are similar
- DECEMBER 10, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Centre of Azerbaijan centre said that...
The Human Rights Centre of Azerbaijan centre said that after the country's admission to the Council of Europe, the number of political prisoners in the country reached 743
- DECEMBER 10, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Union foreign ministers decided to maintain...
The European Union foreign ministers decided to maintain their "common position" on Cuba which conditions cooperation with Havana on the Castro government applying reforms on human rights and moving towards political pluralism
- DECEMBER 10, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union foreign ministers decided to maintain...
The European Union foreign ministers decided to maintain their "common position" on Cuba which conditions cooperation with Havana on the Castro government applying reforms on human rights and moving towards political pluralism