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
- APRIL 26, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Reuters/Zogby poll found that 75 % of respondents...
A Reuters/Zogby poll found that 75 % of respondents favoured the death penalty, while 22 % said they were against executions in all circumstances
- APRIL 26, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Arizona Governor Jane Hull signed legislation to ban...
Arizona Governor Jane Hull signed legislation to ban the state from seeking the death penalty for persons with mental retardation
- APRIL 26, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president...
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president Joseph Estrada's arrest could be a blessing in disguise for death row convicts as it may lead to the early repeal of the Death Penalty Law
- APRIL 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights during the vote on the resolution on the death penalty, a representative of the United States said his delegation would not support the resolution as drafted
- APRIL 25, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf...
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all Ghanaian nationals were sentenced to death in Thailand on drug related charges
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guang, Mu Jiangqiao and Zhang Yunsong were sentenced...
Li Guang, Mu Jiangqiao and Zhang Yunsong were sentenced to death in south-west China's Yunnan Province
- APRIL 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Lipsipo (Free Police Syndicate) invoked the death penalty...
Lipsipo (Free Police Syndicate) invoked the death penalty for those caught following the murder of an entrepeneur in Turin
- APRIL 25, 2001AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
David Lee Goff, 32, was executed by injection
David Lee Goff, 32, was executed by injection
- APRIL 25, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001