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 25, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Ireland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five major culprits of China's largest ice drug smuggling...
Five major culprits of China's largest ice drug smuggling case were executed in Taishan city, Guangdong Province
- APRIL 25, 2001CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Italy 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, 2001PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Peru voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CBS polling centre showed that...
A poll conducted by the CBS polling centre showed that social support for capital punishment had dropped from 77 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in the year 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
The Czech Republic 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, 2001MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Mauritius 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, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Poland 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, 2001NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Norway 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, 2001SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001LibyaDEATH 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 Libya called for a roll-call vote on L
- APRIL 25, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Democratic republic of Congo voted in favour of the...
Democratic republic of Congo voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Romania 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, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
Russian Federation 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, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
South Africa 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, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll conducted by Assumption University...
An opinion poll conducted by Assumption University found that the death penalty in Thailand has the support of 88
- APRIL 25, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Slovak Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced Wednesday...
Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced Wednesday that his office will review several death penalty cases involving an Oklahoma City police chemist suspected of performing shoddy work with evidence
- APRIL 25, 2001DEATH PENALTY
All 25 Democrats and Republicans Sandra Tiffany of...
All 25 Democrats and Republicans Sandra Tiffany of Henderson, John Carpenter of Elko and David Humke of Reno supported Assembly Bill 353 to prevent the execution of anyone a judge deems has an intelligence quotient of 70 or less
- APRIL 25, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand,...
Four Afghan drug traffickers were hanged in Birjand, in Iran's northeastern Khorassan province
- APRIL 25, 2001CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death...
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25 , 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Republic of Korea voted against the resolution on the...
Republic of Korea voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 25, 2001QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)