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 23, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the decision made by the directors of three...
Regarding the decision made by the directors of three daily newspapers "il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino" to have as their headlines "Death Penaly, yes, yes, yes" in relevance to some of the stances taken following the murder of Sara Ja
- APRIL 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime...
The "strike hard" campaign against organised crime launched by President Jiang Zemin in early April has totalled over 350 public executions to date
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said...
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said "I share the disgust of right-thinking people across the world at the appalling crime of drug trafficking but I am sad to learn that four more offenders were executed by firing squad on April 18
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed...
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed soon, Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon said
- APRIL 23, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The husband of Marietta Bosch, Martinus "Tennie" Woolmarans,...
The husband of Marietta Bosch, Martinus "Tennie" Woolmarans, claimed that he has been denied the opportunity to see his wife's grave
- APRIL 23, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Director of Information and Broadcasting, Andrew...
The Director of Information and Broadcasting, Andrew Sesinyi, blamed his department for the failure to broadcast a documentary on Marietta Bosch, and exonerated the Office of the President, which ordered the last minute cancellation of the documentary
- APRIL 23, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Capital executions in China hit record highs
April 23, 2001: China has executed 350 convicts since the beginning of April. At least 206 executions were carried out on Friday, April 19, a new record number of executions in one day
- APRIL 22, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Catherine C
U.S. District Judge Catherine C
- APRIL 22, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Namatollah (phonetic) was executed at Kandahar stadium...
Namatollah (phonetic) was executed at Kandahar stadium after being found guilty of murder
- APRIL 22, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Diego Volpe Pasini, national secretary for the Popular...
Diego Volpe Pasini, national secretary for the Popular Liberal Party in Europe with Haider, declared itself in favour of the death penalty for those who rape and kill minors stating that if his party should enter parliament they would propose a law to tha
- APRIL 22, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino",...
"il Giorno", "La Nazione" and "il Resto del Carlino", all newspapers belonging to the Riffeser group, had as their headlines "Death Penalty, yes, yes, yes" to give relevance to some of the stances taken in relation to the murder of young girl, Sara Jay
- APRIL 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality...
In public trials, Chinese courts in Chongqing Municipality and Hunan Province sentenced 14 criminals to death with their political rights deprived of for life
- APRIL 21, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Sebastian Bridges, 37, a South African national sentenced...
Sebastian Bridges, 37, a South African national sentenced to death for killing his estranged wife's lover in Las Vegas in 1997 was executed at 9 p
- APRIL 21, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder...
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Paul Warner Powell and ordered a new trial for the 22-year-old man who admitted murdering in 1999 Stacie Reed, 16, and then attacking her 14-year-old sister, Kristie
- APRIL 21, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Franco Zeffirelli, speaking in relation to the murder...
Franco Zeffirelli, speaking in relation to the murder of a eight year old girl, Sara Jay Cusma, declared that the death penalty or exile to a far away island would be the right punishment for those who commit such crimes
- APRIL 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was...
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was executed by lethal injection in Nevada (USA)
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men...
Courts in Chongqing and Chengde sentenced four men to death for robbery and murder in three provinces
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open...
Courts of various levels in Hainan Province held open sentencing rallies at nine cities and counties - Haikou, Sanya, Changjiang, Wanning, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Baisha, Qionghai, and Lingao - at the same time to sentence 130 criminal elements involved in 3
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began...
As part of the "strike-hard" campaign, which began mid-April, Chinese courts in Sichuan, Henan and Guangdong provinces executed 12 criminals, the Supreme People's Court [SPC] said
- APRIL 20, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Three young people convicted of armed robbery and other...
Three young people convicted of armed robbery and other crimes were shot on Kassa island, close to the capital Conkary
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said...
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine said that she was "extremely shocked by the new wave of capital executions in China which several NGOs have reported"
- APRIL 20, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution...
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution condemning Russia for "attacks against civilians", breach of international law, summary executions and "forced disappearances" in Chechnya
- APRIL 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and...
Sixteen criminals, including murderers, robbers and rapists, were executed in Beijing after the No 1 and No 2 intermediate courts of Beijing openly announced their death penalties
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment was a convincing deterrent against drug trafficking despite human rights groups called it legalised violence
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April...
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April 18 drew a sharp rebuke from local and international human rights groups, who described the death penalty as a violent and misguided means of solving crime
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden...
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden execution of five condemned prisoners was meant as a clear message to drug traffickers that they will not be tolerated by this government
- APRIL 20, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission...
Reacting to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, recommending that the Government review certain laws, including those that allow for detention without trial, the Malaysian Business Times said that, "like the death penalty, no person of so
- APRIL 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese...
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded that the United States repatriate Zhang Honggbao the leader of Zhong Gong a spiritual sect that has been banned in China, where he is accused of violent crimes and could f
- APRIL 19, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"My name is Oliviero Toscani and I would like to talk...
"My name is Oliviero Toscani and I would like to talk about the death penalty, even though it seems ridiculous of me to talk about it in April 2001"
- APRIL 19, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
A House subcommittee voted to divert until next year...
A House subcommittee voted to divert until next year legislation that would declare a moratorium on executions until issues surrounding its fairness could be studied