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
- MARCH 15, 2001Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations received the relevant documents...
The United Nations received the relevant documents of ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- MARCH 15, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain and Nexta
Hands Off Cain and Nexta
- MARCH 15, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FIRST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
March 20, 2001: Hands off Cain has already collected 7000 signatures in the first international online campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions.
- MARCH 14, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b said...
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b said that "the despotic ruling clique executed 25 citizens, from various areas in Iraq, at Abu Ghurayb prison [south of Baghdad]
- MARCH 14, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Bivins, who murdered a clergyman at an Indiana...
Gerald Bivins, who murdered a clergyman at an Indiana highway rest stop 10 years ago, was put to death by lethal injection
- MARCH 14, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central...
Firoze Mia was executed by hanging in the Dhaka's Central Jail
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was referred to Judiciary Committee bill AB 327...
It was referred to Judiciary Committee bill AB 327 presented by Sen
- MARCH 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he...
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he was convicted of murder, in the capital Riyadh
- MARCH 13, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life...
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life in prison to Alaa Hussein, a former Kuwaiti military reservist, found guilty of treason for heading a puppet government under Iraq's occupation
- MARCH 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province,...
Hu Changqing, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province, was sentenced to death for corruption
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would...
Sen. Mario Gallgos (D-Houston) filed a bill that would make arson a capital felony if a firefighter is killed, regardless of the offender's intent. Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal stated that the bill, which was referred to the Senate's C
- MARCH 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister...
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal for more liberal use of the death penalty saying "it will not deter drug smuggling
- MARCH 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FIRST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
March 13, 2001: Hands off Cain and Nexta.com are launching the first ever online campaign in favour of a UN resolution for a global moratorium on capital executions.
- MARCH 12, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in...
UN human rights expert Andreas Mavrommatis stated in his 18-page report to the UN Human Rights Commission to have received credible reports of executions without trial, torture and arbitrary detention in Iraq
- MARCH 12, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan handed down the death sentence to a former officer of the interior ministry Capt
- MARCH 12, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing...
Sen. Fields introduced a bill to provide DNA testing to inmates (SB 79). (text: http://www
- MARCH 12, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated...
The Massachusetts House, by a 94-60 vote, defeated efforts to reinstate the death penalty
- MARCH 12, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry...
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asked the Foreign Ministry to contact countries who have good relations with Congo to help uncover the circumstances of the recent execution of a number of Lebanese in Kinshasa
- MARCH 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against...
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrated to protest against the killing of their nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged the Congolese authorities to punish the killers
- MARCH 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared "war on drugs," said he was considering amending related regulations to expedite the execution process for convicted drug traffickers
- MARCH 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate President Pro Tempore Blas F
Senate President Pro Tempore Blas F
- MARCH 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general...
Out of 40 Conservative candidates for the next general elections interviewed by 'The Times' daily newspaper, 21 said the Courts should have the option of applying the death penalty, whilst 19 were against
- MARCH 9, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom...
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom in tears, the small, frail mother of murdered 16-year-old Tara Rose Munsey softly beseeched jurors to spare the life of the man convicted of killing her daughter in January 2000 after she refused
- MARCH 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death...
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death for a Jacksonville murder at a grocery store seven years ago
- MARCH 9, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state...
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state executioner has left his money to local charities
- MARCH 8, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Today, the Accession Partnership with Turkey was formally...
Today, the Accession Partnership with Turkey was formally adopted signifying an important step in the implementation of the pre-accession strategy for Turkey
- MARCH 8, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Javad Reza'i, Asghar Ramazani and Ahmad Baqerian,...
Mohammad Javad Reza'i, Asghar Ramazani and Ahmad Baqerian, sentenced to death in the central city of Shahin-Shahr on charges of "kidnapping, rape and aiding and abetting murder", won a last-minute reprieve after they asked for pardon at the gallows
- MARCH 8, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary introduced SB 1359
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary introduced SB 1359
- MARCH 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said gunman Martin...
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said gunman Martin Bryant should be a candidate for capital punishment
- MARCH 8, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Howard Manning Jr
Judge Howard Manning Jr