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
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement said the death sentence issued by the late Imam Khomeyni against the apostate Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie was irrevocable
- FEBRUARY 11, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced to death a Palestinian...
A Palestinian military court sentenced to death a Palestinian security officer, Hassan Mohammed Hassan Musalam, 55, to death by firing squad
- FEBRUARY 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
President Mbeki would consider a request by the South...
President Mbeki would consider a request by the South African Human Rights Commission to intervene on behalf of South African Mariette Bosch, who is on death row [for murder] in Botswana, presidential aide Bheki Khumalo said
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed...
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed in Riyadh, said he was not an advocate of capital punishment but had been forced to rethink his views following the death of his father
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court imposed a death sentence on...
The Tajik Supreme Court imposed a death sentence on Dzhakhongir Ruziyev, the former head of the Tajik precious stones committee and his [unidentified] nephew
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed...
Justin Rodway, son of Briton Christopher Rodway killed in Riyadh, said he was not an advocate of capital punishment but had been forced to rethink his views following the death of his father
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal...
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal the Florida Supreme Court asking the court to consider the issue of allowing anyone already convicted of a crime to be given 2 years to seek DNA testing
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty...
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico despite last-minute political maneuvering by Democrats
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001DEATH PENALTY
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February 9, 2001: Hands off Cain launched a campaign in support of Marietta Bosch, a South African woman condemned to hang in Botswana. Appeals were sent to the Presidents of Botswana and South Africa among others.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people involved in the large-scale production...
Seven people involved in the large-scale production of counterfeit bank notes were executed in Shanwei, in South China's Guangdong Province
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A 15-member team has been named to review some contentious...
A 15-member team has been named to review some contentious issues of the 1995 constitution, including the death penalty, dual citizenship, federalism and political systems
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mahabub Subhani was given a death sentence by the Guntur...
Mahabub Subhani was given a death sentence by the Guntur district court for the murder of seventeen year-old-student Prasanna Lakshmi in her classroom on October 29, 1999
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man, Matruk Bin-Bunayyan Bin-Talaq al-Karshami...
A Saudi man, Matruk Bin-Bunayyan Bin-Talaq al-Karshami al-Utaybi, was executed near the holy city of Mecca after being convicted of shooting dead a fellow national, Uqab Bin-Uwayd Bin-Zayid al-Karshami al-Utaybi, during a dispute over money
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night...
Adolph Gil Hernandez, 50, was executed in the night for fatally beating a 69-year-old West Texas woman with a baseball bat during a robbery at her home
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost...
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost a year analyzing the death penalty voted to make three major recommendations to the General Assembly: an outright ban on executing people deemed mentally retarded, defined as having an IQ of 70 or
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
HB 901 was introduced, by Hon
HB 901 was introduced, by Hon
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Queensland branch of the One Nation party will...
The Queensland branch of the One Nation party will call for a referendum on capital punishment if it wins the February 17, 2001 elections
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 7, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) introduced a bill...
Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) introduced a bill which would grant authority to the governor to declare a moratorium on executions.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
An hearing was conducted in Senate Civil and Criminal...
An hearing was conducted in Senate Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, on bill SB55, by Sen
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Sen. Yonts introduced legislation providing for competent...
Sen. Yonts introduced legislation providing for competent counsel in death penalty cases (HB 142). (text: http://www
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001OregonDEATH PENALTY
The Oregon House approved House Bill 2092, which passed...
The Oregon House approved House Bill 2092, which passed 38-22
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
An Army veteran diagnosed as suffering from Gulf War...
An Army veteran diagnosed as suffering from Gulf War illness was sentenced to death for killing 3 children with a shotgun
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi man, Mohammed Aziz Mohammed, 41, was sentenced...
An Iraqi man, Mohammed Aziz Mohammed, 41, was sentenced to death by the Sharia Court in Ras Al Khaimah
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A bill to exclude the death penalty for juvenile offenders...
A bill to exclude the death penalty for juvenile offenders (HB 3463) was introduced by Rep
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A bill (SB 79) was introduced to prohibit the disposal...
A bill (SB 79) was introduced to prohibit the disposal of DNA evidence prior to or following the trial of a living criminal defendant unless ordered by the court
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (SB14)...
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (SB14) by Sen Hank Sanders that provides for a three year moratorium on the death penalty; it provides also for the implementation of certain procedures for imposing the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi opposition Movement for Islamic Reform in...
The Saudi opposition Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) said the British, Canadian and Belgian nationals being held in a Saudi jail will not face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian opposition said that the Tehran regime...
The Iranian opposition said that the Tehran regime has issued 34 death sentences since the beginning of the current year
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
MP Neal presented a bill on the abolition of the death...
MP Neal presented a bill on the abolition of the death penalty on juveniles