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
- JANUARY 5, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Shaykh Muhammad Elbur and Shaykh Abdi Farah Weheliye,...
Shaykh Muhammad Elbur and Shaykh Abdi Farah Weheliye, judges of the Islamic court based at the Mogadishu livestock market, ordered the execution of Farah Warsame Halane for killing Abdi Muhammad Hade five days before
- JANUARY 5, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Walls introduced SB 2249 to eliminate the death...
Sen. Walls introduced SB 2249 to eliminate the death penalty for capital murder. Walls also proposed SB 2654 to eliminate the death penalty for those with mental retardation
- JANUARY 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122)...
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122) to abolish executions. The bill would require people who would have received the death penalty to be sentenced to life in prison without parole
- JANUARY 5, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled...
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled 33,000 bibles to China in 2000, may face the death penalty for practicing unauthorized religious worship, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said
- JANUARY 5, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled...
Li Guangqiang, a Hong Kong businessman who smuggled 33,000 bibles to China in 2000, may face the death penalty for practicing unauthorized religious worship, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said
- JANUARY 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with law regarding a large smuggling...
In accordance with law regarding a large smuggling case the Jiangmen City Intermediate People's Court held a public trial on Huang Guolin, a dismissed worker of customs, Fu Zhijian and Hu Yingcong, former staff members of the Taishan customs and sentenced
- JANUARY 4, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November...
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November 2000 army takeover now face life imprisonment if they are found guilty by the military tribunal
- JANUARY 4, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Bohodur Huseynovich Sharipov, charged with a number...
Bohodur Huseynovich Sharipov, charged with a number of serious crimes committed in Tajikistan, who had gone into hiding in Uzbekistan, where he was arrested and handed over to Tajikistan, was sentenced to death by Soghd Region criminal court collegium
- JANUARY 4, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The terrorist organization, PKK [Kurdistan Workers'...
The terrorist organization, PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party], has executed seven persons for "criticizing the leader
- JANUARY 4, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi army generals, Ossama Hassan al-Yawer, brother...
Two Iraqi army generals, Ossama Hassan al-Yawer, brother of a former finance minister, and Taleb al-Saadun, a senior military official of the Baath party, were executed
- JANUARY 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate Peoples Court in Foshan city, Guangdong...
The Intermediate Peoples Court in Foshan city, Guangdong province, sentenced 6 men to death for unrelated murder and manslaughter charges
- JANUARY 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles...
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles (HB 109)
- JANUARY 4, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Senator Ernie Chambers introduced LB 18 in the Nebraska...
Senator Ernie Chambers introduced LB 18 in the Nebraska Unicameral
- JANUARY 3, 2001Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted in the 1996 killing of three women...
A man convicted in the 1996 killing of three women was sentenced to death by a federal judge
- JANUARY 3, 2001DEATH PENALTY
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of...
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of executing those with mental retardation retroactive and to permit raising the claim of mental retardation even if not raised before (HB 70)
- JANUARY 3, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital...
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital punishment in Lebanon demonstrated near the cabinet headquarters
- JANUARY 2, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A striking book was published in India: Hangman's Journal...
A striking book was published in India: Hangman's Journal by Shashi Warrier, a novel that draws upon the life of Janardhanan Pillai, the hangman of the Maharaja of Travancore in the early 1940s and, over three decades, the performer of 117 executions
- JANUARY 1, 2001Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried...
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried out the death sentence on 24 soldiers of the 34 convicted of treason
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In the year 2001 (till November) 45 people were executed...
In the year 2001 (till November) 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first...
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first six months of 2001, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Note: Belgium is term-president of the EU from June...
Note: Belgium is term-president of the EU from June to December 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Under the Islamic Hudd Ordinance of 1979, death is...
Under the Islamic Hudd Ordinance of 1979, death is the only punishment for those found guilty of gang rapes involving at least two or more perpetrators
- JANUARY 1, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 2,500 Britons were starting...
It was reported that more than 2,500 Britons were starting the new year languishing in foreign jails
- JANUARY 1, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or...
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking and especially where the prisoner is found guilty after pleading not guilty at the start of their trial
- JANUARY 1, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences
The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences
- JANUARY 1, 2001BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2001LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason,...
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and certain drug crimes