Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2002
- JANUARY 31, 2002Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said in a written...
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said in a written fatwa or religious ruling that "In certain circumstances, death by stoning can be replaced by other methods of punishment," opening the way for women lawmakers who have campaigned against the practic
- JANUARY 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court,...
The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, sentenced "drug criminals" Zheng Bangxiang, Yang Laifu and Lin Peiwen to death and Du Zhiyuan to death with a reprieve
- JANUARY 31, 2002New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would...
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would repeal the New Mexico's capital-punishment law
- JANUARY 30, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in...
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in the United States helping provide legal representation for inmates on death row
- JANUARY 30, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over...
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over the treason trial of coup leader George Speight just three weeks before the trial commences, Chief Justice Timoci Tuivaga said
- JANUARY 30, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control...
Jamaica, plagued by violence and struggling to control rising gun crime, should execute convicted arms smugglers, the nation's new minister of national security said
- JANUARY 30, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
There are currently 38 people on death row in Armenia
- JANUARY 30, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Vasily has no regrets about his old job as an executioner,...
Vasily has no regrets about his old job as an executioner, but still cannot bring himself to slaughter animals on his small farm
- JANUARY 30, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee unanimously...
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee unanimously approved a bill that would abolish the death penalty for the mentally retarded
- JANUARY 30, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Commission of...
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Commission of inquiry, formed by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa to investigate the 2001 Zanzibar killings, to carry out its activities independently
- JANUARY 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Prince Talal bin, half-brother of King Fahd of Saudi...
Prince Talal bin, half-brother of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, said that if the kingdom, an absolute monarchy, is to integrate itself in the modern world it needs a gradual political evolution
- JANUARY 30, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Windell Broussard, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p
Windell Broussard, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p
- JANUARY 30, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in...
Three Australian law students from Victoria are in the United States helping provide legal representation for inmates on death row
- JANUARY 30, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman faces a death sentence in Vietnam...
An Australian woman faces a death sentence in Vietnam after being arrested at Ho Chi Minh City's international airport carrying more than 800g of heroin
- JANUARY 30, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
An Australian woman faces a death sentence in Vietnam...
An Australian woman faces a death sentence in Vietnam after being arrested at Ho Chi Minh City's international airport carrying more than 800g of heroin
- JANUARY 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was hanged in public in the town...
A convicted murderer was hanged in public in the town of Abarkouh, in central Iran
- JANUARY 29, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Uzbekistan's southern Surkhandarya Region...
A court in Uzbekistan's southern Surkhandarya Region sentenced Hasan Pirnazarov to death for murdering four people - his wife, two sons and mother-in-law, the Uzbek newspaper Turkiston reported
- JANUARY 29, 2002SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The Samoa Supreme Court sentenced (?Peter Ah Siu) to...
The Samoa Supreme Court sentenced (?Peter Ah Siu) to death after he was convicted of murder
- JANUARY 29, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted...
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted to the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, established that the country made definite progress in meeting its commitments to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 29, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted...
The final version of the report on Armenia, submitted to the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, established that the country made definite progress in meeting its commitments to the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A centre for execution by lethal injection is to be...
A centre for execution by lethal injection is to be established in China as part of a new policy to phase out the use of the firing squad in capital punishment cases
- JANUARY 29, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Stephen Wayne Anderson 48, was pronounced dead from...
Stephen Wayne Anderson 48, was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 12:30 a
- JANUARY 29, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
John Joseph Romano was pronounced dead at 9:12 p
John Joseph Romano was pronounced dead at 9:12 p
- JANUARY 29, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The murder of a young couple, Alexander and Mariya,...
The murder of a young couple, Alexander and Mariya, apparently by a gang who were after his $60,000 Lexus, sparked fresh debate over the future of the death penalty - on hold in Russia since 1996
- JANUARY 28, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Karim Tougly was hanged in prison in Mahabad, Iran
Karim Tougly was hanged in prison in Mahabad, Iran