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 11, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Common Pleas Judge Lawrence O'Toole has confirmed the...
Common Pleas Judge Lawrence O'Toole has confirmed the death sentence against Ronald Taylor
- JANUARY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face...
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face torture in their homelands "generally" cannot be deported there, unless the evidence shows that their continued presence in Canada poses a serious security risk to the country
- JANUARY 11, 2002KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev signed a decree extending...
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev signed a decree extending the moratorium on the execution of death sentences in Kyrgyzstan until 31 December 2002
- JANUARY 11, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Execution of death row prisoners by lethal injection...
Execution of death row prisoners by lethal injection will begin in 2003 in Thailand
- JANUARY 11, 2002Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face...
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face torture in their homelands "generally" cannot be deported there, unless the evidence shows that their continued presence in Canada poses a serious security risk to the country
- JANUARY 11, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face...
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face torture in their homelands "generally" cannot be deported there, unless the evidence shows that their continued presence in Canada poses a serious security risk to the country
- JANUARY 11, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's current laws concerning Criminal Procedures...
Russia's current laws concerning Criminal Procedures are "too soft," an advisor to the prosecutor general Vladimir Kolesnikov said at a press conference
- JANUARY 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted without dissent...
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted without dissent for a bill by Sen
- JANUARY 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Xinjiang Daily reported that Xinjiang Farm Reclamation...
The Xinjiang Daily reported that Xinjiang Farm Reclamation Seventh Division Court had sentenced Jiang Nandong to death with two years reprieve for absconding public funds
- JANUARY 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 on possessing...
Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 on possessing and distributing drugs carries a mandatory death sentence
- JANUARY 10, 2002Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A condemned man who steadfastly denied beating his...
A condemned man who steadfastly denied beating his girlfriend to death in 1990 escaped execution Thursday as Gov
- JANUARY 10, 2002TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
As Arab Ministers of Interior began their annual meeting...
As Arab Ministers of Interior began their annual meeting in Tunis to discuss measures to combat "terrorism", Amnesty International called for the Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism to be amended to conform with international human rights and
- JANUARY 10, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Dinajpur gave the death penalty to a man...
A court in Dinajpur gave the death penalty to a man for throwing acid on a teen-aged girl in Hakimpur upazila, which left the girl blind
- JANUARY 10, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh government proposed stiffening punishment,...
The Kazakh government proposed stiffening punishment, right up to the death sentence, for attempts on the president's life, the Kazakhstan Today news agency reported
- JANUARY 10, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Lawyer and political analyst Emil P
Lawyer and political analyst Emil P
- JANUARY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader...
Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz said "although we fulfil short term objectives, the European Union (EU) will abstain from beginning full membership negotiations with Turkey as long as the death sentence exists in Turk
- JANUARY 10, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ismail Cim,...
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ismail Cim, stated that he expected the Spanish Presidency of the European Union to "pursue the positive process" carried out by the Belgian Presidency on the issue of Turkey's accession to the EU
- JANUARY 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ismail Cim,...
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ismail Cim, stated that he expected the Spanish Presidency of the European Union to "pursue the positive process" carried out by the Belgian Presidency on the issue of Turkey's accession to the EU
- JANUARY 10, 2002BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana fugitives were extradited back to the...
Two Botswana fugitives were extradited back to the Botswana from South Africa, the Department of Home Affairs said
- JANUARY 10, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Zimbabwean parliament passed the Public Order and...
The Zimbabwean parliament passed the Public Order and Security Bill and the General Laws Amendment Bill after a record 17-hour debate over the legislation
- JANUARY 10, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana fugitives were extradited back to the...
Two Botswana fugitives were extradited back to the Botswana from South Africa, the Department of Home Affairs said
- JANUARY 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Reza R
Hamid Reza R
- JANUARY 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhan Guoping, "a murder convict who refused to confess...
Zhan Guoping, "a murder convict who refused to confess to his crimes," was executed at Jining in Shandong Province, Qilu Evening News reported
- JANUARY 9, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Moore, 38, was executed Wednesday night for...
Michael Moore, 38, was executed Wednesday night for killing Christa Bentley, 35
- JANUARY 9, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
James R
James R
- JANUARY 9, 2002Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Asian Wall Street Journal's International Commentary...
The Asian Wall Street Journal's International Commentary said "China's Communist leaders traditionally celebrate religious holidays with the persecution of believers
- JANUARY 9, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of...
A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of a Hong Kong Bibletrader was another reminder human rights abuses remained an obstacle in Sino-U
- JANUARY 9, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Asian Wall Street Journal's International Commentary...
The Asian Wall Street Journal's International Commentary said "China's Communist leaders traditionally celebrate religious holidays with the persecution of believers
- JANUARY 9, 2002Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of...
A U.S. congressman said that China's indictment of a Hong Kong Bibletrader was another reminder human rights abuses remained an obstacle in Sino-U
- JANUARY 9, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The Jamaican government must take immediate action...
The Jamaican government must take immediate action to challenge impunity for those who kill - be they police or civilians, Amnesty International said