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 1, 2002ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- JANUARY 1, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Note: Spain is term-president of the EU from January...
Note: Spain is term-president of the EU from January to June 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi nationals convicted of homosexuality were...
Three Saudi nationals convicted of homosexuality were beheaded in the south of the country on January 1
- JANUARY 1, 2002NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Dutch law forbids extradition to a country where a...
Dutch law forbids extradition to a country where a person could face the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Smuggling more than 200 grams of heroin, morphine,...
Smuggling more than 200 grams of heroin, morphine, opium and marijuana or possessing more than 250 grams carries the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan has an interim administration which was...
Afghanistan has an interim administration which was inaugurated on 22 December 2001 and which is due to govern for six months
- JANUARY 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code and the legislation on civil disturbances for armed robbery, murder, treason, and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the...
Art. 17 of the 1995 Armenian Constitution retains the death penalty: "Everyone has the right to life. The death penalty, until its complete abolition as an exceptional measure of punishment, can be stipulated by law solely for the most serious crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In China, the Siberian tiger, the giant panda and the...
In China, the Siberian tiger, the giant panda and the golden monkey are protected species, hunting them is punishable by long prison terms and the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2002IrelandDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 Ireland held a referendum to amend the constitution...
In 2001 Ireland held a referendum to amend the constitution to prohibitcapital punishment, which had been abolished and removed from the penal code in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2002SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason, murder, violent robberies,...
Capital crimes are: treason, murder, violent robberies, rape, verbal opposition to the government, and membership in the Muslim brotherhood
- JANUARY 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people...
749 Death sentences in 2001, till November 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found in possession of 100g or more of heroin...
Anyone found in possession of 100g or more of heroin in Vietnam faces the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A total of 23 Hong Kong residents were either executed...
A total of 23 Hong Kong residents were either executed or sentenced to death in mainland China in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Courts sentenced 55 people to death in 2001 on drug-related...
Courts sentenced 55 people to death in 2001 on drug-related charges, according to government figures
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A total of 23 Hong Kong residents were either executed...
A total of 23 Hong Kong residents were either executed or sentenced to death in mainland China in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
Yemen applies the death penalty for rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajikistan's Criminal Code metes out the death penalty...
Tajikistan's Criminal Code metes out the death penalty for serious crimes such as an attempt to stage a coup d'etat, terrorism, taking hostages, premeditated murder aggravated by utmost cruelty and smuggling drugs in particularly large amounts
- JANUARY 1, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes...
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, then fully abolished, and replaced with life imprisonment in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2002MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three antistate offenses involving violence (as reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the Criminal code)
- JANUARY 1, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe, established in 1949, describes...
The Council of Europe, established in 1949, describes itself as "the guardian of democratic security, founded on human rights, democracy and the rule of law
- JANUARY 1, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital...
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2002Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the...
The Vatican maintained capital punishment into the twentieth century with hangings taking place during the papacy of Pius IX
- JANUARY 1, 2002QatarDEATH PENALTY
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there...
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there had been no executions in Qatar for 10 years