Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 535
- Countries where they were recorded
- 27
- News items in the archive
- 3,937
Latest news of 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2002CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was in 1994
The last execution was in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2002MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Under 1995 laws, drug smugglers in the UAE face death...
Under 1995 laws, drug smugglers in the UAE face death by firing squad, although no executions are known to have taken place
- JANUARY 1, 2002MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital...
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002GabonDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection
- JANUARY 1, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On april 6, 2000, a Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled...
On april 6, 2000, a Ras al-Khaimah sharia court ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on others will be sentenced to death because the practice violates Islamic law and is therefore blasphemous
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art. 18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 2002ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is handed down in Vietnam for murder,...
The death penalty is handed down in Vietnam for murder, trafficking in more than 600 grams of heroin and corruption involving theft of 500 million dong ($32,980) or more of state property
- JANUARY 1, 2002Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains...
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains the death penalty but has relinquished the link with the Judicial Commission of the Privy Council
- JANUARY 1, 2002BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on the life of the head of state, and the military offenses of mutiny and desertion
- JANUARY 1, 2002PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama states at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the application of the...
The Penal Code provides for the application of the death penalty for serious offenses including: treason and espionage, attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement, destruction of territory, sabotage to public and economic utilities, mass
- JANUARY 1, 2002BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 2002BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
- JANUARY 1, 2002Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86