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, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder...
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder in Bangladesh, but no execution was reported in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2002HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason - but not for mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the...
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the death penalty and providing for 30 years' imprisonment without parole for parricide, murder, treason and other crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory...
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Public support of the death penalty runs high in China
Public support of the death penalty runs high in China
- JANUARY 1, 2002BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976 and for military offenses on December 10, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
The death penalty was abolished on May 28, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the...
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2002MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held
- JANUARY 1, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death...
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
South Carolina does not forbid the execution of the...
South Carolina does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders and does not have life without parole