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, 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, 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, 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, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that...
On February 7, 2000, court officials confirmed that more than 100 death penalty cases were awaiting confirmation
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which...
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which at least 35 have very active death penalty dockets), 11 circuits with many federal district courts in each circuit all handling death penalty cases, all making law, some in conflict with others
- JANUARY 1, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Executions in the U
Executions in the U
- JANUARY 1, 2002BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 2002ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut abolished the death penalty for mentally...
Connecticut abolished the death penalty for mentally retarded in 2001 and forbid also the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who repressed Basque culture and language during his 36 years in power
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), increasing efforts were made to protect human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Following the events of 11 September, ''anti-terrorist''...
Following the events of 11 September, ''anti-terrorist'' proposals which would include expansion of the death penalty were made by legislators in several US states, including Alabama, Illinois, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio and North Carolina
- JANUARY 1, 2002IowaDEATH PENALTY
Iowa does not have the death penalty
Iowa does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Five states in the USA passed legislation banning the...
Five states in the USA passed legislation banning the execution of those suffering from mental retardation during the year: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Missouri and North Carolina
- JANUARY 1, 2002Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran carried out at least 198 executions, including...
Iran carried out at least 198 executions, including at least 6 women and a juvenile, in 2001