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, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002MichiganDEATH PENALTY
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
- JANUARY 1, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
On november 21, 2001, the police warned the public...
On november 21, 2001, the police warned the public that anyone caught lighting up fireworks during Hari Raya would face legal action
- JANUARY 1, 2002DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
On august 10, 2001, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk...
On august 10, 2001, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk signed into law a bill passed by the country's legislature to establish a U
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On January 1, 2001, in a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh...
On January 1, 2001, in a landmark judgment, the Bangladesh High Court, comprising Justice Najmun Ara Sultana, the first woman judge in the country's history, declared fatwa as illegal and also ruled that a fatwa given by any unauthorised person must be ma
- JANUARY 1, 2002BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, and drug trafficking (possession of more than 250 grams of Syabu (methylamphetamine) the substance is enough to warrant a death sentence according to Brunei law
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
One of the most important capital case is the trial...
One of the most important capital case is the trial of those accused of involvement in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination that began in March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- JANUARY 1, 2002MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2002NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
Florida does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The United States federal death penalty was first used...
The United States federal death penalty was first used on June 25, 1790, when Thomas Bird was hanged for murder in Maine
- JANUARY 1, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002OmanDEATH PENALTY
On the 6th of March 1999, according to a royal decree,...
On the 6th of March 1999, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers
- JANUARY 1, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes...
The Kazakh International Human Rights Bureau believes that 400 people have been executed in the republic over the last 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 2002SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and...
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and the condemned prisoner is presented to the crowd and forced to bow his head and wear a sign with the name of his crime written on it around his neck
- JANUARY 1, 2002South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
South Dakota does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
South Dakota does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above...
While Indian law allows death penalty for males above 16, Article 6 (5) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which India ratified in 1979, and Article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by India in 1992, make
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact...
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact the number of death sentences and executions is much higher than the figures in their possession; this is because the Chinese authorities never publish statistics on the death penalty as they are consider
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China still holds the record for executions
China still holds the record for executions
- JANUARY 1, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried...
On October 19, 1998, a firing squad publicly carried out the death sentence on 24 soldiers of the 34 convicted of treason
- JANUARY 1, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2002UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay at Art
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in...
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be...
Under Philippine law, all death sentences have to be reviewed by the Supreme Court