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
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The Russian-based Revolutionary Contact Association,...
The Russian-based Revolutionary Contact Association, which describes itself as a body of Russian dissidents, has sent an appeal to the Danish government and the "international democratic community" to prevent the possible extradition of Chechen presidenti
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Euro-MP Glenys Kinnock renewed calls for Miss Wales...
Euro-MP Glenys Kinnock renewed calls for Miss Wales to abandon her aesthetic ambition
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prince Edward has withdrawn from a reception in honour...
Prince Edward has withdrawn from a reception in honour of this year's controversial Miss World contest, Buckingham Palace said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The so-called Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria...
The so-called Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria condemned the recent call by President Obasanjo for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hurera Akilu-Atta, who is one of Amina Lawal's lawyers...
Hurera Akilu-Atta, who is one of Amina Lawal's lawyers and who works for Baobab, a women's human rights organisation in Nigeria said: "When we heard that participants were boycotting this event, we felt happy and hopeful," she said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Miss Panama, Yoselyn Sanchez, 21, said: "If my refusal...
Miss Panama, Yoselyn Sanchez, 21, said: "If my refusal to go helps save the young Amina from execution , then it is something I do with much pleasure
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pakistan condemned a man to death and 100...
A court in Pakistan condemned a man to death and 100 lashes for killing his aunt and her one-year-old baby
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court sentenced an academic and close ally...
An Iranian court sentenced an academic and close ally of President Mohammad Khatami to death for blasphemy after he questioned the right of the clergy to rule the Islamic Republic, his lawyer said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In blocking the execution of a Texas killer, the Supreme...
In blocking the execution of a Texas killer, the Supreme Court revealed interest in a new area of capital punishment: the mentally ill
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
REFORMIST SCHOLAR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
November 7, 2002: an Iranian court has sentenced an academic and close ally of President Mohammad Khatami to death for blasphemy after he questioned the right of the clergy to rule the Islamic Republic, his lawyer said on Thursday.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Constitution of Kenya Review...
It was reported that the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission wrote Part (2) of the same Clause 12 seeks to abolish the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, a mentally ill convicted killer won...
In Huntsville, a mentally ill convicted killer won a reprieve from the U
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
At the Third Committee Andreas Mavrommatis, Special...
At the Third Committee Andreas Mavrommatis, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iraq, introduced his report by welcoming the recent decree of the Revolutionary Command Council signed by President Saddam Hussein on 20 October, granting a
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential adviser on the peace process Eduardo Ermita...
Presidential adviser on the peace process Eduardo Ermita said, despite declared a terrorist by the European Union, communist leader Jose Ma
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Philippines Presidential adviser on the peace process...
Philippines Presidential adviser on the peace process Eduardo Ermita said, despite declared a terrorist by the European Union, communist leader Jose Ma
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Miss Scotland Paula Murphy called on the nation to...
Miss Scotland Paula Murphy called on the nation to back her decision not to boycott the Miss World contest
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
At the Third Committee Andreas Mavrommatis, Special...
At the Third Committee Andreas Mavrommatis, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iraq, introduced his report by welcoming the recent decree of the Revolutionary Command Council signed by President Saddam Hussein on 20 October, granting a
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man was hanged in the northwestern city...
An Iranian man was hanged in the northwestern city of Tabriz after being convicted of drug-trafficking, IRNA reported
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain appealed to the media, political parties...
Hands Off Cain appealed to the media, political parties and citizens aware of the death penalty issue to campaign in favour of four Iranian women, who like Amina Lawal in Nigeria, were condemned to death by stoning
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed 46 people in two days, ahead of...
China has executed 46 people in two days, ahead of the 16th Communist Party Congress, human rights group Amnesty International has said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain's online moratorium campaign moves to...
Hands Off Cain's online moratorium campaign moves to Sweden today with the fourth national launch of the online appeal to the United Nations to approve a resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002DEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN SWEDEN
November 6, 2002: Hands Off Cain’s online campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions is launched in Stockholm today. The campaign has already taken in Rome, Madrid, Nuremberg and will now move on to Paris, Athens, Tokyo and New York.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors voted for death as the punishment for Paul Smith, 25
Jurors voted for death as the punishment for Paul Smith, 25
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gregory Esparza will not be executed and eventually...
Gregory Esparza will not be executed and eventually could be paroled
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court jury...
The Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court jury recommended that Jerry T
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's...
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, expressed concern that envisaging the extradition of Mr Akhmed Zakaiev, who was arrested at Russia's request when representing the Chechen President Mashkadov at the World Congress
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's...
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, expressed concern that envisaging the extradition of Mr Akhmed Zakaiev, who was arrested at Russia's request when representing the Chechen President Mashkadov at the World Congress
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's...
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, expressed concern that envisaging the extradition of Mr Akhmed Zakaiev, who was arrested at Russia's request when representing the Chechen President Mashkadov at the World Congress
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The SA Human Rights Commission released its report...
The SA Human Rights Commission released its report on prisoners still on death row despite the abolition of the death penalty seven years ago
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
After that some 2 million signatures have been handed...
After that some 2 million signatures have been handed in, Venezuelan jurists and academics debated whether a referendum can be held asking if the president should resign and, if held, what its effect might be