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, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Environment Law effective from February...
The Federal Environment Law effective from February 1, 2000 provides the death penalty and fines ranging from Dh1 million to Dh10 million for pollution both on land and at sea
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On december 20, 2001, according to a Voice and Vision...
On december 20, 2001, according to a Voice and Vision [of Iran] correspondent from Dushanbe, participants of the two-day conference entitled "The death penalty: pros and cons", opened in Dushanbe on December 20, said the number of those executed in Tajiki
- JANUARY 1, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- JANUARY 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The number of crimes liable for the death penalty were...
The number of crimes liable for the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On august 31, 2001, the Criminal Court sentenced 12...
On august 31, 2001, the Criminal Court sentenced 12 men and five women to death on speed smuggling charges in six separate drug cases
- JANUARY 1, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person...
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person shall enjoy rights and liberties in his/her life and person
- JANUARY 1, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On may 17, 2001 Taiwan's Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan...
On may 17, 2001 Taiwan's Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan said he planned to abolish the death sentence before his term ends in 2004
- JANUARY 1, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached...
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached an alarmingly high number with at least 56 death sentences and 20 executions known since the beginning of 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated robbery, apostasy and drug offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court and its military collegium...
The Tajik Supreme Court and its military collegium passed death sentences on 33 people in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2002TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- JANUARY 1, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution...
The People's Supreme Court has issued a resolution guiding the implementation of six Criminal Law regulations
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 200 people have been hanged in Malaysia since...
More than 200 people have been hanged in Malaysia since a mandatory death penalty was introduced for convicted drug traffickers in 1975
- JANUARY 1, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world...
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world that allowed the death penalty for minors
- JANUARY 1, 2002MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco...
Some 40 prisoners have been sentenced to death in Morocco in recent years, including five Islamic activists of Moroccan and Algerian descent who were involved in arms smuggling and other crimes, human right groups say
- JANUARY 1, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first...
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first six months of 2001, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The abolition of the death penalty begun in 1965 when...
The abolition of the death penalty begun in 1965 when hanging stopped being the punishment for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
According to recent government statistics, Singapore...
According to recent government statistics, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in proportion to population in the world
- JANUARY 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of...
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on the night between May 19 and 20, 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office...
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office in January 2001, but lifted the moratorium last October for convicted kidnappers after realizing that the freeze emboldened criminals
- JANUARY 1, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The abolishment of death penalty continues occupying...
The abolishment of death penalty continues occupying the political agenda
- JANUARY 1, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73%...
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73% of Lithuanians advocate the restoration of capital punishment for grave crimes and only 15% oppose capital punishment for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California...
Nayereh Tohidi, a lecturer at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), in an interview with Radio Free Europe, said stoning is a double-standard punishment: "There is a double standard here, even though the practice is applied to both men and w
- JANUARY 1, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was in '93 when some armed robbers...
The last execution was in '93 when some armed robbers were executed
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In Vietnam counterfeiters or traders of counterfeit...
In Vietnam counterfeiters or traders of counterfeit goods may be imprisoned, and in particularly serious cases, may be subject to the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In compliance with Article 15 of RK Constitution "Death...
In compliance with Article 15 of RK Constitution "Death punishment is set by the law as an exclusive punishment measure, the sentenced has a right to intercede for mercy
- JANUARY 1, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Serious sex crimes are punished with the death penalty...
Serious sex crimes are punished with the death penalty in Vietnam
- JANUARY 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in 2001 reopened 3,047 cases after...
The Supreme Court in 2001 reopened 3,047 cases after receiving 152,557 complaints about verdicts, according to court president Xiao Yang, China's top judge