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
- OCTOBER 9, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should...
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should die for killing 3 Yosemite National Park tourists in 1999, rejecting defense pleas to spare a mentally ill man twisted by genetics and a traumatic childhood
- OCTOBER 9, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than...
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed, more than a decade after she murdered 6 men along central Florida highways while working as a prostitute
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002SwedenDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair...
During a press conference attended by Deputy Chair of the EU Praliament, Renzo Imbeni, Hands Off Cain called on Miss World participants to attend the beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal's plight by taking a stand
- OCTOBER 9, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused...
A special court sentenced to death all the four accused in the Mahima kidnap and rape case, setting another example of quick dispensation of justice
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards...
On October 9, 2002, Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18
- OCTOBER 9, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death...
Taiwan took the first step towards abolishing the death penalty by dropping the sentence for teenagers under 18, who up until now could be condemned if found guilty of killing family members
- OCTOBER 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance...
Two Afghan armed robbers were hanged in accordance with the verdict of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran, the Iranian newspaper Kayhan reported
- OCTOBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law...
An Iranian woman convicted of the murder of her sister-in-law was executed by hanging in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the Qods newspaper said, according to AFP
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission...
The Human Rights Committee of the Foreign Affairs Commission at the Italian Chamber of representatives held the first ever hearing on religious freedom with particular emphasis on China and Vietnam
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo,...
"On December 2, 2000 three of our brothers, Siu Seo, Siu Ai and Nay Glel were arrested by Vietnamese Cong An security forces on the Montagnard village of Plei Jo Ning
- OCTOBER 9, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN CALLS FOR MASS PARTICIPATION IN MISS WORLD CONTEST
October 9, 2002: HOC has appealed to Miss World participants to attend the contest due to be held in Nigeria in December and spotlight Amina Lawal’s plight by taking a stand against the death penalty there. HOC believes that dialogue rather than a boycott
- OCTOBER 8, 2002PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death...
In Erie, Stephen Treiber, 33, was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter by setting his house on fire last year
- OCTOBER 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in central China overturned the death...
An appeals court in central China overturned the death sentences of five leaders of a banned Christian sect and ordered a retrial - an exceptional move in a country that controls religion tightly, a human rights group said
- OCTOBER 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted...
Two lovers, Fatima Usman and Ahmed Ibrahim, convicted to death for adultery in a Niger State Sharia court are to remain in jail following the adjournment of their bail hearing to October 22
- OCTOBER 8, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement...
The Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition of immov
- OCTOBER 8, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty...
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty is to be voted on by Ulster councillors tonight
- OCTOBER 8, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist...
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition
- OCTOBER 8, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran President Ricardo Maduro has received a report...
Honduran President Ricardo Maduro has received a report detailing the executions of 574 children and youths under the age 18 between 1998 and this June, 4 percent of which are said to have been committed by police
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- OCTOBER 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- OCTOBER 7, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry...
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry of reforms, including the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime and legislation to extend cultural rights to its Kurdish minority, but made clear it was too early to start accession talks
- OCTOBER 7, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta said that under the law elderly...
Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta said that under the law elderly convicts aged 70 years and above could no longer be meted the death penalty. As such, they should be moved to other units in the National Penitentiary
- OCTOBER 7, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting...
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvares Jil-Robles
- OCTOBER 7, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry...
The European Commission commended Turkey's recent flurry of reforms, including the abolition of the death penalty in peacetime and legislation to extend cultural rights to its Kurdish minority, but made clear it was too early to start accession talks