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 1, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said...
Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Ryamizard Ryacudu said he would support the death penalty on undisciplined Army soldiers involved in the attack on the police station in Langkat, North Sumatra province
- OCTOBER 1, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shigeru Yagi, a moneylender who flaunted his wealth...
Shigeru Yagi, a moneylender who flaunted his wealth on TV and ridiculed police, was sentenced to death for murdering two acquaintances and seriously injuring another with poison and overdoses of cold medicine
- OCTOBER 1, 2002Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's Colombo High Court sentenced to death three...
Sri Lanka's Colombo High Court sentenced to death three suspects charged with murdering a customs officer, the Island newspaper said
- OCTOBER 1, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese...
The United States is to move to bar entry to Chinese nationals linked to the controversial global trade in organ harvesting
- OCTOBER 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's...
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's president urging him to overturn the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a woman for having a child out of wedlock
- OCTOBER 1, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed...
In Huntsville, James Rexford Powell, 56 was executed evening for abducting, raping and strangling 10-year-old Falyssa Van Winkle 12 years ago
- OCTOBER 1, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's...
New Zealand lawmakers of all parties wrote to Nigeria's president urging him to overturn the sentence of death by stoning imposed on a woman for having a child out of wedlock
- OCTOBER 1, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council...
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council adopted a declaration on the death penalty and particularly cruel forms of execution
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Church warned President Arroyo against succumbing...
The Church warned President Arroyo against succumbing to pressure from influential Chinese factions lobbying for the execution of death convicts, in particular kidnappers
- OCTOBER 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted...
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted of spying for Israel
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An anti-crime group criticized the government of "toying...
An anti-crime group criticized the government of "toying around" with the death penalty law by ordering an indefinite halt to executions
- OCTOBER 1, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo gave assurances...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo gave assurances that the country's higher appeal courts would quash the death-by-stoning sentences for adultery passed by Islamic courts
- OCTOBER 1, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 1, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly...
A man convicted of murder and armed robbery was publicly executed by hanging in the southern part of Iran, the Ettelaat evening newspaper reported, cited by AFP
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tehran sentenced two more men to death for...
A court in Tehran sentenced two more men to death for a series of rapes
- OCTOBER 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Committee on Justice endorsed the early...
The Senate Committee on Justice endorsed the early approval of a bill authored by Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The African National Congress (ANC) called on South...
The African National Congress (ANC) called on South African president Thabo Mbeki to urge his Nigerian counterpart to prevent the execution of Amina Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned three men to death...
A court in Bangladesh condemned three men to death for the murder of a ten-year-old schoolgirl
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A murder convict who strangled a bar worker after a...
A murder convict who strangled a bar worker after a quarrel then chopped her body up was handed the death sentence in a ruling that overturned a lower court decision
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 28-year-old electrical and telecommunications subcontractor...
A 28-year-old electrical and telecommunications subcontractor was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in 315
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, a military court sentenced six men convicted...
In Lebanon, a military court sentenced six men convicted of spying for Israel on Hezbollah and the Lebanese and Syrian armies to terms ranging from a year in jail to death
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Harare Magistrate's Court granted three Zimbabwean...
Harare Magistrate's Court granted three Zimbabwean opposition leaders bail and adjourned their treason trial to 11 November
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The African National Congress (ANC) called on South...
The African National Congress (ANC) called on South African president Thabo Mbeki to urge his Nigerian counterpart to prevent the execution of Amina Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Kenji Yokota, 53, was sentenced to death by the Tokyo...
Kenji Yokota, 53, was sentenced to death by the Tokyo High Court for strangling a female acquaintance in 1999
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suspended...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suspended the execution of all death row convicts while Congress is debating a proposed law abolishing the death penalty, Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh ombudsman Bolat Baykadamov voiced an initiative...
Kazakh ombudsman Bolat Baykadamov voiced an initiative to abolish capital punishment in the country
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Xinjiang Daily reported that Ma Yanshan was sentenced...
The Xinjiang Daily reported that Ma Yanshan was sentenced to death for murdering six members of his estranged wife's family
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The China Youth Daily reported that a leader of a village...
The China Youth Daily reported that a leader of a village in Hebei province was sentenced to death for trying to kill a man who defeated him in a village election
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in eastern China sentenced to death the owner...
A court in eastern China sentenced to death the owner of a fast-food outlet for poisoning snacks at a competitor's shop, causing the death of dozens of people