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
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Top government and church officials in the Domican...
Top government and church officials in the Domican Republic rejected a proposal by Senate President Andrés Bautista to reinstate capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition group said that 15 political dissidents...
An Iraqi opposition group said that 15 political dissidents had been executed in a prison west of Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Several protesters were arrested by the Islamic regime's...
Several protesters were arrested by the Islamic regime's forces during the public executions which took place on September 29 in two different areas of the Iranian capital, the Student Movement Co-Ordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI) said
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh Ombudsman Bolat Baikadamov declared it was time...
Kazakh Ombudsman Bolat Baikadamov declared it was time to abolish capital punishment in the country
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Chairman of the Kazakh Supreme Court Kairat Mami...
The Chairman of the Kazakh Supreme Court Kairat Mami opposes the possible abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Rome's Colosseum was to be bathed in golden light on...
Rome's Colosseum was to be bathed in golden light on the nights of September 30 and October 1 to celebrate the Philippines' decision to suspend death row executions, Rome's city council said
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Rome's Colosseum was to be bathed in golden light on...
Rome's Colosseum was to be bathed in golden light on the nights of September 30 and October 1 to celebrate the Philippines' decision to suspend death row executions, Rome's city council said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun,...
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun, Miss England World 2002, and her intentions not to boycott the Miss World contest in Nigeria so as to raise her voice at the event in favour of Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stonin
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun,...
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun, Miss England World 2002, and her intentions not to boycott the Miss World contest in Nigeria so as to raise her voice at the event in favour of Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stonin
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International strongly criticized Tajikistan...
Amnesty International strongly criticized Tajikistan for its death penalty practices
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five members of a band convicted of several cases of...
Five members of a band convicted of several cases of rape were hanged in two separate public sites in east and west Tehran at dawn
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's southern province of Guangdong held several...
China's southern province of Guangdong held several public sentencing rallies which resulted in numerous executions ahead of the October 1 national day, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FIVE CONVICTS IN PUBLIC
September 29, 2002: members of a band convicted of several cases of rape were hanged in two separate public sites in east and west Tehran Sunday dawn. The “Black Vultures” gang members were strung up from cranes at the back of trucks. They had previously
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International expressed concern over the safety...
Amnesty International expressed concern over the safety of 20 prisoners held by the Ugandan army at a military detention facility in the northern town of Gulu
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xinhua news agency reported that a man named Liu, 45,...
Xinhua news agency reported that a man named Liu, 45, was executed for cutting power and phone lines
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
President Ricardo Maduro called for a thorough investigation...
President Ricardo Maduro called for a thorough investigation into a police officer's claim that the Security Ministry had summarily executed some 20 suspected criminals
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
A group of Costa Rican legislators has solicited to...
A group of Costa Rican legislators has solicited to not send a representative to the Miss World contest, that will be celebrated next November on the 30th, in Nigeria, Africa
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi lawyer for a William Sampson, a Canadian man...
A Saudi lawyer for a William Sampson, a Canadian man on trial in Riyadh over a fatal bombing denied widespread reports his client had already been sentenced to death and expressed confidence that he and his co-accused would soon be freed
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The South African law society (LSSA) called for the...
The South African law society (LSSA) called for the Nigerian government to set aside the ruling of the Sharia court that sentenced Amina Lawal to death by stoning for having a baby out of wedlock
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi lawyer for a William Sampson, a Canadian man...
A Saudi lawyer for a William Sampson, a Canadian man on trial in Riyadh over a fatal bombing denied widespread reports his client had already been sentenced to death and expressed confidence that he and his co-accused would soon be freed
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Badie Hamadeh was sentenced to death for shooting dead...
Badie Hamadeh was sentenced to death for shooting dead three security officers
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajik television reported that Bahrullo Mingboyev was...
Tajik television reported that Bahrullo Mingboyev was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appealed to...
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appealed to the Nigerian government to set aside the ruling of the Sharia Court that sentenced Amina Lawal to death by stoning for having had a baby outside wedlock
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appealed to...
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appealed to the Nigerian government to set aside the ruling of the Sharia Court that sentenced Amina Lawal to death by stoning for having had a baby outside wedlock
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The former Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary...
The former Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the Speaker of Parliament, has since independence spoken strongly against capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Liuzhou Prefecture Court, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous...
The Liuzhou Prefecture Court, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, executed Wei Kesong, 23, for drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002DEATH PENALTY
FIVE TO HANG AT DAWN IN IRAN
September 27, 2002: a gang of five men convicted of rape and extortion have been sentenced to death by hanging at dawn on Sunday across Tehran. These executions follow at least six others carried out last week in the Islamic republic.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain demonstrated in front of the UN Rome...
Hands Off Cain demonstrated in front of the UN Rome headquarters to urge the Italian government to present a censure resolution of human rights violations in Iran at the current UN General Assembly in New York
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain demonstrated in front of the UN Rome...
Hands Off Cain demonstrated in front of the UN Rome headquarters to urge the Italian government to present a censure resolution of human rights violations in Iran at the current UN General Assembly in New York
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Honduran attorney general, Roy Medina, admitted...
The Honduran attorney general, Roy Medina, admitted that police had been involved in carrying out summary executions of suspected criminals