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 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss...
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss World contest due to be held in Nigeria in November
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A painter was sentenced to death by the High Court...
A painter was sentenced to death by the High Court in Ipoh, Malysia for trafficking in 420gm of ganja
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime...
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime Minister Helen Clark, Green MP Sue Kedgley and the YWCA in voicing concerns about New Zealand's involvement in the Miss World pageant despite reassurances from the Nigerian Government that the decision
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss...
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss World contest due to be held in Nigeria in November
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and...
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and eight others face the same sentence after being convicted on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery, newspapers said
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for...
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for the fatal shooting of Lori Baker, 20, during a burglary at her home on the night of Sept
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS SIX CRIMINALS, EIGHT MORE FACE THE SAME
September 18, 2002: six men were hanged in Iran since Monday and eight others face the same sentence after being convicted on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery, newspapers said Wednesday.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
At the Kankakee County Courthouse, Marlon Watford,...
At the Kankakee County Courthouse, Marlon Watford, 28, has been given a death sentence for the Sept
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Norman Roettger overturned the...
U.S. District Judge Norman Roettger overturned the conviction in the Oct
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man...
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ten robbers and rapists were put to death in Beijing
Ten robbers and rapists were put to death in Beijing
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsvile, Jessie Joe Patrick was executed for the...
In Huntsvile, Jessie Joe Patrick was executed for the July 8, 1989, slaying of an 80-year-old woman, Nina Rutherford Redd
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002NevadaDEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, the 9th U
In San Francisco, the 9th U
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Government said it is totally opposed...
The Nigerian Government said it is totally opposed to the stoning of a woman found guilty of adultery
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme court of Tajikistan sentenced to death...
The Supreme court of Tajikistan sentenced to death a man convicted of killing his two children
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar...
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar Mambetov guilty of brutally killing six people
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister P
Prime Minister P
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A white farmer convicted of murder for running over...
A white farmer convicted of murder for running over a black settler occupying part of his land was sentenced to 15 years in prison
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ten people were put to death in Beijing for ordinary crimes
Ten people were put to death in Beijing for ordinary crimes
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The heads of prisons departments in three East African...
The heads of prisons departments in three East African countries, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, have urged authorities in the region to abolish the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand Green Party MP Sue Kedgley added her voice...
New Zealand Green Party MP Sue Kedgley added her voice to a call for Miss New Zealand organisers to boycott the Miss World pageant in Nigeria over a woman being sentenced to death by stoning
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The heads of prisons departments in three East African...
The heads of prisons departments in three East African countries, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, have urged authorities in the region to abolish the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the...
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the case of a Briton facing a possible death penalty in Thailand for smuggling drugs
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the...
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the case of a Briton facing a possible death penalty in Thailand for smuggling drugs
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The heads of prisons departments in three East African...
The heads of prisons departments in three East African countries, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, have urged authorities in the region to abolish the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An Ugandan businesswoman and her maid, Kigula and Nansamba...
An Ugandan businesswoman and her maid, Kigula and Nansamba have been sentenced to death by the High Court, for killing the former's husband
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Inkatha Freedom Party, expressing outrage about...
The Inkatha Freedom Party, expressing outrage about yet another alleged rape of a child, called for a referendum on the return of the death penalty