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 2, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Usman Umaru, father of Fatimah Usman, a woman sentenced...
Usman Umaru, father of Fatimah Usman, a woman sentenced to death by stoning along with her lover for adultery, accused the trial Judge of demanding and receiving 8,900 Naira (about $71) bribe from him
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court sentenced six men to death for the...
A Pakistani court sentenced six men to death for the gang rape of a woman on the orders of a traditional village jury
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli...
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli occupation forces randomly opened fire at a group of residents in the occupied city of Jenin, killing 16-year old Abd-al-Karim al-Sa'di
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli...
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli occupation forces randomly opened fire at a group of residents in the occupied city of Jenin, killing 16-year old Abd-al-Karim al-Sa'di
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli...
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers near the southern West Bank village of Bani Na'im
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli...
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers near the southern West Bank village of Bani Na'im
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court for the first time granted the family...
An Iranian court for the first time granted the family of a murdered Christian man the same "blood money", or compensation, as that of a Muslim, the official news agency IRNA reported
- AUGUST 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Palestinian militants shot dead a man they accused...
Palestinian militants shot dead a man they accused of "collaborating" with Israeli security
- AUGUST 31, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Additional sessions judge S
Additional sessions judge S
- AUGUST 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house...
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house at a village near Jenin in the West Bank, killing five Palestinians, two of them children
- AUGUST 31, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house...
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house at a village near Jenin in the West Bank, killing five Palestinians, two of them children
- AUGUST 31, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court sentenced six men to death for the...
A Pakistani court sentenced six men to death for the gang rape of a woman on the orders of a traditional village jury
- AUGUST 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death...
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death an elderly Sudanese man and then stealing his money were executed
- AUGUST 30, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
18-year old Rajah Ibrahim was shot in the head in Tulkarm...
18-year old Rajah Ibrahim was shot in the head in Tulkarm after "confessing" to helping Israel to kill Raed Karmi, a leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of the Fatah faction of Yassir Arafat, the Palestinian leader
- AUGUST 30, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death...
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death an elderly Sudanese man and then stealing his money were executed in Saudi Arabia
- AUGUST 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men including Li Zhen, the former head of north...
Two men including Li Zhen, the former head of north China's Hebei provincial tax department was sentenced to death for corruption
- AUGUST 29, 2002BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The session cabinet approved Bulgaria's subscription...
The session cabinet approved Bulgaria's subscription to the Protocol 13 of the European Convention on Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, abolishing death penalty under all circumstances, including wartime, state of emergency or state of
- AUGUST 29, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die...
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die for the Jan
- AUGUST 29, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The state Senate approved a bill that would carry out the U
The state Senate approved a bill that would carry out the U
- AUGUST 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed...
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed bin Shadad, a Saudi national convicted of multiple armed robbery, was executed
- AUGUST 29, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam...
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam handed down the death sentence to an Australian of Vietnamese origin after she was found guilty of heroin trafficking
- AUGUST 29, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced...
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that the federal government had no sympathy for drug traffickers but was equally firm in its opposition to the dea
- AUGUST 29, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced...
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that the federal government had no sympathy for drug traffickers but was equally firm in its opposition to the dea
- AUGUST 29, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam...
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam handed down the death sentence to an Australian of Vietnamese origin after she was found guilty of heroin trafficking
- AUGUST 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A member of Moham-med's family, a 50 year old condemned...
A member of Moham-med's family, a 50 year old condemned to death by stoning for raping a nine year old girl, informed the News Agency of Nigeria that the convict had had a psychiatric problem for the past 15 years
- AUGUST 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr
- AUGUST 29, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In an unusual public statement about the death penalty,...
In an unusual public statement about the death penalty, 3 Supreme Court justices said the time is right to consider abolishing capital punishment for killers who committed their crimes as minors
- AUGUST 28, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring...
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring the case of Amina Lawal Kurami, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death for bearing a child out of wedlock, said it had already protested twice
- AUGUST 28, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 73 per cent of Lithuanians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 68 per cent are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty