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
- AUGUST 28, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 56 per cent Czechs are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002HungaryDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 60 per cent of Hungarians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002PolandDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 74 per cent of Poles are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 79 per cent of Romanians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Toronto Patterson, now 24, was executed Wednesday evening
Toronto Patterson, now 24, was executed Wednesday evening
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter...
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter to the Nigerian the Justice Minister, Musa Elayo Abdullahi and the chief prosecutor urging them to exert efforts to stop the execution of Amina Lawal Kurami by stoning
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter...
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter to the Nigerian the Justice Minister, Musa Elayo Abdullahi and the chief prosecutor urging them to exert efforts to stop the execution of Amina Lawal Kurami by stoning
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH 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, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing...
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing his brother of Sh400 was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 28, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Daily reported that a former employee...
The People's Daily reported that a former employee in Air China's finance department was sentenced to death for embezzling 24
- AUGUST 28, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo postponed...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo postponed for three months the scheduled executions of three convicted rapists amid a growing debate in the country over capital punishment
- AUGUST 28, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The parent of a teenager murdered in 1973 is refusing...
The parent of a teenager murdered in 1973 is refusing to back calls for the return of the death penalty for child killers
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The National President of the Alumni Association of...
The National President of the Alumni Association of Nigeria, Dr Oke Ewuru recommended capital punishment as penalty for whoever is found guilty of involvement in cultism on University campuses across the country
- AUGUST 27, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed 3 death cases:...
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed 3 death cases: Randall Knese - New penalty phase Kenneth Thompson - New penalty phase Kenneth Baumrauk - new trial
- AUGUST 27, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)...
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) appealed to the Nigerian government to honour its moral and legal obligations to protect the rights and lives of all its citizens - starting with Amina Lawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning fol
- AUGUST 27, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Local authorities said that Sarimu Mohammed, 50, convicted...
Local authorities said that Sarimu Mohammed, 50, convicted by a sharia court in northern Nigeria for raping a nine-year old girl will be stoned to death after he made no attempt to appeal the sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
- AUGUST 26, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
A report by the Herald Sun newspaper claimed that exiled...
A report by the Herald Sun newspaper claimed that exiled Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal did not commit suicide as believed, but was executed by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's secret police for refusing to train al-Qaeda fighters, Iraqi dissidents said
- AUGUST 26, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), a nongovernmental...
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), a nongovernmental organization, asked the Supreme Court to declare the death penalty law as unconstitutional and urged it to stop executions scheduled over the next three months
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A High Court judge sentenced Chinedu Uzoma for murdering...
A High Court judge sentenced Chinedu Uzoma for murdering a government official with a cutlass
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed sympathy for...
President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed sympathy for Amina Lawal, the single mother condemned to death by stoning, but made no firm offer to help her escape the sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A notice of appeal on behalf of Malama Amina Lawan...
A notice of appeal on behalf of Malama Amina Lawan was filed at the Sharia Court of Appeal by her lead counsel, Barrister A
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Upper Sharia Court in Niger State condemned to death...
An Upper Sharia Court in Niger State condemned to death two lovers for adultery
- AUGUST 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Ning was executed for embezzlement
Yang Ning was executed for embezzlement
- AUGUST 25, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain,...
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain, 30, and Jilan Sheikh, 32, for murdering a schoolboy of 12 in 1998
- AUGUST 25, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Officials said a Palestinian militant group executed...
Officials said a Palestinian militant group executed a Palestinian woman accused of spying for Israel, then dumped her bullet ridden corpse in a public square in the West Bank city of Tulkarm
- AUGUST 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn...
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn the death sentences on 88 people who were involved in a deadly tribal clash despite an appeal from rights group Amnesty International
- AUGUST 24, 2002MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian...
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian government to pardon Amina Lawal Kurami, a woman sentenced to death by stoning having a child outside of wedlock
- AUGUST 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian...
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian government to pardon Amina Lawal Kurami, a woman sentenced to death by stoning having a child outside of wedlock