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
- JULY 30, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article...
The Constitutional Commission approved the first article of the EU adjustment bill which proposes to lift death sentence for terrorist crimes and limits it to only war and war like situations
- JULY 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...
The mother of a man killed by a car bomb in Saudi Arabia asked for clemency towards the Scottish man convicted of murdering him
- JULY 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the...
A Scot and a Canadian lost their appeals against the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
- JULY 29, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will be able to collect the number of signatures required for holding a referendum on crucial problems facing the country within one or two months, Communist leader Gennadiy Zyuganov told Ekho Moskvy radio
- JULY 29, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports...
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports that in the past 21 months nearly 1700 Palestinians were killed, of whom 1295 were civilians, and included 250 children, 77 civilians who were extra-judicially executed and 92 women
- JULY 29, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference,...
During Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) national conference, the nation's largest Muslim organization recommended that convicted corrupt officials be given the death sentence in an effort to fight against such acts that took their toll on many people's lives by cau
- JULY 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens...
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia not to accept gifts from travel agents or any other person to avoid falling into the trap of narcotic smugglers
- JULY 28, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for...
A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for blaspheming against Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the second such penalty in the country in less than two weeks
- JULY 28, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians...
From meatball vendors to taxi drivers, ordinary Indonesians expressed outrage at the 15-year jail term slapped on Tommy Suharto for ordering the killing of a judge and other crimes, saying it was not enough
- JULY 28, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah...
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Abdullah Gul said that his party supported legislation needed for Turkey's European Union membership bid but that the death sentence should be considered separately
- JULY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA HEEDS POPE’S PLEA ON DEATH PENALTY
July 28, 2002: heeding a call from Pope John Paul before his arrival, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether.
- JULY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Rohollah M
Rohollah M
- JULY 27, 2002GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President...
Heeding a call from Pope John Paul II, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo agreed to halt state executions during his administration and will ask the National Assembly to abolish the death penalty altogether
- JULY 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a relative in a row over ownership of agricultural land, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 26, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence...
The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence given to Taurus Carroll
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced...
In Fort Lauderdale, William Coday, 45, was sentenced to die for beating and stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Gloria Gomez, to death in 1997
- JULY 26, 2002Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to...
A Vatican representative delivered a papal letter to Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo asking him to declare a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his presidency
- JULY 26, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S
A Tampa jury recommended 9-3 the death penalty for John S
- JULY 26, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's...
Judge Fred Godwin threw out a mentally retarded man's death sentence, giving him life in prison instead, because of the man's mental condition
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution...
Four men convicted of murder were spared execution after a new agreement was reached with the victims' family giving them clemency
- JULY 26, 2002BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal,...
Silvia Ferreira Giordano's only son was just a normal, soccer-loving Brazilian teenager when he was picked up by police after a fight on a summer night
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the...
Lithuanians would like the death sentence back in the country
- JULY 26, 2002LaosDEATH PENALTY
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused...
London-based rights group Amnesty International accused Laos of stripping the most basic of human rights from prisoners and said torture was widespread and routine in prisons
- JULY 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam...
The UN Human Rights Committee urged Communist Vietnam to curb the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, end arbitrary detention and lift restrictions on freedom of expression
- JULY 26, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment...
A South African man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a nine-month-old baby, in an attack which outraged the country known for its high levels of violent crime
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the...
Four men were charged with gang-raping a woman on the orders of a traditional village jury in a case that sparked outrage across Pakistan
- JULY 26, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but...
"This kind of violation of women is very common, but every time it is highlighted, the practice stops at least for a while, which is better than nothing," he told Reuters
- JULY 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance...
The Philippines Supreme Court stressed the importance of DNA evidence as it denied with finality an appeal by a convicted rapist