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 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani prosecutors said they had filed an appeal...
Pakistani prosecutors said they had filed an appeal seeking death penalty for three men found guilty of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Omar Sheikh was locked up last night in an isolation...
Omar Sheikh was locked up last night in an isolation cell in the Hyderabad central jail, a grim British-built limestone edifice that holds more than 4,000 prisoners near the heart of the city
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing...
The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing Sheikh Omar to death and three of his accomplices to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Awais Sheikh publicly defended his beloved older brother...
Awais Sheikh publicly defended his beloved older brother Sheikh Omar against accusations of terrorism, kidnapping and now murder
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's father, Ahmed Sheikh, said...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's father, Ahmed Sheikh, said that he expected such a verdict after his son was sentenced to death for murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl
- JULY 16, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan was bracing for a violent backlash over the...
Pakistan was bracing for a violent backlash over the conviction of four men for the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, after police received tip-offs that militants were plotting retaliation
- JULY 16, 2002NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg has asked the...
Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg has asked the state's Supreme Court to decide whether Nebraska can continue sentencing people to death despite the recent U
- JULY 15, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of...
In Bangladesh, BNP leaders demanded the execution of Awami League MP Col (rtd) Shawkat Ali, the principal suspect in the murder of Kazi Delwar Hosain and seven others
- JULY 15, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded...
Prosecutors in the trial of the Tommy Suharto demanded he face a 15 year jail sentence for masterminding the murder of a Supreme Court judge -- a punishment critics described as 'a joke
- JULY 15, 2002New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
The New Jersey Supreme Court, citing a trial judge's...
The New Jersey Supreme Court, citing a trial judge's error, reversed Daron Josephs'death sentence, but upheld his conviction for murder
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply to the...
Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply to the death sentence gievn to Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh for the killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl saying his trial was unfair and aimed at appeasing the US
- JULY 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
Massoud Parvizi was sentenced to death in Tehran
- JULY 15, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities...
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities are hearing the case involving former dictator U Ne Win's son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win and three grandchildren five days a week in order to conclude it quickly
- JULY 15, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were charged with attempting to overthrow the...
Two men were charged with attempting to overthrow the Guyana government, with one of them being remanded to prison
- JULY 15, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing...
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing of an alleged collaborator with Israel, who was shot while standing trial in the Gaza Strip on July 14
- JULY 15, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
A regional Caribbean human rights group welcomed an...
A regional Caribbean human rights group welcomed an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) order that Trinidad and Tobago [must] update its laws on the death penalty, in compliance with international standards
- JULY 15, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence passed on Uchenna Uwachukwu for...
The death sentence passed on Uchenna Uwachukwu for killing his business partner, Benjamin Iheama, by the high court and court of appeal was confirmed by the Supreme Court
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of common Pakistanis were gathered outside...
Hundreds of common Pakistanis were gathered outside the court when the judgment against Omar Sheikh and the three other accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case was announced
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed...
Crusade Against Violence president Carina Agarao lashed at the Catholic Church for opposing President Arroyo's decision to forge ahead with the executions of convicts
- JULY 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready...
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said she was ready to set aside her pro-life stance and adopt an "eye-for-an-eye" policy if only to eliminate kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other crimes
- JULY 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR PEARL MURDER
July 15, 2002: a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death for abducting and murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl.
- JULY 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives...
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives in an Israeli air strike on Islamic militants, burst into a courtroom and shot dead a man on trial for allegedly betraying the trio, witnesses said
- JULY 14, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state...
Mexican Army activity in the conflictive southern state of Chiapas is intense and the reported withdrawal of soldiers has only taken place in highly visible areas, an Amnesty International official has told EFE
- JULY 14, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to...
An Iranian court in Neishabour condemned Davood to death, the Khorasan daily reported
- JULY 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine...
The Executioner's Last Songs [song album by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and guests] was assembled by an all-star cast, headed by a British expat, Jon Langford of the Mekons, to benefit the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project
- JULY 14, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of...
Malacanang should not commute the death sentences of those hardened criminals whose convictions have already been affirmed by the Supreme Court, an administration senator said
- JULY 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial...
The Hainan Daily reported that the Hainan Provincial Higher People's Court executed Zheng Chuming and Lin Chunhui for issuance of false value added specialized tax invoices
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court...
A 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to murdering an 11-year-old girl at her house at Taman Seri Rampai in Wangsa Maju