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 13, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called...
PNG's leading daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, called for the introduction of public hangings following a bizarre double murder of a mother and her toddler daughter
- JULY 13, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows...
A labourer burst into tears when he escaped the gallows for trafficking in cannabis, simply because the prosecution failed to tender a fingerprint report
- JULY 12, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries...
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries will make life-or-death calls instead of judges
- JULY 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have...
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that he would have to step down if resignations continue and the government loses the absolute majority in the parliament to win vote of confidence
- JULY 12, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against...
In Zambia performing artists joined the battle against the death penalty with two workshops for directors and playwrights
- JULY 12, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison...
Kenyan prisons abandoned the kunguru - the old prison uniform in use for over a century - for more fashionable attire
- JULY 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to...
Papua New Guinea's first court martial convened to hear mutiny-related charges arising from the Moem Barracks soldiers uprising in Wewak earlier in 2002
- JULY 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner...
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner says that if [the leader of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in the West Bank] Marwan al-Barghuthi is indeed convicted of what he is charged with; namely, the cold-blooded and premeditated murder of many
- JULY 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer,...
Council of Europe secretary-general Walter Schwimmer, on a three-day visit to Armenia, made it abundantly clear that the fact that the country is moving in the "right direction" in terms of fulfilling its obligations to the Council of Europe does not yet
- JULY 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including...
Fifteen people who carried out a raft of crimes including murder, robbery, and theft of power cables over a 10-year period were sentenced to death
- JULY 12, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County,...
The Intermediate People's Court in Loudi, Xinhua County, Hunan Province, sentenced Liu Liwen to death, the Hunan Daily reported
- JULY 11, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro...
Ana Maria Cardona, condemned for fatally beating Lazaro Figero, her 3-year-old son il 1990, will get a new trial
- JULY 11, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the...
In the new Criminal Code of Armenia, adopted by the National Assembly at the first reading, the death penalty has been abolished
- JULY 11, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements,...
The relatives of prisoners, in collective statements, called for the elimination of the death penalty and for passing a general amnesty in Turkey
- JULY 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United...
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United States to face a murder trial after obtaining assurances he would not face death penalty
- JULY 11, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Appeals Court upheld the death sentence against...
Uganda's Appeals Court upheld the death sentence against former Toro prime minister John Sanyu Katuramu
- JULY 11, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment...
An Amnesty International report said torture and ill-treatment are the most frequently reported human-rights violations committed by police in Southern Africa
- JULY 11, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating...
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not be compensating the family of executed murderer Joey Ramiah, Attorney-General Glenda Morean told reporters
- JULY 11, 2002Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old...
A young Central Province mother and her three-year-old child were brutally murdered and dumped atop Burns Peak hill in Papua New Guinea recently
- JULY 11, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will...
There is an even chance that President Arroyo will spare the life of convicted rapist Alfredo Nardo, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct
- JULY 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee...
The European Parliament's Citizens' Rights Committee called for people not to be extradited to countries where they could face the death penalty for their crimes
- JULY 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court,...
Parviz Azizi was condemned to die by a Tehran court, whilst Hossien was sentenced to execution by a court in Shahriar
- JULY 11, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United...
Britain said it had agreed to send a man to the United States to face a murder trial after obtaining assurances he would not face death penalty
- JULY 11, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide attacks against Israeli civilians as crimes against humanity and demanded they end immediately
- JULY 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a...
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court made a final decision on the appeal filed by Li Yushu, former vice-mayor of Leshan City, who had been sentenced to death in the first trial for taking bribes and possessing a large amount of unaccountable wealt