Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 535
- Countries where they were recorded
- 27
- News items in the archive
- 3,937
Latest news of 2002
- APRIL 26, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
An express bus driver was sentenced to death by a Malaysian...
An express bus driver was sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court for murdering a computer engineer on October 7, 2000
- APRIL 26, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death...
Amnesty International urged Thailand to scrap the death penalty following five executions in a Bangkok prison on April 24
- APRIL 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A total of 33 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are...
A total of 33 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are facing the prospect of being sentenced to death in six countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said
- APRIL 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The provincial people's court in Luoyang, Henan Province,...
The provincial people's court in Luoyang, Henan Province, approved the execution of six principal suspects, Wang Baoming, Liang Luomin, Xu Weiguo, Chen Jianjun, Yang Mengwen, and Chen Chao for allegedly leading and organizing criminal syndicate activities
- APRIL 26, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3...
Alton Coleman, 46, who was sentenced to death in 3 states for a 1984 crime spree, was executed by injection
- APRIL 26, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In a report by Nguyen Ba Chuyen entitled: "Drug-related...
In a report by Nguyen Ba Chuyen entitled: "Drug-related crimes in Nghe An are still an urgent Problem" by Vietnamese army newspaper Quan Doi Nhan Dan on 26 April it was said that in Hung Long, a village with about 5,000 residents in Hung Nguyen district a
- APRIL 26, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Two of the 23 people accused of taking part in various...
Two of the 23 people accused of taking part in various criminal activities, including the murder of Adana Chief Prosecutor Ethem Erkin, his bodyguard and Nationalist Action Party Kartal district organization chairman Nihat Uygun for the illegal TIKB [The
- APRIL 26, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman, Ferdows B
A woman, Ferdows B
- APRIL 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report...
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report that a Canadian businessman in Saudi Arabia accused of being involved in a fatal bombing was sentenced to death in a secret trial, officials said
- APRIL 26, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement...
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement in a fatal bombing denied reports that his client had been sentenced to death in a secret trial in the Muslim kingdom
- APRIL 26, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report...
Canada was urgently checking an unconfirmed report that a Canadian businessman in Saudi Arabia accused of being involved in a fatal bombing was sentenced to death in a secret trial, officials said
- APRIL 26, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement...
The Saudi lawyer of a Canadian accused of involvement in a fatal bombing denied reports that his client had been sentenced to death in a secret trial in the Muslim kingdom
- APRIL 25, 2002PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Malaysia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77...
Sierra Leone Arabia voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Chile was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
China voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Kenya abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Vietnam voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- APRIL 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Sudan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Zambia abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Belgium was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Algeria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Japan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Austria was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights