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 25, 2002SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Senegal abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Syria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Syria voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea voted against the resolution 2002/77 on...
South Korea voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Russia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Pakistan voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Swaziland voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean...
Amnesty International called on English-speaking Caribbean nations to abandon the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
A human rights organization strongly criticized the...
A human rights organization strongly criticized the Nepal government for announcing cash rewards on the heads of top Maoist leaders, claiming that the government decision was against the spirit of the constitution and international treaties and convention
- APRIL 25, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Nanchang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Jiangxi...
Nanchang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Jiangxi Province, convened a meeting to announce the execution of 13 criminals
- APRIL 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution by 439...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution by 439 votes to 10, with 59 abstentions
- APRIL 25, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
April 25/26, 2002: at their two-day Council meeting...
April 25/26, 2002: at their two-day Council meeting in Luxembourg, the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Ministers adopted a negotiating mandate for an EU-United States Judicial Assistance Accord, which allows EU countries to refuse to extradite someone if a
- APRIL 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Justice organs in Xinzhou city, Shanxi Province, sentenced...
Justice organs in Xinzhou city, Shanxi Province, sentenced Tian Xuewen and Bai Zengyun to death for alleged involvement in a gift parcel explosion case
- APRIL 25, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Federation Council's Speaker Sergey Mironov supports...
Federation Council's Speaker Sergey Mironov supports life sentences without the right to be pardoned as an alternative to the death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian Islamic prosecutors seek death penalty for Christian converts
April 25, 2002: Nigerian Muslim prosecutors in the northern Zamfara state are seeking the death penalty for two men accused of converting from Islam to Christianity.
- APRIL 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVES THE RESOLUTION FOR A MORA
Geneva, April 25, 2002: the UNCHR has approved the resolution for a moratorium on executions for the sixth consecutive year with 25 votes in favour, 20 against and 8 abstentions. The co-sponsors of the resolution presented by Spain on behalf of the Europ
- APRIL 24, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pakistan condemned Mumtaz Ali Buledi to...
A court in Pakistan condemned Mumtaz Ali Buledi to death on two counts of murder
- APRIL 24, 2002GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece...
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece officially intervene in the case of a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery by a Muslim sharia court in Nigeria
- APRIL 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece...
The General Secretariat for Equality asked that Greece officially intervene in the case of a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery by a Muslim sharia court in Nigeria
- APRIL 24, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death...
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death for committing murder
- APRIL 24, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be...
Accused poison curry killer Masumi Hayashi should be sentenced to death for her crime, the father of a victim told a Japanese court
- APRIL 24, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security...
Five prisoners were executed at Bang Kwang Maxium Security Prison in Thailand
- APRIL 24, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Human rights defence lawyers, commissioners and prosecutors...
Human rights defence lawyers, commissioners and prosecutors from Europe and America took part at the international meeting being held in Madrid, where the abolition of the death penalty worldwide and the workings of the International Criminal Court
- APRIL 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Allen Masterson, 30, has been sentenced to...
Richard Allen Masterson, 30, has been sentenced to death in the Jan