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 17, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Firouzi was executed in the Iranian holy city of Qom
Ali Firouzi was executed in the Iranian holy city of Qom
- APRIL 17, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted serial killer who strangled 16 Iranian...
A convicted serial killer who strangled 16 Iranian women with their headscarves was hanged at a prison court in Mashdad, Korashan province
- APRIL 16, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant,...
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant, said the French government wants Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Committees on Revision of Laws and Human Rights...
The Committees on Revision of Laws and Human Rights of the Philippine House of Representatives will meet on April 24 to vote on the abolition of the death penalty law, the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) said
- APRIL 16, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) called on the...
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) called on the South African government to reconsider the death penalty before vigilantism overtook the justice system
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Surigao del Sur Gov
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- APRIL 16, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested...
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested [against] Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's visit in Ankara
- APRIL 16, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested...
A group of associations of "Eastern Turkestan" protested [against] Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's visit in Ankara
- APRIL 16, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the...
Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the UN Commission on Human Rights, pointed to instances of serious human right abuses of Iran's Azerbaijani population in his speech at the 58th session of the commission
- APRIL 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant,...
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant, said the French government wants Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A survey held in March, showed a 60 percent support...
A survey held in March, showed a 60 percent support for execution, but Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Parish Pastoral Care (ECPPC), said he was confident that the latest Pulse Asia survey would not dampen the con
- APRIL 15, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new...
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new executions were carried out by the authorities after the visit to Iraq of UN rapporteur on human rights Andreas Mavromatis in February and after his call to the regime to put an end to these executions an
- APRIL 15, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of...
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of murder, but confirmed the death sentence against his brother, Kooky Sharma, for killing his wife
- APRIL 15, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted...
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted to the Council of Europe documents confirming the ratification of a number of European conventions
- APRIL 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged...
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged in the northeastern town of Bandar-e Gaz
- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers...
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers Abdul Rauf and Kitabi Noor to death
- APRIL 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun,...
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun, Jilin province, were executed as part of China's Strike Hard campaign
- APRIL 15, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death...
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife while under the influence of drugs
- APRIL 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and...
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and public figures have sent a letter to the State Duma, calling for the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework...
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework of limits envisaged in the Constitution and turning it into life imprisonment, was submitted to Parliament Speaker's Office
- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the...
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi handing down capital punishment to two of them and life imprisonment to the others in five cases of sectarian killings
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Illinois towards abolition
April 15, 2002: a commission in Illinois issued detailed advice to Republican Gov. George Ryan on improving the way the death penalty is administered in his state.
- APRIL 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province...
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province after being convicted of running a brothel
- APRIL 13, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky,...
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, accused governors of states in the North that have adopted the Islamic legal code, Sharia, of using it selfishly
- APRIL 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In an attempt to sound out all interested parties on...
In an attempt to sound out all interested parties on an EU return policy for illegal residents, the European Commission published a Green Paper [a government document that proposes and invites discussion on approaches to a problem] on the subject
- APRIL 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Hassani, a convicted smuggler, was hanged...
Mohammed Hassani, a convicted smuggler, was hanged in jail in the northeastern town of Amol in Iran
- APRIL 13, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Communist Vietnam is considering a reduction in the...
Communist Vietnam is considering a reduction in the number of crimes punishable by death and is seeking an alternative to the firing squad for executions, state-controlled media said Saturday
- APRIL 12, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased...
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased away from homes, state minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said
- APRIL 12, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Tajik soldiers were sentenced to death for armed robbery
Two Tajik soldiers were sentenced to death for armed robbery
- APRIL 12, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Cold-blooded killer Mark Valera's life sentence was...
Cold-blooded killer Mark Valera's life sentence was not harsh enough, NSW Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Roderick Meagher suggested