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 10, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Paul Kreutzer, 30, was executed by injection
Paul Kreutzer, 30, was executed by injection
- APRIL 10, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal...
The Supreme Court in Japan rejected the sixth appeal for the retrial of a death-row inmate who was found guilty of murdering five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961
- APRIL 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A taxi driver and his girlfriend were sentenced to...
A taxi driver and his girlfriend were sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court after they were convicted of trafficking in 26
- APRIL 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation...
MEPs approved a resolution supporting increased cooperation between the EU and China
- APRIL 10, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman who served as a bodyguard to Malaysia's...
A policeman who served as a bodyguard to Malaysia's king was sentenced to death for what prosecutors called the jealousy-fuelled murder of a teenage pop singer
- APRIL 9, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery...
A thief who denied allegations of murdering a jewellery shop manager and five female employees to cover up his gem heist was sentenced to death
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast...
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast who moved to Britain in 1991
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club...
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 800 lashes in a secret trial
- APRIL 9, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club...
A British businessman who ran an illicit drinking club in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 800 lashes in a secret trial
- APRIL 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast...
America asked the UK for the extradition of a gun enthusiast who moved to Britain in 1991
- APRIL 9, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Ethnic Pashtuns are being targeted in violent attacks...
Ethnic Pashtuns are being targeted in violent attacks and looting sprees in northern Afghanistan, according to a report released by the US advocacy group Human Rights Watch
- APRIL 9, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition...
The Russian judiciary community will support the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 9, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court condemned two brothers, Dharambir and...
An Indian court condemned two brothers, Dharambir and Joginder, to death and a third brother, Karambir, to life imprisonment for a triple murder
- APRIL 9, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social...
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social Democratic Party of Germany) vehemently rejected criticism of the government's human rights policy towards China
- APRIL 9, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang...
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang in the Shan State Special Region-1 passed a decree aimed at effectively combating narcotic drugs, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported
- APRIL 9, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social...
German Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin (Social Democratic Party of Germany) vehemently rejected criticism of the government's human rights policy towards China
- APRIL 9, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) denied reports...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) denied reports that seven Filipinos in Saudi Arabia were executed on April 5
- APRIL 8, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition...
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition treaty that they plan to enforce ahead of the soccer World Cup finals, to be jointly hosted by the two countries from May 31 to June 30
- APRIL 8, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang...
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang Zemin, Greens leader Claudia Roth clearly criticized the human rights situation in China
- APRIL 8, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement...
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement Falun Gong protested against Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany in Berlin
- APRIL 8, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition...
Japan and South Korea signed a criminal extradition treaty that they plan to enforce ahead of the soccer World Cup finals, to be jointly hosted by the two countries from May 31 to June 30
- APRIL 8, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang...
Prior to the state visit by China's President Jiang Zemin, Greens leader Claudia Roth clearly criticized the human rights situation in China
- APRIL 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement...
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement Falun Gong protested against Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany in Berlin
- APRIL 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 7, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty...
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty for drug traffickers, according to a survey conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Dubai Police
- APRIL 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal the moratorium on the death penalty currently in place
- APRIL 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in...
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in Shandong province and 52 others jailed for their involvement in a range of serious crimes including murder and kidnapping, AFP quoted Xinhua as saying
- APRIL 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said