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
- MARCH 16, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion...
In Grand Rapids, in Michigan, Marvin Charles Gabrion II, 48, was sentenced to death for killing a woman who disappeared 2 days before she was to testify against him in a rape case
- MARCH 16, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Sartayev, former chief of the Presidential Committee...
Sultan Sartayev, former chief of the Presidential Committee for Pardon of Condemned, said 90% of the population in Kazakhstan is against the abolishment of the death penalty
- MARCH 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty...
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty after Singapore charged her with trafficking controlled drugs in the city state
- MARCH 15, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia...
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia have retracted their confessions
- MARCH 15, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia...
Five Britons accused of bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia have retracted their confessions
- MARCH 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Kexiao, a senior official in charge of construction...
Zhang Kexiao, a senior official in charge of construction in Wuhan, Hubei province, was handed a death sentence suspended for two years for taking bribes and abusing his influence, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- MARCH 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty...
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty after Singapore charged her with trafficking controlled drugs in the city state
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed...
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed in both chambers of Congress as some of its most vocal proponents have changed their minds
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to...
Several governments in the Caribbean are expected to speed up plans to establish a regional court after a ruling by Britain's Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty is in violation of the constitutions of several countries
- MARCH 15, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
An armed group affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs...
An armed group affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions, Fatah Movement's military wing, liquidated two collaborators with the Zionist authorities
- MARCH 15, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that the circumstances surrounding...
Amnesty International said that the circumstances surrounding the shootings in Jamaica of Jevan Campbell, Douglas Rhoden, Gregory Sharp and Glenroy Stewart by police on March 6, 2002 amounted to extrajudicial executions
- MARCH 15, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
Selectivity and double standards must not take precedence...
Selectivity and double standards must not take precedence over human rights standards, Amnesty International warned as the UN Commission on Human Rights opened its 58th session
- MARCH 15, 2002ChadDEATH PENALTY
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video...
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video of eight Chadians arrested in the north of the Central African Republic, who were taken to Bangui and allegedly tortured
- MARCH 15, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video...
Idris Deby, Chad's president, is circulating a video of eight Chadians arrested in the north of the Central African Republic, who were taken to Bangui and allegedly tortured
- MARCH 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution...
The Rostov regional legislature passed a resolution demanding renunciation of the moratorium on capital punishment
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death...
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death Penalty Law abolished, Senator Rodolfo Biazon is for its retention
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous...
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 on third and final reading after marathon sessions
- MARCH 14, 2002Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Privy Council ruling of March 11 that the mandatory...
The Privy Council ruling of March 11 that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in the eastern Caribbean may benefit around 70 prisoners awaiting execution in Trinidad
- MARCH 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A senior Palestinian official slammed the killing of...
A senior Palestinian official slammed the killing of two Palestinian men sentenced for collaborating with Israel
- MARCH 14, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection...
A British-Born man was indicted in the US in connection with the kidnapping in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl whose murder was later filmed on video tape