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 7, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him
- MARCH 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A spokesman for the banned Falun Gong group claimed...
A spokesman for the banned Falun Gong group claimed that Chinese security forces have been ordered to shoot members of the banned cult caught posting banners and signs in public
- MARCH 6, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Jeffrey Tokar was declared dead at 12:04 a
Jeffrey Tokar was declared dead at 12:04 a
- MARCH 6, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Livingston Parish jury unanimously decided that...
The Livingston Parish jury unanimously decided that Michael Weary should be put to death
- MARCH 6, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right...
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov, leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) speaking at the press centre of the Central House of Journalists, said: "The Duma constantly debates whether drug dealers should be hanged or jailed for life
- MARCH 6, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Italian ambassador to Armenia, Paolo Andrea Trabalza,...
The Italian ambassador to Armenia, Paolo Andrea Trabalza, asked in an interview with the Armenian newspaper Azg to what extent Armenia meets its commitments to the Council of Europe, said: "Concerning the governing of the country I should say that Armeni
- MARCH 6, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Bangladeshi women took to the streets in...
Hundreds of Bangladeshi women took to the streets in Dhaka in a silent protest against spiralling numbers of sexual attacks, calling for rapists to be punished by death
- MARCH 6, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
A bill to amend the military act will soon be introduced...
A bill to amend the military act will soon be introduced in parliament after the abolishment of the death penalty was enacted by the Upper House
- MARCH 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Reza Kasra'i and Mir Abdolbaqi, who had reportedly...
Mohammad Reza Kasra'i and Mir Abdolbaqi, who had reportedly been sentenced to death for taking part in mass student protests in 1999 have been released after being pardoned by the esteemed leader of the revolution [ Ayatollah Khamene'i], following a reque
- MARCH 5, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A Cairo criminal court sentenced two men to hang for...
A Cairo criminal court sentenced two men to hang for murdering a deaf-mute teenager, court sources said
- MARCH 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Police arrested about 60 people who were trying to...
Police arrested about 60 people who were trying to air grievances to the NPC, said two protesters who were detained
- MARCH 5, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sitting in Ndola quashed the death...
The Supreme Court sitting in Ndola quashed the death sentence slapped on two unemployed men by the High Court and substituted it with a 20-year-jail term
- MARCH 5, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The National Police Agency (NPA) recently disciplined...
The National Police Agency (NPA) recently disciplined two police officers for their negligence of duty regarding China's execution of a South Korean drug trafficker in 2001, NPA officials said
- MARCH 5, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press conference in Slovakia, said no link should be made between the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and Turkey's bid to join the European Union
- MARCH 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shantou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong...
Shantou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, announced the final verdicts of the death sentences of drug traffickers Chen Kexin, Zheng Shaodong and Ma Hongguang, the Guangzhou Daily reported
- MARCH 4, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony...
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony Ler's murder trial were noticeably absent during his appeal
- MARCH 4, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been...
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been held by US forces for two months, have been warned that they face the death penalty although no evidence has been given against them
- MARCH 4, 2002Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Foday Sankoh, the leader of Sierra Leone's rebel movement,...
Foday Sankoh, the leader of Sierra Leone's rebel movement, appeared in a Freetown courtroom charged with robbery and murder
- MARCH 4, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been...
Al-Qaeda suspects at Camp X-Ray in Cuba, who have been held by US forces for two months, have been warned that they face the death penalty although no evidence has been given against them
- MARCH 4, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked...
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada, who sparked an uproar by ordering his entire defence team to quit his corruption trial, said he is sure of getting the death penalty and no lawyer could save him
- MARCH 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU...
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU Term President Spain, said that the date to start Turkey's full membership negotiations could not be fixed before the death penalty and education in mother tongue languages were solved
- MARCH 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Nejat Arseven meet with Council of Europe...
State Minister Nejat Arseven meet with Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, and Human Rights Commissioner Gil Robles within framework of his contacts in Strasbourg
- MARCH 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for...
The Mito District Court sentenced a man to death for setting fire to a neighbour's house, killing one person and injuring three
- MARCH 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Sanremo Song Festival features Sarajevo tragedy
March 4, 2002: Hands Off Cain welcomed pop rock singer Enrico Ruggeri’s choice of a song on the Sarajevo tragedy for Italy’s most popular music competition.
- MARCH 3, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- MARCH 3, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers...
Philippine National Police chief Leandro Mendoza considers "too high" the 99 grams of shabu that the Senate has proposed as the minimum number for imposing the death penalty on anyone caught in possession of the drug
- MARCH 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- MARCH 2, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute...
Gov. George Ryan is considering whether to commute the sentences of all 163 inmates on Illinois' death row. The moderate Republican acknowledged the possibility in a speech last weekend at a University of Oregon law school symposium
- MARCH 2, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging...
The civil liberties group Statewatch made a stinging attack on a recent European Commission Communication on asylum policy and the threat of terrorism
- MARCH 2, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor...
The Attock District and Session Judge, Attock Manzoor Hussain Malik, condemned Ijaz Khan and Babar Zahir to death on separate murder charges