Archive timeline
2001
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2001, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 641
- Countries where they were recorded
- 25
- News items in the archive
- 3,282
Latest news of 2001
A trial against four ethnic Uighurs ended at the Sverdlov...
A trial against four ethnic Uighurs ended at the Sverdlov district court of Bishkek in Kyrgzstan
- DECEMBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese authorities executed 41 people during an anti-corruption...
Chinese authorities executed 41 people during an anti-corruption campaign, newspapers reported
- DECEMBER 29, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An accused cannot be condemned only on the basis of...
An accused cannot be condemned only on the basis of circumstantial evidence, the Orissa High Court ruled
- DECEMBER 29, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, commenting...
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, commenting on the death sentence and life imprisonment passed on the 19 Al-Ma'unah members, said the government has never tolerated violent acts like the one perpetrated by the Al-Ma'unah group and people shou
- DECEMBER 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin dissolved the Pardons...
Russian President Vladimir Putin dissolved the Pardons Commission, one of the country's most liberal organisations set up under his predecessor Boris Yeltsin in 1992
- DECEMBER 28, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The military tribunals that may be used to try Al Qaeda...
The military tribunals that may be used to try Al Qaeda members and others accused of terrorism will require a unanimous verdict to impose a death penalty, although a 2/3 vote of the panel of military officers will be enough to find someone guilty
- DECEMBER 28, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Gujarat state Cabinet approved the draft Gujarat...
The Gujarat state Cabinet approved the draft Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2001
- DECEMBER 28, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A Cairo criminal court condemned to death a carpenter...
A Cairo criminal court condemned to death a carpenter found guilty of murdering his wife, her lover and his own four children
- DECEMBER 28, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Standing Military Court sentenced fugitives Kamal...
The Standing Military Court sentenced fugitives Kamal Ali al-Akhras and Imad Ali Murad to death in absentia for collaborating with Israel
- DECEMBER 28, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International Japan condemned the [December...
Amnesty International Japan condemned the [December 27] hangings and called on the country to halt all scheduled executions and abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 28, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware's longest-serving death row inmate should...
Delaware's longest-serving death row inmate should receive a new trial, the 3rd U
- DECEMBER 28, 2001KansasDEATH PENALTY
In a ruling the Kansas Supreme Court rejected a Kansas...
In a ruling the Kansas Supreme Court rejected a Kansas requirement that defendants be sentenced to death if the aggravating factors associated with the crime presented by prosecutors are equal to the mitigating circumstances presented by the defence
- DECEMBER 28, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
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- DECEMBER 28, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Members of various Islamic organizations in Lanao del...
Members of various Islamic organizations in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte held a rally in Marawi City to protest the recent killing of a Muslim priest
- DECEMBER 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In Shanghai, China, three heroin traffickers were executed...
In Shanghai, China, three heroin traffickers were executed this week after being sentenced, an official at the No 1 Intermediate People's Court said
- DECEMBER 28, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade reprimanded...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade reprimanded five officials including Political Charges d' Affaires at the Korean Embassy to China, Lee Kyu-hyung, over the bungled handling of the execution [in China] of a Korean national known as Shin for drug r
- DECEMBER 28, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Malaysia sentenced three leaders of a Muslim...
A court in Malaysia sentenced three leaders of a Muslim sect to death by hanging after convicting them of armed rebellion to create an Islamic state in the multi-cultural nation
- DECEMBER 28, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta...
A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta court sentenced her to death for attempting to smuggle one kilogram of heroin from Thailand
- DECEMBER 28, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
In his New Year's message, South African President...
In his New Year's message, South African President Thabo Mbeki called on all South Africans to play a part in fighting the scourge of child rapes in the country
- DECEMBER 28, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants...
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants an assurance from the Botswana government that two of that country's fugitives being held in South Africa will not be hanged if they are extradited
- DECEMBER 28, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants...
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants an assurance from the Botswana government that two of that country's fugitives being held in South Africa will not be hanged if they are extradited
- DECEMBER 28, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama defended the government's...
Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama defended the government's policy of not publicizing the names of death-row inmates who are executed and predicted Japan will maintain capital punishment
- DECEMBER 28, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Rules on Tribunal Require Unanimity on Death Penalty
December 28, 2001: the military tribunals that may be used to try Al Qaeda members and others accused of terrorism will require a unanimous verdict to impose a death penalty.
- DECEMBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Beijing court sentenced a former financial official...
A Beijing court sentenced a former financial official of Air China to death for embezzling public money
- DECEMBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In China two men involved in a killing spree that left...
In China two men involved in a killing spree that left 14 people dead were sentenced to death, while an accomplice was jailed for life, AFP reported
- DECEMBER 27, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia's High Court declared that an Islamic sect...
Malaysia's High Court declared that an Islamic sect was guilty of armed rebellion and 19 of its members could face the death penalty
- DECEMBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least 13 convicted criminals were executed and a...
At least 13 convicted criminals were executed and a spate of others sentenced to death as China began its end of the year judicial purge
- DECEMBER 27, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Movement Secretariat recommended the retention...
The Movement Secretariat recommended the retention of the death penalty
- DECEMBER 27, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Sani Yakubu, also known as Sani Rodi, failed to appeal...
Sani Yakubu, also known as Sani Rodi, failed to appeal against the death sentence passed on him by the Katsina State Sharia court
- DECEMBER 27, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A former Japanese mental patient charged with stabbing...
A former Japanese mental patient charged with stabbing eight schoolchildren to death in June pleaded guilty, saying he wanted to pay for the brutal crime with his life