Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2002
- OCTOBER 7, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting...
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvares Jil-Robles
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 7, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The trial of a 13-year - old boy charged with the murder...
The trial of a 13-year - old boy charged with the murder of his tuition teacher's 11-year-old daughter commenced with a High Court direction that only those concerned with the case could be in court
- OCTOBER 7, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Thongkham Kaewkongma, 30, a member...
It was reported that Thongkham Kaewkongma, 30, a member of the 1st Territorial Defence Company based in Mae Hong Son was executed for spying after being caught by Burmese rebels on September 25
- OCTOBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed...
Kurdish political activist Hamzah Qadiri was executed in the Urumiyeh prison, according to an announcement from the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI)
- OCTOBER 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public...
A convicted Iranian murderer was spared from a public hanging after he suffered a heart attack when the noose was placed around his neck, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
A Cocke County Circuit Court jury returned a death...
A Cocke County Circuit Court jury returned a death sentence against Jonathan Stephenson, 38, convicted 12 years ago of murdering his wife
- OCTOBER 5, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Human rights organizations urged Honduran President...
Human rights organizations urged Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to take action against those responsible for summary executions of young people, sometimes at the hands of police
- OCTOBER 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Yuri Chaika made a statement advocating...
Justice Minister Yuri Chaika made a statement advocating his view for a complete ban on the capital punishment in Russia
- OCTOBER 5, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Honduran government admitted that some police officers...
The Honduran government admitted that some police officers may have been involved in the murder of over 1,000 children and delinquent teenagers, killings that suggest a pattern of clean up in the streets and cover up by their superiors
- OCTOBER 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka advocated a complete...
Russian Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka advocated a complete ban on capital punishment in Russia
- OCTOBER 5, 2002PeruDEATH PENALTY
Miss Peru, Marina Mora, will use the opportunity of...
Miss Peru, Marina Mora, will use the opportunity of participating in the Miss World competition in Nigeria to press for the rights of Amina Lawal
- OCTOBER 5, 2002JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- OCTOBER 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National...
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National Research Center to discus issues concerning the European convention of defence of human rights and freedom and problems concerning the ratification of the 6th protocol of the convention by Armenia,
- OCTOBER 4, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National...
A seminar was held at the Armenian Strategic and National Research Center to discus issues concerning the European convention of defence of human rights and freedom and problems concerning the ratification of the 6th protocol of the convention by Armenia,
- OCTOBER 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital...
The 2002 Miss World pageant in the Nigerian capital Abuja was postponed to December 7 to avoid a clash with Ramadam, the Muslim period of fasting
- OCTOBER 4, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has...
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has sent triple murderer David Leslie Murtishaw back to death row for the 3rd time
- OCTOBER 4, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced...
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Willie Earl Scott to death for raping and killing 10-year-old Latonya Sager in 1999
- OCTOBER 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Costa Rican government urged its representative...
The Costa Rican government urged its representative stay away from the Miss World competition in Nigeria to protest a ruling by an Islamic court in the African nation sentencing Amina Lawal to death by stoning
- OCTOBER 4, 2002Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Costa Rican government urged its representative...
The Costa Rican government urged its representative stay away from the Miss World competition in Nigeria to protest a ruling by an Islamic court in the African nation sentencing Amina Lawal to death by stoning