Italy 2004
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News on Italy in 2004
- DECEMBER 13, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
LONDON. PETER GABRIEL JOINS HOC APPEAL TO UK GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT UN MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
Hands Off Cain launched its campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions through a UN resolution in London.
- DECEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CONCERT IN PADUA FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
during a press conference held at Palazzo Moroni on world human rights day, Hands Off Cain presented the anti death penalty performance to be held on Sunday December 12 at 18:00 at the Pollini Auditorium.
- DECEMBER 9, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a court in Rome is holding up a decision on whether to extradite...
a court in Rome is holding up a decision on whether to extradite...
- DECEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE RETURNS TO NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS
the debate on the death penalty was revived in the UN by Hands Off Cain which presented its 2004 report at the UN headquarters in order to relaunch the capital punishment moratorium campaign.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
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"We never thought that the person who killed Maria Grazia could be condemned to capital punishment.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
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"`We never thought that the person who killed Maria Grazia could be condemned to capital punishment.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. “THOUGHT IS FORBIDDEN” IN TURIN
November 10, 2004: the travelling photographic exhibition on human rights violations in Cuba entitled “Thought is forbidden: the face of repression in Cuba” by world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani will open in Turin on November 12, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. “THOUGHT IS FORBIDDEN” IN TURIN
the travelling photographic exhibition on human rights violations in Cuba entitled “Thought is forbidden: the face of repression in Cuba” by world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani will open in Turin on November 12, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Planet and Jimmy, the satellite TV channels produced...
Planet and Jimmy, the satellite TV channels produced by DIGICAST and distributed by SKY, continue to back Hands Off Cain's campaign by airing the "DIE EASY" TV advertisment
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
- OCTOBER 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MISSION BY ITALIAN SENATE AND HOC
October 22, 2004: a joint delegation of members of the Italian Senate’s and HOC officials has concluded a four-day visit to Zambia. The mission aimed to discuss and support moves towards death penalty abolition.
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN DECLINES TO TRAIN IRAQIS FOR SADDAM TRIAL
the United Nations has rejected a request from Iraqi leaders to train some 30 judges and prosecutors who would be trying former President Saddam Hussein, in part because Baghdad has the death penalty, a UN spokesman said.
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the...
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission and HOC officials marked the point of no return in the process towards abolition in the country judging from political commitments made and the huge public exposu
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene...
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene with the competent organs with the aim of suspending the execution" of Dominique Green slated for October 26 in the US state of Texas was tabled in the Chamber of Representatives by a bipartisan
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the...
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the 'Varela project' that aims to gather signatures for a referendum to propose the introduction of a multi-party system in Cuba - were arrested by Castro's regime on March 18, 2003
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba in March 2003 and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition in Rome to draw attention to their pl
- JULY 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold...
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold co-operation with the Iraqi authorities in cases in which the death penalty may be applied, even for former dictator Saddam Hussein
- JULY 26, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's comments against Turkey's EU membership
- JULY 23, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini...
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini and Senators-for-life Francesco Cossiga and Rita Levi-Montalcini were the first signatories of the motion in which the Italian Senate asks the government to withhold collaboration from the Iraqi author
- JULY 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, editor of HOC's 2004 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, brought the capital punishment issue to the attention of the Human Rights Committee of the Italian Chamber of Representatives
- JULY 4, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba a year ago and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, the Tuscan Regional Government, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition to draw
- JULY 2, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ
Vicepresident of the Chambers of Deputy, Alfredo Biondi, presented a parliamentary motion on the death penalty in iraq.
- JUNE 29, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that...
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that took power on June 28, two days before the scheduled handover from coalition authorities led by the US
- JUNE 23, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain's 2004 report, edited by Elisabetta...
Hands Off Cain's 2004 report, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti and published in Italian by Marsilio, is dedicated to Levy Mwanawasa, the President of Zambia
- JUNE 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia requested Italian...
HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia requested Italian authorities to ensure that Jury Angione, the Italian national risking the firing squad for drug charges in Indonesia, gets all the consular assistance necessary, and said the association is informing o
- JUNE 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
An Italian national is risking the firing squad for...
An Italian national is risking the firing squad for drug charges in Indonesia
- MAY 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Oliviero Toscani's new video clip against the death...
Oliviero Toscani's new video clip against the death penalty in promotion of Hands Off Cain's international campaign for a universal moratorium on executions established by the UN General Assembly, was shown this morning at the European Institute of Design
- MAY 25, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who...
Bulgarian Assembly chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who was leading a delegation to Rome met with Senate President of Marcello Pera, aksed Italy for assistance regarding the Bulgarian medical professionals, sentenced to death by the Benghazi Criminal Court on
- MAY 7, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime...
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jibao, the Italian government and the Italian economists seemed positively impressed solely by the figures associated with Chinese development