Chronological archive
July 2003
The 197 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2003, in chronological order.
A federal jury acquitted two men of kidnapping and...
A federal jury acquitted two men of kidnapping and murdering a grocer, the first death penalty case to reach Puerto Rico in more than 75 years
- JULY 31, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The government daily Iran reported that two young Iranians...
The government daily Iran reported that two young Iranians found guilty of killing nine women after robbing them in the eastern town of Arak were handed multiple death sentences
- JULY 31, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hui Jinbo and Li Junlin, two Chinese men who drowned...
Hui Jinbo and Li Junlin, two Chinese men who drowned seven people in bath tubs after robbing a Beijing bath house, were sentenced to death by the No
- JULY 31, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC)...
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) said that Church leaders in the Philippines should not interfere in the anticipated lifting of the moratorium on judicial executions
- JULY 31, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A district court in Bangladesh sentenced two men to...
A district court in Bangladesh sentenced two men to death and two others to life imprisonment in absentia for the kidnap and murder of a boy at Dhamrai in 1995
- JULY 30, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Lista Bonino MEPs deposited an urgent interrogation...
Lista Bonino MEPs deposited an urgent interrogation to the Commission and the Council regarding the recent execution of a university student in Iran
- JULY 30, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Lista Bonino MEPs deposited an urgent interrogation...
Lista Bonino MEPs deposited an urgent interrogation to the Commission and the Council regarding the recent execution of a university student in Iran
- JULY 30, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Tehran's...
Two Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Tehran's Ghasr prison, the government daily Iran reported
- JULY 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Bahauddin Sikder, "a young man",...
It was reported that Bahauddin Sikder, "a young man", was awarded capital punishment for torturing his wife to death at Bhonga in Mehendiganj, Bangladesh, "about three years ago"
- JULY 30, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wong Joo Sen, 34, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian...
Wong Joo Sen, 34, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 6,000 Ecstasy pills in 2001
- JULY 29, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Swapan Gazi, a 24 year old Bangladeshi, was sentenced...
Swapan Gazi, a 24 year old Bangladeshi, was sentenced to death by hanging for hurling acid on his nine-year-old wife, leaving her partially deaf and blind
- JULY 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Feng, an elementary school teacher in Tonghua city,...
Li Feng, an elementary school teacher in Tonghua city, in northeast China's Jilin Province, was sentenced to death and executed for raping and molesting 19 girl students under the age of 14
- JULY 29, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Minister Yisrael Katz proposed to legislate a law that...
Minister Yisrael Katz proposed to legislate a law that would impose the death sentence on any Israeli citizen assisting in the murder of other Israelis as part of his support for an enemy country or a terrorist organization
- JULY 29, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Harold Loyd McElmurry III was executed
In McAlester, Harold Loyd McElmurry III was executed
- JULY 29, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Faisal Alam Ansari, 42, his brother Saiful Alam Ansari...
Faisal Alam Ansari, 42, his brother Saiful Alam Ansari and Rana Ahmed were sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for murdering business partner Humayun Kabir at Dhanmondi in 1999
- JULY 29, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Marco Cappato, Lista Bonino MEP, together with Italian...
Marco Cappato, Lista Bonino MEP, together with Italian Ambassador Marcello Ricoveri and vice President of the Commission of Human Rights of the Nigerian Chamber of Deputies Hon
- JULY 29, 2003DEATH PENALTY
THE MOTION CALLING FOR A UN MORATORIUM IS APPROVED BY ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
July 29, 2003: the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved the modification of the operative text regarding the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on capital executions, put forward to parliament by Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frat
- JULY 28, 2003St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
St Lucia's Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony told a one-day...
St Lucia's Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony told a one-day consultation on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that the time had come for the Commonwealth Caribbean to engage in serious debate on the retention of the death penalty
- JULY 28, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesians prosecutors demanded the death sentence...
Indonesians prosecutors demanded the death sentence for Imam Samudra, the man accused of masterminding the Bali terror bombings
- JULY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing convicted...
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing convicted six men of murdering and dismembering six people in the city's Wanzhou area
- JULY 28, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Amrine was released today from the Cole County jail
Joseph Amrine was released today from the Cole County jail
- JULY 28, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Marco Cappato, Lista Bonino MEP, and Nigerian parliamentary...
Marco Cappato, Lista Bonino MEP, and Nigerian parliamentary Abdul Oroh, both Hands Off Cain board members, together with Marcello Ricoveri, Italian ambassador to Nigeria, met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Saisu Balarabe Samaila, on the purpose to obtain
- JULY 26, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Moses Mulenga, 32, and Amon Banda, 36, were sentenced...
Moses Mulenga, 32, and Amon Banda, 36, were sentenced to death by Lusaka High Court Judge Gregory Phiri for the murder of Major Wezi Kaunda, the son of Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda
- JULY 25, 2003United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Committee strongly...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee strongly criticised Uzbekistan's execution of six people whose cases were awaiting the committee's consideration
- JULY 25, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Committee strongly...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee strongly criticised Uzbekistan's execution of six people whose cases were awaiting the committee's consideration
- JULY 25, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
Theree men were put to death in the morning hours
Theree men were put to death in the morning hours
- JULY 24, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The US government promised not to seek the death penalty...
The US government promised not to seek the death penalty for David Hicks, an Australian terrorist suspect captured fighting against US forces in Afghanistan, officials said
- JULY 24, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The US government promised not to seek the death penalty...
The US government promised not to seek the death penalty for David Hicks, an Australian terrorist suspect captured fighting against US forces in Afghanistan, officials said
- JULY 24, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, a convicted hit man was executed this...
In Huntsville, a convicted hit man was executed this evening for fatally shooting a 14-month-old boy in his crib more than 24 years ago as part of a murder-for-hire scheme that also left the child's parents shot dead
- JULY 24, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Jackie Lee Willingham, 33, was executed...
In McAlester, Jackie Lee Willingham, 33, was executed for a 1994 murder
- JULY 23, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Forty-nine people on death row in Vietnam's southern...
Forty-nine people on death row in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City were expected to be executed soon, after their appeals for presidential clemency had been rejected, state media said
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- JULY 23, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Two Britons captured as part of the US "war on terror"...
Two Britons captured as part of the US "war on terror" and held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba will not face the death penalty, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said
- JULY 23, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Two Britons captured as part of the US "war on terror"...
Two Britons captured as part of the US "war on terror" and held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba will not face the death penalty, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said
- JULY 23, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ayedh bin Eid bin Ayedh al-Shamlani al-Enezi, a Saudi...
Ayedh bin Eid bin Ayedh al-Shamlani al-Enezi, a Saudi citizen convicted of stabbing a compatriot to death was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh
- JULY 23, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Nine executive members of the Committee on Judicial...
Nine executive members of the Committee on Judicial Affairs of Japan's lower house of parliament visited a new execution chamber at the Tokyo Detention Centre
- JULY 23, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Convicted killer sentenced to death again
Convicted killer sentenced to death again
- JULY 23, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Cedric Ransom, 29, was executed this evening for robbing...
Cedric Ransom, 29, was executed this evening for robbing and fatally shooting Herbert Primm, 47, on Dec
- JULY 23, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Bobby Wayne Swisher, 27, was executed by injection...
Bobby Wayne Swisher, 27, was executed by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, six years after he kidnapped and raped 22-year-old Dawn McNees Snyder on Feb
- JULY 22, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled...
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled that a leader of the student movement, Ms Faramaz Mohammadi, be executed," the Azerbaijani newspaper Xalq Qazeti reported
- JULY 22, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled...
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled that a leader of the student movement, Ms Faramaz Mohammadi, be executed," the Azerbaijani newspaper Xalq Qazeti reported
- JULY 22, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Asahi Shimbun Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) members...
The Asahi Shimbun Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) members in favor of capital punishment stalled a bill to set up a panel on abolishing the death penalty, before it even reached the Diet
- JULY 22, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch published a damning 32-page report...
Human Rights Watch published a damning 32-page report into the November 2002 violence, in the northern city of Kaduna, alleging that police and soldiers had shot indiscriminately during a riot which left 220 dead
- JULY 22, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
President Yoweri Museveni said the death penalty must...
President Yoweri Museveni said the death penalty must remain as a deterrent against indiscriminate killings
- JULY 22, 2003New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The Sensible Sentencing Trust brought together the...
The Sensible Sentencing Trust brought together the families of victims of "New Zealand's most horrific murders" at Parliament to lobby MPs to change sentencing laws
- JULY 22, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Bryan Anthony Toles, 31, was executed
Bryan Anthony Toles, 31, was executed
- JULY 22, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma Speaker Gennadiy Seleznev said he believed...
State Duma Speaker Gennadiy Seleznev said he believed the death penalty should be introduced for terrorists
- JULY 21, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed...
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a Yemeni cleric, and his assistant, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, to face charges in the United States of supplying weapons, militants and millions of dollars in funding to the al-Qa
- JULY 21, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed...
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a Yemeni cleric, and his assistant, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, to face charges in the United States of supplying weapons, militants and millions of dollars in funding to the al-Qa
- JULY 21, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed...
A German court approved the extradition of Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a Yemeni cleric, and his assistant, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, to face charges in the United States of supplying weapons, militants and millions of dollars in funding to the al-Qa
- JULY 21, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Presidency's proposal regarding the presentation,...
The Italian Presidency's proposal regarding the presentation, at the forthcomming UN General Assembly in September, of a European resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, was rejected durino a summit of EU Foreign Ministers
- JULY 21, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On the EU 'no' to the UN moratotium on capital executions,...
On the EU 'no' to the UN moratotium on capital executions, Hands Off Cain Secretary Segio D'Elia declared: "We thank (Italian Foreign) Minister Franco Frattini who, as promised, brough up the issue to his EU colleagues regarding the proposal for a univers
- JULY 21, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Italian Presidency's proposal regarding the presentation,...
The Italian Presidency's proposal regarding the presentation, at the forthcomming UN General Assembly in September, of a European resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, was rejected durino a summit of EU Foreign Ministers
- JULY 21, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On the EU 'no' to the UN moratotium on capital executions,...
On the EU 'no' to the UN moratotium on capital executions, Hands Off Cain Secretary Segio D'Elia declared: "We thank (Italian Foreign) Minister Franco Frattini who, as promised, brough up the issue to his EU colleagues regarding the proposal for a univers
- JULY 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for accused Bali bomber Amrozi made a last-ditch...
Lawyers for accused Bali bomber Amrozi made a last-ditch plea to spare him from the firing squad, arguing that the death penalty is a vengeful punishment not acceptable in many countries, including Australia
- JULY 21, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC ON THE EUROPEAN ‘NO’ TOWARDS A UN MORATORIUM: “PREDICTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE”
July 21, 2003: the Italian Presidency’s proposal regarding the presentation, at the forthcoming UN General Assembly in September, of a European resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, was Monday rejected at the summit of EU Foreign Ministers.
- JULY 20, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Mo Jifeng, a 27 year-old Internet surfer, was sentenced...
Mo Jifeng, a 27 year-old Internet surfer, was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court for robbing and murdering a friend he met in an Internet chat room
- JULY 19, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian newspaper Iran web site reported that the...
The Iranian newspaper Iran web site reported that the death sentences of five people were to be carried out in public on the 19th and 20th of July
- JULY 19, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Dinh Huu Huy, 26, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam...
Dinh Huu Huy, 26, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of in 2002 of murdering a motorcycle taxi driver in order to steal his vehicle, state media said
- JULY 18, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Utaik al-Islam Khan, a Bangladeshi man convicted of...
Utaik al-Islam Khan, a Bangladeshi man convicted of murdering a Saudi national, was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca
- JULY 18, 2003South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Lehlohonolo Kobedi, a South African man who had been...
Lehlohonolo Kobedi, a South African man who had been on death row in Botswana for five years, was executed at Gaborone Central Prison, SABC news reported
- JULY 18, 2003BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Lehlohonolo Kobedi, a South African man who had been...
Lehlohonolo Kobedi, a South African man who had been on death row in Botswana for five years, was executed at Gaborone Central Prison, SABC news reported
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- JULY 18, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Utaik al-Islam Khan, a Bangladeshi man convicted of...
Utaik al-Islam Khan, a Bangladeshi man convicted of murdering a Saudi national, was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca
- JULY 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ma Xin, a Beijing man, was sentenced to death by the...
Ma Xin, a Beijing man, was sentenced to death by the Beijing intermediate court on for counterfeiting official corporate stamps and financial documents
- JULY 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four ring leaders of a gang in south-west China's Sichuan...
Four ring leaders of a gang in south-west China's Sichuan province were sentenced to death
- JULY 18, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The US military said it had discovered a mass grave...
The US military said it had discovered a mass grave near Mosul, in northern Iraq, containing up to 400 bodies
- JULY 18, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved the sixth...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved the sixth European Union (EU) adjustment package envisaging amendments to laws, including the commutation into life imprisonment of the death penalty envisaged in the Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Par
- JULY 18, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Pattana Sriwiboon, 38, was sentenced to death after...
Pattana Sriwiboon, 38, was sentenced to death after he admitted killing Thaweepong Boonsin, 45, mayor of tambon Tha Phae, on August 22, 2001
- JULY 17, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Le My Linh, an Australian woman condemned to death...
Le My Linh, an Australian woman condemned to death by a Vietnamese court in 2002 on drug trafficking charges, had her sentence commuted to life imprisonment
- JULY 17, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Court in Bangladesh sentenced to death...
A Speedy Trial Court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia Shafiqur Rahman Tuhin for poisoning to death his mother-in-law and five other members of the family on 25 June 2002
- JULY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Blagojevich, who supports capital punishment,...
Gov. Blagojevich, who supports capital punishment, signs death-penalty reform -- Police must now tape all statements of murder suspects. Police departments have 2 years to begin recording interrogations and confessions in murder cases under a death-penal
- JULY 17, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Hicks, 38, was freed from South Carolina's death row
Willie Hicks, 38, was freed from South Carolina's death row
- JULY 17, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: NATIONAL ALLIANCE MOTION FOR A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
July 17, 2003: a motion that “favourably receives and gives support to the government’s decision to present a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions at the next UN General Assembly” was on Wednesday presented in Parliament by the National All
- JULY 16, 2003LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
The families of two deputy ministers who were apparently...
The families of two deputy ministers who were apparently killed by government fighters in June for their alleged involvement in a failed coup to depose President Charles Taylor, demanded that the government release the bodies and conduct a full inquiry
- JULY 16, 2003SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Boosaaso, Somalia, sentenced to death four...
A court in Boosaaso, Somalia, sentenced to death four soldiers for committing murders in various parts of the region, the Somali daily Ayaamaha reported
- JULY 16, 2003TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International-Tanzania advised the government...
Amnesty International-Tanzania advised the government to repeal the death penalty enshrined in the constitution
- JULY 16, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A motion that "favourably receives and gives support...
A motion that "favourably receives and gives support to the government's decision to present a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions at the next UN General Assembly" was presented in Parliament by the National Alliance (AN) party
- JULY 15, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Vice Justice Minister of Kenya Njeru Githae announced...
Vice Justice Minister of Kenya Njeru Githae announced his governments intention to abolish the death penalty and to declare a general amnesty affecting all convicts on death row for 20 years or more
- JULY 15, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal, the Nigerian woman sentenced to death...
Amina Lawal, the Nigerian woman sentenced to death last year for adultery by a Sharia court in the state of Katsina, will not be stoned, Zamfara state Minister for Women and Children's Affairs, Amina Yusuf Garba, told the Italian daily Avvenire
- JULY 15, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia recognized...
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia recognized the provisions of Protocol No
- JULY 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia recognized...
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia recognized the provisions of Protocol No
- JULY 15, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Yevgeniy Toropov, a 25-year-old man living in the Uzbek...
Yevgeniy Toropov, a 25-year-old man living in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, was sentenced to death for murdering four people in order to steal their money, Uzbek TV reported
- JULY 15, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Presidency has made the following statement...
The Italian Presidency has made the following statement on behalf of the European Union: "The European Union welcomes the entry into force on 1 July 2003 of Protocol No
- JULY 15, 2003North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korean defector Soon Ok Lee, author of "Eyes...
North Korean defector Soon Ok Lee, author of "Eyes of the Tailless Animal: Prison Memoirs of a North Korean Woman," detailed her experiences at a National Endowment for Democracy (NED) conference
- JULY 15, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Van Xuan, 46, a man jailed in 1979 for belonging...
Ho Van Xuan, 46, a man jailed in 1979 for belonging to a former South Vietnamese "reactionary organization", was sentenced to death in Vietnam for scalping his brother-in-law
- JULY 15, 2003SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Soosainathan Dass Saminathan, 41, was sentenced to...
Soosainathan Dass Saminathan, 41, was sentenced to death for the murder of a six-month-old baby girl found in a rubbish chute in Hougang, Singapore, in 2002
- JULY 15, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Jimmy McNeill, 50, was sentenced to death by a Scotland...
Jimmy McNeill, 50, was sentenced to death by a Scotland County jury for the murder of his wife
- JULY 15, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- JULY 15, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Ibraheam Yahya Yagoub issued by the Bouram town Criminal Court on May 29th, 2003
- JULY 15, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam Yahya Yagoub convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 29 May 2003 before Bouram Court
- JULY 14, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The "Orinats Yerkir" party is for abolition of the...
The "Orinats Yerkir" party is for abolition of the capital punishment in Armenia, Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly and Leader of the party, Arthur Baghdasaryan, said at a press-conference
- JULY 14, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine...
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine De Mort, the French organisation said amongst other things: "A moratorium means less executions and death sentences on the decrease
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- JULY 14, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine...
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine De Mort, the French organisation said amongst other things: "A moratorium means less executions and death sentences on the decrease
- JULY 14, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Tabliq muslim sect, Sheikh Sulaiman...
The head of the Tabliq muslim sect, Sheikh Sulaiman Kakeeto, said he was opposed to the appeal by condemned inmates in Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Abdelraheam Omer Zakaria issued by the Nyala town Criminal Court on May 17th, 2003
- JULY 12, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
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Judge Ch
- JULY 12, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
10 alleged members of a radical Islamic group which...
10 alleged members of a radical Islamic group which was suspected of having been involved in the 16 May 2003 suicide attacks in Morocco that killed 44 people were sentenced to death
- JULY 12, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is for the abolition...
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is for the abolition of death penalty in Armenia, RPA Chairman and Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian stated at the RPA's 8th congress
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Ibraheam Dawood Abdelrahman issued by the Nyala Criminal Court on May 17th, 2003
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Hassan Shigaf Ali issued by the Nyala town Criminal Court on June 8th, 2003
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Ibraheam Mohamed Hussain issued by the Nyala town Criminal Court on June 8th, 2003
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Abdelraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Abdelraheam Omer Zakaria convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 17 May 2003
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence onIbraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence onIbraheam Dawood Abdelrahman convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 17 May 2003 before Nyala Court
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam Mohamed Hussein convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 8 June 2003 before Nyala court
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Hassan Shigaf...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Hassan Shigaf Ali convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 8 June 2003 before Nyala court
- JULY 11, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Omar Khaleq Abdul Khaleq, a Pakistani national convicted...
Omar Khaleq Abdul Khaleq, a Pakistani national convicted of trying to smuggle an unknown quantity of heroin into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded in the country by sword near Riyadh
- JULY 11, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali bin Zuheir al-Qorni, a Saudi, was executed in the...
Ali bin Zuheir al-Qorni, a Saudi, was executed in the Mecca region by beheading
- JULY 11, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Omar Khaleq Abdul Khaleq, a Pakistani national convicted...
Omar Khaleq Abdul Khaleq, a Pakistani national convicted of trying to smuggle an unknown quantity of heroin into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded in the country by sword near Riyadh
- JULY 11, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tang Minh Phung, 47, a businessman, and 60-year-old...
Tang Minh Phung, 47, a businessman, and 60-year-old banker Pham Nhat Hong were shot dead by firing squad in southern Ho Chi Minh City after their appeals for clemency were rejected by President Tran Duc Luong in May 2003
- JULY 11, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The president of the 55-nation Organisation for Security...
The president of the 55-nation Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called on Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmonov to impose a moratorium on the death penalty
- JULY 10, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Convicted prisoners at the Kamiti Maximum Security...
Convicted prisoners at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Kenya, complained to Home Affairs Minister Moody Awori, during his visit to the institution, saying their appeals took too long to be determined, especially for those sentenced to death, and that
- JULY 10, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Haji Giasuddin, 58, and Jamaluddin, 48, two Bangladeshi...
Haji Giasuddin, 58, and Jamaluddin, 48, two Bangladeshi men sentenced to death in 1994, were executed in the early hours of the day
- JULY 10, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty rate in Kazakhstan was declining,...
The death penalty rate in Kazakhstan was declining, Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov told a session of the Legal Policy Council in Astana
- JULY 10, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the...
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the rights of terrorist suspects facing secret US military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay were respected
- JULY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the...
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the rights of terrorist suspects facing secret US military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay were respected
- JULY 10, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the...
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the rights of terrorist suspects facing secret US military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay were respected
- JULY 10, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the...
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the rights of terrorist suspects facing secret US military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay were respected
- JULY 10, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Pan Rongyu, an unemployed man from Shanghai, was sentenced...
Pan Rongyu, an unemployed man from Shanghai, was sentenced to death for multiple crimes, including assault and rape
- JULY 10, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Indian Health Minister Sushma...
It was reported that Indian Health Minister Sushma Swaraj said he wanted the death penalty for manufacturers of "spurious drugs"
- JULY 10, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The introduction of life prison sentences in Kazakhstan...
The introduction of life prison sentences in Kazakhstan for those who commit grave crimes would facilitate the full abolition of the death penalty in the country, Kazakh Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov said
- JULY 10, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Joe Elton Nixon, convicted of murdering a woman, will...
Joe Elton Nixon, convicted of murdering a woman, will get a new trial 19 years later because he never explicitly agreed with his lawyer's strategy of admitting guilt, the Florida Supreme Court decided today
- JULY 9, 2003MaliDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah Othman Ashur al-Tareqi, a Mali national convicted...
Abdullah Othman Ashur al-Tareqi, a Mali national convicted of murdering a compatriot in Saudi Arabia, was beheaded by sword in the capital Riyadh
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- JULY 9, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October...
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October are evil extremists, but they don't deserve the death penalty," Brian Deegan, the Adelaide magistrate farther of one of the victims of the Bali bombing, wrote in The Australian
- JULY 9, 2003KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said he favoured an extension of the moratorium on the death penalty in Kyrgyzstan due to expire in December 2003
- JULY 9, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Black Sr
Christopher Black Sr
- JULY 9, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed 3 children in the mistaken belief...
A man who killed 3 children in the mistaken belief that their sister set up his brother for a gang hit was executed
- JULY 9, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and...
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, in a meeting with Hands Off Cain officials in Rome, ensured his country's commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and Kenya's support for a moratorium resolution
- JULY 9, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and...
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, in a meeting with Hands Off Cain officials in Rome, ensured his country's commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and Kenya's support for a moratorium resolution
- JULY 9, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government was pressing Washington behind the scenes to ensure the planned trials of terrorism suspects jailed at Guantanamo Bay would not violate international law
- JULY 9, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government was pressing Washington behind the scenes to ensure the planned trials of terrorism suspects jailed at Guantanamo Bay would not violate international law
- JULY 9, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah Othman Ashur al-Tareqi, a Mali national convicted...
Abdullah Othman Ashur al-Tareqi, a Mali national convicted of murdering a compatriot in Saudi Arabia, was beheaded by sword in the capital Riyadh
- JULY 9, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October...
"The Bali bombers who murdered my son last October are evil extremists, but they don't deserve the death penalty," Brian Deegan, the Adelaide magistrate farther of one of the victims of the Bali bombing, wrote in The Australian
- JULY 9, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four people on death-row in Vietnam, including Le My...
Four people on death-row in Vietnam, including Le My Linh, an Australian citizen of Vietnamese origin, had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment
- JULY 9, 2003DEATH PENALTY
KENYA VICE JUSTICE MINISTER ENSURES SUPPORT FOR MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
July 9, 2003: Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, in a meeting with Hands Off Cain officials in Rome, ensured his country’s commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and Kenya’s support for a morator
- JULY 8, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Speedy Tribunal judge Sheikh Jahangir Hossain sentenced...
Speedy Tribunal judge Sheikh Jahangir Hossain sentenced Kamruzzaman Faruk to death for stabbing to death his wife Kamrun Nahar Laila in a Dhaka suburb in 2002, private Channel-I TV network reported
- JULY 8, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Robert Don Duckett, 39, received a heart-stopping...
In McAlester, Robert Don Duckett, 39, received a heart-stopping injection and was pronounced dead at 6:16 p
- JULY 8, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal...
Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced to death five men and also sentenced a man accused of abetting the murder to life in prison
- JULY 8, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Asia Plus news agency reported that the Tajik Supreme...
Asia Plus news agency reported that the Tajik Supreme Court's Military Collegium sentenced a former presidential guard to death
- JULY 8, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter,...
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter, accompanied by Sergio D'Elia, Secretary of HOC, met with vice-premier Gianfranco Fini
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter,...
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter, accompanied by Sergio D'Elia, Secretary of HOC, met with vice-premier Gianfranco Fini
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Sergio D'Elia, General Secretary of Hands Off Cain,...
Sergio D'Elia, General Secretary of Hands Off Cain, countered the statement by Amnesty International Italy's President Marco Bertotto, affirming that there is not yet a large enough number of favourable UN member states to ensure the approval of a morator
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International "is not opposed" to the hypothesis...
Amnesty International "is not opposed" to the hypothesis of a resolution for a death penalty moratorium at the UN General Assembly
- JULY 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The head of the 55-nation Organisation for Security...
The head of the 55-nation Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on called on Uzbekistan to refrain from further use of the death penalty following warnings that the ex-Soviet republic has secretly executed prisoners awaiting appeal he
- JULY 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand...
Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan urged Uzbekistan not to execute prisoners who had appealed their convictions to a UN committee after reports of at least one such execution in the past month
- JULY 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The head of the 55-nation Organisation for Security...
The head of the 55-nation Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on called on Uzbekistan to refrain from further use of the death penalty following warnings that the ex-Soviet republic has secretly executed prisoners awaiting appeal he
- JULY 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand...
Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan urged Uzbekistan not to execute prisoners who had appealed their convictions to a UN committee after reports of at least one such execution in the past month
- JULY 8, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court ruling sentencing...
The Nagoya High Court upheld a lower court ruling sentencing three men to death, two of whom for murdering three people to get insurance payments or money between 1994 and 1996 and the remaining one for involvement in two of the murders
- JULY 8, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death by the...
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death by the People's Court in Vietnam's northern province of Ha Tay as part of the government's long-running campaign to wipe out the narcotics trade, court officials said
- JULY 7, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that a growing number of Papua New...
It was reported that a growing number of Papua New Guinea officials called for the implementation of the death penalty following a wave of violence in the capital
- JULY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian version of Hands Off Cain's 2003 Report...
The Italian version of Hands Off Cain's 2003 Report on the death penalty worldwide has presented in Rome
- JULY 7, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
"The prison department in Jharkhand has a strange problem:...
"The prison department in Jharkhand has a strange problem: The state's jail has 12 men who have been sentenced to death, but no hangman to execute these sentences," the Hindustan Times reported
- JULY 7, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
Alina Fernandez Revuelta, the estranged daughter of...
Alina Fernandez Revuelta, the estranged daughter of Fidel Castro, called for stronger international condemnation of the Cuban communist regime
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- JULY 7, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice and human rights committee chairman Senator...
Justice and human rights committee chairman Senator Francis N
- JULY 7, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A year after upholding a man's murder conviction, the...
A year after upholding a man's murder conviction, the Arizona Supreme Court has overturned his death sentence and ordered a new sentencing, this time by a jury
- JULY 7, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS THE 2003 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
July 7, 2003: Monday saw the presentation in Rome of Hands Off Cain’s 2003 Report on the death penalty worldwide. “We are a step away from the universal moratorium on the death penalty,” said Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of the anti-death penalty NGO.
- JULY 6, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Makhdoum Ahmad bin Wali Mohammad, a Pakistani national,...
Makhdoum Ahmad bin Wali Mohammad, a Pakistani national, was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle a quantity of heroin into the kingdom
- JULY 6, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Makhdoum Ahmad bin Wali Mohammad, a Pakistani national,...
Makhdoum Ahmad bin Wali Mohammad, a Pakistani national, was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle a quantity of heroin into the kingdom
- JULY 6, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khaled Nasser bin Shaye al-Dossari, a Saudi national,...
Khaled Nasser bin Shaye al-Dossari, a Saudi national, was executed by public beheading for murdering a female compatriot following a dispute
- JULY 6, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Commission...
The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Commission evaluated the project Report on the Global Human Rights Situation (the Van den Bos report), voting on almost 300 amendments put forward by different parties
- JULY 5, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Alleged Bali bomber, Amrozi Nurhasyim is prepared to...
Alleged Bali bomber, Amrozi Nurhasyim is prepared to face the death penalty
- JULY 5, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The remains of about 300 people, believed to be Kurdish...
The remains of about 300 people, believed to be Kurdish victims of the deposed regime of Saddam Hussein, were found in a mass grave seen in northern Iraq by an AFP correspondent
- JULY 4, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saud bin Mohammad bin Hamad al-Idhiani, a Saudi citizen...
Saud bin Mohammad bin Hamad al-Idhiani, a Saudi citizen convicted of stabbing a compatriot to death, was beheaded by the sword in Afif in the Riyadh region
- JULY 4, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission urged the United States on...
The European Commission urged the United States on to avoid applying the death penalty to six foreign captives designated by President George W
- JULY 4, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission urged the United States on...
The European Commission urged the United States on to avoid applying the death penalty to six foreign captives designated by President George W
- JULY 4, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation in Amman overturned seven death...
The Court of Cassation in Amman overturned seven death sentences passed against Ra'id Hijazi and six other men allegedly affiliated with Al-Qa'idah network, convicted in two separate trials in 2003 and 2000, their lawyer said on July 3
- JULY 4, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta...
It was reported that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court sought views from colleagues on ways to execute people in a less painful manner
- JULY 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese armed forces arrested 45 people of the Ma'alia...
Sudanese armed forces arrested 45 people of the Ma'alia tribe in Adila province, in southern Darfur state
- JULY 3, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali bin Saeed al-Shahrani, a Saudi citizen convicted...
Ali bin Saeed al-Shahrani, a Saudi citizen convicted of shooting a compatriot to death, was beheaded by the sword in the southern province of Assir
- JULY 3, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said through...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said through her spokesman that she agreed to the idea of executing convicted big-time drug traffickers in an effort to curb the drug problem in the country
- JULY 3, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi court ordered Kamal Pasha to be hanged...
A Bangladeshi court ordered Kamal Pasha to be hanged for gunning down two brothers
- JULY 3, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Lithuanian parliament ratified Protocol No
The Lithuanian parliament ratified Protocol No
- JULY 3, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court changed...
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court changed the life sentence of Sardar Khan to a death sentence for murdering his wife in 1997
- JULY 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Tonghua Intermediate People's...
It was reported that the Tonghua Intermediate People's Court, in Jilin Province, China, sentenced Guo Ziyu and Wu Deli to death for kidnapping and killing Hou, president of the Agricultural Development Bank, Liuhe County Branch
- JULY 3, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
17 years ago, an Indian River County jury convicted...
17 years ago, an Indian River County jury convicted Harold Lee Harvey of premeditated murder and voted 11 to 1 to impose the death penalty
- JULY 2, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Darrell Draughn, 32,...
A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Darrell Draughn, 32, to die for the robbery-murder of a 64-year-old woman
- JULY 2, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Hilton Crawford, the convicted murderer of a 12-year-old...
Hilton Crawford, the convicted murderer of a 12-year-old boy in a septembre 1995 kidnap plot that turned deadly, was put to death by injection at 6:19 p
- JULY 2, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi Arabia to spare two female housemaids, from Indonesia and the Philippines, on death row for allegedly killing their female employers
- JULY 2, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ripon, 20, was sentenced to death by the a Speedy Trial...
Ripon, 20, was sentenced to death by the a Speedy Trial Court in Bangladesh for the murder of his brother-in-law at Demra
- JULY 2, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A bill seeking to punish "drug lords" and drug financiers...
A bill seeking to punish "drug lords" and drug financiers with beheading was filed at the House of Representatives
- JULY 2, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Deputy Director...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Deputy Director General Rodolfo Caisip argued for the immediate lifting of the government-imposed moratorium on the execution of more than two dozens drug traffickers held in the Death Row of the Bilibid Prison in
- JULY 2, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi Arabia to spare two female housemaids, from Indonesia and the Philippines, on death row for allegedly killing their female employers
- JULY 2, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines Department of Justice argued for the...
The Philippines Department of Justice argued for the lifting of the moratorium on the death penalty, particularly concerning drug convicts, so that the heightened campaign against illegal drugs would have more "impact"
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- JULY 2, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi Arabia to spare two female housemaids, from Indonesia and the Philippines, on death row for allegedly killing their female employers
- JULY 2, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency...
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency presented by Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the European Parliament, MEP and Hands Off Cain president Marco Pannella, called on Italy to "include the moratorium issue in the agenda of the next UN General
- JULY 2, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency...
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency presented by Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the European Parliament, MEP and Hands Off Cain president Marco Pannella, called on Italy to "include the moratorium issue in the agenda of the next UN General
- JULY 2, 2003Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan court sentenced five people to death,...
A Sri Lankan court sentenced five people to death, including two police officers, for their role in a massacre at a detention camp housing suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and former child soldiers
- JULY 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five convicted criminals were put to death by lethal...
Five convicted criminals were put to death by lethal injection in the central Chinese province of Henan
- JULY 2, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC WELCOMES BERLUSCONI PLEDGE TO MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN IN EU PRESIDENCY SPEECH
July 2, 2003: in the debate on Italy’s agenda for its EU presidency presented this morning by Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the European Parliament, MEP and HOC president Marco Pannella, called on Italy to “include the moratorium issue in the agenda of the
- JULY 1, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Three new mass graves were discovered in Iraq containing...
Three new mass graves were discovered in Iraq containing the corpses of more than 3,000 Kurds, the Al-Sabah newspaper reported
- JULY 1, 2003Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Forensic experts exhumed 12 bodies from a mass grave...
Forensic experts exhumed 12 bodies from a mass grave believed to contain the remains of Bosnian Muslims summarily executed in the beginning of last decade's war
- JULY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Lewis Eugene Gilbert was executed for the Sept
In McAlester, Lewis Eugene Gilbert was executed for the Sept
- JULY 1, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced four Laotians to...
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced four Laotians to death for intending to sell illegal drugs in the kingdom
- JULY 1, 2003LaosDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced four Laotians to...
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced four Laotians to death for intending to sell illegal drugs in the kingdom
- JULY 1, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Daizo Fukushima, a 78 year old Japanese man, was sentenced...
Daizo Fukushima, a 78 year old Japanese man, was sentenced to death by hanging for killing a woman and severely burning her husband after he set fire to their lodge on a chicken farm in 1989
- JULY 1, 2003Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe leaders welcomed the entry into force...
Council of Europe leaders welcomed the entry into force of Protocol No
- JULY 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men, found guilt of armed robbery and rape, were...
Two men, found guilt of armed robbery and rape, were hanged publicly in the south-western Iranian province of Khuzestan, the conservative evening daily al-Kahyan reported
- JULY 1, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Taiyuan Intermediate People's...
It was reported that the Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court, in Shanxi Province, China, tried 17 suspects and sentenced Zhuang Xiaodong to death with two years reprieve
- JULY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
FORMER EU COMMISSIONER EXPRESSES SATISFACTION ON NEW DRC GOVERNMENT
July 1, 2003: former EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and HOC president Emma Bonino welcomed the formation of a new government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which she visited last weekend as part of a Hands Off Cain delegation.