Archive timeline
2003
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2003, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2003
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers welcomed...
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers welcomed Armenia's ratification of the sixth protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, the committee's chairman, Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicolae Dudau, said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers welcomed...
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers welcomed Armenia's ratification of the sixth protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, the committee's chairman, Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicolae Dudau, said
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
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U.S. District Judge J
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
It was reported Iran's judiciary drafted a bill which...
It was reported Iran's judiciary drafted a bill which would raise the minimum age for death sentences to 18 from 15
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Monsef Ali and his cousin Mobarrak Ali of Sukhbilash...
Monsef Ali and his cousin Mobarrak Ali of Sukhbilash village in Rangunia, Bangladesh, were sentenced to death by an Additional District and Sessions Court, together with four others, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, for killing two neighbours in R
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
"One thing the United States and China agree on is...
"One thing the United States and China agree on is the death penalty," said Jerome A
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2003Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
A bloodless coup in September 2003 ousted president...
A bloodless coup in September 2003 ousted president Kumba Yala
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's National Court in Wabag, Enga Province,...
Papua New Guinea's National Court in Wabag, Enga Province, imposed the death penalty on Kepaka Langa, a 28-year-old man, after finding him guilty of wilfully murdering a pastor's son in an ambush in 2002
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore ordered a new trial...
U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore ordered a new trial for convicted killer Howard Paul Guidry after determining that his confession was involuntary and should not have been allowed to be used in his trial
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Fadl Mullah Nour Mohammad, Pakistani found guilty of...
Fadl Mullah Nour Mohammad, Pakistani found guilty of drug trafficking heroin, was beheaded by the sword in the Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fadl Mullah Nour Mohammad, Pakistani found guilty of...
Fadl Mullah Nour Mohammad, Pakistani found guilty of drug trafficking heroin, was beheaded by the sword in the Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino...
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino MEPs), together with Ottavio Marzocchi, deposited an interrogation request at the European Parliament aimed at finding out what measures the European Council and the European Commission would take regard
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On the motion approved by the Italian Senate, asking...
On the motion approved by the Italian Senate, asking the government, representing the EU, to present at the UN a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, HOC President Marco Pannella declared: "A Senate composed of yes men from the majority al
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Hasan Yousefi, an Iranian man convicted of murdering...
Hasan Yousefi, an Iranian man convicted of murdering four people, was publicly hanged in a square in the north-western city of Maragheh, the Kayhan newspaper reported, quoting a statement from the West Azarbaijan province's judiciary
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Gastonia, a new jury sentenced Jeff Duke to death...
In Gastonia, a new jury sentenced Jeff Duke to death a 2nd time for the same crime -- killing 2 men
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
When Illinois lawmakers decided to overhaul the state's...
When Illinois lawmakers decided to overhaul the state's death penalty system, they included a strong message to police officers: Lie on the stand and lose your badge
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Twice-convicted murderer Joseph Earl Bates was executed...
Twice-convicted murderer Joseph Earl Bates was executed today
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for Mamoru Takuma, who stabbed eight...
The death penalty for Mamoru Takuma, who stabbed eight children to death and injured 15 others at Ikeda Primary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, in 2001, was finalised after he dismissed his lawyers' appeal of the sentence to the Osaka High Court
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Australian politicians united in welcoming a Nigerian...
Australian politicians united in welcoming a Nigerian appeal court decision to spare Amina Lawal from death by stoning
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore executed two convicted Malaysian heroin traffickers...
Singapore executed two convicted Malaysian heroin traffickers despite protests by human rights group Amnesty International
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign ministers from the 54-nation Commonwealth "spontaneously...
Foreign ministers from the 54-nation Commonwealth "spontaneously applauded" the decision of a Nigerian appeals court to spare the life of Amina Lawal, sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer said
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Singapore executed two convicted Malaysian heroin traffickers...
Singapore executed two convicted Malaysian heroin traffickers despite protests by human rights group Amnesty International
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Security forces in Cameroon were severely criticised...
Security forces in Cameroon were severely criticised for rising cases of torture, arbitrary arrests and summary executions in the country's English-speaking provinces
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino...
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino MEPs), together with Ottavio Marzocchi, deposited an interrogation request at the European Parliament aimed at finding out what measures the European Council and the European Commission would take regard
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian politicians united in welcoming a Nigerian...
Australian politicians united in welcoming a Nigerian appeal court decision to spare Amina Lawal from death by stoning
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino...
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino MEPs), together with Ottavio Marzocchi, deposited an interrogation request at the European Parliament aimed at finding out what measures the European Council and the European Commission would take regard
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian courts sentenced three men to death for, in...
Iranian courts sentenced three men to death for, in at least two of the cases, having contacts with outlawed political organisations, the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Chau Thanh Tam was sentenced to death by a court in...
Chau Thanh Tam was sentenced to death by a court in the southern province of Dong Thap for killing Nguyen Thi Hong, mother of his lover, in February 2003 after she turned down their marriage proposal
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Mai Viet Phong, a 43 year old Vietnamese man, was sentenced...
Mai Viet Phong, a 43 year old Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court after being convicted of organising and carrying out five armed robberies, which severely wounded five people, between February and April 2001
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Van Nong, a 19-year-old Vietnamese farmer, was sentenced...
Ho Van Nong, a 19-year-old Vietnamese farmer, was sentenced to death by firing squad by a court in the central province of Quang Tri after being convicted of raping and murdering a woman to steal her money