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
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court...
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court executed a number of "drug criminals" including: Huang Kaiming, who was found in possession of 14 kg of heroin; Ji Shirong, 61, and Li Chunxiang, a female, age 38, found guilty of buying heroin in Burma
- JUNE 26, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bob Taft granted clemency to Jerome Campbell....
Gov. Bob Taft granted clemency to Jerome Campbell. Campbell is the 1st death row inmate to receive clemency in 12 years
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were put to death by lethal injection, it was the first time the region had used such a method of execution
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being...
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being convicted of murdering a police officer in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed...
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed six people on the order of the Supreme People's Court for their direct involvement in drug-related crimes
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen...
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen city in South China's Guangdong Province, state media reported
- JUNE 25, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The United States and the European Union signed an...
The United States and the European Union signed an extradition treaty at a summit aimed to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and in bringing suspects swiftly to trial
- JUNE 25, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The United States and the European Union signed an...
The United States and the European Union signed an extradition treaty at a summit aimed to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and in bringing suspects swiftly to trial
- JUNE 25, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sangki Ara, a 55 year old policeman, was sentenced...
Sangki Ara, a 55 year old policeman, was sentenced to die by lethal injection for selling methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" weighing 26
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, sentenced Deng Guanwei and Ceng Jianxiang to death for trafficking in 4
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China, tried Wu Wenchuan, Lin Jianguo, Xu Guangming and others for drug smuggling, trafficking, transporting, and manufacturing
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
With the approval of the Higher People's Court, the...
With the approval of the Higher People's Court, the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court, in Sichuan Province, China, tried 12 "drug criminals" and executed six "principal criminals", including Wu Kaiyou
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, China, sentenced Shen Weilun, Li Zongming and Li Jianhang to death and sentenced Liao Youchi to death with reprieve
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese Supreme People's Court tried three drug...
The Chinese Supreme People's Court tried three drug cases and sentenced Du Zhongqin, Liu Yingwei, Lin Jianguo and Zhu Qianghua to death
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, sentenced...
A court in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, sentenced Hong Jinfa and Zhu Guohua to death for drug trafficking
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, executed...
A court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, executed three drug traffickers
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wuhan Intermediate People's Court, in Hubei Province,...
Wuhan Intermediate People's Court, in Hubei Province, China, sentenced 11 people to death for trafficking and transporting drugs
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tianjin Number One and Number Two Courts, China, sentenced...
Tianjin Number One and Number Two Courts, China, sentenced Kong Fanzhong to death for trafficking in 645 g of heroin
- JUNE 24, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death...
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death row in Uganda signed a constitutional petition to eliminate the death penalty from the country's laws
- JUNE 24, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked other...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked other civil society groups to protest the continuing summary executions happening in Davao City purportedly to curb the illegal drugs trade and other criminal activities in the city
- JUNE 24, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajik Television reported that President Emomali Rahmonov...
Tajik Television reported that President Emomali Rahmonov sent to the Assembly of Representatives for consideration a draft law on making amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan
- JUNE 24, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajik television reported that Tajikistan's Supreme...
Tajik television reported that Tajikistan's Supreme Court had passed sentences on five citizens who had committed "a number of grave crimes," and sentenced to death two of them for the "violent murder of citizen Rahmatullo Rahimov"
- JUNE 24, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Liuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in the Guangxi...
The Liuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, executed Liao Quanen, 40, and Wei Degui, 46, for drug trafficking
- JUNE 24, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shaoguan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong...
The Shaoguan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced Huang Jianwen to death for trafficking and transporting drugs
- JUNE 24, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC ON A MISSION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO TO MEET KABILA
June 24, 2003: Hands Off Cain will be in the country between the 26th and the 29th of June in order to ask President Joseph Kabila to grant clemency to the 30 men condemned to death for the assassination of his father Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 23, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members...
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members of an armed opposition group arrested in a major roundup of the exile organisation
- JUNE 23, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members...
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members of an armed opposition group arrested in a major roundup of the exile organisation
- JUNE 23, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Harris County jury condemned Danny Paul Bible, 51,...
A Harris County jury condemned Danny Paul Bible, 51, to death for the 1979 rape-slaying of Inez Deaton, 20
- JUNE 23, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trail Tribunal in Bangladesh convicted three...
A Speedy Trail Tribunal in Bangladesh convicted three young men, sentencing Sumon, 20, to death and handing life terms to two others for rape case