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 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Justice ministers from the European Union approved...
Justice ministers from the European Union approved extradition and judicial cooperation agreements with the United States designed to augment existing bilateral accords between Washington and EU member states
- JUNE 6, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Gaya additional district and sessions court in Bihar,...
Gaya additional district and sessions court in Bihar, India, sentenced eight people to death and six to life imprisonment for the mass killing of lower caste Hindus in 1988
- JUNE 6, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thi Kim Phuong, a 44 year old Vietnamese business...
Le Thi Kim Phuong, a 44 year old Vietnamese business woman, came one step closer to facing the firing squad after the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court rejected her appeal against the death sentence for running a fraudulent investment scheme
- JUNE 6, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salama bin Mteir al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen convicted...
Salama bin Mteir al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering a compatriot, was beheaded by sword in the north-western province of Tabuk
- JUNE 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 6, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
In Prescott, a jury decided that Homer Roseberry, 59,...
In Prescott, a jury decided that Homer Roseberry, 59, deserves the death penalty for the 2000 shooting death of Fred Fottler, 45
- JUNE 6, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Nanjing City Intermediate People's Court, in Jiangsu...
The Nanjing City Intermediate People's Court, in Jiangsu Province, China, sentenced Xia Jianjun to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of pocketing more than 9,567,200 yuan in public funds, taking 2
- JUNE 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xinhua news agency reported that nine criminals "convicted...
Xinhua news agency reported that nine criminals "convicted of murder and robbery" were sentenced to death by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing and immediately executed
- JUNE 5, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nam Cam, 56, known as Vietnam's most powerful mafia...
Nam Cam, 56, known as Vietnam's most powerful mafia boss, was sentenced to death, together with five of his henchmen, following a trial that exposed a web of corruption at the heart of the country's political system
- JUNE 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Ten former Muslim guerrillas were sentenced to death...
Ten former Muslim guerrillas were sentenced to death by a court in the Philippines for the abduction of five people in 1999
- JUNE 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tang Zhangbin was executed after being convicted of...
Tang Zhangbin was executed after being convicted of murder and robbery by the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court
- JUNE 5, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabias leading executioner lifted the veil on...
Saudi Arabias leading executioner lifted the veil on a taboo in the kingdom, revealing the gruesome reality of the beheading of men and women in the name of God
- JUNE 5, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips...
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips said he was pursuing plans to have the death penalty applied to cases in which people were found guilty of the importation of illegal guns
- JUNE 5, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Hand, 54, has been sentenced to death for murdering...
Gerald Hand, 54, has been sentenced to death for murdering his 4th wife and a friend who prosecutors say helped him kill 2 earlier wives
- JUNE 5, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Charm, black, 37, was put to death at 6:05 p
Kenneth Charm, black, 37, was put to death at 6:05 p
- JUNE 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced Zhu Maishu to death for killing...
A Chinese court sentenced Zhu Maishu to death for killing a SARS inspector who was on patrol in his back yard, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- JUNE 4, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The appeal hearing of two former lovers sentenced to...
The appeal hearing of two former lovers sentenced to death by stoning by an Islamic court in Nigeria was adjourned till June 2003
- JUNE 4, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami...
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami al-Mutairi, a 25 year old Kuwaiti, for the murder of an American civilian near a US army base in the emirate
- JUNE 4, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition...
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition deal between the European Union and the United States, saying the pact contained "serious flaws" regarding human rights
- JUNE 4, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition...
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition deal between the European Union and the United States, saying the pact contained "serious flaws" regarding human rights
- JUNE 3, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern...
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern over a planned extradition treaty between the European Union and Washington, claiming the United States had a poor human rights record
- JUNE 3, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern...
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern over a planned extradition treaty between the European Union and Washington, claiming the United States had a poor human rights record
- JUNE 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal had her appeal adjourned until 27 August...
Amina Lawal had her appeal adjourned until 27 August as she sought to overturn a conviction for adultery
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced...
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced Habibur Rahman Mina, a 32 year old Bangladeshi, was sentenced to death for throwing acid on his ex-wife
- JUNE 3, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the...
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was brought before a judge and informed he had been sentenced to death for the killings of six minority Shiite Muslims
- JUNE 3, 2003North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors...
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors as saying that the famine in the country had gotten so bad that human flesh was being sold on the black market
- JUNE 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez...
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez was unanimously overturned by the California Supreme Court, which held that "numerous and serious errors" during the penalty phase require a new sentencing trial
- JUNE 3, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced...
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced Teresa Lewis, 34, to death