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
- MAY 28, 2003FijiDEATH PENALTY
Apisai Tora, a leading Fiji Government senator, called...
Apisai Tora, a leading Fiji Government senator, called for sex offenders to be stoned to death or castrated and banished
- MAY 28, 2003South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea recorded progress in the promotion and...
South Korea recorded progress in the promotion and protection of human rights in 2002 but still detained citizens for their political beliefs, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's human rights record deteriorated in 2002 as...
China's human rights record deteriorated in 2002 as government efforts to establish the "rule of law" were undermined by political campaigns and administrative fiats, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The movement toward the abolition of the death penalty...
The movement toward the abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan progressed in 2002, although nine people were executed and 100 convicted prisoners remained on death row, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
In its annual report on the global human rights situation...
In its annual report on the global human rights situation for 2002, Amnesty International said the treatment of those on death row in Japan was brutal, inhumane and degrading
- MAY 28, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Juries would determine whether defendants facing the...
Juries would determine whether defendants facing the death penalty are mentally handicapped and should be spared from execution under legislation passed by the House
- MAY 28, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Nevada lawmakers have given final approval to death...
Nevada lawmakers have given final approval to death penalty reforms that prohibit use of a 3-judge judge panel in deciding whether the state should execute convicted murderers
- MAY 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Halabjah Centre against Anfal and Genocide of the...
The Halabjah Centre against Anfal and Genocide of the Kurdish People condemned the execution of three citizens from Iranian Kurdistan by the country's authorities
- MAY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Dasuo, a 46-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death...
Liu Dasuo, a 46-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death with a stay of execution and deprived of his political rights for life by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court after being found guilty of arson and poisoning
- MAY 27, 2003AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that...
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that Ghassem Abdollahi, a 47 year old Afghani, had been publicly hanged for murder in the south-western town of Poldokhtar
- MAY 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that...
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that Ghassem Abdollahi, a 47 year old Afghani, had been publicly hanged for murder in the south-western town of Poldokhtar
- MAY 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that leading Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah...
It was reported that leading Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued an edict ordering judges not to impose executions by stoning
- MAY 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that China executed an infamous criminal...
It was reported that China executed an infamous criminal duo known as the "brothers from hell"
- MAY 27, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed at least 5 people was put to death...
A man who killed at least 5 people was put to death in McAlester for murdering a Noble County couple in 1990
- MAY 26, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yukiharu Fuchigami, 34, was sentenced to death by the...
Yukiharu Fuchigami, 34, was sentenced to death by the Miyazaki District Court for the 1999 murder of two acquaintances
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Yang Kunchu to death for arson
- MAY 26, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Guardian newspaper reported that independent human...
The Guardian newspaper reported that independent human rights groups estimated that there are over 600 politically motivated arrests a year are made in Uzbekistan, and 6,500 political prisoners, some tortured to death
- MAY 26, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of...
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of children and other civilians were being reported in Indonesia's Aceh province, Amnesty International said
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Gu Xuehua for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced five suspects to death, including Zhao Suidan
- MAY 23, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ameer...
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ameer Khan sentence to death Bashir Ahmad with a fine of Rs
- MAY 23, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Khalid Hussain, Shakir Ali, Muhammad Iqrar and Muhammad...
Khalid Hussain, Shakir Ali, Muhammad Iqrar and Muhammad Ismail were sentenced to death on three counts by the Additional Session Court
- MAY 23, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern...
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern China's Shenyang city was sentenced to death for raping and sexually harassing six pupils
- MAY 23, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
A group of 122 lawmakers calling for the abolition...
A group of 122 lawmakers calling for the abolition of the death penalty in Japan said they would submit a bill demanding a halt to hangings to the current Diet session in June 2003
- MAY 23, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Raghuwar Dayal was sentenced to death for raping and...
Raghuwar Dayal was sentenced to death for raping and strangling to death a woman named Kalawati
- MAY 23, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Collier circuit judge Lauren Miller sentenced John...
Collier circuit judge Lauren Miller sentenced John Ballard to death
- MAY 23, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's...
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's death sentence, saying the jury improperly relied on the Bible to reach its decision
- MAY 23, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms...
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms that would require more evidence in capital cases be provided to defense attorneys, bar the executions of anyone with an IQ of 75 or lower, and give judges and the Supreme Court greater authority to set
- MAY 23, 2003DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY REFORM APPROVED IN ILLINOIS
May 23, 2003: State lawmakers adopted a measure Friday to improve Illinois´ death penalty system.
- MAY 22, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sentenced to death a former member...
The Supreme Court sentenced to death a former member of the Citizen's Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and his companions after they were found guilty of murder and multiple attempted murder