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
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Mexico accused the United States at an International...
Mexico accused the United States at an International Court of Justice hearing on of violating international law over its treatment of more than 50 Mexican nationals on death row
- DECEMBER 15, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that he...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that he supported a possible death penalty for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme...
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court, said crime was on the rise, and called on the country to continue its controversial "Strike Hard" campaign, which rights groups warned lead to abuses of justice
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
If an Iraqi court sentences Saddam Hussein to capital...
If an Iraqi court sentences Saddam Hussein to capital punishment, the execution of the sentence will be postponed until July 2004, i
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The mood for revenge was growing as ordinary Iraqis...
The mood for revenge was growing as ordinary Iraqis demanded that Saddam Hussein be executed in public for crimes against his people
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted...
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted of kidnapping 32 young women and selling them into marriages for as little as 1,000 yuan (120 dollars), state press reported
- DECEMBER 15, 2003New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomed the...
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomed the capture of Saddam Hussein but ruled out supporting the death penalty for the Iraqi dictator
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain is prepared to see Saddam Hussein hanged for...
Britain is prepared to see Saddam Hussein hanged for "serious war crimes" despite its opposition to the death penalty, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein...
UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein must not be executed - because the death penalty would make him a martyr
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by...
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by American troops in his hometown Tikrit announced Sunday, HOC president Marco Pannella MEP calls for Saddam Hussein's recognition as a prisoner of war and spokesperson Emma Bonino MEP says he should be tri
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by...
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by American troops in his hometown Tikrit announced Sunday, HOC president Marco Pannella MEP calls for Saddam Hussein's recognition as a prisoner of war and spokesperson Emma Bonino MEP says he should be tri
- DECEMBER 15, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Diego, Superior Court Judge Kenneth So declared...
In San Diego, Superior Court Judge Kenneth So declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the trial of Scott Erskine, convicted of raping and murdering 2 young boys
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
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- DECEMBER 15, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- DECEMBER 14, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iran newspaper reported that man identified only...
The Iran newspaper reported that man identified only by his first name of Mahmoud was executed in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran
- DECEMBER 14, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to...
The Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to death Shushil Murmu for 'sacrificing' his neighbour's nine-year child in 1996 to the Goddess Kali to gain prosperity and well being seven
- DECEMBER 14, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Foreign Office said it would make clear to...
Britain's Foreign Office said it would make clear to Iraqis that London was against the use of the death penalty in any trial involving captured president Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 13, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two Vietnamese men were executed at dawn by firing...
Two Vietnamese men were executed at dawn by firing squad at an execution site in Thot Not town in southern Can Tho province
- DECEMBER 13, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other...
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other people were executed in China's capital, the Beijing Legal Times reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The state prosecutor's office in the Central African...
The state prosecutor's office in the Central African Republic opened an enquiry into the summary execution by security forces of three youths in Bangui on December 3, the country's top attorney said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against...
Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against the death penalty by the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 12, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani...
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani national, to death on charges of smuggling heroin into the country
- DECEMBER 12, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani...
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani national, to death on charges of smuggling heroin into the country
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand carried out its first executions by lethal...
Thailand carried out its first executions by lethal injection after abolishing the firing squad, putting to death three drug traffickers and a murderer at the notorious Bang Kwang jail, officials said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision to lift a moratorium of nearly four years on the death penalty was meant to send a tough message to jailed kidnapping masterminds not to "ply their evil trade" behind bars
- DECEMBER 12, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ngo Minh, 33, committed suicide after being sentenced...
Ngo Minh, 33, committed suicide after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Vietnam's central province of Khanh Hoa, police said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members...
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members of a criminal gang, were executed in south-eastern China's Fujian province after a court convicted them of murder, armed robbery and other violent crimes, the People's Court Daily reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Santa Ana, Orange County, a jury recommended the...
In Santa Ana, Orange County, a jury recommended the death penalty for a man who shot and killed a sheriff's deputy
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death...
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death sentence was overturned as a result of a U
- DECEMBER 11, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Ella Pamfilova, head of the presidential human rights...
Ella Pamfilova, head of the presidential human rights commission, declared her opposition to lifting Russia's moratorium on capital punishment