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 8, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian...
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian countries would be studied in detail to find a suitable system for use in Papua New Guinea, said Justice Minister Mark Maipakai
- DECEMBER 8, 2003BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch,...
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch, a South African citizen, in Botswana in March 2001 did not contravene the policies of the African Commission on Human Rights, the office of the president of Botswana said
- DECEMBER 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced...
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced five people to death for selling heroin, state media reported
- DECEMBER 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a...
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a conference on its use of the death penalty prompted dismay among diplomats and campaigners
- DECEMBER 8, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for...
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for various crimes in India's Bhagalpur prison had not been executed because there was no hangman
- DECEMBER 8, 2003KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
On his final day in office, Gov
On his final day in office, Gov
- DECEMBER 7, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
- DECEMBER 7, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted...
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted Saudi Arabian murderer, was spared execution after tribal sheikhs persuaded his victim's father to accept five million riyals ($1
- DECEMBER 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts...
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts such as rapists or drug dealers, were subject to public execution, Philippine President Malacanang said
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five people to death on two counts after convicting them in two separate murders
- DECEMBER 5, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly four-year moratorium on the death penalty following intense pressure from anti-crime groups and businesses over increasing kidnappings and violence
- DECEMBER 5, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo...
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo Hayashi, a former senior member of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, for his role in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other offenses
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a...
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a Myanmar magazine editor and eight others accused of plotting to overthrow the military government
- DECEMBER 4, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989...
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989 slaying of Lula Mae Denning, an 80-year-old woman he'd known since childhood
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death...
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death for suffocating her Saudi husband, Saeed al-Qahtani, as he slept, was beheaded by the sword on in Assir, in the south of the kingdom
- DECEMBER 4, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison...
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison for Lawrence Lewis
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Bilal Hamid Alhabu issued by the Aldeain town Criminal Court on September 30th, 2003
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid Alhabu convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 30 September 2003 before the Aldeain Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended...
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended in a mistrial after a prosecutor mistakenly alluded to Williams' 1st trial in front of the jury
- DECEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing...
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing and Zhou Limin, were given death sentences by the Shaoyang City Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province
- DECEMBER 3, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death...
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death for killing his father with a machine gun while he was asleep, was beheaded by sword in the eastern city of Dammam
- DECEMBER 3, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight...
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight for the Oct
- DECEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco,...
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco, convicted of killing 3 people in a robbery in 1997, were thrown out by the state Supreme Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty...
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty for Michael Flinner, 36, who had his 18-year-old fiancee killed so he could collect the $500,000 from a life insurance policy he took out on her
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified...
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified only by his surname Dai, was executed after being convicted of strangling his mistress to death, state press reported
- DECEMBER 2, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for...
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for embezzlement and said two former vice ministers of agriculture would both be jailed for three years after a trial that exposed state corruption
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences...
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences against seven men convicted of a shooting attack in the country's parliament which left the prime minister and seven other people dead
- DECEMBER 2, 2003MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
- DECEMBER 1, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed...
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed down to Abed Abdulrazzak al-Kamel for the murder of three US missionaries a year ago