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
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A state Supreme Court review found that race does not...
A state Supreme Court review found that race does not matter when it comes to the death penalty in New Jersey, according to a report
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced to death a man convicted...
A Chinese court sentenced to death a man convicted of blowing up a hotel and killing six people, including his lover's husband, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted the own-initiative...
The European Parliament adopted the own-initiative report by Pedro Marset Campos on relations between the EU and Belarus
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro...
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles accused Russian troops of "criminal" behaviour in Chechnya and insisted that military abuses against civilians must not remain unpunished
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted the own-initiative...
The European Parliament adopted the own-initiative report by Pedro Marset Campos on relations between the EU and Belarus
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro...
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles accused Russian troops of "criminal" behaviour in Chechnya and insisted that military abuses against civilians must not remain unpunished
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Mitsuhiro Kobayashi, 44, was sentenced to death by...
Mitsuhiro Kobayashi, 44, was sentenced to death by the Aomori District Court for setting fire to a branch office of Takefuji, a major consumer credit firm, which killed five staff members during an attempted robbery in May 2001
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reported that murder...
The Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reported that murder suspects at a Nairobi remand prison demanded the abolition of death penalty and to be allowed to enjoy their conjugal rights
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Roanoke County Circuit Court, Earl C
In Roanoke County Circuit Court, Earl C
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Juveniles should not be subject to the death penalty,...
Juveniles should not be subject to the death penalty, the state Senate Judiciary Committee decided
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Lucasville, Richard E
In Lucasville, Richard E
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese man convicted of impersonating a policeman...
A Chinese man convicted of impersonating a policeman to carry out robberies, was sentenced to death with two year's suspension by a Beijing court, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland's highest court stayed the execution of Steven...
Maryland's highest court stayed the execution of Steven Oken, delaying his death until at least until May when it hears the case
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A jury has recommended a death sentence for Michael...
A jury has recommended a death sentence for Michael Seibert, 34, who murdered and mutilated 18-year-old Karolay Adrianza in March 1998
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
February 11
February 11
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in...
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in the past 16 years and another 208 Tibetans are in detention awaiting the same fate, a human rights group said
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former general manager of the Shenyang Passenger...
The former general manager of the Shenyang Passenger Traffic Group in northeast China's Liaoning Province, Xia Renfan, was sentenced to death for corruption and embezzlement of millions of yuan, state media reported
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Brayati, the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party newspaper,...
Brayati, the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party newspaper, reported that the regime had established execution and shooting committees at border points along Kurdish controlled areas in case soldiers should try to escape or should refuse to fight if a war br
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four brothers were sentenced to death in south China...
Four brothers were sentenced to death in south China for attempting to carry out two armed bank robberies which resulted in one person being killed and five others injured, state media said
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in...
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in the past 16 years and another 208 Tibetans are in detention awaiting the same fate, a human rights group said
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
For 3 consecutive years, a bills to impose a moratorium...
For 3 consecutive years, a bills to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in Mississippi have died in a House committee
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute...
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute a Mexican national, delaying for the moment a decision on whether to honor a stay issued by the World Court
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute...
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute a Mexican national, delaying for the moment a decision on whether to honor a stay issued by the World Court
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute...
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute a Mexican national, delaying for the moment a decision on whether to honor a stay issued by the World Court
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute...
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute a Mexican national, delaying for the moment a decision on whether to honor a stay issued by the World Court
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 10, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic...
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic inmate who is sane only when forced to take medication is eligible for death row
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic...
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic inmate who is sane only when forced to take medication is eligible for death row
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament...
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament to write to the Governor of Texas and President Bush following the execution of Jackie Elliott
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament...
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament to write to the Governor of Texas and President Bush following the execution of Jackie Elliott