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
- JANUARY 29, 2003North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
China reportedly forcibly repatriated to North Korea...
China reportedly forcibly repatriated to North Korea ten refugees arrested in China whilst attempting to reach South Korea and Japan by boat earlier in January
- JANUARY 29, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN ADHERES TO APPEAL FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ
January 29, 2003: Hands Off Cain has adhered to the appeal launched by the co-ordinator of the Transnational Radical Party Marco Pannella. The appeal calls on the UN to back the exile of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, thus eliminating the need for war, a
- JANUARY 29, 2003DEATH PENALTY
DRC DENIES FAMILIES ACCESS TO MEN CONDEMNED FOR KABILA MURDER
January 29, 2003: the wives of the men sentenced to death in connection with the January 2001 murder of then-President Laurent-Desire Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), protested against the suspension of their visitation rights during
- JANUARY 28, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville Alva Curry, 33, was executed tonight...
In Huntsville Alva Curry, 33, was executed tonight for fatally shooting a clerk during a robbery
- JANUARY 28, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr Olubunmi Okogie, commended...
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr Olubunmi Okogie, commended the judiciary for concluding the infamous Otokoto murder case
- JANUARY 28, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The London-based Privy Council, Jamaica's highest Court,...
The London-based Privy Council, Jamaica's highest Court, overturned the conviction of Michael Pringle for the rape and murder of Kevan Davidson in 1996
- JANUARY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government defended its execution of a...
The Chinese government defended its execution of a Tibetan convicted of a series of bomb blasts and its rejection of the appeal of a monk sentenced to death in connection with the same case
- JANUARY 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners on Iran's death row and eight other inmates...
Two prisoners on Iran's death row and eight other inmates held in Varamin prison southeast of Tehran have escaped after using teaspoons to dig a six-metre tunnel, a newspaper reported
- JANUARY 28, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence on Ershad...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence on Ershad Ali Sikder, awarded to him by the lower court in the murder case of Khaled Hossain
- JANUARY 28, 2003Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The wives of the men sentenced to death in connection...
The wives of the men sentenced to death in connection with the January 2001 murder of then-President Laurent-Desire Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), protested against the suspension of their visitation rights during a news conference
- JANUARY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch condemned China's execution of a...
Human Rights Watch condemned China's execution of a Tibetan convicted of a series of bomb blasts, saying the trial lacked due process and the sentence was carried out too swiftly
- JANUARY 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences...
The Iranian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of at least two former secret agents found guilty of the murders of four dissidents in 1998
- JANUARY 27, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Tracy Hampton, 33, a white supremacist was sentenced...
Tracy Hampton, 33, a white supremacist was sentenced to death in the murders of Tanya Ramsdell, 19; her unborn child; and her boyfriend, Charles Findley, 25, on May 17, 2001
- JANUARY 27, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Monroe County President Judge Ronald E
Monroe County President Judge Ronald E
- JANUARY 27, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Denver, the 10th U
In Denver, the 10th U
- JANUARY 27, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tajikistan sentenced a man to death for...
A court in Tajikistan sentenced a man to death for the killing of an employee of a German humanitarian aid organization in the Central Asian nation's capital
- JANUARY 27, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States raised concern regarding the execution...
The United States raised concern regarding the execution of Lobsang Dhondup, a Tibetan activist convicted following a string of bomb blasts in southwestern China
- JANUARY 27, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian Sharia court postponed the appeal of a man...
A Nigerian Sharia court postponed the appeal of a man who has been sentenced to death by stoning until after the season for Muslim pilgrimages to Mecca, the Hajj, which runs from 10-13 February
- JANUARY 27, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The US Supreme Court refused to get involved in the...
The US Supreme Court refused to get involved in the controversy over death sentences for juveniles
- JANUARY 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Tibetan government-in-exile and rights groups condemned...
The Tibetan government-in-exile and rights groups condemned China's execution of a Tibetan activist convicted of a series of bomb blasts, saying he was not given a fair trial
- JANUARY 27, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland Gov
Maryland Gov
- JANUARY 27, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mainuddin Manik was sentenced to death for killing...
Mainuddin Manik was sentenced to death for killing a college student
- JANUARY 27, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union criticized Uzbekistan, during Cooperation...
The European Union criticized Uzbekistan, during Cooperation Council meeting, for its failure to respect the human rights of prisoners and for its usage of the death penalty
- JANUARY 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The United States raised concern regarding the execution...
The United States raised concern regarding the execution of Lobsang Dhondup, a Tibetan activist convicted following a string of bomb blasts in southwestern China
- JANUARY 27, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer...
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda, for talks regarding the death penalty meted out to Ang Kiem Soel, a Dutch national caught operating two ecstasy plants in the outskirts of Jakarta
- JANUARY 27, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The European Union criticized Uzbekistan, during Cooperation...
The European Union criticized Uzbekistan, during Cooperation Council meeting, for its failure to respect the human rights of prisoners and for its usage of the death penalty
- JANUARY 27, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer...
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda, for talks regarding the death penalty meted out to Ang Kiem Soel, a Dutch national caught operating two ecstasy plants in the outskirts of Jakarta
- JANUARY 27, 2003DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Sadiki Garden, 27, ruling the trial judge did not adequately weigh the jury's recommendation of life in prison
- JANUARY 26, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Lt. Gov. Michael S
Lt. Gov. Michael S
- JANUARY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Police in western China executed a Tibetan activist...
Police in western China executed a Tibetan activist for a string of bomb attacks in support of Tibetan independence, despite an international outcry over the fairness of his trial, the MISNA news agency website reported