Chronological archive
April 2004
The 511 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2004, in chronological order.
- APRIL 8, 2004RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania abolished the death penalty in 1989.
Romania abolished the death penalty in 1989.
- APRIL 8, 2004SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland became fully abolitionist in 1992.
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland became fully abolitionist in 1992.
- APRIL 8, 2004SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1989.
Slovenia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1989.
- APRIL 8, 2004SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1921 and has been abolitionist for all crimes since 1972.
Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1921 and has been abolitionist for all crimes since 1972.
- APRIL 8, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995.
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995.
- APRIL 8, 2004SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
- APRIL 8, 2004PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976.
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976.
- APRIL 8, 2004San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848 and fully abolished it in 1865.
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848 and fully abolished it in 1865.
- APRIL 8, 2004SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia and Montenegro is completely abolitionist.
Serbia and Montenegro is completely abolitionist.
- APRIL 8, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Vatican formally abolished the death penalty from its constitution in 2001.
The Vatican formally abolished the death penalty from its constitution in 2001.
- APRIL 8, 2004UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000, with an overwhelming majority vote of the members of the Ukrainian parliament.
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000, with an overwhelming majority vote of the members of the Ukrainian parliament.
- APRIL 8, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18, 1969
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18, 1969
- APRIL 8, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been fully abolished by a package of constitutional and legislative amendments.
The death penalty has been fully abolished by a package of constitutional and legislative amendments.
- APRIL 7, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
It was revealed by Mukhamedzhan Pakirdinov, head of...
It was revealed by Mukhamedzhan Pakirdinov, head of the Kazakh President's juridical system department, that according to a Gallup poll conducted in the country, the majority of people in Kazakhstan thought the time was not right for the abolishment of th
- APRIL 7, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shizuka Kamei, former policy chief of Japan's ruling...
Shizuka Kamei, former policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was re-elected chairman of a Diet group against the death penalty in the country and reiterated his desire to see it abolished
- APRIL 7, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Williams, 30, has been sentenced to death by...
Joseph Williams, 30, has been sentenced to death by a Chatham County Superior Court jury for killing a fellow inmate, Michael Deal, 54
- APRIL 7, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Harris County jury has sentenced 19-year-old Damon...
A Harris County jury has sentenced 19-year-old Damon Matthews to death row for shooting a friend and stealing his car
- APRIL 7, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Waco, Sherman Lamont Fields, 29, was sentenced to death
In Waco, Sherman Lamont Fields, 29, was sentenced to death
- APRIL 7, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria at Art. 85 states "The death penalty is abolished."
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria at Art. 85 states "The death penalty is abolished."
- APRIL 7, 2004ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The new Criminal Code, adopted on April 18, 2003, replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment.
The new Criminal Code, adopted on April 18, 2003, replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment.
- APRIL 7, 2004AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Article 8 (3) of Andorra’s Constitution states: "The death penalty is prohibited."
Article 8 (3) of Andorra’s Constitution states: "The death penalty is prohibited."
- APRIL 7, 2004DEATH PENALTY
With the ratification on July 29, 2003 of the Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances, Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to unconditionally abolish capital punishment.
With the ratification on July 29, 2003 of the Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances, Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to unconditionally abolish capital punishment.
- APRIL 7, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990.
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990.
- APRIL 7, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- APRIL 7, 2004BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1996.
Belgium abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1996.
- APRIL 7, 2004CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- APRIL 7, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for all crimes was abolished on December 10, 1998.
The death penalty for all crimes was abolished on December 10, 1998.
- APRIL 7, 2004EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia abolished the death penalty for all crimes on May 13, 1998.
Estonia abolished the death penalty for all crimes on May 13, 1998.
- APRIL 7, 2004BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
- APRIL 7, 2004CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
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- APRIL 7, 2004AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
- APRIL 7, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in France on September 9, 1981, mainly through the efforts of then Socialist Justice Minister, Robert Badinter.
The death penalty was abolished in France on September 9, 1981, mainly through the efforts of then Socialist Justice Minister, Robert Badinter.
- APRIL 7, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
- APRIL 7, 2004FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1949, and for all crimes in 1972.
Finland abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1949, and for all crimes in 1972.
- APRIL 7, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Republic of Germany abolished the death penalty in 1949.
The Federal Republic of Germany abolished the death penalty in 1949.
- APRIL 6, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced...
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Nigerian national Humprey Ijike for possession of heroin
- APRIL 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced...
The Central Jakarta Dstrict Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Nigerian national Humprey Ijike for possession of heroin
- APRIL 6, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's state security court sentenced eight Islamic...
Jordan's state security court sentenced eight Islamic militants to death for killing US diplomat Laurence Foley in an assassination blamed on followers of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda
- APRIL 6, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester...
A court in Kuhlna, Bangladesh, sentenced Silvester Roy to death for killing his wife
- APRIL 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was...
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, after being convicted of killing a fellow villager with a knife on 6 July 2003
- APRIL 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution...
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution of Kenny Richey, a Scot who had spent almost 18 years on death row in the US state of Ohio
- APRIL 6, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was...
Muhubuer Zhumabayi, a 27-year-old Kazak national, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, after being convicted of killing a fellow villager with a knife on 6 July 2003
- APRIL 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution...
Jack McConnell was urged to help prevent the execution of Kenny Richey, a Scot who had spent almost 18 years on death row in the US state of Ohio
- APRIL 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Hiep, an abattoir worker, was sentenced...
Nguyen Van Hiep, an abattoir worker, was sentenced to death by the Ben Tre People's Court in Vietnam for killing a man who tried to break up a drunken argument he was having with a friend while playing billiards
- APRIL 6, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition...
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition to the President of India, A
- APRIL 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
seven men named Song Baoliang, Li Yong, Wang Zhen, Liu Qisheng...
seven men named Song Baoliang, Li Yong, Wang Zhen, Liu Qisheng...
- APRIL 5, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
An appeals court in Hanoi, Vietnam, upheld the death...
An appeals court in Hanoi, Vietnam, upheld the death sentence La Thi Kim Oanh, a woman who embezzled millions of dollars from the government, while two vice ministers had their sentences reduced for their roles in the scam
- APRIL 5, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended that Termane Wood, 24 should receive...
A jury recommended that Termane Wood, 24 should receive the death penalty
- APRIL 5, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that...
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that the United States violated the rights of Mexican inmates on death row should not affect diplomatic relations between the two countries involved, Mexican President Vicente Fox said
- APRIL 5, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down...
The Nigerian federal government would start hand down death sentences to couriers of "hard" drugs and other illicit drugs, Almarun Ribadu, director of the Public Relations Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, warned
- APRIL 5, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that...
The ruling by the International Court of Justice that the United States violated the rights of Mexican inmates on death row should not affect diplomatic relations between the two countries involved, Mexican President Vicente Fox said
- APRIL 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the information and public relations department...
According to the information and public relations department of the Justice Department of Iran's Khuzestan province, a man named Hadi H
- APRIL 3, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The founder of the new Pro-Death Penalty Party, Pieter...
The founder of the new Pro-Death Penalty Party, Pieter du Toit, said he did not expect to win the South African elections on April 14, 2004
- APRIL 3, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican President Vicente Fox said the International...
Mexican President Vicente Fox said the International Court of Justice and the United Nations would have to decide what to do if the United States refused comply with a ruling that it review the cases of 51 Mexicans on death row
- APRIL 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people received the death penalty in Guangzhou...
Three people received the death penalty in Guangzhou city three people were sentenced to death by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court for their role in the largest ecstasy and ice trafficking case in China
- APRIL 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in its initial trial, the Jiaozuo Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province...
in its initial trial, the Jiaozuo Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province...
- APRIL 1, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198...
Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police killed 7,198 suspected armed robbers since the start of the year 2000, the force announced at a news conference
- APRIL 1, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Three people suspected of plotting to rob a restaurant...
Three people suspected of plotting to rob a restaurant in Mombasa were shot dead by police in a cold blooded execution, bystanders said
- APRIL 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Search and excavation operations to find out the fate...
Search and excavation operations to find out the fate of those executed and buried in mass graves by the deposed Saddam regime were ongoing
- APRIL 1, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Around 100 Mexicans on death row in US prisons required...
Around 100 Mexicans on death row in US prisons required immediate consular protection, an ICJ judge said, after the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to "review and reconsider" the cases of 51 Mexicans facing execution