Archive timeline
2004
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2004, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2004
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was...
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was sentenced to death for murdering his lover and attempting to rape her 15-year-old daughter after a bitter quarrel
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons legal case officer...
Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons legal case officer Umesh Raga said there were seven prisoners in the Umtata Maximum Security prison, South Africa, who were technically still facing the death penalty although the death penalty had been written out of the
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite...
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite previous expressions of concern of the EU and human rights organisations to the Indonesian authorities, Indonesia has carried out an execution in Medan
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian Supreme Court acquitted a member of the...
The Indian Supreme Court acquitted a member of the All Assam Tiger Force sentenced to death by a trial court for kidnapping and killing two boys
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Despite protests from both international and national...
Despite protests from both international and national human rights groups, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri reasserted her support for the death penalty for drug dealers
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that as many as 71 convicts were on...
It was reported that as many as 71 convicts were on death row in different jails in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where no one had been hanged to in the past 15 years
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary issued the death sentence for a man named Ahmad M. in Abadan.
the judiciary issued the death sentence for a man named Ahmad M. in Abadan.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man in Tehran named Mohammad Reza Vakili was sentenced to death
a man in Tehran named Mohammad Reza Vakili was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
By a vote of 23-12, the California Senate passed a...
By a vote of 23-12, the California Senate passed a resolution establishing the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, a panel of experts who will investigate the state's criminal justice system, determine why innocent individuals hav
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Dothan, 23-year-old Brandyn Benjamin has been given...
In Dothan, 23-year-old Brandyn Benjamin has been given a death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man...
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man convicted of killing and burning the corpse of a compatriot, was beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany refused to pass on evidence to the US that...
Germany refused to pass on evidence to the US that could lead to the death penalty being invoked against the so-called 20th hijacker
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In Memphis, Judge Bernice Donald temporarily blocked...
In Memphis, Judge Bernice Donald temporarily blocked the execution of Philip Workman pending resolution of a federal appeals court review of another Tennessee murder conviction
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two former policemen convicted of the rape and killing...
Two former policemen convicted of the rape and killing of a teenager were executed by hanging in a north Bangladesh jail
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in...
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian province after being convicted of trafficking the illegal methamphetamine drug 'ice'
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The deputy manager of a state-run company in China's...
The deputy manager of a state-run company in China's northeastern Jilin province was executed for embezzlement
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in...
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian province after being convicted of trafficking the illegal methamphetamine drug 'ice'
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Iwao Hakamada, 68, former professional boxer on death...
Iwao Hakamada, 68, former professional boxer on death row, filed an appeal for a retrial with the Japanese Supreme Court after the Tokyo High Court rejected his request on August 27
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Keishi Nago, a 34-year-old man who was sentenced to...
Keishi Nago, a 34-year-old man who was sentenced to death by the Kagoshima District Court on June 18 for murdering his brother Hirofumi, 44, Hirofumi's wife Kazumi, 40, and their daughter Chihiro, 17, on Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in August
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)...
The Indian People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court highlighting the plight of 55 prisoners sentenced to death and languishing in various jails in the country's Bihar district
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people...
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people with cyanide in order to rob them, was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Charles Malloy, guilty in a 1996 murder, will get a...
Charles Malloy, guilty in a 1996 murder, will get a new sentencing hearing
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Several members of the upper house of the Russian parliament,...
Several members of the upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, supported the idea to impose death penalty on terrorists