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
- AUGUST 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
- AUGUST 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said...
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said he agreed with the Indonesian government's recent decision to carry out the execution of Indian national Ayodya Prasad Chaubery who had been sentenced to death for a major drug offence
- AUGUST 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of the Information Center
the head of the Information Center
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight...
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight to avoid execution for killing 4 people in Chino Hills in 1983 was dealt a major setback when new DNA tests determined that hairs found on the victims probably belonged to them, and not to another suspect
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
- AUGUST 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
- AUGUST 5, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan...
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan Raree, 42, to life imprisonment by a court in Bangladesh for the murder of a neighbour
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee...
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee criticised President A
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment...
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment should be abolished, according to a poll conducted by National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party...
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party said he believed the death penalty could only be abolished when society in South Korea was more mature
- AUGUST 5, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
James Barney Hubbard, 74, died by lethal injection at 6:36 p
James Barney Hubbard, 74, died by lethal injection at 6:36 p
- AUGUST 5, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson...
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson and 2 other men were arrested today as part of a federal investigation into illegal gun and drug sales
- AUGUST 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A federal jury, after deliberating for only 2 hours,...
A federal jury, after deliberating for only 2 hours, unanimously rejected the death penalty yesterday for 2 Bronx heroin dealers convicted of murder, handing a setback to Attorney General John Ashcroft's efforts to expand the application of capital punish
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey...
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey arrested in 1994 for drug smuggling, carrying out its first execution in three years
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey...
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey arrested in 1994 for drug smuggling, carrying out its first execution in three years
- AUGUST 5, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Moslem was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Moslem was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
- AUGUST 4, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) would provide...
The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) would provide assistance in the commutation of sentences of minors convicted and sentenced to death
- AUGUST 4, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian President Abdul Kalam rejected a mercy plea...
Indian President Abdul Kalam rejected a mercy plea for Dhananjoy Chatterjee, a man convicted of raping and killing a teenage girl, paving the way for India's first execution in 15 years
- AUGUST 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance...
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) said the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on August 4 that the Supreme Court had upheld two death sentences