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
- MAY 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ershad Shikder was hanged till death in Khulna jail,...
Ershad Shikder was hanged till death in Khulna jail, Bangladesh, at one minute past midnight between May 10 and 11
- MAY 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian judge who reconfirmed a controversial death...
An Iranian judge who reconfirmed a controversial death sentence against dissident Hashem Aghajari ignored objections to the original sentence made by the Supreme Court, newspapers quoted his lawyer as saying
- MAY 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced to death Lu Wangli for taking...
A Chinese court sentenced to death Lu Wangli for taking 26 million yuan (3
- MAY 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving...
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving North Korean refugees and sends them home to face detention in prison camps and possible execution, said Jean Ziegler, the United Nation's special rapporteur on the right to food
- MAY 10, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving...
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving North Korean refugees and sends them home to face detention in prison camps and possible execution, said Jean Ziegler, the United Nation's special rapporteur on the right to food
- MAY 10, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving...
The Chinese government systematically hunts down starving North Korean refugees and sends them home to face detention in prison camps and possible execution, said Jean Ziegler, the United Nation's special rapporteur on the right to food
- MAY 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Kunming Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Kunming Intermediate People's Court in Yunnan Province, China, sentenced Tan Minglin, to death and confiscation of all personal assets for smuggling, trafficking, and transporting drugs
- MAY 10, 2004New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
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- MAY 10, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended District Judge Cliff Stricklin to...
A jury recommended District Judge Cliff Stricklin to impose the death sentence on 19-year-old Anthony Doyle for the January 2003 slaying of 47-year-old Hyun Mi Cho
- MAY 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Association of the Defenders of Human Rights issued...
The Association of the Defenders of Human Rights issued a statement following the confirmation of the verdict in Hashem Agajari's case at the Iranian court of the first instance in Hamedan
- MAY 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
in a joint session of the cabinet and the Majlis, mullahs’ President Mohammad Khatami
in a joint session of the cabinet and the Majlis, mullahs’ President Mohammad Khatami
- MAY 8, 2004Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Forensic experts uncovered a new mass grave in eastern...
Forensic experts uncovered a new mass grave in eastern Bosnia suspected to contain over 70 bodies of Muslim civilians including many women and children
- MAY 8, 2004OmanDEATH PENALTY
An Omani court referred its secret verdict on a German...
An Omani court referred its secret verdict on a German woman physiotherapist, Dana Gerlish, and her alleged lover, a wheelchair-bound Omani, to the grand mufti, normal procedure for death sentences, a court source said
- MAY 8, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Reform Foundation announced its intention...
The Judicial Reform Foundation announced its intention to seek international support to help Hsu Tzu-chiang , a death-row inmate whose case has been controversial for years
- MAY 8, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
An Omani court referred its secret verdict on a German...
An Omani court referred its secret verdict on a German woman physiotherapist, Dana Gerlish, and her alleged lover, a wheelchair-bound Omani, to the grand mufti, normal procedure for death sentences, a court source said
- MAY 7, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa commuted the death...
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa commuted the death sentences of 15 prisoners who were convicted for murder and aggravated robbery
- MAY 7, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime...
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jibao, the Italian government and the Italian economists seemed positively impressed solely by the figures associated with Chinese development
- MAY 7, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime...
On occasion of the visit to Italy of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jibao, the Italian government and the Italian economists seemed positively impressed solely by the figures associated with Chinese development
- MAY 7, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese government is responsible for "ethnic...
The Sudanese government is responsible for "ethnic cleansing" and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur, Human Rights Watch said in a new report
- MAY 7, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish lawmakers adopted a series of amendments to...
Turkish lawmakers adopted a series of amendments to the country's constitution in a bid to meet EU democracy norms and win the go-ahead to begin talks on joining the bloc
- MAY 7, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajikistani President Emomali Rakhmonov submitted for...
Tajikistani President Emomali Rakhmonov submitted for consideration of the lower house of the national parliament a draft law which would put into place a moratorium on executions
- MAY 7, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, the state Pardon and Parole Board voted...
In McAlester, the state Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 to recommend clemency for death-row inmate Osbaldo Torres, 29
- MAY 7, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gerardo Flores, 18, was arrested by Lufkin police after...
Gerardo Flores, 18, was arrested by Lufkin police after his 16-year-old girlfriend delivered twin boys stillborn at home and sought medical attention at an East Texas hospital, an arrest affidavit states
- MAY 6, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian...
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor to death by firing squad for deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the deadly HIV virus, court officials said
- MAY 6, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Following a visit to the Italian Senate by a delegation...
Following a visit to the Italian Senate by a delegation of Vietnamese parliamentarians, a communiqué was released stating, "the president of the parliamentary foreign commission, Gustavo Selva, highlighted the lack of human rights in the country, demonstr
- MAY 6, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian...
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor to death by firing squad for deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the deadly HIV virus, court officials said
- MAY 6, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian...
A Libyan court sentenced 5 Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor to death by firing squad for deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the deadly HIV virus, court officials said
- MAY 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Following a visit to the Italian Senate by a delegation...
Following a visit to the Italian Senate by a delegation of Vietnamese parliamentarians, a communiqué was released stating, "the president of the parliamentary foreign commission, Gustavo Selva, highlighted the lack of human rights in the country, demonstr
- MAY 6, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International sent letters to the Oklahoma...
Amnesty International sent letters to the Oklahoma Attorney General, Drew Edmonson and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board urging them to demonstrate their respect for justice and human life by recommending clemency for Osvaldo Torres to Governor Henry a
- MAY 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International sent letters to the Oklahoma...
Amnesty International sent letters to the Oklahoma Attorney General, Drew Edmonson and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board urging them to demonstrate their respect for justice and human life by recommending clemency for Osvaldo Torres to Governor Henry a