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
- APRIL 23, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 51-year-old Shozo...
The Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 51-year-old Shozo Nishiyama to death for committing murder and robbery in 1992 while on parole after receiving a life term for a 1973 murder
- APRIL 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed...
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution against the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed...
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution against the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo...
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai in US federal court for acts of genocide and torture which they said he carried out against them while a provincial governor
- APRIL 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo...
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai in US federal court for acts of genocide and torture which they said he carried out against them while a provincial governor
- APRIL 23, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, at the Capital Punishment Facility at...
In Columbia, at the Capital Punishment Facility at Broad River Correctional Institution, Jason Scott Byram, 38, was executed at 6:15 p
- APRIL 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
UN. FIRST IRAQI ACT WITHOUT SADDAM WAS TO BACK A RESOLUTION FOR A UN MORATORIUM
April 23, 2004: the resolution for a moratorium on executions, with view to complete abolishment of the death penalty, was approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 21 and was co-sponsored by a record number of 76 countries.
- APRIL 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting...
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting to blow up the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok in 2001, was ordered extradited to Thailand to face terrorism-related charges
- APRIL 22, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting...
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting to blow up the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok in 2001, was ordered extradited to Thailand to face terrorism-related charges
- APRIL 22, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two...
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two sons to death for killing the elder son's wife over a dowry dispute
- APRIL 22, 2004New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
In Concord, the New Hampshire House voted 272-72 to...
In Concord, the New Hampshire House voted 272-72 to raise the minimum age for the death penalty to 18
- APRIL 22, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Inmate's death sentence overturned for 2nd time --...
Inmate's death sentence overturned for 2nd time -- Court cites inadequate defense during trial for 1980 Houston murders Max Soffar, who claimed he had falsely confessed involvement in the July 1980 murders of three youths in a Houston bowling alley has be
- APRIL 21, 2004ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death...
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death...
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Canada was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death...
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights