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
- DECEMBER 1, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry stopped the execution of Frances Newton
Gov. Rick Perry stopped the execution of Frances Newton
- DECEMBER 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Hossein Hassanvand was hanged
Hossein Hassanvand was hanged
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two Pakistani men convicted of gang-raping a virgin were hanged
two Pakistani men convicted of gang-raping a virgin were hanged
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
amendments were introduced to the Tajik Criminal Code envisaging life imprisonment
amendments were introduced to the Tajik Criminal Code envisaging life imprisonment
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the following is part of an editorial written by Udo Jude Ilo, coordinator of...
the following is part of an editorial written by Udo Jude Ilo, coordinator of...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake ordered the state to release death row inmate Theodore Goynes
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake ordered the state to release death row inmate Theodore Goynes
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
a man sentenced to death for killing a 13-year-old Tulsa boy...
a man sentenced to death for killing a 13-year-old Tulsa boy...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after being convicted of raping two women and several other crimes, the country’s interior ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a district and sessions court in Natore, Banlgladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim to death
a district and sessions court in Natore, Banlgladesh, sentenced Abdur Rahim to death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to
a district and sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Anwar Hossain to
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba released a number of dissidents...
Cuba released a number of dissidents...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
two Palestinians, Mohammed Abu Ganas, 53, and Rami, 22, father and son, were convicted
two Palestinians, Mohammed Abu Ganas, 53, and Rami, 22, father and son, were convicted
- NOVEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a 19-year-old man was sentenced to death
a 19-year-old man was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 27, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
French President Jacques Chirac spoke out on behalf of...
French President Jacques Chirac spoke out on behalf of...
- NOVEMBER 27, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
French Communist Party leader Marie-George Buffet called for the release of Tibetan monk
French Communist Party leader Marie-George Buffet called for the release of Tibetan monk
- NOVEMBER 27, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin urged...
Indonesia’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin urged...
- NOVEMBER 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified only as Esmaeil K. from Isfahan’s central prison was hanged
a prisoner identified only as Esmaeil K. from Isfahan’s central prison was hanged
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
the Jamaican Senate passed far reaching legislative amendments...
the Jamaican Senate passed far reaching legislative amendments, ending the mandatory death sentence for capital murder.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
an Equatorial Guinea court sentenced South African Nick Du Toit to 34 years in prison
an Equatorial Guinea court sentenced South African Nick Du Toit to 34 years in prison
- NOVEMBER 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death...
a speedy trial tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death and five others to life imprisonment for killing railway union leader Muhammad Shafi in June 2003.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Uzbek authorities to show mercy to a man sentenced to death
Amnesty International urged Uzbek authorities to show mercy to a man sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
a judge of the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court (RTC), the Philippines, sentenced Dima Montanir and Ronald Norva to death
a judge of the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court (RTC), the Philippines, sentenced Dima Montanir and Ronald Norva to death
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said it was "gravely concerned" over Sri Lanka's decision to reinstate the death penalty
Amnesty International said it was "gravely concerned" over Sri Lanka's decision to reinstate the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
BARROSO CONDITIONS TIES WITH LIBYA ON FATE OF BULGARIANS ON DEATH ROW
The European Union chief executive said Libya’s efforts to build closer ties with the bloc would depend on the fate of six foreign medics it has sentenced to death for allegedly causing an AIDS outbreak.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan filed charges against 92 people suspected of involvement in...
Sudan filed charges against 92 people suspected of involvement in...
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Prison officers in Kawolo sub-county, Uganda, recommended that...
Prison officers in Kawolo sub-county, Uganda, recommended that...
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed with a trial judge...
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed with a trial judge...