Archive timeline
2004
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2004, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,589
- Countries where they were recorded
- 37
- News items in the archive
- 2,820
Latest news of 2004
- APRIL 11, 2004St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- APRIL 11, 2004Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Murder is a capital crime.
Murder is a capital crime.
- APRIL 11, 2004BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder.
The death penalty is mandatory for murder.
- APRIL 11, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- APRIL 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional...
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional district and sessions court in Barisal, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of killing his wife
- APRIL 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were...
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were sentenced to death and three others were given jail terms after court in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai convicted them of drug trafficking
- APRIL 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court...
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court in Shahdol, India, on charges of kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old boy in 1999
- APRIL 10, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Dad Allah and Faizullah were sentenced to death in...
Dad Allah and Faizullah were sentenced to death in Pakistan by an Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) after being convicted of robbery and murder under section 7 (A) of the ATC Act
- APRIL 10, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were...
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were sentenced to death and three others were given jail terms after court in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai convicted them of drug trafficking
- APRIL 9, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death...
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death sentences of 79 prisoners and freed 320 others in a gesture to coincide with Easter, marking another step by Malawi's leader to improve human rights
- APRIL 9, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thi Ha , a Vietnamese woman convicted of trafficking...
Nguyen Thi Ha , a Vietnamese woman convicted of trafficking drug, was executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City
- APRIL 9, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese...
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese smuggling ring who said he faced execution if expelled to China was denied asylum in Canada
- APRIL 9, 2004GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) branded Guinea a sham democracy, denouncing widespread rights abuses in the west African country
- APRIL 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wong Hoi-bun, a Hong Kong businessman who killed and...
Wong Hoi-bun, a Hong Kong businessman who killed and dismembered a Philippine Chinese man that he had kidnapped from a Shenzhen hotel with two accomplices on February 19, 1995, was executed in Shenzhen, China
- APRIL 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese...
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese smuggling ring who said he faced execution if expelled to China was denied asylum in Canada
- APRIL 9, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 9, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 9, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven convicted criminals were executed in China after...
Eleven convicted criminals were executed in China after being paraded in a stadium where the rejections of their appeals were publicly read out
- APRIL 8, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions...
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions and made arbitrary arrests following an anti-government demonstration in the country on March 25, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Xiaojun was sentenced to death after being convicted...
Liu Xiaojun was sentenced to death after being convicted by the Intermediate People's Court of Tieling City, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, of leading a 34 member criminal gang
- APRIL 8, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Talladega, Judge Al Johnson sentenced Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr
In Talladega, Judge Al Johnson sentenced Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr
- APRIL 8, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 8, 2004HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.
- APRIL 8, 2004IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was officially abolished in Iceland in 1928, but it had not been applied since 1830.
The death penalty was officially abolished in Iceland in 1928, but it had not been applied since 1830.
- APRIL 8, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
- APRIL 8, 2004LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, 1999, Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime.
On April 15, 1999, Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime.
- APRIL 8, 2004GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment applicable to offences defined in the Greek Penal Code in 1993.
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment applicable to offences defined in the Greek Penal Code in 1993.
- APRIL 8, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland abolished the death penalty in 1990.
Ireland abolished the death penalty in 1990.
- APRIL 8, 2004MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971.
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971.