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
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
“FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS”
February 6, 2004: Hands Off Cain informs you that the conference “Moratorium on executions”, organised with the financial support of the EU, will be held in Rome on February 13 and 14, 2004. This meeting will discuss how to proceed in order to achieve ou
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China defended its practice of not releasing statistics...
China defended its practice of not releasing statistics on the number of people it executed each year, while insisting that it had become more open and transparent over the years
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on...
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on extradition of underworld don Abu Salem, India voiced appreciation for the "excellent cooperation" of Lisbon
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on...
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on extradition of underworld don Abu Salem, India voiced appreciation for the "excellent cooperation" of Lisbon
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer sent California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a letter appealing to him to set an example and commute all pending death sentences in the state
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer sent California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a letter appealing to him to set an example and commute all pending death sentences in the state
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004MarylandDEATH PENALTY
In Princess Anne, a Somerset County Circuit Court judge...
In Princess Anne, a Somerset County Circuit Court judge set aside the death sentence of Kenneth Lloyd Collins, convicted of the Dec
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
A 3-judge panel has handed down a death sentence to...
A 3-judge panel has handed down a death sentence to a man who told authorities he robbed an 85-year-old man and beat him to death last February Donald Ketterer, 54, pleaded guilty to several charges last week as his trial in the slaying of Lawrence Sander
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Senate Passes Bill Banning Executions on Sunday, Mondays...
Senate Passes Bill Banning Executions on Sunday, Mondays or Holidays The Utah Senate passed a bill that would ban executions on Sundays, Mondays or holidays
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of murdering his driver, Alex Mbewe, on 6 March, 2002, in the central sugarcane growing area of Dwangwa
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 4, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish...
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish Radio that Vietnam would try to abolish the death penalty within 10 years but had problems convincing the public that capital punishment was not needed
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish...
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish Radio that Vietnam would try to abolish the death penalty within 10 years but had problems convincing the public that capital punishment was not needed
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court raised the life sentences of Francisco...
The Supreme Court raised the life sentences of Francisco Juan Larranaga, Josman Aznar, Rowen Adlawan, Alberto Cano, Ariel Balansag and James Andrew Uy to capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, Johnny L
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, Johnny L
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said...
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said she was "disappointed" by her compatriot Arnold Schwarzenegger because he refused to spare the life of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said...
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said she was "disappointed" by her compatriot Arnold Schwarzenegger because he refused to spare the life of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
A murderer who lost his appeal that lethal injection...
A murderer who lost his appeal that lethal injection was cruel and unusual punishment was executed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility after prison workers struggled to find veins to insert the deadly chemical mix
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council...
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder appealed for clemency in the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper: "Since you took office as Governor, you have shown mercy and humanity in
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council...
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder appealed for clemency in the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper: "Since you took office as Governor, you have shown mercy and humanity in
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their...
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their sentences lightened if they learn the Koran, the Muslim holy book, by heart, the prison service chief Seyed Morteza Bakhtiari said
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangzhou Ribao newspaper reported that the Nanchang...
The Guangzhou Ribao newspaper reported that the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court in Jiangxi Province, China, sentenced Jiang Heping, 51, chairman of the Jiangxi Paper Group Co, to death with two years reprieve for accepting bribes and possessing huge
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The widow of Daniel Pearl, the murdered journalist,...
The widow of Daniel Pearl, the murdered journalist, called for hmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant behind his killing, to be executed in Pakistan
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Luohe City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced...
Luohe City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Yang Xinhai, 38, for killing 67 people and raping 23 women since 1999 in Henan, Shandong, Anhui and Hebei provinces
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Sichuan Higher People's Court,...
It was reported that the Sichuan Higher People's Court, China, confirmed the death sentence for Xiao Hongbo, a low-level bank officer who embezzled 4
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd