Chronological archive
March 2005
The 162 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2005, in chronological order.
a federal judge has ordered that Scott Wayne Blystone be resentenced
a federal judge has ordered that Scott Wayne Blystone be resentenced
- MARCH 31, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Rockingham County Superior Court Judge Melzer A. Morgan Jr., has ruled that...
Rockingham County Superior Court Judge Melzer A. Morgan Jr., has ruled that...
- MARCH 31, 2005Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
UN. CONCERN OVER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN IVORY COAST
the United Nations mission in the Ivory Coast expressed concern over serious human rights violations including summary executions, abductions and torture which had occurred over the last two months.
- MARCH 31, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: SADDAM TO GET DEATH SENTENCE, JUDGE
an Iraqi judge on the court that will try Saddam Hussein said the former Iraqi dictator committed many crimes and likely will be sentenced to death.
- MARCH 31, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TOP GUANGZHOU HOSPITAL DOES ROARING TRADE IN EXECUTED PRISONER ORGANS, EDITORIAL
it was reported that the No. 1 and No. 3 Hospitals affiliated to the prestigious Sun Yat-sen University in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was carrying out a lucrative trade in liver transplants using organs harvested from executed convicts.
- MARCH 31, 2005SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
ISLAM. TARIQ RAMADAN CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY IN MUSLIM WORLD
a prominent Muslim intellectual in Europe, Tariq Ramadan, has called for a moratorium on corporal punishment, stoning and the death penalty in the Muslim world.
- MARCH 31, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
- MARCH 31, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MOTEL MURDER
Bayo Ajia and Olayinka Aare were sentenced to death by the Ilorin High Court, in Nigeria’s Kwara state, after being found guilty of the murder of Abdul Yekini Gobir and AbdulGaniyu Isele in an Ilorin hotel.
- MARCH 31, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
- MARCH 30, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
with New England's first execution in 45 years looming...
with New England's first execution in 45 years looming, Connecticut lawmakers refused Wednesday to overturn the state's death penalty.
- MARCH 30, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. CHINA AND UNITED STATES URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of the 2004 Annual Report on Human Rights. Simon Coveney MEP EPP-ED presented the report to the Committee as Rapporteur.
- MARCH 30, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. CONVICTED MURDERER PREFERS EXECUTION TO ROTTING IN JAIL
terrorised by the idea of staying behind bars for the rest of his life, Sergei Deineko, a Russian man convicted of six brutal murders turned to the Supreme Court with the unique appeal to cancel the pardon which replaced his death penalty with a life term
- MARCH 29, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. JUSTICE MINISTER OPPOSES ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
South Korea’s Justice Minister, Kim Seung-kyu, voiced opposition to terminating capital punishment. “Although the life of a criminal is important, the lives of victims are also important,” he told reporters.
- MARCH 29, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Missouri's execution chamber is being moved from the Potosi Prison to the new prison at Bonne Terre
Missouri's execution chamber is being moved from the Potosi Prison to the new prison at Bonne Terre
- MARCH 29, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 11-YR-OLD GIRL
the second fast track court in Cooch Behar, India, sentenced Nepal Mandal to death for raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in 1999.
- MARCH 29, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION CONVICTS, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Indonesia’s Attorney General Abdurrahman Saleh said he supported the idea of the death penalty for corruption, but added that certain legal obstacles would have to be removed before such a step could be taken.
- MARCH 29, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Junya Hattori
Junya Hattori
- MARCH 29, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
on a bleached and scratchy video image smuggled out of Kim Jong Il's closed regime...
on a bleached and scratchy video image smuggled out of Kim Jong Il's closed regime...
- MARCH 28, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHULNA FOR MURDER
four men were sentenced to death in Khulna, Bangladesh, for murdering a policeman in a bomb attack.
- MARCH 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN TO HANG AFTER BOTCHED ASSASSINATION BID LEAVES 3 DEAD
Masato Kohinata, a member of an organised crime group who shot to death three random customers at a bar while trying to assassinate a rival gang boss, was sentenced to death.
- MARCH 28, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL TO ADVISE REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) reached a general consensus that the South Korean government should abrogate capital punishment.
- MARCH 28, 2005ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Robert Harlan was spared execution when the Colorado Supreme Court...
Robert Harlan was spared execution when the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a jury's death penalty recommendation was tainted because jurors consulted a Bible during deliberations.
- MARCH 28, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
citing a flawed defense, a judge has granted a new sentencing hearing...
citing a flawed defense, a judge has granted a new sentencing hearing for the only woman on Florida's death row.
- MARCH 28, 2005DEATH PENALTY
COLORADO, USA. STATE HIGH COURT BLOCKS EXECUTION BECAUSE JURORS CONSULTED BIBLE
a US state supreme court has quashed a death sentence handed down to Robert Harlan because jurors consulted the Bible in reaching their verdict. The Colorado Supreme Court on March 28 ruled that the Bible, which includes the premise of "eye for an eye" ju
- MARCH 26, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BUSINESSMAN TO BE HANGED FOR MURDER AFTER PROSECUTORS' APPEAL
Kenneth Lee Fook Mun, a Malaysian businessman, was sentenced to death after prosecutors won an appeal for harsher punishment over the shooting death of an accountant.
- MARCH 26, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. US TO SEEK RELEASE OF BULGARIAN NURSES
the US promised to do all it could to persuade Libya to free five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on charges they injected the virus that causes AIDS into 400 children.
- MARCH 24, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
- MARCH 24, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Police Commissioner Ausbert Regis called for the resumption of executions in St Lucia as law enforcement authorities warned of tougher action to deal with a rising crime problem on the island.
- MARCH 24, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Scott Eizember has been formally sentenced to death.
Scott Eizember has been formally sentenced to death.
- MARCH 24, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
in Jasper, a judge sentenced Christopher Shane Hyde to death...
in Jasper, a judge sentenced Christopher Shane Hyde to death in the 2003 murders of three people during the robbery of a funeral home.
- MARCH 24, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the 1985 murder conviction that sent a man to death row 20 years ago...
the 1985 murder conviction that sent a man to death row 20 years ago was vacated Thursday, with the Florida Supreme Court saying that evidence withheld by prosecutors might have been enough to change the verdict.
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- MARCH 24, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HANGMEN IN LINE FOR A 75% PAY RISE
it was reported that Malaysia’s hangmen and floggers had won pay rises. For every hanging, executioners would be paid the equivalent of 100 EU (490 Malaysian Ringgits), up from 60 EU.
- MARCH 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
there are several aspects of particular concern in China...
there are several aspects of particular concern in China...
- MARCH 24, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SEVEN TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
five men convicted of murder and two convicted of armed robbery were sentenced to death in a Jinja High Court, Uganda. Laliyo Munirwa, Gopi Wako, Stephen Koire, Max Kulira and Patrick Muyaka were convicted of killing a herbalist, Haruna Mubere. They alleg
- MARCH 23, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Rafiqul Islam alias Bhola, 35, and Abul Khashem, 50, were sentenced to death
- MARCH 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SERIAL KILLER CONFESSES TO UP TO 45 MURDERS, DESERVES TO DIE, LAWYER
Wang Qiang, an accused serial killer in north-eastern China's Liaoning province, confessed to killing up to 45 people and deserves to be sentenced to death for his lack of remorse, his lawyer said.
- MARCH 23, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY RECOMMENDED
before complete and unconditional abolition of the death penalty is enshrined in the law, the government of Taiwan could consider suspending the use of the death penalty as an interim measure, said Nicholas Howen, secretary-general of the International Co
- MARCH 23, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
an Hidalgo County jury decided to send Humberto
an Hidalgo County jury decided to send Humberto "Gallo" Garza III to death row for planning the murders of 6 men on Jan. 5, 2003.
- MARCH 23, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a bill designed to settle a long-running controversy over...
a bill designed to settle a long-running controversy over...
- MARCH 23, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Wayne Lee Bates.
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Wayne Lee Bates.
- MARCH 23, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. BULGARIAN NURSES' LAWYER VOWS TO HAVE DEATH SENTENCES OVERTURNED
Trajan Markovski, the lawyer of five Bulgarian nurses facing the death penalty in Libya for allegedly giving children AIDS-tainted blood, vowed to have their sentences overturned even though Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi called them "murderers". "Despite a
- MARCH 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY DEBATE 10 YEARS TOO LATE FOR NIE SHUBIN, EDITORIAL
- MARCH 23, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
TERRI SCHIAVO. THE VATICAN IS FUNDAMENTALIST ON EVERYTHING BUT THE DEATH PENALTY
the definitive ‘No’ by the Vatican on the question of euthanasia, does not correspond to its definitive ‘No’ against the death penalty,” declared Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia, in a dispute with the Vatican which had written in its daily, the Oss
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN UNION DISAPPOINTED WITH INDONESIA OVER APPLICATION OF DEATH SENTENCE
the European Union was disappointed with Indonesia for having applied a capital sentence against Mrs Astini, convicted of premeditated murder and mutilation.
- MARCH 22, 2005IrelandDEATH PENALTY
IRELAND. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BACKED BY 64% IN LIMERICK, POLL
a Fine Gael-organised survey found that 64% of people in Limerick would support the re-introduction of capital punishment for the murder of members of the security forces.
- MARCH 22, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. ACADEMICS CALL FOR AN END TO THE DEATH PENALTY
academics and civic groups in Thailand called for the abolition of capital punishment arguing that curing social problems and bringing criminal masterminds to justice would be much more effective.
- MARCH 22, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved legislation...
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved legislation...
- MARCH 22, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court decided 5-3 to restore a death sentence for William Payton.
the Supreme Court decided 5-3 to restore a death sentence for William Payton.
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVERNMENT URGED TO EXECUTE CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICEKRS ON DEATH-ROW SOON
a member of the House of Representatives Commission III, Almuzammil Yusuf of the Prosperous Justice Party, called on the Indonesian government to implement the death sentences of a number of convicted drug traffickers soon.
- MARCH 21, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRTIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. NGOS DEMAND ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
a delegation of the NGOs, calling themselves the "Congolese Coalition Against Death Penalty," met national assembly speaker Olivier Kamitatu to submit their grievance.
- MARCH 21, 2005LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Thomas Deboue, sentenced to die for the 1984...
Thomas Deboue, sentenced to die for the 1984 murders of 2 children, will instead serve life in prison, a judge ruled.
- MARCH 21, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death.
a jury sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death.
- MARCH 21, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT AFFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING BANGLADESHI
the Federal Court of Malaysia in Bernama upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Francis Antonysamy for murdering a Bangladeshi man in oil palm estate in Temerloh. Francis, 33, had been sentenced to death by the Temerloh High Court for murderi
- MARCH 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER, SORCERY
Saudi national Zayed bin Ali bin Saleh al-Thabiti al-Maliki was executed for murdering a compatriot and having illicit sex with women, the Saudi Interior Ministry said. Al-Maliki was executed in Taif, a city in the Western part of the country.
- MARCH 21, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK. NO PARDON FOR RUTH ELLIS
documents revealed that 50 years after her death, convicted killer Ruth Ellis had been secretly denied a pardon by the British Government.
- MARCH 21, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
USA. GOVERNMENT URGES JUDGE TO SET DATE FOR MOUSSAOUI TRIAL
the US government asked a federal judge to set an October start date for the much-delayed trial of accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.
- MARCH 21, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. CATHOLIC BISHOPS CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
US Catholic bishops launched a campaign against the death penalty and presented new data suggesting support for capital punishment among American Catholics had fallen sharply in recent years to below 50 percent. Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick to
- MARCH 20, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Muhibur Rahman, Billal Ahmed and Abdul Latif were sentenced to death by a court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for killing a day-labourer in the Jaintapur district.
- MARCH 20, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. WOMAN EXECUTED FOR TRIPLE MURDERS
an Indonesian woman, 49-year-old Astini, was executed in the East Java capital of Surabaya after spending eight years in jail for a series of murders in which three women were killed and mutilated
- MARCH 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. STATE EXECUTES WITH ‘DEATH VANS’
the death van is an inconspicuous blue-and-white police vehicle that parks near the courtroom when its services are required by the Chinese judicial system. Inside it is fitted with a couch that can be raised or lowered like an operating table, set in the
- MARCH 19, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT SEEKING CLEMENCY FOR DRUG SMUGGLER
Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was to make a special appeal to Indonesia for clemency for Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, a Brazilian national condemned to death for drug smuggling.
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- MARCH 18, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. EU BACKS CAMPAIGN TO FREE BULGARIAN NURSES CONDEMNED TO DEATH
a European Union official backed Bulgaria’s attempts to secure the release of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for the infection of hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.
- MARCH 18, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR GANG-RAPE SUSPECTS REARRESTED
Pakistani authorities acting on the orders of the president and prime minister rearrested four men involved in a high-profile gang-rape case after an appeal by the alleged victim, Mukhtiar Mai.
- MARCH 18, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in a Richland County courtroom, Circuit Judge G. Thomas Cooper sentenced...
in a Richland County courtroom, Circuit Judge G. Thomas Cooper sentenced the 25-year-old Quincy Allen to death for the 2002 slayings of Dale Evonne Hall and Jedediah Harr.
- MARCH 18, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Vero Beach, Judge Robert Hawley has vacated the death sentence...
in Vero Beach, Judge Robert Hawley has vacated the death sentence Rodney Lowe received 14 years ago after he was convicted of the 1st-degree murder of a clerk at a convenience store.
- MARCH 18, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Mexican Senate voted overwhelmingly to explicitly forbid the death penalty, which had not been imposed in the country since 1961.
- MARCH 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GANG-RAPE VICTIM APPEALS TO MUSHARRAF FOR JUSTICE
Mukhtiar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, appealed to President Pervez Musharraf on to order the re-arrest of four of her alleged attackers, who had been freed from jail despite a court decision to reconsider their acquittal.
- MARCH 17, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ATTACKS ON FOREIGNERS
an Afghan court sentenced four people to death for planning two attacks in 2004 that killed 12 people, including four Americans, a senior judge said, blaming both incidents on Al Qaeda.
- MARCH 17, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in central Nigeria’s Plateau State sentenced
the High Court in central Nigeria’s Plateau State sentenced
- MARCH 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. LAWYERS APPEAL DEATH CONVICTION, CITING NAME MIX-UP
a Bangladeshi with the same nickname as a murder suspect was mistakenly tried and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, his lawyers told a court.
- MARCH 16, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BEIJING'S FORMER COMMUNICATION OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH 2-YEAR REPRIEVE
Bi Yuxi, the former deputy director of Beijing Communication Bureau, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes and embezzling state-owned assets in Beijing.
- MARCH 16, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi imposed...
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi imposed...
- MARCH 16, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge George Green overruled a jury's recommendation...
Circuit Judge George Green overruled a jury's recommendation and imposed the death sentence for Vernon Lamar Yancey.
- MARCH 16, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Judges and juries would have to be absolutely certain of a person's guilt...
Judges and juries would have to be absolutely certain of a person's guilt before imposing the death penalty in a bill that cleared the Illinois House.
- MARCH 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILDREN WHIPPED THEN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
Mohammed Bijeh, a man convicted of raping and murdering 16 boys was lashed 100 times, and then hanged in front of a large, angry Iranian crowd who pelted him with stones and scuffled with police.
- MARCH 16, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI. STANLEY HALL EXECUTED
Stanley Hall, a man convicted of throwing a woman to her death off a Mississippi River bridge, was executed by the state of Missouri. Hall, 37, was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m. following an injection of lethal chemicals at the Potosi Correctional Center.
- MARCH 16, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. “I STILL SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY”, BUSH
in a news conference President Bush urged stated his support for the death penalty. The following is a transcript of his remarks:
- MARCH 16, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. FOR SOME HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, IT’S A HAPPY ISLAND, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain responds to the petition signed by 200 intellectuals in defence of the Cuban regime by bringing at the forefront the grave violations of human rights perpetrated by Castro’s regime.
- MARCH 16, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a firing squad fires a few shots. In the distance...
a firing squad fires a few shots. In the distance, the blurry North Korean figures condemned to die for attempting to escape the totalitarian nation slump over, lifeless.
- MARCH 16, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amir Ahmed Tagelsir was executed by hanging at Kober Prison...
Amir Ahmed Tagelsir was executed by hanging at Kober Prison, in Sudan, for the 2002 murder of his friend Omer Bashir Hassan Artoli
- MARCH 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
two men named as Arman and Telu were sentenced to death in absentia
- MARCH 15, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. GOVERNMENT REGRETS SAUDI BEHEADINGS
the Philippines said it regretted the beheadings of four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot in Saudi Arabia, but had no complaints about the conduct of the trial.
- MARCH 15, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the state of Oklahoma has executed Jimmie Ray Slaughter.
the state of Oklahoma has executed Jimmie Ray Slaughter.
- MARCH 15, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN. ITALIAN UNDERSECRETARY BONIVER CONDEMNS TORTURE
speaking at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, holding its annual meet in Geneva, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver condemned torture stating that “no economic, political, cultural, social or religious reason can ju
- MARCH 14, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
EU. LIBYA URGED TO RELEASE BULGARIAN NURSES
the European Union appealed to Libya to free the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor condemned to death after being found guilty of infecting 426 children with the HIV virus
- MARCH 14, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
- MARCH 14, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR FILIPINOS BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Taef. Miguel Fernandez, Sergio Aldana, Wilfredo Batista and Antonio Alviza were convicted of murdering Jaimie de la Cruz.
- MARCH 14, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CALDEROLI’S STATEMENT ON UNABOMBER DANGEROUS, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain Secretary and Radical Party board member, Sergio D’Elia, warned about the dangerous consequences of Minister Roberto Calderoli’s proposal to offer a reward for the Italian Unabomber and to sentence him to death if caught.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR RAPE AND ARMED ROBBERY
two Iranians were hanged in public in Bandar-Abbas in southern Iran after they were found guilty of rape and armed robbery.
- MARCH 14, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CANNOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY: WEN
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that China "cannot" abolish the death penalty due to the country's "national conditions," but outlined hoped for regulations on how the state imposes capital punishment.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
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- MARCH 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR BANK RAID MURDERS
Ali Sookhtezadeh was hanged in public in Ahvaz, south-western Iran, for murdering five people during a bank robbery.
- MARCH 13, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
- MARCH 13, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO GAY LOVERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed two men who beat to death a Pakistani to stop him exposing their "shameful" homosexual relationship, the country’s Interior Ministry said. It said Ahmed al-Enezi and Shahir al-Roubli, both Saudis, ran over Malik Khan in their car, be
- MARCH 13, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. 'INDIA CARRIED OUT 1,422 EXECUTIONS IN A DECADE', RIGHTS GROUP
the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), a leading Indian civil rights group, said that 1,422 executions were carried out in a single decade (1953-63) across the country.
- MARCH 12, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Sherman today ordered execution for a man accused...
a jury in Sherman today ordered execution for a man accused in a triple slaying and convicted of one of the killings.
- MARCH 11, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a St. Louis County jury recommended that Vincent McFadden be sentenced to death
a St. Louis County jury recommended that Vincent McFadden be sentenced to death
- MARCH 11, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Taylor Helzer and his younger brother Justin Alan Helzer have been formally sentenced to death
Taylor Helzer and his younger brother Justin Alan Helzer have been formally sentenced to death
- MARCH 11, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Gregory Rouster, originally sentenced to death for...
Gregory Rouster, originally sentenced to death for the slayings of his foster parents has been resentenced to 60 years in prison.
- MARCH 11, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
William Dillard Powell was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
William Dillard Powell was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
- MARCH 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TOP ISLAMIC COURT THROWS OUT GANGRAPE ACQUITTAL
Pakistan's top Islamic court, the Federal Shariat Court based in Islamabad, threw out the acquittal of five people convicted of raping a woman on the orders of a tribal village jury.
- MARCH 11, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. SCOT ON DEATH ROW IN NIGERIA HAS MURDER CONVICTION QUASHED
the family of Scottish businessman Ian Millar, sentenced to death in Nigeria, spoke of their relief after his murder conviction was overturned. Millar, 56, spent a year and a half on death row after being found guilty of killing Anne Marie Gale, his girlf
- MARCH 11, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment of the compliance of the death-penalty provisions in the Criminal Code with the Constitution, following a request from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly.
- MARCH 11, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment...
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment of the compliance of the death-penalty provisions in the Criminal Code with the Constitution, following a request from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly.
- MARCH 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. END TO BEHEADING OF NATIONALS IN SAUDI ARABIA URGED
the Gandheeya Navasakthi Sanghom party urged the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to take immediate steps to end the beheading of Indian citizens by the Saudi Arabian authorities on charges of drug trafficking.
- MARCH 10, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Vo Van Viet, a Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death for murder after dowsing his victim with gasoline and setting him on fire in a drunken dispute.
- MARCH 10, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Laura W. Hamilton followed a jury's recommendation
Circuit Judge Laura W. Hamilton followed a jury's recommendation
- MARCH 10, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
In Tucson, John Montenegro Cruz was sentenced to death
In Tucson, John Montenegro Cruz was sentenced to death
- MARCH 10, 2005South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON DEATH ROW PRISONERS
sixty-two prisoners were still under sentence of death although the death penalty was declared invalid in South Africa 10 years ago, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg heard.
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two men convicted of robbery were publicly given 74 lashes each
two men convicted of robbery were publicly given 74 lashes each
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED, ROBBERS LASHED
Asghar Mohammadzadeh, an Iranian man convicted of murdering two brothers, was hanged before dawn in a prison in the north-eastern city of Mashhad.
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. JUDICIARY ENDS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AGHAJARI
Iran's judiciary has ended proceedings against the country's top academic dissident, a man who faced the death penalty for telling Iranians not to follow their ruling clerics ''like monkeys'', his lawyer said.
- MARCH 10, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA, USA. WALLACE PUT TO DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION
Donald Wallace, convicted of killing two children and their parents during a burglary 25 years ago, was executed by the state of Indiana on. Wallace, 47, was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. EST following an injection of lethal chemicals at the Indiana State
- MARCH 9, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO CONVICTED OF RAPING AND KILLING 8 YEAR OLD
the Kamrup District and Sessions Court in Guwahati, India, sentenced to death two people in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl.
- MARCH 9, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. KAYUNGA OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR TREASON CONVICTS
the death penalty should not be applied in Uganda to people convicted of treason.
- MARCH 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHIEF JUSTICE PLEDGES TO IMPROVE DEATH PENALTY REVIEW PROCESS
China will further refine the death penalty review process this year, Chief Justice Xiao Yang told the on-going annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
- MARCH 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ARRESTS 800,000 FOR 'ENDANGERING STATE SECURITY'
China arrested more than 800,000 people last year for endangering state security or for being involved in activities regarded as separatist, terrorist or extremist, a top official.
- MARCH 8, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING THREE JAPANESE
Hai Ting and Cao Xiude, two Chinese men who were charged with murdering three Japanese tourists in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were sentenced to death by the Xi'an Intermediate People's Court.
- MARCH 8, 2005DEATH PENALTY
George Hopper, a hitman convicted of killing a woman in a murder-for-hire scheme...
George Hopper, a hitman convicted of killing a woman in a murder-for-hire scheme, apologized for his crime as he lay strapped to a gurney awaiting the lethal injection, the fourth execution this year in Texas.
- MARCH 8, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
the state of Ohio executed William Smith, a 47-year-old man convicted of killing a woman in 1987, after a court rejected a claim that he suffered from brain damage.
the state of Ohio executed William Smith, a 47-year-old man convicted of killing a woman in 1987, after a court rejected a claim that he suffered from brain damage.
- MARCH 7, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
three men were sentenced to death for shooting down two people in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh during a gang attack.
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- MARCH 7, 2005BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. CLERIC PLANS MASSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the vice president of the Botswana Christian Council (BCC), Reverend Kebinang Moenga, said he intended to launch a massive war against the government on the issue of capital punishment.
- MARCH 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT CONVERTS TIKA RAM'S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the High Court in New Delhi, India, commuted into life imprisonment the death penalty passed on Tika Ram for the 1994 murders of five members of the Sharmas family in the city's Vasant Kunj area.
- MARCH 7, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DECISION ON HANAFI'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DEFERRED
the Malaysian Court of Appeal postponed indefinitely the decision on the appeal by Hanafi Mat Hassan against his death sentence for killing computer engineer Noor Suzaily Mukhtar.
- MARCH 7, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Johnny Johnson, 26, was sentenced to death by injection.
Johnny Johnson, 26, was sentenced to death by injection.
- MARCH 7, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER PUBLICLY BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Saudi murderer in the southwestern al-Baha region
- MARCH 7, 2005DEATH PENALTY
USA. BUSH ADMINISTRATION QUITS PACT USED IN CAPITAL CASES
the Bush administration decided to pull out of an international agreement that opponents of the death penalty have used to fight the sentences of foreigners on death row in the United States, officials said.
- MARCH 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judiciary in the city of Karaj, Iran, issued death sentences for two young men
the Judiciary in the city of Karaj, Iran, issued death sentences for two young men
- MARCH 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Additional district and sessions court in Bangladesh sentenced Abdul Hamid, Zahid Hasan and Hafizul to death for the murder of a motor cyclist.
- MARCH 6, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE CONVICTS
a fast-track court in India sentenced to death two men named Ramniwas and Balbir after convicting them of raping and murdering a nursing student.
- MARCH 6, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. INDIAN NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Malaya Maroti Bajantra, an Indian man convicted of murdering his compatriot, was beheaded in the Hafar al-Batin town in Saudi Arabia. Bajantra killed Hakim Ahmed Pasha and robbed him, said a report by the country's Interior Ministry.
- MARCH 4, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE FOR CORBY IN BALI DRUG CASE
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he would personally intervene in the case of Australian woman Schapelle Corby
- MARCH 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Kolkata high, India, confirmed the death sentences handed down to three people, Alok Nath Dutta, Mrinal Dutta and Shiv Shankar Roy, for killing a relative over a property dispute.
- MARCH 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS GROUPS SLAM GANG RAPE VERDICT
Pakistani human rights groups criticised the government and police after a court overturned the convictions of five men sentenced to death in a high-profile gang-rape case.
- MARCH 4, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BRITON 'MAY FACE EXECUTION' IF EXTRADITED TO US
Babar Ahmad, a British terrorist suspect, could face the death penalty or imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay if extradited to the US, his lawyers said.
- MARCH 4, 2005IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Azad Abdullah, convicted of killing his wife, is headed to death row for the Oct. 5, 2002 murder of Angie
Azad Abdullah, convicted of killing his wife, is headed to death row for the Oct. 5, 2002 murder of Angie
- MARCH 4, 2005DEATH PENALTY
A Bessemer jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Aundra Marshall.
A Bessemer jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Aundra Marshall.
- MARCH 4, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT DOES ABOUT TURN ON ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
only a week since announcing the intention of adhering to the Statute of Rome and thus also to the International Court of Justice, the provisional government of Iraq announced the withdrawal of such an initiative with a new decree, stated the Italian grou
- MARCH 4, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. REPRESENTATIVES OF HANDS OFF CAIN AND OF THE TRANSNATIONAL RADICAL PARTY VISIT THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
the President of Croatia Stjepan Mesic gave his approval to the initiatives presented by Hands Off Cain and the Transnational Radical Party, engaged in bringing about a universal moratorium on executions, and gave his support to efforts for the obtainment
- MARCH 4, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
US. BUSH ORDERS COURTS TO GIVE FOREIGN NATIONALS ON DEATH ROW FURTHER REVIEW
the White House has ordered state courts to consider the complaints of 51 Mexican foreign nationals on death row in the United States, International Herald Tribune reported.
- MARCH 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR COUPLE OVER KILLING OF 7 IN FUKUOKA
prosecutors in Japan demanded the death penalty for a man and a woman in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, accusing them of killing seven people including the woman's own relatives in the late 1990s.
- MARCH 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR OKASHITA
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Kaoru Okashita, a 58 year old man convicted of murdering two people
- MARCH 3, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LAGUNA MAYOR
two men charged with killing a Laguna mayor, his driver, and a policeman were sentenced to death in the Philippines.
- MARCH 3, 2005Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA. MINISTER'S WIFE AND THREE OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
N. Mary Juliet Monica Fernando, wife of Christian and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Milroy Fernando and three other accused were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka by Colombo High Court judge Upali Abeyaratne after a jury turned in a guilty verdict in the m
- MARCH 3, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
one of two men sentenced to death after the prosecutor argued...
one of two men sentenced to death after the prosecutor argued...
- MARCH 3, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
San Antonio federal District Judge Royal Furgeson overturned the...
San Antonio federal District Judge Royal Furgeson overturned the...
- MARCH 3, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. TOP CLERIC APPROVES PALESTINIAN EXECUTIONS
the Palestinian Authority is set to resume the execution of prisoners on death row, with at least five sentences due to be carried out in March.
- MARCH 3, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. ROUND TABLE FOR RELAUNCH OF UN MORATORIUM
European states must work towards United Nations approval of an anti death penalty resolution.
- MARCH 2, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CORBY COULD DIE IN INDONESIAN JAIL, SAYS FRIEND
accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was being railroaded through an Indonesian court without a fair trial while the Australian government did nothing to stop it, businessman Ron Bakir said
- MARCH 2, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Mahtabuddin Ahmed, a rickshaw-puller, was sentenced to death by a court in Pirojpur, Bangladesh for killing his wife.
- MARCH 2, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. CHINESE-FILIPINO WANT DEATH PENALTY RESTORED
members of the Chinese-Filipino community called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to lift the moratorium on the death penalty following a recent kidnapping incident involving a 3-year-old boy.
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- MARCH 2, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. HOC PRESENTS THE «AFRICA PROJECT» IN ZAGREB
in light of last year’s session of the UN Commission on Human Rights and the initiative to adopt the UN Resolution for a moratorium on executions, the Governmental Office for Human Rights of the Republic of Croatia has organised a round table discussion o
- MARCH 2, 2005BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. AU CALLS FOR END TO THE DEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) called on Botswana to end its enforcement of "inhuman and degrading" corporal and capital punishment.
- MARCH 2, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
an unnamed was executed in North Korea for trying to escape from the country.
an unnamed was executed in North Korea for trying to escape from the country.
- MARCH 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MARCH 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a special court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Enam Hossain alias Emam and condemned him to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- MARCH 1, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN WHO KILLED HIV POSITIVE GRANDSON SENTENCED TO DEATH
Joseph Wambirwa Mwathi, 70, was sentenced to death in Kenya for killing his grandson on suspicion that the child was HIV positive.
- MARCH 1, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. RESTAURANT OWNER ESCAPES GALLOWS
restaurant owner Cheah Yoon Lim escaped the gallows when the Malaysian Court of Appeals amended a drug charge from trafficking to possessing 70.2 grammes of the prohibited substance.
- MARCH 1, 2005NepalDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL. ARMY TO BLAME FOR WIDESPREAD DISAPPEARANCES - HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Nepal's army, which backed King Gyanendras February 1 [2005] seizure of power, is responsible for widespread enforced disappearances and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED AFTER TORTURE, RIGHTS GROUP
it was reported that Uzbekistan executed Akhrorkhodzha Tolipkhodzhayev, bringing to at least 10 the number killed since a 2003 UN appeal for it to suspend the death penalty due to torture concerns, the human rights group Mothers Against Execution and Tort
- MARCH 1, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA, USA. MOBLEY EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PIZZA MANAGER
Stephen Mobley, a man who shot a pizza store manager in the back of the head during a 1991 robbery, was executed in Georgia after courts rejected his last-minute appeals.
- MARCH 1, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. GENOCIDE CONVICT SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced to death Colonel Tiruneh Habteselassie for genocide committed during the Dergue regime in the former Kembata and Hadiya district. Habteselassie was found guilty on two charges, homicide and extrajudicial impris