Chronological archive
April 2005
The 290 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2005, in chronological order.
Orange Circuit Judge John H. Adams sentenced David Sylvester Frances
Orange Circuit Judge John H. Adams sentenced David Sylvester Frances
- APRIL 30, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. MOTHER, 21, FACES FIRING SQUAD
European leaders are making desperate pleas to spare the life of a 21-year-old mother who is expected to face a firing squad in Yemen on May 2.
- APRIL 30, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. GAY BLACKMAILER HANGED
Hadi Safdari, an Iranian convicted of blackmailing his gay partners with videotapes of their sex acts, was hanged. Safdari was executed in Bojnourd in the eastern province of South Khorasan, the Qods newspaper said citing the local judiciary.
- APRIL 30, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. POLICE DELIBERATELY KILLED TRAFFICKING SUSPECT, WITNESSES
witnesses in Indonesia claimed a Nepalese man linked to Australian heroin smuggling suspects was deliberately killed by police.
- APRIL 30, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FAMILY MEMBERS
the Additional Sessions court in Champua, in the Indian state of Orissa, sentenced Sukra Munda to death after convicting him of killing his parents and one of his sisters with an axe.
- APRIL 30, 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...
- APRIL 29, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the same jury that convicted Andrew Michael Gosciminski of...
the same jury that convicted Andrew Michael Gosciminski of...
- APRIL 29, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES: 16 MINORS ON DEATH ROW
it was reported that the Philippines Commission on Human Rights Chairman Wilhelm Soriano wanted to know how come there were minors on death row in the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. He wanted answers immediately after talking to 16 of them, all betwee
- APRIL 29, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES: 16 MINORS ON DEATH ROW
it was reported that the Philippines Commission on Human Rights Chairman Wilhelm Soriano wanted to know how come there were minors on death row in the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. He wanted answers immediately after talking to 16 of them, all betwee
- APRIL 29, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ON HEROIN CHARGES
former director of the Trans-Continent Company, Phan Trieu Phu, was sentenced to death in Vietnam on charges of "trafficking illegal drugs".
- APRIL 29, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. AKBAR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COMRADES
a US military jury sentenced Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar to death for killing two officers in a grenade and rifle attack on his comrades in Kuwait two years ago
- APRIL 28, 2005New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
the Senate voted with little discussion to raise the minimum execution age in New Hampshire from 17 to 18.
the Senate voted with little discussion to raise the minimum execution age in New Hampshire from 17 to 18.
- APRIL 28, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Mario Centobie, 39, was executed
Mario Centobie, 39, was executed
- APRIL 28, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EURO LAWMAKERS BLAST EU'S SOFTER LINE TOWARD CUBA
the European Union's legislative branch expressed its dissent with the executive over policy toward Cuba, condemning a shift seeking rapprochement with the Communist-ruled island that included suspension of diplomatic sanctions.
- APRIL 28, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT SAID IT WOULD APPEAL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR BALI DRUG SUSPECTS
Australia's prime minister, John Howard, said the government would appeal any death sentence which might be handed down to nine Australians accused of drug trafficking in Indonesia.
- APRIL 28, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN TO DIE FOR RAPE, MURDER
three men were sentenced to death in Chandpur, Bangladesh, for the rape and murder of a woman at Hossainpur village.
- APRIL 28, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY TOO HARSH JUDGMENT, LAWYER FOR SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN AMERICAN CENTRE ATTACK
the following are transcripts of an interview with Anirban Roy, lawyer for Aftab Ansar and six others condemned to death on April 27 for the attack on Calcutta’s American Centre on January 22, 2002.
- APRIL 28, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. AWARD DEATH PENALTY TO POACHERS, MINISTER
creating environmental awareness and awarding death penalty to poachers were essential if adventure tourism was to succeed in India, Tourism Minister Renuka Choudhary said.
- APRIL 28, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. PRESIDENT BAKIYEV CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
acting president Kurmanbek Bakiyev said at a constitutional conference in Bishkek that Kyrgyzstan must abolish the death penalty.
- APRIL 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. ‘DIE EASY’ COMMERCIAL WINS THE 34TH KEY AWARD
the ‘DIE EASY’ commercial, produced by Diaviva Films in support of Hands Off Cain’s anti death penalty campaign, won the 34th KEY AWARD, the event organised by the Media Key publishing group which awards the best advertisments to appear on TV and Cinema.
- APRIL 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a 50 year old melon seller was sentenced to death by Brach 74 of the punitive court
a 50 year old melon seller was sentenced to death by Brach 74 of the punitive court
- APRIL 27, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
many Americans are in favour of capital punishment,
many Americans are in favour of capital punishment,
- APRIL 27, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Colusa County Superior Court judge S. William Abel handed down a death sentence
Colusa County Superior Court judge S. William Abel handed down a death sentence
- APRIL 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE MEN EXECUTED IN BEIJING FOR MURDER
three men were executed in Beijing as a result of three separate murder cases, the Supreme People's Court reported.
- APRIL 27, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER-FOR-INSURANCE MONEY
the Hiroshima District Court, Japan, sentenced Kiyotaka Oyama, a former company president, to death for killing his stepfather and wife in the city of Hiroshima to obtain a total of 73 million yen in life insurance money.
- APRIL 27, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MPS BACK TOUGH NEW PENALTIES FOR RAPISTS
rapists should be castrated, stoned to death or face the firing squad, MPs were told.
- APRIL 27, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. AMNESTY PUTS ON PRESSURE TO HALT EXECUTION OF YOUNG WOMAN
Amnesty International piled pressure on Yemen to halt the planned execution of Amina Ali Abdulatif, a young woman convicted of murdering her husband when she was 16 -- under the legal age to be sentenced to death.
- APRIL 27, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Trinidad and Tobago’s Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday was against instituting the death penalty for kidnapping.
- APRIL 27, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. AUTHORITIES WANT SPEEDY EXECUTION OF CONVICTED MURDERERS
St Lucia's National Security Minister Calixte George said that speedy executions of condemned murders would have a deterrent effect on violent crime.
- APRIL 27, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Donald Jones was executed. Jones, 38, was pronounced dead at 12:07 a.m..
Donald Jones was executed. Jones, 38, was pronounced dead at 12:07 a.m..
- APRIL 27, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam. Five to face firing squad for drug smuggling
five people, including a woman, were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Vietnam, court officials said.
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- APRIL 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a 22 year old man, identified by his first name Ismail, was given a death sentence
a 22 year old man, identified by his first name Ismail, was given a death sentence
- APRIL 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohsen Khoshdel, a 33 year old man was sentenced to death
Mohsen Khoshdel, a 33 year old man was sentenced to death
- APRIL 26, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER AMERICAN CENTRE ATTACK
a court in Calcutta, India, sentenced seven men to death over the killing of five policemen guarding US government offices in the city on January 22, 2002.
- APRIL 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. NEW WAVE OF ARRESTS AGAINST FALUN GONG
in the largest campaign since 1999, police have made massive arrests across the country in an operation against Falun Gong followers, especially in the provinces of Shandong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia, this according to Falun Gong sources.
- APRIL 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER LEGISLATOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, FRAUD
Sang Yuechun, a former Chinese legislator, was sentenced to death for rape, embezzling public funds, defrauding banks, possessing guns and leading criminal gangs, the government said.
- APRIL 26, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. DEATH SENTENCES FALL TO RECORD LOW SINCE 1976, THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
the number of people sentenced to death last year in the United States fell to the lowest level since the US Supreme Court reinstated the penalty in 1976.
- APRIL 26, 2005Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
the Dominican Human Rights Commission (CDDH)
the Dominican Human Rights Commission (CDDH)
- APRIL 25, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. NINE GANG MEMBERS EXECUTED IN XUCHANG AFTER DEATH PENALTY UPHELD
nine members of a gang were executed after a high court upheld the death sentences handed down to them during an earlier local trial in China's Henan province.
- APRIL 25, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. JURIES GIVEN BIGGER SAY IN REACHING VERDICTS
juries will help reach verdicts in criminal and civil court cases in China, the China Daily reported, as the country sought to strengthen its arbitrary legal system.
- APRIL 25, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIVES
it was reported that Saibanna, facing trial for murdering his first wife Malakawwa, married another woman, Nagamma.
- APRIL 25, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL
first Additional Sessions Judge, K. Sasidharan Nair, sentenced a 27-year-old youth, Thomas alias Shikhamani, to death
- APRIL 25, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. GOVERNMENT FREES UGANDANS ON DEATH ROW
the Kenyan government released four Ugandans who had been on death row for 10 years in Kenya on allegations they were rebels.
- APRIL 24, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. FAMILY HOPE MOUSSAOUI CAN AVOID DEATH PENALTY
Francois Roux, a French lawyer advising the family of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States over the September 11 attacks, said his family still hoped he would avoid the death penalty. Roux said that although Moussaoui had plead
- APRIL 23, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THE FAMILY OF A SOMALI MAN WHO WAS EXECUTED BY SAUDI ARABIA WANTS HIS BODY - AND ANSWERS
the last time Ali Hassan Ibrahim saw his son Abdul Fattah was in 1999, when the Somali teenager left a refugee camp in Kenya to join the legions of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia.
- APRIL 23, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY AGAINST IMAM
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Ali Ahmed Jarallah, an Islamist imam convicted of murdering a senior opposition leader in 2002.
- APRIL 22, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PROSECUTORS DEMAND LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CORBY
a distraught Schapelle Corby screamed and cried after Balinese prosecutors asked an Indonesian court to convict her and jail her for life.
- APRIL 22, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GIVEN DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Nguyen Van Chinh, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking.
- APRIL 22, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Ayed al-Dosari, a convicted Saudi murderer, in the town of Al-Kharj, just south of the capital Riyadh.
- APRIL 22, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. GOVERNMENT REJECTS CLEMENCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW
Singapore's president rejected an appeal by the teenage children of Shanmugam Murugesu, a 38-year-old man on death row, saying he would not receive clemency and underlining the country's tough stand on drugs trafficking.
- APRIL 22, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
OHIO, USA. APPEAL SETBACK FOR RICHEY
the decision to overturn the conviction of death row Scot Kenny Richey was to be appealed to the US Supreme Court, prosecutors announced.
- APRIL 22, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA, USA. 9/11 SUSPECT FACES DEATH PENALTY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY
Zacarias Moussaoui, the man who investigators believed could have unraveled the al-Qaida plot before the September 11 2001 attacks, pleaded guilty to terrorism and other charges carrying the death penalty.
- APRIL 21, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA. EXECUTED FOR RAPE AND MURDER
the state of Indiana executed a man convicted of killing a teenage girl by forcing instant glue up her nose and taping her mouth shut after 12 days of rape and torture.
- APRIL 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WEN SAYS COUNTRY WORKING HARD TO RATIFY UN RIGHTS CONVENTION
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao insisted his country had made progress on improving its human rights record and said Beijing was working towards ratifying a UN convention on the issue.
- APRIL 21, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. WOMAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
an Afghan woman was stoned to death for adultery, police said, the first such incident in Afghanistan since the Taliban's ouster from power.
- APRIL 21, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
Chong Chee Kong, a 46-year-old man who escaped from remand in Johor in 1989, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for drug trafficking. Kong, who had been on the run, was caught by police in 2001.
- APRIL 21, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. PARLIAMENT ABOLISHES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MILITARY CRIMES
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies abolished the death penalty for military crimes.
- APRIL 21, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed Richard Boyde's death sentence
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed Richard Boyde's death sentence partly because the defense lawyer compared him to Charles Manson during closing arguments in the trial's penalty phase.
- APRIL 21, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA. LOS ANGELES TIMES CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
- APRIL 21, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. OLIVIERO TOSCANI’S EXHIBITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CASTRO’S REGIME OPENS IN BARCELONA
to keep public attention on the plight of political prisoners and the repression of dissent in Cuba two years after the wave of crackdowns, HOC and the ‘Fundació Llibertat i Democràcia’ have promoted an exhibition in Barcelona by Oliviero Toscani entitled
- APRIL 20, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. COURT SENTENCES 15 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDERS
the Abakaliki high court, Nigeria, sentenced 15 people to death by hanging for killing three over a land dispute.
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- APRIL 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian convicted of murdering a soldier during an armed robbery has been hanged in Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Jam-e-Jam daily reported.
- APRIL 20, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PEDDLING ECSTASY
two women were meted the death penalty by the Mandaluyong City regional trial court (RTC) for selling ecstasy to agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) three years ago.
- APRIL 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR CHINESE NATIONAL
the Malysian Court of Appeal reaffirmed a 2002 High Court ruling sentencing Chan King Yu, a Chinese national, to death for drug trafficking. Judge Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, in giving the court's unanimous decision, said the appellate court was satisfied that t
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
District & Session Judge Sahiwal Dr. Riaz Akhtar sentenced Imran Babar to death for murder and kidnapping.
- APRIL 20, 2005AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Bosnia Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Austria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Timor-LesteDEATH PENALTY
East Timor was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
East Timor was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Colombia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Cote d’Ivoire was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Cote d’Ivoire was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
Cape Verde was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Cape Verde was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Chile was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Guinea Bissau was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Latvia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Latvia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
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- APRIL 20, 2005LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
Marshall Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Marshall Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Mauritius was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Macedonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Macedonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MonacoDEATH PENALTY
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Poland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
Sao Tome and Principe was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Sao Tome and Principe was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia Montenegro was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Serbia Montenegro was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
Seychelles was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Seychelles was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
Solomon Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Solomon Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Uruguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Venezuela was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
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- APRIL 20, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Finland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005IrelandDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 20, 2005HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Hungary was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Honduras was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Paraguay was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Egypt voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Ethiopia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Ethiopia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Bhutan voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 20, 2005MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Guinea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Guinea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Malaysia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
United States voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
United States voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Congo abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Kenya abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005GabonDEATH PENALTY
Gabon abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Gabon abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005TogoDEATH PENALTY
Togo voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Togo voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Nigeria abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FIVE PEOPLE TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Xiangtan Intermediate People's Court, sentenced to death Fang Lanying, a Jilin woman, Duan Mingyou, Tan Xinsheng, Peng Jun and Song Haibo after convicting them of drug trafficking.
- APRIL 20, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the state Parole Board approved clemency Wednesday for Garry Thomas Allen
the state Parole Board approved clemency Wednesday for Garry Thomas Allen
- APRIL 20, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry said Oswaldo Amezcua...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry said Oswaldo Amezcua, 30 killed "for sport" before sentencing him and a codefendant, Joseph Flores, 34.
- APRIL 20, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Douglas Roberts, 42, was executed for abducting and fatally stabbing Jerry Velez
Douglas Roberts, 42, was executed for abducting and fatally stabbing Jerry Velez
- APRIL 20, 2005United NationsDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA. CHR APPROVES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORATORIUM AND ABOLITION
the UN Commission on Human Rights has approved a resolution calling on states to abolish the death penalty and in the meantime to establish a moratorium on executions, for the eighth consecutive year.
- APRIL 19, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF EXPORTING DEATH PENALTY OVER DRUG ARRESTS IN BALI
the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (ACCL) challenged the Canberra government to say whether it was "exporting the death penalty" after Australian police aided in the arrest of nine young Australian drug suspects in Indonesia, where they could face
- APRIL 19, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE AND TWO SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
Motahar Hossain was sentenced to death in absentia while two others were sentenced to life imprisonemtn by a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, for murder.
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- APRIL 19, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVT URGED TO HELP INDONESIAN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN EGYPT
Ahamd Hosein Hutagalung, a member of the North Sumatra provincial legislative council, appaled to the government to help an Indonesian citizen, Ali Darman, who was facing the death sentence by decapitation in Egypt for allegedly killing a Malaysian, Zaki
- APRIL 19, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIRING SQUADS OFTEN LEAD TO SLOW DEATH, EDITORIAL
for death row inmates in Indonesia, execution usually comes on a deserted beach or remote jungle at the hands of a paramilitary firing squad. And, it rarely comes fast.
- APRIL 19, 2005Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY. ANTI-DEATH PENALTY COURSE LIKELY TO PERSIST WITH NEW POPE
Catholic leaders and scholars said that they expected new Pope Benedict XVI to continue his predecessor's strong opposition to the death penalty.
- APRIL 19, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
- APRIL 19, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
- APRIL 19, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Antuan Bronshtein's 1st-degree murder conviction for the shooting death of 61-year-old Alexander Gutman...
Antuan Bronshtein's 1st-degree murder conviction for the shooting death of 61-year-old Alexander Gutman has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- APRIL 19, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi
- APRIL 19, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge William H. Albright followed jury recommendation...
Judge William H. Albright followed jury recommendation, and sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death for the 1998 murders of his wife, her son and her ex-husband.
- APRIL 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. EGYPTIAN BEHEADED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Emad al-Wakil, an Egyptian man, for raping and killing a woman, the country’s interior ministry said.
- APRIL 18, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA. EX DEATH ROW INMATE MAKES PLEA FOR A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Jean de Dieu Muzaliwa Maroy, former death row inmate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, intervened at the UN Comission on Human Rights representing Hands Off Cain and the Transnational Radical Party.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SUPPORT UP FOR PROPOSAL TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a proposal to reduce the death sentence to life imprisonment in cases where a convict had not been executed five years after being sentenced had won support among lawyers and legal experts.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DEATH PENALTY WITH LIFE TO BE SUBMITTED TO HOUSE, LEGAL EXPERT
legal expert with the University of Indonesia Topo Santoso said that an initiative to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment had been accommodated in the new national criminal code currently being drafted by the government, which was expected to be
- APRIL 18, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PRESIDENT SPARKS DEBATE OVER SADDAM DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that an announcement by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he would not sign Saddam Hussein's death warrant if he received the death penalty for war crimes sparked heated debate in the country.
- APRIL 18, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NEWSPAPER DELIVERYMAN ASKS TO DIE SOON FOR GIRL'S MURDER
Kaoru Kobayashi, a Japanese newspaper deliveryman and serial paedophile, asked for the death penalty and voiced no remorse for drowning a young girl whose dead body he photographed for her mother to see.
- APRIL 18, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
US. NO DEATH PENALTY FOR UK TERROR SUSPECT
the United States Government provided a written assurance that a British terror suspect Babar Ahmad would not face the death penalty if he was extradited to face trial there.
- APRIL 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE OVER NANHAI LOAN FRAUD CASE
in its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, sentenced Lin Yuhang, former president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Nanhai Sub-branch, to death with reprieve and six others to sentences ranging from 12 years imprisonment to life.
- APRIL 18, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
an Oklahoma County jury recommended the death penalty for a man twice convicted of murder.
an Oklahoma County jury recommended the death penalty for a man twice convicted of murder.
- APRIL 17, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILDREN'S MURDER
for the first time in recent history, a sessions court in Bangalore, India, sentenced to death three youths for kidnapping and murdering two children at Eklaspura village in Raichur.
- APRIL 17, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. AMNESTY URGES HALT TO EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International appealed for Singapore's Government to declare a moratorium on executions.
- APRIL 17, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING TWO INDIANS, PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed Abdul-Rahman bin Sultan al-Otaibi
- APRIL 17, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. OPPOSITION ACTIVIST EXECUTED IN SECRET, UN MAKES INQUIRIES
the United Nations human rights committee addressed Uzbekistan's government in order to receive clarifications regarding the case of Akhrorkhuzha Tolipkhuzhayev, an Uzbeki who was secretly executed on March 1.
- APRIL 16, 2005BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN. LEADERS INAUGURATE OWN COURT OF JUSTICE
Caribbean leaders inaugurated a court that would serve as the highest judicial body for much of the region, a step toward shedding their 170-year-old dependence on Britain's Privy Council that many had resented as a vestige of colonialism.
- APRIL 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 22 ON DEATH ROW FOR AWAMI LEADER KILLING
a Bangladesh court sentenced 22 people to death and six others to life in jail for killing Opposition lawmaker Ahsanullah Master. Ahsanullah, a senior member of Bangladesh’s main Opposition Awami League, and a young man were killed when a group of armed m
- APRIL 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE FOR MURDER
Dr Shamsul Huda of Kalavi union in Pirgacha, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death in Rangpur for the murder of a girl.
- APRIL 16, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. COUNTRY MAY RESUME HANGINGS, EDITORIAL
as St Lucia authorities continue to search for answers to the country's escalating murder/homicide rate, there is good indication that there will be a resumption of hangings.
- APRIL 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR RAPE, MINOR REPRIEVED
Mousa Ali Mohammadik, an Iranian convicted of raping and abducting more than 40 schoolgirls, was hanged in public but his accomplice teenage son was reprieved.
- APRIL 15, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEENAGER FACING EXECUTION FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS MINOR
a teenager was sentenced to death for a crime he was alleged to have committed when he was 17 years old, according to the Ettemad daily.
- APRIL 15, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT BACKS DEATH PENALTY FOR SMUGGLERS
President Arroyo certified as urgent a bill seeking to impose the death penalty on convicted smugglers.
- APRIL 15, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. GOVERNMENT DENIES AMNESTY ACTIVIST CHANCE TO SPEAK AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Singapore refused to allow an official from Amnesty International to speak at a forum on the death penalty.
- APRIL 15, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Longworth, 36, was executed.
Richard Longworth, 36, was executed.
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- APRIL 14, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
U.N. RIGHTS BODY KEEPS PRESSURE ON CUBA
the United Nations top human rights body backed a call by the United States to keep pressure on Cuba by renewing the mandate of a special investigator into alleged abuse there.
- APRIL 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR ROBBING BANK
Iran publicly hanged Ghobad Siah-Mansour, a serial bank robber who killed a policeman during a clash with security forces.
- APRIL 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. EP CALLS FOR END TO EXTRA-JUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
the EP adopted a resolution calling on the Bangladeshi government to bring an end the “Rapid Response Battalion” paramilitary operations against organised crime, which had been carrying out extra-judicial executions (more than “40 death in ambushes” a mon
- APRIL 14, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Supreme Court of India upheld the death penalty imposed by a trial court in Assam on Holiram Bordoloi, “a village leader who killed three people to show his supremacy among others”.
- APRIL 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVERNMENT URGED TO SAVE TWO WOMEN FROM GALLOWS IN SINGAPORE
Chairman of the North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) Muhammad Nuh asked the Indonesian government to immediately save two Indonesian migrant workers in Singapore, Siti Aminah and Juminem, who were on death row for having murdered their bos
- APRIL 14, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. COUNTRY MUST COOPERATE TO IMPROVE 'ABYSMAL' RECORD, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged North Korea to cooperate with the UN to improve its "abysmal" human rights record and called on China to stop sending refugees back to the Stalinist country.
- APRIL 14, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UN. Commission on human rights urges halt to North Korea abuse, vows international pressure
the UN Human Rights Commission adopted by a large majority a resolution expressing deep concern about torture, public executions, internment of civilians and the "extensive use of forced labour" in North Korea.
- APRIL 14, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, PRISONS CHIEF PLEADS
Joseph Etima, the outgoing Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons, urged the Constitutional Court to declare the death penalty illegal.
- APRIL 14, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTION 'CRUEL', RESEARCHERS
American researchers have called for a halt to lethal injection, the most common method of execution in the United States, because it is not always a humane and painless way to die.
- APRIL 13, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man
a jury recommended the death penalty for a man
- APRIL 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COURT BANS EXTORTED EVIDENCE
a Chinese court ruled evidence obtained through police torture and threats as inadmissible.
- APRIL 13, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. EU CALLS ON TASHKENT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the European Union called on the Uzbek government to abolish the death penalty, European Commission Deputy Director General for External Relations Michael Leigh told a press conference in Tashkent.
- APRIL 13, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE FAMILY MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
a local court in Sonepat, India, sentenced three members of a family to death in a triple murder case.
- APRIL 13, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. DEATH THREAT AGAINST INDONESIAN CONSUL STAFF OVER DEATH PENALTY CASE
Australian police were investigating a threat to kill staff at Perth's Indonesian consulate unless Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman on trial for drug trafficking in Bali, was released immediately.
- APRIL 13, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NACDL. 2005 SPRING MEETING AND THE DEATH PENALTY
the NACDL's Spring Meeting will be held in New York from April 14 to April 17, 2005. An important occasion to be involved in the ever-expanding International Criminal Law arena.
- APRIL 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
- APRIL 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, known as Raoof, was executed in Alivaz, Iran.
a man, known as Raoof, was executed in Alivaz, Iran.
- APRIL 12, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Devin Banks, 21, was sentenced to death
Devin Banks, 21, was sentenced to death
- APRIL 12, 2005BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. PARLIAMENT PRESENTED WITH ANTI-TERROR LAW
Bahrain's government presented parliament with an anti-terrorism law stipulating death for "terrorist" acts, following a rise in militant violence in the oil-rich Gulf Arab region, state media and MPs said.
- APRIL 12, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Abdul Kader was sentenced to death by a court in Laxmipur, Bangladesh, for the murder of his wife, 19-year old Peara Begum, at Charmartin village in the Ramgati district on September 4, 2000.
- APRIL 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COUNTRY ACCUSED OF CRUSHING CAMPAIGN AGAINST MUSLIM UIGHURS
China was directing a crushing campaign of religious repression against Muslim Uighurs in the name of anti-separatism and counter-terrorism, a report by Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China said.
- APRIL 12, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH PENALTY GAINS SUPPORT
the film actors Murali and K.B. Ganesh Kumar, MLA, were among those who had signed the human rights memorial mass memorandum against death penalty in India.
- APRIL 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER POLICE CHIEF AND OTHERS TO DEATH
Guangan City Intermediate People's Court, sentenced Xiong Qiang, Wang Bo, Li Yong and Cha Wanqing to death and sentenced Zhang Jingsong and Jiang Chunlin to death with reprieve. Yang Zhiquan and nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 12, 2005New YorkDEATH PENALTY
NEW YORK, USA. LAWMAKERS VOTE NOT TO REINSTATE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a legislative committee rejected a bill on April 12 aimed at reinstating the state's death penalty, which a court had suspended last year.
- APRIL 12, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a briefing entitled: “THE ROLE OF THE UN TOWARD ENDING EXECUTIONS - True Stories and Practical Realities in Africa and the U.S.A.”, was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
a briefing entitled: “THE ROLE OF THE UN TOWARD ENDING EXECUTIONS - True Stories and Practical Realities in Africa and the U.S.A.”, was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
- APRIL 11, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. COURT AGAIN REJECTS REFUGEE STATUS FOR CHINESE FUGITIVE
the federal appeals court in British Columbia province, Canada, affirmed a lower court's February 2004 decision to refuse refugee status refused to Lai Changxing, a Chinese man considered China's most wanted fugitive.
- APRIL 11, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
two Iranian men were hanged in prison in Yasooj, southwestern Iran, for murdering three people in a fight.
- APRIL 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH
six people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh, in three separate cases. Four men were sentenced to death in Dhaka for the murder of police officer Mizanur Rahman in January 2004.
- APRIL 11, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Kerman’s court Judge Amiri Tabar had sentenced two young men to death
Kerman’s court Judge Amiri Tabar had sentenced two young men to death
- APRIL 10, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Colusa, a jury recommended death for Andrew Hampton Mickel, 26.
in Colusa, a jury recommended death for Andrew Hampton Mickel, 26.
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- APRIL 10, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE AND FOUR TO GO TO JAIL FOR MURDER
Khokon Bepari, 26, was condemned to death by the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal of Barisal, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of murder.
- APRIL 10, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. NEW PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO SADDAM DEATH SENTENCE
Iraq's new president, Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, hinted in an interview that he opposed the idea of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein being sentenced to death.
- APRIL 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudis execute six men without sentence
Abshir Hassan, a 29 year old London man, accused Saudi Arabia of executing his brother, Abdul Fattah, and five other Somalis on April 1 without ever telling them that they had been condemned to death.
- APRIL 9, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
three people were sentenced to death in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, in two separate murder cases.
- APRIL 9, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA. BRIEFING FOR RELAUNCHING A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
a briefing entitled: “THE ROLE OF THE UN TOWARD ENDING EXECUTIONS - True Stories and Practical Realities in Africa and the U.S.A.”, will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on April 12. The event is organized by Hands Off Cain, the Transnational R
- APRIL 9, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. POLITICAL PRISONER FACING IMMINENT EXECUTION
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Hojjat Zamani, a longtime political prisoner in Iran, making his execution imminent. Zamani, 29 years old, had been imprisoned in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran since the year 2000 for being a m
- APRIL 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. PUBLIC OUTCRY GROWING OVER PUNISHMENT, TORTURE OF SUSPECTS
it was reported that an unusual heated public debate had engulfed China over the wrongful conviction of a man for murder.
- APRIL 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DALAI LAMA CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for the abolition of the death penalty. On the second day of a visit to Japan which had been condemned by China, the Dalai Lama told a crowd of hundreds in Tokyo that criminals should be treated with “
- APRIL 9, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW CAN THANK POPE, EDITORIAL
“If nobody has been sent to the lethal-injection chamber since 2001, the convicts can thank Pope John Paul II,” stated an editorial in the Philippine daily the Manilla Standard.
- APRIL 9, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. PRESSURE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY GROWING - WEB SITE EDITORIAL
“According to the Uzbek law-enforcement agencies, 62 convicts were put to death in the country in 2004. As is known, the only two despotic countries in the CIS, Uzbekistan and Belarus, favour keeping the death penalty.
- APRIL 8, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN PUT TO DEATH FOR CASH VAN HEIST
Yang Chao, 22, and Sun Feng, 25, were executed after a show trial for killing a cash transport vehicle escort and injuring three others during a 2004 robbery in Panshi in China’s Jilin Province.
- APRIL 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDANESE NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
a Sudanese man was beheaded in public after being convicted of trying to smuggle hashish into Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry said.
- APRIL 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED OVER EXECUTION OF FOREIGNERS
Amnesty International bitterly commented the execution of foreigners in Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 8, 2005United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN. COUNTRIES URGED TO SHED LIGHT ON DEATH PENALTY
Philip Alston, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, urged countries to remove the "cloak of secrecy" surrounding the death penalty and disclose the number of executions and people on death row. Alston said secrecy unde
- APRIL 8, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. MPS URGE PHILIPPINES TO SPARE CONVICTED RAPIST ON DEATH ROW
a delegation of legislators from Spain urged Philippines President Gloria Arroyo on to spare the life of Paco Larranaga, scion of a Spanish-Filipino clan sentenced to death for the rape and murder of two young women.
- APRIL 8, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
according to Mr Shanmugam Murugesu...
according to Mr Shanmugam Murugesu...
- APRIL 7, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
a Pima County Superior Court jury gave James Granvil Wallace, 55, 3 death terms
a Pima County Superior Court jury gave James Granvil Wallace, 55, 3 death terms
- APRIL 7, 2005MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALI. COURT HANDS DOWN FIVE DEATH SENTENCES OVER RELIGIOUS CLASH
a court in Mali condemned five people to death and dozens to prison for their part in a religious clash that killed 10 people.
- APRIL 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. SUPREME COURT GIVES GO-AHEAD TO EXECUTE FIRST DOOMSDAY CULT MEMBER
Japan's Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Kazuaki Okazaki, a former officer of the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult, giving the green light for the first execution of a member of the sect that attacked the Tokyo subway with nerve gas in 1995.
- APRIL 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. FRATTINI PROPOSES EUROPEAN ANTI DEATH PENALTY DAY
speaking in Helsinki at the conference for Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini relaunched the idea that EU member states should hold a day of protest against the
- APRIL 7, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. COUNTRY CONSIDERING CARRYING OUT EXECUTIONS BY INJECTION
Indonesia was considering using lethal injection as a means of carrying out the death sentence instead of the current practice of shooting by firing squad, the country's attorney general said. Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said he would meet with th
- APRIL 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. PROSECUTORS APPEAL REOPENING CASE FOR DEATH ROW INMATE MASARU OKUNISHI
prosecutors in Japan filed an appeal against a ruling by the Nagoya High Court for a retrial of Masaru Okunishi, a death row inmate convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.
- APRIL 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE IN GUN MAKING AND TRAFFICKING CASE
a court in Haikou, sentenced Li Pingsheng, 30, to death with two years reprieve for making and trafficking 33 guns. Li refitted and produced revolvers and other types of pistols for illegal profits.
- APRIL 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian Christian is facing the death penalty in an Islamic court, according to the human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
an Iranian Christian is facing the death penalty in an Islamic court, according to the human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
- APRIL 6, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Horry County jurors deliberated about 2 hours...
Horry County jurors deliberated about 2 hours...
- APRIL 6, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PRESIDENT PUTS EXECUTION OF JUVENILE ON HOLD
President Salih stopped the execution of Hafiz Ibrahim in Taiz, Yemen, at the last moment. Ibrahim, 17, was convicted in 2004 of killing a man and was due to be executed the day the president intervened.
- APRIL 6, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. STATE RIGHTS BODY SUPPORTS ENDING DEATH PENALTY
South Korea's human rights watchdog said it supported a bill before parliament calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 6, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1972 TO GET RETRIAL IN 1961 MURDER CASE
the Nagoya High Court, Japan, decided to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who had been on the death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that coul
- APRIL 6, 2005GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. DEATH PENALTY UNDER REVIEW
it was reported that Guatemala, one of the last Latin American nations with capital punishment, was considering doing away with it.
- APRIL 6, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHOLDED FOR FORMER PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION GROUP DIRECTOR
the Liaoning Provincial Higher People's Court ‘recently’ upheld the death sentence passed to Xia Renfan, 56-year-old former president of Shenyang Passenger Transportation Group Co, for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and bribery.
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- APRIL 6, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Sohrab Mohammad and Ahmad B. were publicy hanged in Iran for murder.
Sohrab Mohammad and Ahmad B. were publicy hanged in Iran for murder.
- APRIL 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
by a 19-12 vote - 2 votes shy of the required two-thirds to bring...
by a 19-12 vote - 2 votes shy of the required two-thirds to bring...
- APRIL 5, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Glen Ocha was executed in Florida State Prison near Starke
Glen Ocha was executed in Florida State Prison near Starke
- APRIL 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COUNTRY EXECUTES NINE TIMES MORE PEOPLE THAN REST OF WORLD, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
China accounted for about 90 percent of the 3,797 legally sanctioned executions in 25 countries across the world in 2004, the human rights group Amnesty International said, warning that most of those executed did not have fair trials.
- APRIL 5, 2005Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. BISHOP CALLS FOR DEATH FOR GUN-RELATED CRIMES
the head of the Gutnius Lutheran Church, Bishop David Piso, called for capital punishment in Papua New Guinea for people convicted of gun-related offences. Bishop Piso, said the government had been given the power to enforce the law with capital punishmen
- APRIL 5, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu were sentenced to death in Indonesia
Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu were sentenced to death in Indonesia
- APRIL 5, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Rezayi Hasan, 37, was executed in Saveh, Iran.
a man, Rezayi Hasan, 37, was executed in Saveh, Iran.
- APRIL 4, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge John Lee Parrott overturned the murder conviction
Superior Court Judge John Lee Parrott overturned the murder conviction
- APRIL 4, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SIX SOMALI NATIONALS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed a gang of six Somali men convicted of abducting and robbing taxi drivers in the Red Sea port of Jeddah. The six men had lured taxi drivers to a remote spot where they hit them and threatened them with knives before robbing them and t
- APRIL 4, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH OVER KABILA’S MURDER DIES
Nico Bavurha, one of the men sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the assassination of Laurent Kabila, died on April 1 at Mama yemo hospital in Kinshasa where he had been transferred following a long period of illness in prison.
- APRIL 4, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UK. BBC AIRS FILM OF NORTH KOREAN PUBLIC EXECUTION
the BBC broadcast footage purportedly showing the public execution of North Koreans caught trying to flee the country. The videotape obtained exclusively by the BBC was reportedly filmed clandestinely in a village near the North's border with China a mont
- APRIL 4, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ISLAMISTS OVER ATTACK PLOTS
Jordan's state security court upheld death sentences against Abu Hoshar and Osama Sammar, two Islamist militants convicted of plotting attacks against Jewish and Western tourists during millennium celebrations.
- APRIL 4, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TIBET COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE FOR FUR AND SKIN SMUGGLING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
the Lhasa City Intermediate People's Court sentenced three people to death with reprieve for smuggling the skins of 1,393 endangered species including the skins of Bangladesh tigers and 581 leopards.
- APRIL 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR MURDER
a man named as Morshed was sentenced to death in Comilla, Bangladesh, for the murder of a rickshaw puller about six years previously.
- APRIL 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Acid Crime Control Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced to death in absentia Nasiruddin of Kuhaighar village in Zointapur for throwing acid at his fiancée and killing her.
- APRIL 3, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PM TO FIGHT EXECUTION IF CORBY FOUND GUILTY
the Australian Federal Government will "go into overdrive" to stop...
- APRIL 1, 2005VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a Norfolk judge upheld a jury's recommendation of a death sentence for Anthony Juniper
a Norfolk judge upheld a jury's recommendation of a death sentence for Anthony Juniper
- APRIL 1, 2005VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a federal judge overturned the death sentence for a notorious gang leaders
a federal judge overturned the death sentence for a notorious gang leaders
- APRIL 1, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed three Saudis for killing local officials and security forces in the north of the kingdom, the country’s Interior Ministry said.