Archive timeline
2005
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2005, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2005
- OCTOBER 18, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has overturned the death sentence of Warren Wesley Summerlin
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has overturned the death sentence of Warren Wesley Summerlin for the second time, saying he is entitled to a new hearing because of ineffective legal assistance during his sentencing.
- OCTOBER 18, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. DUMA COMMITTEE CHIEF AGAINST DEATH PENALTY IN RUSSIA
State Duma security committee chairman Vladimir Vasiliyev said he supported the idea of abolishing the death penalty in Russia.
- OCTOBER 18, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. UK STRIKES DEAL TO EXPEL LIBYAN TERRORISM SUSPECTS
Britain signed a preliminary agreement with Libya that would allow it to deport Libyan nationals who were suspected of links to terrorism. The move was one of a number of measures to crack down on individuals who encouraged or condoned acts of violence or
- OCTOBER 18, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. AMERICANS SAY HUSSEIN SHOULD FACE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
many adults in the United States thought Saddam Hussein should face the death penalty, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 56 per cent of respondents believed the deposed Iraqi leader should be executed if convicted, while 35 per
- OCTOBER 18, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. EDITORIAL: SHALL WE ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY?
“Recent events in various countries (especially in the developing world) have driven many to the conclusion that murder will never cease to be an instrument of politics until the execution even of proved murderers is regarded as immoral and wrong. In the
- OCTOBER 18, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. LIBYANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST BUSH'S CALL TO FREE NURSES
several hundred Libyans demonstrated in Tripoli to protest President George W. Bush's call for the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400 children with the AIDS virus.
- OCTOBER 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER VICE GOVERNOR OF HENAN PROVINCE AND THREE OTHERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Lu Debin, former vice-governor of Henan Province, Shang Yuhe, Zhang Songxue and Xu Xiaotong had their death sentences upheld by a court in Henan for intentional homicide.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE, USA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CLAIM ON LETHAL SHOT
the Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously rejected claims that the three-drug combination used to execute killers can cause extreme pain in violation on the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. BUSH URGES LIBYA TO FREE CONDEMNED BULGARIAN NURSES
President George W. Bush urged Libya to free five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on charges of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. TRIPOLI REJECTS US DEMAND TO FREE BULGARIAN NURSES
Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgam rejected a call by US President George W. Bush for Tripoli to spare the lives of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in May 2004.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO EXECUTION
an Iranian woman was sentenced to execution in the Iranian capital Tehran.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH ROW MILITANTS FOR BALI BOMBS GET CHANCE FOR PARDON
Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Imam Samudra on death row for their role in the 2002 Bali bombings would be given one more chance to request a pardon, officials told activists who held a protest to demand immediate executions for the convicts.
- OCTOBER 17, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR MURDER OF 2
the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a lower court's death sentence on Shinji Mutsuda, a 35-year-old man, for murdering two people in a robbery case in 1995.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PERTH ARCHBISHOP CONDEMNS NEW TALK OF DEATH PENALTY
Archbishop Barry Hickey of Perth criticised moves to reintroduce the death penalty for serious offenders in Western Australia.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH ROW MERCY PLEAS: PRESIDENT KALAM IN FAVOUR OF PARDON TO MOST
in a move without any precedent, President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam advised the Government to consider a pardon for a majority of an estimated 50 individuals on death row whose mercy petitions were pending before him.
- OCTOBER 16, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM'S JAILED NUMBER TWO AZIZ TO TESTIFY AGAINST OLD BOSS: REPORT
Britain’s Sunday Telegraph reported that Iraq's former number two Tareq Aziz would testify against his old boss Saddam Hussein at the toppled dictator's trial for war crimes in return for his freedom.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TRIO CONVICTED OF MURDERING FOUR SENT TO GALLOWS
the Nagoya High Court sentenced three men to death for murdering four people in 1994, crimes that occurred when the defendants were still minors.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
it was reported that an Iranian woman found guilty of having an extra-marital affair with an Afghan and being an accomplice in the murder of her husband was sentenced to death by stoning.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GUJARAT COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
a fast track sessions court in Bhuj, India, sentenced to death Shahnawaz Abdul Gafur, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, after finding him guilty of waging war against the nation.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Jacksonville jury recommended 2 death sentences and life imprisonment against Chip Carter
a Jacksonville jury recommended 2 death sentences and life imprisonment against Chip Carter, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend and her 16-year-old daughter in July 2002.
- OCTOBER 15, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PLEA TO PM ON THE NINE
Australian lawyers for the Bali Nine approached the Howard Government, seeking diplomatic intervention to have the death penalty removed as a possible sentence for the alleged heroin-smugglers.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. SCRAP DEATH PENALTY FROM RAPE BILL, UNITED NATIONS
the United Nations Independent Expert on the protection of human rights in Liberia, Dr. Charlotte Abaka, called for a portion of the rape bill recently passed by the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) to be deleted.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ATC AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Taj Muhammad was sentenced to death by the Special Anti Terrorist Court in Sibi, Pakistan.
- OCTOBER 14, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence David Hill, who spent nearly 16 years on Arizona's death row, is now a free man.
Clarence David Hill, who spent nearly 16 years on Arizona's death row, is now a free man.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 8 GUN SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN QINGHAI
four gun smugglers were sentenced to death at the first trial by a local court in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for constitutional amendments that would abolish the death penalty and strip future presidents of immunity from prosecution after they stepped down from office.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death for the murder of fellow Airman Andrew Schliepsiek and his wife, Jamie, at their home on Robins Air Force Base last year.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells formally sentenced Jesse Guardado to death.
Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells formally sentenced Jesse Guardado to death.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
the Mississippi Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Roderick Eskridge
the Mississippi Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of Roderick Eskridge
- OCTOBER 13, 2005Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
COTE D'IVOIRE. KILLINGS, TORTURE AND RAPE GO UNPUNISHED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT LINE
more human rights violations including summary executions, politically motivated arrests, torture and rape were taking place across war-torn Cote d'Ivoire according to a UN report.