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 6, 2005TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY. PROTOCOL NO. 6 TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVED
Turkey’s Parliament passed the Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND
the Malda fast track court, India, sentenced to death Chandana Mandal after she was found guilty of killing her husband.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO GO FURTHER WITH DEATH PENALTY REFORMS
Amnesty International urged China to accelerate reforms aimed at reducing use of the death penalty after a senior court official said new courts would be set up to review death sentences.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Huntsville, Ronald Ray Howard was executed for fatally shooting a state trooper
in Huntsville, Ronald Ray Howard was executed for fatally shooting a state trooper
- OCTOBER 6, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a Pashtun tribesman...
it was reported that a Pashtun tribesman who fell in love with and "married" a 16-year-old boy provoked outrage among Islamic leaders with his "unholy union".
- OCTOBER 5, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUSHARRAF LIFE ATTEMPT
a Pakistani military court sentenced four air force staff to death and two to life in jail on for their involvement in an al Qaeda-inspired assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf in 2003.
- OCTOBER 5, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. COURT OVERTURNS PENRY’S DEATH SENTENCE
Johnny Paul Penry, a convicted killer whose case stirred national debate over whether mentally retarded inmates should be executed had his death sentence overturned for the third time.
- OCTOBER 5, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. CANADA TO BLAST 'POOR' IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD AT UN
Canada planned to dress down Iran by presenting a resolution at the United Nations to address Tehran's "poor regard for human rights," officials announced.
- OCTOBER 5, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia. Daghestan Minister Calls For Death Penalty For Terrorists
Daghestan's interior minister called for tougher punishment for alleged terrorists. In an interview with Russia's "Izvestia" daily, Adilgerei Magomedtagirov said that "terrorists" who had caused other people's deaths should themselves be sentenced to "the
- OCTOBER 5, 2005PolandDEATH PENALTY
POLAND. CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE WOULD BACK THE DEATH PENALTY
Polish conservative candidate for president Lech Kaczynski he would restore the death penalty if given the chance, putting his views on a collision course with the European Union. Kaczynski was five points behind moderate frontrunner Donald Tusk ahead of
- OCTOBER 5, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TALABANI MIGHT NOT 'PROHIBIT' HUSSEIN DEATH PENALTY
in an exclusive interview with Radio Free Iraq (RFI), Iraqi President Jalal Talabani spoke about the trial of Saddam Hussein.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS DEATH PENALTY IS BEYOND REPAIR
in a dissenting opinion filed in the capital case of Moore v. Parker, Judge Boyce Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit wrote that "the death penalty in this country is arbitrary, biased, and so fundamentally flawed at its very core th
- OCTOBER 4, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-TERROR LAW
Iraqi lawmakers approved the death penalty for anyone financing or “provoking” terrorism.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 7 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Speedy trial tribunal in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, sentenced to death four people and gave life terms to six others for the murder of Khaleque at Dashuria in Pabna district.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. HANDS OFF CAIN 2005 REPORT AT THE SENATE
Hands Off Cain’s “2005 Report – The Death Penalty Worldwide”, edited in its Spanish edition by HOC board member Begoña R. Antigüedad, was presented in Madrid at the Spanish Senate.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RUSSIA DEMANDS EXPLANATION OVER CITIZEN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN PAKISTAN
the Russian embassy in Islamabad requested that the Pakistani Foreign Ministry provide an official explanation and organize a meeting between Russian representatives and Akhlak Akhlas, official Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin announced.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a jury in Arizona acquitted Christopher Huerstel
a jury in Arizona acquitted Christopher Huerstel
- OCTOBER 4, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR BORDER BOMB PLOT SUSPECTS
Jordan's state prosecutor called for the death penalty against Iraq's most-wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and two other suspects accused of plotting a suicide attack on the border with Iraq.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG
Saudi Arabia has set up the first government department for monitoring and boosting human rights in the kingdom, a Saudi official statement said.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PACE WANTS RUSSIA TO RATIFY PROTOCOL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe President Rene van der Linden said the European community would urge Russia to ratify the Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes the death penalty, as soon as possible.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SENTENCED TO DEATH AT 17, EXECUTION DUE SOON
a boy sentenced to death at 17 years of age will be executed, reported the Iranian daily Etemad.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SENTENCED TO THREE HANGINGS
it was reported by Iranian press that a 26 year old man was condemned to “three hangings”.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that overturned the death penalty for a Colorado murderer
the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that overturned the death penalty for a Colorado murderer because jurors during deliberations had been improperly influenced by passages from the Bible.
- OCTOBER 2, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. 4 PAKISTANIS HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Mohammed Ahmed Khan, 33, Abdul-Basir Abdul Hai Mohammed Ishaq, 50, Faz Mohammed Youseff Khan, 32, and Sayed Mudassar Shah Hekmat, 26, were hanged at a police station in the capital Kuwait City, and the public was later invited to view the strung-up bodies
- OCTOBER 2, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRANIAN WOMAN TO DIE FOR MURDER OF FOOTBALLER'S WIFE
Iran's supreme court upheld a death sentence against Khadijeh Shahla Jahed, a jealous woman who murdered the wife of a former national football hero.
- OCTOBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COURT SENTENCES CHINESE TO DEATH
the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, sentenced to death a Chinese National, Wang Nan, after convicting him of killing his uncle Kong Jishu in 2004. Justice Edmond Lugayizi convicted Nan, a 20-year-old man, for murder, saying the prosecution had proved the c
- OCTOBER 1, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of Isfahan’s Criminal Justice Complex said that the death sentence for Hamidreza
the head of Isfahan’s Criminal Justice Complex said that the death sentence for Hamidreza
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the People's Court of northern Phu Tho province, Vietnam, sentenced to death two women for trafficking and possessing drugs.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT HEARING ON "SECRET EXECUTIONS" OPENS
a court hearing opened on a lawsuit filed by Tomoyoshi Emura, a lawyer who was seeking disclosure of the layout of the execution chamber at the Osaka detention centre in a bid to break the secrecy surrounding executions in Japan.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. HC upholds death sentence for tourist's murderer
the Allahabad High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence awarded to Dharam Deo Yadav, an accused in the murder case of Diana Clare Routley, a New Zealander who visited India in 1997.