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
- MAY 24, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED STEPSON, IN-LAWS
the Tokyo High Court upheld the death sentence for Tomoyuki Furusawa, a man convicted of murdering his 12-year-old stepson and the parents of his estranged wife in Yokohama in 2002.
- MAY 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HUNAN COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, TRANSPORTATION
in its initial trial, the Loudi Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Li Muwang to death for drug transportation;
- MAY 23, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. AMINA’S DEATH SENTENCE REVOKED
the Yemeni embassy in Rome announced that “by order of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the death sentence on Amina Ali Abulatif al Tuhaif has been revoked and a new trial granted in which she will have the opportunity to prove her innocence as established b
- MAY 23, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING ASSOCIATES
the Lamongan district court in East Java, Indonesia, sentenced Nur Hasan to death for killing his three business associates.
- MAY 23, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. RESPONSE TO DEATH PENALTY BEING USED TO CONTROL VIOLENCE
it was reported that International human rights organisations had raised concern over the Iraqi prime ministers' recent announcement that the death penalty would be implemented as a way to control ongoing violence and insurgency in the country.
- MAY 23, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. RETRIAL SOUGHT IN CASE OF PRISONER EXECUTED IN 1947 MURDER CASE
the family of Takeo Nishi, a man executed in 1975 over a murder in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture asked the Fukuoka High Court for a retrial of the case, saying he had been tortured into confessing, lawyers for the family said.
- MAY 23, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SAYS COUNTRY’S RECORD IMPROVING
Libya has taken steps to improve its human rights record over the past year but serious problems remain, including the imprisonment of individuals without trial, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
- MAY 23, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. CONVICTED MURDERERS WILL BE HANGED, PRIME MINISTER WARNS
St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony made it clear that his administration would not hesitate to hang convicted murderers, as the tiny Caribbean island struggled to tame a rising homicide rate.
- MAY 23, 2005IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Ronald Mikos was condemned to die for shooting a disabled woman to death to keep her from testifying against him in a Medicare fraud case.
Ronald Mikos was condemned to die for shooting a disabled woman to death to keep her from testifying against him in a Medicare fraud case.
- MAY 23, 2005BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS. HUGGINS GETS STAY OF EXECUTION
29 year old Michael Mcdonald Huggins, set to die in Barbados on May 23 for murder, was temporarily spared from execution.
- MAY 23, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. SHACKLED DEFENDANT'S RIGHTS VIOLATED, COURT RULES
the US Supreme Court ruled the US Constitution generally forbids the use of shackles for a defendant at a sentencing hearing to determine whether the death penalty will be imposed.
- MAY 23, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT DISMISSES WORLD COURT DEATH ROW TEST CASE
the US Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Jose Medellin, a Mexican man facing execution in Texas, in a closely watched test-case on whether World Court rulings on capital cases apply to US courts.
- MAY 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MAY 23, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of four accused of murder...
the death sentence of four accused of murder...
- MAY 23, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran's 71st criminal branch sentenced four people to death. No further details were given
Tehran's 71st criminal branch sentenced four people to death. No further details were given
- MAY 22, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FIRST DEATH SENTENCES IN THE COUNTRY FOR INSURGENTS
an Iraqi court sentenced three rebels to death for rape, kidnapping and murder, the first death sentences passed in connection with the ongoing insurgency.
- MAY 22, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED RAPIST HANGED PUBLICLY
Rahmatollah Ghanbarzehi Gorgich, an Iranian man convicted of raping a female student, was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan, in the Sistan-Baluchestan province.
- MAY 21, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER
it was reported that the Afghan court responsible for crimes against national and external security sentenced four men to death on charges of involvement in an armed robbery and for the murder of two people in the Dehsabz District of Kabul Province.
- MAY 21, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SWAMI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
Swami Shraddhananda was sentenced to death by a court in Bangalore, India, for murdering his wife Shakereh by burying her alive.
- MAY 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. CHINESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FUKUOKA FAMILY
the Fukuoka District Court sentenced Wei Wei, a Chinese man, to death for his part in the murder in 2003 of a family of four in Fukuoka.
- MAY 20, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
DEMONSTRATIONS IN FAVOUR OF THE “ASSEMBLY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA”
“Freedom, Rights and Democracy in Cuba” states a banner during the protest organized by the Radical Party outside the Cuban embassy in Rome.
- MAY 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
- MAY 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABDUCTING AND SELLING CHILDREN
five people were sentenced to death and three others were jailed after being convicted of abducting and selling 19 young boys. Li Bifang, Jiang Chengpu, Yuan Guiyuan and Liu Weibing received death sentences for abducting boys aged between two and six by t
- MAY 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HINDU WHO KILLED MISSIONARY ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY
Dara Singh, a Hindu extremist convicted of killing an Australian missionary and his two sons had his death sentence reduced to life imprisonment by a court in eastern India.
- MAY 19, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Cartwright was executed in Huntsville
Richard Cartwright was executed in Huntsville
- MAY 19, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. TWO DRUG SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, THREE OTHERS HAVE SENTENCE COMMUTED
the Thai Appeals Court sentenced two drug suspects, earlier acquitted by the Criminal Court, to death and withheld the death sentence on another three suspects.
- MAY 19, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Bangladesh High Court rejected appeal and confirmed the death sentence to three young men
the Bangladesh High Court rejected appeal and confirmed the death sentence to three young men awarded by the lower court for harrying to death a 10-year-old schoolgirl from Gaibandha in 2002.
- MAY 19, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
United States Human Rights and Democracy report...
United States Human Rights and Democracy report...
- MAY 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
two men, Wang Junping and Zhu Yaqi, and a woman, Zhu Yaying, were executed
two men, Wang Junping and Zhu Yaqi, and a woman, Zhu Yaying, were executed
- MAY 18, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN WHO KILLED GIRLFRIEND'S DAUGHTER ESCAPES GALLOWS ON APPEAL
M. Thirunyanam, a coconut seller convicted of murder, escaped the mandatory death sentence when the Court of Appeal in Malaysia reduced the conviction to that of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to the maximum jail term of 20 ye