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 9, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
- MAY 9, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. ‘LET JUDGES DECIDE DEATH SENTENCE’, FORMER JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER
K.S. Rajah, a former judicial commissioner, called for a review of sentencing in cases in Singapore where the death penalty was compulsory. Rajah, now a senior counsel, wanted judges to be given the discretion to impose a life jail term where it was deeme
- MAY 9, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. LAWYER TO CALL ON UN TO HELP SAVE DEATH ROW INMATE
lawyer M. Ravi said he would appeal to the United Nations in a last-ditch attempt to save his client Shanmugam Murugesu from being executed in Singapore for drug smuggling.
- MAY 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Salim Abdul-Rahman, a Pakistani national.
- MAY 8, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MUGGERS ELIGIBLE FOR DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that muggers in Kenya would be charged with robbery with violence, a crime that carried a mandatory death sentence.
- MAY 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE ISRAELIS IN MURDER CASE
the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court handed down sentences in absentia against three Israeli defendants after convicting them of premeditated murder, being an accessory to murder and inciting premeditated murder.
- MAY 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
three convicted drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southwestern China's Sichuan province, while two accomplices were given long prison terms, the Chengdu Commercial Daily said.
- MAY 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR UNION LEADER MURDER
the Jharkhand High Court, India, sentenced Shiv Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh to death in connection with the murder of trade union leader Gurudas Chatterjee on April 14, 2000.
- MAY 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-AUM CULTIST STANDS, 1ST IN AUM-RELATED CASES
the death sentence for Kazuaki Okazaki, a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, was finalized after Japan’s Supreme Court rejected his plea to change the ruling.
- MAY 7, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Bishop Goff, 29, has been sentenced to death
Joseph Bishop Goff, 29, has been sentenced to death for the Aug. 27, 2004 capital murder of Brandy Stewart Yates.
- MAY 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Abdolrabi, 41, was sentenced to death in Iran
Abdolrabi, 41, was sentenced to death in Iran
- MAY 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the Head of the Judiciary ordered the local judiciary in Mashhad not to proceed...
the Head of the Judiciary ordered the local judiciary in Mashhad not to proceed with the Abbas Hosseini’s execution, and referred his case to the judiciary in Tehran for review.
- MAY 6, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Earl Richmond Jr., a black man, was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh
Earl Richmond Jr., a black man, was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh
- MAY 6, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 2,100 CHILDREN IN JAIL, 20 ON DEATH ROW
there are 2,100 children in jails across the Philippines, 20 of them on death row.
- MAY 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR POISONING WIFE
Kamal Hossain Hawlader, a man convicted of killing his teenage wife with poison after he failed to extract dowry payments from her family, was hanged at a jail in southern Bangladesh.
- MAY 6, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. COUNTRY FINALLY FINDS A VOICE IN DEATH ROW PROTEST, EDITORIAL
the Canton meeting room at Singapore's drab Furama Hotel was an unlikely venue for history to be made. But this bland setting hosted an unprecedented event for the tightly controlled island republic.
- MAY 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
251st District Judge Pat Pirtle announced the death verdict for Jimmie Lucero.
251st District Judge Pat Pirtle announced the death verdict for Jimmie Lucero.
- MAY 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a statement issued by the Komele Organization,
according to a statement issued by the Komele Organization,
- MAY 4, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Governor Guinn has signed into law a measure bringing Nevada into line with a US Supreme Court
Governor Guinn has signed into law a measure bringing Nevada into line with a US Supreme Court
- MAY 4, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. CONDEMNED MOTHER'S LIFE SPARED
the life of Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mother, was spared shortly before she was due to face a firing squad as appeals by British ministers and others prompted the Yemeni President to suspend the execution.
- MAY 4, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
EU. THE COMISSION ASKS THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO PUT AN END TO EXECUTIONS
“The Commission, in conjunction with the Presidency of the European Union, has raised this matter [of the death penalty] with the Palestinian Authority, and has transmitted a message of serious concern at the prospect of a resumption of executions. It has
- MAY 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PROMISES GIVEN TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO HALT THE EXECUTION OF MINORS
Iran gave written assurances to the European Parliament that it would cease executing people found guilty of crimes committed before their eighteenth birthday.
- MAY 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE CONVICTED MURDERERS HANGED
five men convicted of murder or armed robbery were hanged in Iran, one of them publicly in the southwestern city of Ahvaz and four others in a prison in the capital, officials said.
- MAY 4, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO AWARDED DEATH PENALTY AND TWO OTHERS LIFE IMPRISONEMT FOR MURDER
two people were sentenced to death and two others to life imprisonment by a court in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, after being convicted of murder.
- MAY 3, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Lonnie Wayne Pursley was executed
Lonnie Wayne Pursley was executed
- MAY 3, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
the Ugandan High Court sentenced David Katushabe, from Nakasongola, to death for wounding his neighbour while stealing a goat.
- MAY 3, 2005Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
PUERTO RICO. TWO MEN SPARED DEATH IN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN FIRST EXECUTIONS IN 80 YEARS
a jury in Puerto Rico sentenced two convicted murderers, Hernando Medina Villegas and Lorenzo Catalan Roman, to life imprisonment, rather than ordering them to be executed.
- MAY 3, 2005BurundiDEATH PENALTY
BURUNDI. COURT SENDS FOUR POLICE MEN TO DEATH ROW OVER WHO OFFICIAL MURDER
a Burundi court sentenced four senior police officers to death for their involvement in the murder of the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in the country in 2001.
- MAY 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, Bakshesh Mohamad, was executed in Theran
a man, Bakshesh Mohamad, was executed in Theran
- MAY 2, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the death penalty
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the death penalty