Archive timeline
2005
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2005, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,563
- Countries where they were recorded
- 41
- News items in the archive
- 2,252
Latest news of 2005
- 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, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTYCUBA. 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 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. 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, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA. LOS ANGELES TIMES CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
APRIL 21, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN. 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, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTYINDIANA. 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 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.