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
- MARCH 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MARCH 1, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a special court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Enam Hossain alias Emam and condemned him to death for killing his wife for dowry.
- MARCH 1, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN WHO KILLED HIV POSITIVE GRANDSON SENTENCED TO DEATH
Joseph Wambirwa Mwathi, 70, was sentenced to death in Kenya for killing his grandson on suspicion that the child was HIV positive.
- MARCH 1, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. RESTAURANT OWNER ESCAPES GALLOWS
restaurant owner Cheah Yoon Lim escaped the gallows when the Malaysian Court of Appeals amended a drug charge from trafficking to possessing 70.2 grammes of the prohibited substance.
- MARCH 1, 2005NepalDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL. ARMY TO BLAME FOR WIDESPREAD DISAPPEARANCES - HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Nepal's army, which backed King Gyanendras February 1 [2005] seizure of power, is responsible for widespread enforced disappearances and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED AFTER TORTURE, RIGHTS GROUP
it was reported that Uzbekistan executed Akhrorkhodzha Tolipkhodzhayev, bringing to at least 10 the number killed since a 2003 UN appeal for it to suspend the death penalty due to torture concerns, the human rights group Mothers Against Execution and Tort
- MARCH 1, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA, USA. MOBLEY EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PIZZA MANAGER
Stephen Mobley, a man who shot a pizza store manager in the back of the head during a 1991 robbery, was executed in Georgia after courts rejected his last-minute appeals.
- MARCH 1, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. GENOCIDE CONVICT SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced to death Colonel Tiruneh Habteselassie for genocide committed during the Dergue regime in the former Kembata and Hadiya district. Habteselassie was found guilty on two charges, homicide and extrajudicial impris
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US STATE ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2004 DENOUNCES SUMMARY EXECUTIONS
the United States on Monday kept up its feud with Syria and Iran, blasting their regimes as represseive and their human rights records as fraught with abuses ranging from arbitrary arrest to torture.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CITES CONTINUED ABUSES IN COUNTRY INCLUDING EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
one of the congressionally mandated 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released by the US Department of State, painted a grim picture of conditions in North Korea.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO, USA. HOUSE PASSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
the House of New Mexico voted to abolish the death penalty in the state and replace it with a sentence of life without parole.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus dismissed all charges against...
Ohio Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus dismissed all charges against...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. TWO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
North Korea put two human traffickers to death in public in late February for smuggling North Korean women into China. The public execution took place in the North Korean city of Hoeryong, close to the border with China.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
Shailen, Azmal Gazi and Helal Sharif were sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for murder.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a middle-aged man and his teenage son were facing imminent execution
a middle-aged man and his teenage son were facing imminent execution
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005GreeceDEATH PENALTY
GREECE. INAUGURATION OF OLIVIERO TOSCANI'S 'WE, ON DEATH ROW'
"We, on Death Row" is the name of Oliviero Toscani's photographic exhibition which opened at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Salonicco.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
- FEBRUARY 26, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge Al Delucchi set a March 16 sentencing date for Scott Peterson
Superior Court Judge Al Delucchi set a March 16 sentencing date for Scott Peterson
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. MORE HELP NEEDED FOR CORBY FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRATS
the federal government should be doing more to ensure Schapelle Corby gets a fair trial in Bali, Indonesia, the Australian Democrats said.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005DEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ABBAS 'CONSIDERING DEATH PENALTY'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is considering bringing back the use of death sentences in a bid to keep law and order in the Gaza Strip.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Speaker of the Federation Council (FC) upper house of the Russian parliament...
Speaker of the Federation Council (FC) upper house of the Russian parliament Sergei Mironov said he was "categorically opposed" to lifting the moratorium on death penalties.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov advocated...
Russia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov advocated...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Justice Minister Yuri Chaika said he was opposed...
Russian Justice Minister Yuri Chaika said he was opposed to the idea to lift the moratorium on death penalties in the country.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Khor Kok Soon was sentenced to death in Singapore
Khor Kok Soon was sentenced to death in Singapore
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury approved the death penalty for Scott Eizember
a jury approved the death penalty for Scott Eizember
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Walker County jury voted 10-2 to recommended the death penalty for Christopher Shane Hyde
a Walker County jury voted 10-2 to recommended the death penalty for Christopher Shane Hyde
- FEBRUARY 24, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the District Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jessore...
the District Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced Tariqul Islam, 21, to death for raping and killing a minor.