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
- JANUARY 31, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the CBI Special Judge in Kochi, India, sentenced Antony alias Anthappan, to be hanged
the CBI Special Judge in Kochi, India, sentenced Antony alias Anthappan, to be hanged
- JANUARY 31, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, last week filed a spate of bills aimed...
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, last week filed a spate of bills aimed...
- JANUARY 31, 2005DEATH PENALTY
State Delegate Vincent Callahan (R-34) introduced House Bill 1975...
State Delegate Vincent Callahan (R-34) introduced House Bill 1975...
- JANUARY 31, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
in Hartford Superior Court, Judge Douglas Lavine upheld an August 31...
in Hartford Superior Court, Judge Douglas Lavine upheld an August 31...
- JANUARY 31, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Michael Ross' execution was postponed indefinitely.
Michael Ross' execution was postponed indefinitely. Connecticut officials have called off New England's first execution in 45 years after serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may be mentally incompetent.
- JANUARY 31, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the State Affairs Committee voted 10-3 to kill HB1143...
the State Affairs Committee voted 10-3 to kill HB1143...
- JANUARY 31, 2005DEATH PENALTY
TURKEY. OCALAN KURDISH REBEL LEADER DEMANDS RETRIAL IN TURKEY
jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan formally asked to be retried in Turkey after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2005 that his trial had been unfair, one of his lawyers, Ibrahim Bilmez, said.
- JANUARY 31, 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”, 26 people were sentenced to death, in Iran, in the last month.
- JANUARY 30, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
- JANUARY 30, 2005NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Lone woman on Nevada's death row dies in prison
the only woman on Nevada's death row died
- JANUARY 29, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Portugal's Supreme Court allowed the extradition of Abu Salem
Portugal's Supreme Court allowed the extradition of Abu Salem
- JANUARY 29, 2005Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers Centre for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) condemned...
Lawyers Centre for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) condemned...
- JANUARY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China may decide to narrow down the types of crimes for which the death penalty can be used
China may decide to narrow down the types of crimes for which the death penalty can be used, state media said
- JANUARY 28, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Calcutta High Court, India, commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence
the Calcutta High Court, India, commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence
- JANUARY 28, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the court cannot abolish the death penalty because courts do not make laws...
the court cannot abolish the death penalty because courts do not make laws...
- JANUARY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a United Nations investigator of human rights conditions in North Korea...
a United Nations investigator of human rights conditions in North Korea...
- JANUARY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child called on Iran on to abolish the death penalty
the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child called on Iran on to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 28, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Uzbek President Islam Karimov said it needed at least 2-3 years to abolish the death penalty
Uzbek President Islam Karimov said it needed at least 2-3 years to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 28, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
four people were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
four people were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
- JANUARY 28, 2005DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Gregory Walker, 26, Black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Gregory Walker, 26, Black, to death
- JANUARY 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
three people were sentenced to death, in Bangladesh
three people were sentenced to death, in Bangladesh
- JANUARY 27, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that sentenced...
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that sentenced...
- JANUARY 27, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Filipino Nelson Tanoja Diana, 50, was sentenced to death
Filipino Nelson Tanoja Diana, 50, was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 27, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the State of Uganda insisted that the death penalty was constitutional and should be upheld.
the State of Uganda insisted that the death penalty was constitutional and should be upheld.
- JANUARY 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FUJIAN
in its final trial, the Fujian Higher Provincial People's Court sentenced Yang Song, former vice-president of China Construction Bank's Nanping City branch, to death with a two year reprieve on charges of corruption, embezzlement of public funds and bribe
- JANUARY 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China commuted the death sentence imposed on a Tibetan monk, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
China commuted the death sentence imposed on a Tibetan monk, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, to a life term, state media reported.
- JANUARY 26, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Kabir Hossain was sentenced to death
Kabir Hossain was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a China Southern Airlines worker was jailed for life and two associates sentenced to death
a China Southern Airlines worker was jailed for life and two associates sentenced to death
- JANUARY 26, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a seventeen-year-old boy was sentenced to execution
a seventeen-year-old boy was sentenced to execution
- JANUARY 26, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Afsaneh Norouzi, an Iranian woman accused of killing an intelligence officer...
Afsaneh Norouzi, an Iranian woman accused of killing an intelligence officer...