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
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. TWO TAIWANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Lao court sentenced to death two Taiwanese men for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU PASSES RESOLUTION ASKING MERCY FOR SPANIARD ON DEATH ROW
the European Parliament adopted a resolution asking the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to exercise her powers by granting an absolute pardon to European citizen Francisco Larranaga, condemned to death for rape and murder.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005New YorkDEATH PENALTY
a serial killer sentenced to death after murdering and dismembering 5 women...
a serial killer sentenced to death after murdering and dismembering 5 women returned to a Long Island courtroom, where a judge revised his sentence to life without parole.
NOVEMBER 17, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE. EXECUTION DATE SET FOR AUSTRALIAN MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Singapore will hang 25-year-old Australian drug smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van on December 2, despite numerous pleas by Canberra for clemency, his Australian lawyer Lex Lasry said.
NOVEMBER 17, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTYMEXICO. PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2005 REPORT – THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the presentation of the Spanish edition of Hands Off Cain’s 2005 report – The Death Penalty Worldwide took place in Mexico City.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2005 REPORT – THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the presentation of the Spanish edition of Hands Off Cain’s 2005 report – The Death Penalty Worldwide will take place tomorrow in Mexico City.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
a division bench of the Kerala High Court, India, commuted into life imprisonment the death penalties of four people accused in the Panniyannur Chandran murder case in 1996.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow sentenced James Trimble to death by lethal injection.
Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow sentenced James Trimble to death by lethal injection.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
jurors voted 8-4, to recommend execution for Gabby Tennis, 25.
jurors voted 8-4, to recommend execution for Gabby Tennis, 25.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
in Birmingham, a Jefferson County jury in a unanimous decision recommended...
in Birmingham, a Jefferson County jury in a unanimous decision recommended the death penalty for Kenneth Eugene Billips.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Huntsville, Shannon Charles Thomas, 34, black, was executed
in Huntsville, Shannon Charles Thomas, 34, black, was executed
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
a Fort Smith jury sentenced Thomas Leo Springs, 43...
a Fort Smith jury sentenced Thomas Leo Springs, 43...
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury ordered the ultimate punishment for Michael Andre Davis
a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury ordered the ultimate punishment for Michael Andre Davis
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SAYS 123 SOLDIERS ON DEATH ROW
about 123 soldiers of the Uganda People's Defence Forces are on death row, President Yoweri Museveni announced. Museveni was defending his government against claims that it had killed civilians the same way other governments, like that of the late Dr Milt
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN SHOT DEAD AFTER BROTHER'S KILLER PARDONED
a Saudi man, enraged by a last-minute pardon granted to his brother's killer, was shot dead as he tried to attack the condemned man, Saudi newspapers said.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Tripoli had proposed exchanging Bulgarian nurses
Tripoli had proposed exchanging Bulgarian nurses
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Kim Moon-soo of South Korea’s main opposition Grand National Party
Rep. Kim Moon-soo of South Korea’s main opposition Grand National Party
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SHELL AND PPMC WANT REMOVAL OF DEATH PENALTY FOR PIPELINE VANDALS
Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Shell Petroleum advocated that vandals of petroleum and gas pipelines should no longer be made to face the death penalty if caught.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the General Assembly of Parliament approved the appointments of three new justices...
the General Assembly of Parliament approved the appointments of three new justices to the 13-member Supreme Court.
NOVEMBER 16, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN. TWO TROOPS TO HANG FOR DARFUR MURDER
it was reported that two Sudanese soldiers were sentenced to death by a special court set up to try crimes in the country's western strife-torn Darfur region for murdering a civilian there.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Robert Dale Rowell was executed. Rowell, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. .
Robert Dale Rowell was executed. Rowell, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. .
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
a statement approved during this week's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
a statement approved during this week's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US PANEL RELEASES CHILLING REPORT OF NORTH KOREAN RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIONS
the United States government released chilling interviews with North Korean refugees who witnessed bloody executions of religious believers, to highlight suppression of religious freedom in the hardline communist state.
NOVEMBER 15, 2005MassachusettsDEATH PENALTYMASSACHUSETTS, USA. LAWMAKERS REJECT BILL TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts lawmakers rejected a bill that would have revived capital punishment in a liberal US state that has not put anyone to death since 1947, defeating a proposal by its Republican governor.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN OFFICIAL URGES SINGAPORE NOT TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN
Philip Alston, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for the UN Commission on Human Rights, urged the Singapore government not to hang Nguyen Tuong Van, a convicted Australian heroin trafficker, saying the execution violated
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN EXECUTED IN COMILLA JAIL FOR KILLING WIFE
Nasiruddin, a 35-year old farmer, was executed in Comilla Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:30 am for the murder of his wife Marjina in March 1996.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CALL FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer should use a regional economic meeting in South Korea to call for the abolition of the death penalty across the region, Amnesty International said.
NOVEMBER 14, 2005SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA. SOMALILAND SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH FOR AID KILLINGS
a court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland sentenced eight people to death for killing three aid workers between 2002-2004.