Italy
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1998
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- NOVEMBER 12, 1998 · On 12 November 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan,...
- News items in the archive
- 697
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Italy is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 697 news items on Italy, from 1998 to today.
Latest news
- MARCH 2, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
CROATIA. HOC PRESENTS THE «AFRICA PROJECT» IN ZAGREB
in light of last year’s session of the UN Commission on Human Rights and the initiative to adopt the UN Resolution for a moratorium on executions, the Governmental Office for Human Rights of the Republic of Croatia has organised a round table discussion o
- FEBRUARY 8, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
during the 3rd congress of the Democrats of the Left...
during the 3rd congress of the Democrats of the Left...
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
the Paris Prefecture has cancelled permits for a demonstration for democracy
the Paris Prefecture has cancelled permits for a demonstration for democracy
- FEBRUARY 3, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. MAN RISKS DEATH PENALTY IF EXTRADITED
Italy’s Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, put out an extradition order on Moroccan national Mohamed Daki, acquitted of taking part in international terrorism a week previously by a Milan tribunal. The presence of the Moroccan national in Italy constitut
- JANUARY 31, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
regarding the EU’s decision to temporarily put an end to diplomatic sanctions...
regarding the EU’s decision to temporarily put an end to diplomatic sanctions...
- JANUARY 1, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
- DECEMBER 13, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
LONDON. PETER GABRIEL JOINS HOC APPEAL TO UK GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT UN MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
Hands Off Cain launched its campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions through a UN resolution in London.
- DECEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CONCERT IN PADUA FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
during a press conference held at Palazzo Moroni on world human rights day, Hands Off Cain presented the anti death penalty performance to be held on Sunday December 12 at 18:00 at the Pollini Auditorium.
- DECEMBER 9, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a court in Rome is holding up a decision on whether to extradite...
a court in Rome is holding up a decision on whether to extradite...
- DECEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE RETURNS TO NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS
the debate on the death penalty was revived in the UN by Hands Off Cain which presented its 2004 report at the UN headquarters in order to relaunch the capital punishment moratorium campaign.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
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"We never thought that the person who killed Maria Grazia could be condemned to capital punishment.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
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"`We never thought that the person who killed Maria Grazia could be condemned to capital punishment.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. “THOUGHT IS FORBIDDEN” IN TURIN
November 10, 2004: the travelling photographic exhibition on human rights violations in Cuba entitled “Thought is forbidden: the face of repression in Cuba” by world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani will open in Turin on November 12, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. “THOUGHT IS FORBIDDEN” IN TURIN
the travelling photographic exhibition on human rights violations in Cuba entitled “Thought is forbidden: the face of repression in Cuba” by world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani will open in Turin on November 12, 2004.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Planet and Jimmy, the satellite TV channels produced...
Planet and Jimmy, the satellite TV channels produced by DIGICAST and distributed by SKY, continue to back Hands Off Cain's campaign by airing the "DIE EASY" TV advertisment
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
- OCTOBER 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MISSION BY ITALIAN SENATE AND HOC
October 22, 2004: a joint delegation of members of the Italian Senate’s and HOC officials has concluded a four-day visit to Zambia. The mission aimed to discuss and support moves towards death penalty abolition.
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN DECLINES TO TRAIN IRAQIS FOR SADDAM TRIAL
the United Nations has rejected a request from Iraqi leaders to train some 30 judges and prosecutors who would be trying former President Saddam Hussein, in part because Baghdad has the death penalty, a UN spokesman said.
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the...
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission and HOC officials marked the point of no return in the process towards abolition in the country judging from political commitments made and the huge public exposu
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene...
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene with the competent organs with the aim of suspending the execution" of Dominique Green slated for October 26 in the US state of Texas was tabled in the Chamber of Representatives by a bipartisan
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the...
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the 'Varela project' that aims to gather signatures for a referendum to propose the introduction of a multi-party system in Cuba - were arrested by Castro's regime on March 18, 2003
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba in March 2003 and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition in Rome to draw attention to their pl
- JULY 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold...
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold co-operation with the Iraqi authorities in cases in which the death penalty may be applied, even for former dictator Saddam Hussein
- JULY 26, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's comments against Turkey's EU membership
- JULY 23, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini...
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini and Senators-for-life Francesco Cossiga and Rita Levi-Montalcini were the first signatories of the motion in which the Italian Senate asks the government to withhold collaboration from the Iraqi author
- JULY 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, editor of HOC's 2004 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, brought the capital punishment issue to the attention of the Human Rights Committee of the Italian Chamber of Representatives
- JULY 4, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba a year ago and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, the Tuscan Regional Government, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition to draw
- JULY 2, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ
Vicepresident of the Chambers of Deputy, Alfredo Biondi, presented a parliamentary motion on the death penalty in iraq.
- JUNE 29, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that...
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that took power on June 28, two days before the scheduled handover from coalition authorities led by the US