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JUNE 13, 2019DEATH BY PUNISHMENTCOURT OF STRASBOURG. HANDS OFF CAIN, HISTORICAL JUDGMENT OF THE ECHR ON THE VIOLA CASE vs ITALY
For the "Hands off Cain" association, which for years has been involved, with the Radical Party, in the abolition of the life sentence, the judgment of the European Court for Human Rights in the case of Marcello Viola vs Italy is a historical pronouncemen
DECEMBER 17, 2017DEATH BY PUNISHMENTGENERAL MOTION OF THE 7TH CONGRESS OF HANDS OFF CAIN
Approved by the Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2017IranDEATH BY PUNISHMENTIRAN: SUICIDE ON THE DEATH ROW
According to a close source, a prisoner hanged himself to death in ward 1 of Rajai Shahr Prison.
- APRIL 26, 2017DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
IRREDUCIBLE LIFE SENTENCES IN THE UK AND ITALY?
28 April 2017, 3:00-6:30 PM English Lecture Theatre, St Cross Building, University of Oxford, OX1 3UL
NOVEMBER 8, 2016ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENTITALY: UMBERTO VERONESI, SCIENTIST, WHO SUPPORTED THE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY AND LIFE SENTENCE, DIED
Umberto Veronesi, a scientist who in his life has always fought for both the abolition of the death penalty and of the life sentence, died today at the age of 90.
AUGUST 3, 2016DEATH BY PUNISHMENTANALYSIS OF THE 2016 REPORT DATA AND OBJECTIVES OF HANDS OFF CAIN
As can be seen in the 2016 Report by Hands off Cain, the worldwide trend towards de jure or de facto
- AUGUST 2, 2016ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
ROME: PRESENTATION OF HOC’S 2016 REPORT AND ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE CENTURY’ AWARD TO MARCO PANNELLA
Wednesday, 3 August 2016 – 16:00
JULY 31, 2015DEATH BY PUNISHMENTANALYSIS OF THE 2015 REPORT DATA AND OBJECTIVES OF HANDS OFF CAIN
The slight increase in executions in 2014 as compared to 2013 is explained by increases recorded in Iran
JUNE 5, 2015DEATH BY PUNISHMENTON THE DEATH OF TARIK AZIZ – HANDS OFF CAIN: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A WITNESS
Abouth the death of Tarik Aziz, Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain, said: “With the death of Tarik Aziz it not only disappears...
APRIL 29, 2015DEATH BY PUNISHMENTHANDS OFF CAIN DECIDES TO AWARD POPE FRANCIS WITH THE ‘ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR’
The Hands Off Cain's Abolition of the Year Award is given annually to somebody who, more than anybody else during that year, have distinguished themselves for their commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and to the struggle against inhuman and d
DECEMBER 20, 2013ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENTTHE FIFTH CONGRESS OF HANDS OFF CAIN. ELECTED BODIES AND GENERAL MOTION
The Fifth Congress of Hands off Cain ended today with the election of governing bodies and the approval of the general motion. The congress, held in conjunction with "Restricted Horizons" inside the “Due Palazzi Prison” in Padua in the twentieth anniversa
- MARCH 17, 2013IndonesiaDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
a Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death...
a Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death...
MARCH 8, 2010DEATH BY PUNISHMENTOHIO (USA): HOURS BEFORE EXECUTION INMATE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL
Just hours before Ohio death row prisoner Lawrence Reynolds was to begin preparations for
- DECEMBER 18, 2009DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
HOC CONGRESS IV GENERAL MOTION
the Hands Off Cain Congress IV took place on December 17 and 18 in Padova Jail. The Association’s Secretary and Treasurer both gave speeches that were approved.
- OCTOBER 21, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CUSTODY SALAH AL DEBERKY
an Emirati woman, 47, sentenced to death for drug trafficking attempted suicide in jail, police sources said.
JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH BY PUNISHMENTIRAN. YOUNG WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Delara Darabi, a 20-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death on charges she killed a cousin when she was 17, tried to kill herself at Tehran's Evin prison. Her mother told Tehran daily Etemad that her daughter is clinically depressed and only weighs 35 k