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JULY 31, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN HANDS THE 2010 ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO JEAN PING, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
during the ceremony that was held today at the Hands Off Cain headquarters, Senate Vice President Emma Bonino handed the “Abolitionist of the Year” award to the President of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping.
- JULY 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SARAWAKIAN DUO GET DEATH SENTENCE
Jabing Kho and Galing Kujat, both 26 year olds from Sarawak, were sentenced to death in Malaysia by Justice Kan Ting Chiu for murdering Chinese national Cao Ruyin while robbing him on February 17, 2008.
- JULY 30, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: LANDMARK RULING ON DEATH PENALTY
Justices Riaga Omollo, Philip Waki and Onyango Otieno of the Appeals Court in Kenya declared the mandatory death sentence for murder contained in section 204 of the Penal Code unconstitutional.
- JULY 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in George Town, Malaysia, food outlet assistant Sharifurahim Abdullah, 30, was sentenced to death by High Court judicial commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah for trafficking in 23kg of cannabis in Bukit Mertajam on March 31, 2006.
- JULY 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR SIX IN DOUBLE-MURDER CASE
a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district in India sentenced six people to death for murdering Mubarak Hussain and his nephew Shah Alam on August 25, 2000, over a political rivalry.
- JULY 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOUBLE DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Cuddalore, India, Mahila Court Sessions judge K.Ashokan sentenced Sundararajan...
- JULY 30, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Robert Perry sentenced James Biela to death
USA - Nevada. Judge Robert Perry sentenced James Biela to death
- JULY 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC REJECTS DEATH ROW CONVICT’S APPEAL IN CHILD RAPE CASE
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan rejected the appeal of Bashir Ahmed, who was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping a minor girl.
- JULY 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEHRAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR POST-ELECTION DETAINEE
in Iran, 46 year old post-election protester Ja'far Kazemi's death sentence was upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Appeals Courts, presided by Judge Zargar, according to lawyer Nasim Ghanavi.
- JULY 30, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Jean P. Leonard sentenced Roman Aldana to death
USA - California. Judge Jean P. Leonard sentenced Roman Aldana to death
- JULY 30, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Mark Brown, 40, white
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Mark Brown, 40, white
- JULY 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: EX-BOXER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Negri Sembilan state boxer Mohd Azli Azhari, 23, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court judicial commissioner Ahmad Nasfy Yasin for murdering Syed Herie Azmi Syed Kassim, 25, and his pregnant wife, Aniza Ayob, 24 in Senawang on June 16, 2007.
- JULY 29, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Carlos Ordway
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Carlos Ordway
JULY 29, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN QAZVIN
One man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin, West of Tehran, early today, reported
- JULY 29, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced John Allen Rubio to death
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced John Allen Rubio to death
- JULY 29, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Wallace R. Hoggatt vacated the death sentence of Kyle Sharp, 40, white.
USA - Arizona. Judge Wallace R. Hoggatt vacated the death sentence of Kyle Sharp, 40, white.
JULY 29, 2010DEATH PENALTYAWARD PRESENTATION FOR ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2010’ AND PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2010 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
Saturday, July 31, 2010 – 11:00 A.M., Via di Torre Argentina 76, Rome.
- JULY 28, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS MAN WHO WAS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE BY LOWER COURT
a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court in India comprising Justice Yatindra Singh and Justice Surendra Singh acquitted the death sentence of Kanhaiya.
JULY 28, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN HANGS TWO, BUT URGES DEBATE ON EXECUTION
Japan hanged two men for murder in the first executions since the centre-left Democratic Party
- JULY 27, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
loan sharks Poh Weng Nam, 31, and Tan Hoe Choon, 34, were sentenced to death in George Town, Malaysia, by judge Datuk Abd Halim Aman. They allegedly murdered trader Lee Lai Beng, 40, in Butterworth on September 30, 2006, over a debt of RM150.
- JULY 27, 2010NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Charles Conner to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Charles Conner to death
- JULY 27, 2010UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Utah Supreme Court overturned Douglas Lovell's death sentence
USA - Utah. The Utah Supreme Court overturned Douglas Lovell's death sentence
- JULY 27, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
JULY 27, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ EXECUTED 230 PEOPLE FROM 2005-2009
Iraq executed 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and 1,254 were sentenced to
- JULY 26, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
in Natore, Bangladesh, additional district and session judge Dilip Kumar Devnath sentenced Sailash Kumar Kalu, of Natore, to death in absentia for killing his business partner Humayun Rabbani Talukder Swadhin on September 23, 2001, in Tebaria
- JULY 26, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: AGO OK's EXECUTION OF THREE DEATH ROW INMATES
the Indonesian Attorney General's Office issued execution orders for Sugianto, Aris Setyawan and Nur Hasan Yogi Mahendra.
- JULY 26, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: AGO OK's EXECUTION OF TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
the Indonesian Attorney General's Office issued execution orders for two men Raheem Agbaje Salami and Hangky Gunawan. Salami was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in November 1999 for smuggling 5kgs of heroin.
- JULY 26, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDERING MAN OVER $46
in Malaysia, Judge Abdul Halim Aman sentenced two men to death by hanging for murdering a businessman over a debt of 150 ringgits ($46), a news report said.
- JULY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG BOSS GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
gang boss Yang Jue, 32, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve...
- JULY 26, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Okara, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Kaiser Nazir Butt sentenced Imran to death and 6-months rigorous imprisonment for killing Maqsood Maqbool over an old enmity.