Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2006
- OCTOBER 24, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE, CITES ENMITY
India’s Supreme Court found two brothers guilty of beheading their brother-in-law, suspecting him to have murdered their sister.
- OCTOBER 23, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Taveres, Circuit Judge T. Michael Johnson ruled that Jason Lee Wheeler...
in Taveres, Circuit Judge T. Michael Johnson ruled that Jason Lee Wheeler, 31, should be executed for the February 9, 2005 killing of policeman Wayne Koester.
- OCTOBER 23, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Beverly Snukals followed the jury's recommendation...
Circuit Judge Beverly Snukals followed the jury's recommendation in imposing the ultimate punishment on Ricky Javon Gray for the random New Year's Day slayings of Bryan Harvey, 49, his wife and their 2 young daughters.
- OCTOBER 22, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF JCD LEADER
six men were sentenced to death and eleven other to life imprisonment for the murder of JCD leader Shafiqul Islam Shafiq.
- OCTOBER 20, 2006KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
William Harry Meece, 33, received three 3 sentences.
William Harry Meece, 33, received three 3 sentences.
- OCTOBER 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF STEPDAUGHTER
a man was executed in Longyan, in China’s Fujian Province, for killing his four-year-old stepdaughter.
- OCTOBER 20, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OF ACTIVISTS IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER WILL OF PARLIAMENT, CHAMBER PRESIDENT BERTINOTTI
“I consider as very important the unanimous position taken by the Foreign Commission of the Chamber of Deputies regarding the UN moratorium on capital executions. It is the second time in two and a half months that the Lower House has taken such a stance.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. RESOLUTION FOR UN MORATORIUM APPROVED AT LOWER HOUSE
the Foreign Commission of Italy’s Lower House approved a resolution for a UN moratorium on capital executions, despite government opposition.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN REPLIES TO UNDERSECRETARY VERNETTI
Elisabetta Zamparutti, responsible for Hands Off Cain’s UN based initiatives, replies to Undersecretary Vernetti’s comments defining as “adventurous” the presentation of a pro-moratorium resolution at the ongoing UN General Assembly.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH ROW BRITON GETS TWO-MONTH REPRIEVE
it was announced that the execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British man held in Pakistan, will not take place during Prince Charles's visit to the country.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF CONVICTED KASHMIRI
the execution of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man sentenced to death for his role in the 2001 Indian parliament attack, had been delayed until the president answered his call for clemency, officials said.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted twenty seven individuals between October 5-12 for crimes including kidnapping, possession of illegal weapons, using or taking advantage of someone else’s legal documents, heading, leading, joining armed groups,
- OCTOBER 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. RECORD NUMBER ON DEATH ROW, OFFICIAL
the number of people on death row in Bangladesh has risen to a record 860...
- OCTOBER 19, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN DENIES BRITISH PRESSURE HELPED DELAY EXECUTION
Pakistan said it did not postpone the execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain under pressure from London, adding that the two-month delay was meant to give relatives time to reach a compromise.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF TEMPLE KILLINGS
a Chinese farmer was sentenced to death for the murder of 10 people in a Taoist temple in north-west China. Qiu Xinghua, 47, was found guilty of the murders at the Tiewadian temple in Ankang, in the country's Shaanxi province.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for...
Michael Johnson, scheduled to be executed today for the 1995 robbery-murder of a convenience store clerk, committed suicide this morning at the Texas death row in Livingston.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH TREATMENT OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), expressed deep concern over how the authorities were dealing with prisoners on death row.
- OCTOBER 19, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: POLITICAL PARTIES APPROVE SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY FROM PENAL CODE
the forum for political parties unanimously approved the scrapping of the death penalty from the country's penal code, in what it said would "serve the interest of the Rwandan society and give a true meaning life."
- OCTOBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE INTO LIFE TERM
the Peshawar High Court, Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 18, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PM HOPES FOR SADDAM DEATH SENTENCE SOON
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he hoped legal proceedings against former president Saddam Hussein would be short and that he would be found guilty and sentenced to death soon.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
Arthur Rutherford was executed. Rutherford, 57, white, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m..
- OCTOBER 18, 2006DEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FLORIDA AND MISSISSIPPI EXECUTE ON SAME DAY
the states of Florida and Mississippi both executed convicted murderers by lethal injection.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. LAW MINISTRY OPPOSES CLEMENCY FOR KASHMIRI ON DEATH ROW
India's Law Ministry said there was no "compelling reason" to stop the hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim found guilty plotting a 2001 attack on parliament.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR GANG RAPE CONVICTS IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR
the legislative assembly of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region in Pakistan approved an amended Hudud bill under which capital punishment would be awarded to convicts involved in gang rape cases.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH, FOUR TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER OF POLITICIAN
the Rajshahi Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal, Bangladesh...
- OCTOBER 18, 2006MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Bobby Glen Wilcher , 43, white...
Bobby Glen Wilcher , 43, white, was executed at Unit 17 of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He died at 6:42 p.m.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a former San Antonio street gang member on death row for nearly...
a former San Antonio street gang member on death row for nearly a decade for the slaying of a woman is getting a chance for a new sentence.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. THREE MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kyrgyz court has sentenced to death three men charged with taking part in an armed raid in the south of the Central Asian country earlier this year, a state prosecution official said.
- OCTOBER 18, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BLAIR URGES PAKISTAN TO STAY BRITON'S EXECUTION
Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to intervene again to halt the hanging of a British national, scheduled to occur during a royal visit to his country. And it also emerged that Prince Charles, due to visit Pakistan at th