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
- JANUARY 17, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILDREN
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Tsutomu Miyazaki, a man convicted of killing and mutilating girls in a series of grisly crimes that horrified Japan in the late 1980s.
- JANUARY 16, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. DON’T EXECUTE MY DAUGHTERS KILLERS, MOTHER OF BRITISH BACKPACKER
Wichai Somkhaoyai, and Bualoi Posit, the two Thai fisherman who raped and murdered British backpacker Katherine Horton should be spared the death penalty but locked up for life, the victim's mother said.
- JANUARY 16, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court sentenced five people including a woman to death for trafficking drugs, a court official said.
- JANUARY 16, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed before...
a bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed before a Senate committee. Richmond Democrat Henry Marsh's bill died on a voice vote.
- JANUARY 16, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO CONVICTED OF TERRORISM
Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) confirmed for the fourth time the death penalty passed previously on two Islamists, Khader Abu Hosher and Osama Sammar, after condemning them for plotting to carry out acts of terrorism and manufacturing explosives.
- JANUARY 16, 2006St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. PRIME MINISTER WANTS REFORM TO ENSURE DEATH PENALTY
St Lucia's prime minister called for constitutional reforms to ensure convicted murderers received the death penalty as part of a plan to stiffen penalties for violent offenders.
- JANUARY 16, 2006NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. TWO FOREIGN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG CRIMES
Lin Hau Yang and Edy Tang, on death row in Bangkok, had their death sentences for drug convictions confirmed by the Thai high court, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said.
- JANUARY 16, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD OFFENDERS
Amnesty International (AI) called on the Iranian authorities to take immediate steps to end the use of the death penalty for child offenders.
- JANUARY 15, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. OLD, BLIND, CRIPPLED - AND FIT FOR EXECUTION, SCHWARZENEGGER REJECTS CLEMENCY PLEA
California's Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has denied clemency to the oldest prisoner on California's Death Row, saying a murderer's life should not be spared because he is old and ill.
- JANUARY 14, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Jefferson County jury voted 11-1 in recommending a death sentence for a 41-year-old
a Jefferson County jury voted 11-1 in recommending a death sentence for a 41-year-old man convicted of capital murder for killing his stepdaughter, 15-year-old Alicia Nicole Bentley.
- JANUARY 13, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. LAW SOCIETY TO GIVE DEATH PENALTY A FAIR AIRING
it was reported that an eight-man Law Society committee would study judicial and death penalty systems in countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and India and compare it with Singapore's in order to prepare a report to be submi
- JANUARY 13, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. BLIND AND FRAIL KILLER, 75, TO GET LETHAL INJECTION
California is set to execute a 75-year-old blind man who has diabetes, suffered a heart attack in September and cannot walk unaided.
- JANUARY 13, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Jefferson County jury recommended 11-1 the death penalty for 19-year-old Brandon Washington
a Jefferson County jury recommended 11-1 the death penalty for 19-year-old Brandon Washington convicted in Jan. 16, 2005 murder of a store clerk, 20-year-old Justin Campbell, during the robbery of a store.
- JANUARY 13, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a judge sentenced Christopher Floyd to death
a judge sentenced Christopher Floyd to death
- JANUARY 13, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. POLICEMAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN CUSTODIAL DEATH IN BIHAR
a court in Bihar, India, sentenced a Home Guard to death and sentenced three others to life in connection with a custodial death on November 17, 1996.
- JANUARY 13, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle has removed Elton O. McLaughlin from the state's death...
U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle has removed Elton O. McLaughlin from the state's death row because he is mentally retarded, ruling that he should not be executed for murdering 3 people in 1984.
- JANUARY 13, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. LAWYER TRIES TO SAVE DRUG CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW
M. Ravi, a Singapore lawyer and human rights activist, said he planned to campaign against the execution of two convicted heroin traffickers.
- JANUARY 12, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
in his 4th day of confirmation hearings...
in his 4th day of confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has been taking some questions on matters of life and death.
- JANUARY 12, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
new DNA tests confirmed the guilt of a man who went to his death in Virginia's electric chair in 1992
new DNA tests confirmed the guilt of a man who went to his death in Virginia's electric chair in 1992 proclaiming his innocence, a spokeswoman for the governor said Thursday.
- JANUARY 12, 2006New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY, USA. NEW JERSEY SUSPENDS DEATH PENALTY
New Jersey lawmakers have voted to suspend executions while a study commission examines the fairness and expense of the state's death penalty.
- JANUARY 12, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO RAPED AND STRANGLED 11-YR-OLD GIRL
the Sewri Fast Track Court, Mumbai , India, sentenced 35-year-old Arjun Jogadiya to be hanged till death for raping and murdering his 11-year-old neighbour in 2004.
- JANUARY 12, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO MEN FOR MURDER
a Court of Appeal in Ilorin, Nigeria’s Kwara State, confirmed the death sentence passed on Bayo Ajia and Olayinka Aare for the murder of two men in an Ilorin hotel.
- JANUARY 12, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
BULGARIA. BULGARIA WILL NOT PAY COMPENSATION FOR NURSES' FREEDOM, FOREIGN MINISTER
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin said that his country would not directly donate money to the international fund for supporting Libya's fight against AIDS.
- JANUARY 11, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT TAKES UP FIRST DEATH ROW DNA CASE
the US Supreme Court for the first time heard an appeal by a death row inmate using new DNA evidence to proclaim his innocence and demand a retrial. The court's verdict, expected by mid 2006, will do more than seal the fate of convicted murderer Paul Hous
- JANUARY 11, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
justices overturned 5-4 an appeals court ruling that declared Ronald Sanders' sentence unconstitutional.
justices overturned 5-4 an appeals court ruling that declared Ronald Sanders' sentence unconstitutional.
- JANUARY 11, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Tom Capano's death sentence has been thrown out by the Delaware Supreme Court...
Tom Capano's death sentence has been thrown out by the Delaware Supreme Court, which ordered a new penalty hearing and a resentencing for Capano.
- JANUARY 11, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Pensacola Judge John Kuder sentenced Ryan Thomas Green, 22, to death.
in Pensacola Judge John Kuder sentenced Ryan Thomas Green, 22, to death.
- JANUARY 11, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. IF COURT RULES DEATH, MEDICS TO BE EXECUTED, QADDAFI
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi stated that if a Libyan sentenced to death five Bulgarian medics in a retrial they would be executed.
- JANUARY 11, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN WITH DEATH PENALTY PRONOUNCED INNOCENT
a farmer given the death penalty after being convicted of the rape and murder of two girls was cleared after three trials.
- JANUARY 11, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BATTLE CONTINUES TO SAVE DEATH PENALTY BRITON
Karen Torley, the fiancée of British national Kenny Richey who faced the death penalty in the US state of Ohio, said campaigners would have to wait at least 18 months before there was any chance of his release.