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 10, 2006BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE IN MINSK REGION
a man was sentenced to death and his minor accomplice to 15 years imprisonment after the Minsk Regional Court, Belarus, found them guilty of committing three murders.
- JANUARY 10, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SUPPORTS KYRGYZ MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
the European Union has welcomed Kyrgyzstan's decision to prolong its moratorium on the death penalty.
- JANUARY 10, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FBI CHECKING PRINTS IN DEATH ROW CASES
the FBI is reviewing the cases of all state and federal prisoners scheduled for execution to determine whether bureau fingerprint examiners made errors that led to death sentences.
- JANUARY 10, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Assembly's Public Safety committee approved a bill that would impose a 2-year moratorium on death sentences in California
the Assembly's Public Safety committee approved a bill that would impose a 2-year moratorium on death sentences in California, allowing time for a state commission on executions to complete its review of the system.
- JANUARY 10, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. PM CALLS FOR EXECUTION OF BRITISH TOURIST'S KILLERS
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called for the execution of two Thai fishermen if convicted of the rape and murder of a British tourist on Samui island.
- JANUARY 9, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. SOLDIER SUMMARILY EXECUTED
a soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo was summarily executed in a stadium before hundreds of people for murder on the orders of a senior officer, local authorities said.
- JANUARY 9, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY, USA. LAWMAKERS VOTE TO SUSPEND DEATH PENALTY
New Jersey lawmakers approved a moratorium on the death penalty, becoming the first US state legislature to block executions since the Supreme Court reinstated the punishment in 1976.
- JANUARY 9, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
William Deparvine, who killed a couple in November 2003, was sentenced to death.
William Deparvine, who killed a couple in November 2003, was sentenced to death.
- JANUARY 9, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bob Taft delayed for the 3rd time the execution of man who says he's innocent of a 1982 murder
Gov. Bob Taft delayed for the 3rd time the execution of man who says he's innocent of a 1982 murder. The delay is to allow more time for DNA testing.
- JANUARY 9, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. MORATORIUM BILL GAINS BROAD SUPPORT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES
a group of 40 law enforcement officers, current and former prosecutors, and judges at the state and federal level have urged California lawmakers to enact a temporary halt to executions in the state while a commission examines the accuracy and fairness of
- JANUARY 9, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Cincinnati, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out 2-1 a death row inmate's...
in Cincinnati, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out 2-1 a death row inmate's 1988 conviction for killing a man, Gerald Strauss, during a burglary, ruling a juror was biased and the original appeals team was ineffective.
- JANUARY 9, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ACHUTHANANDAN'S STAND ON DEATH SENTENCE LAUDED
India’s Anti death Penalty League lauded Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan's demand to adopt a resolution against capital punishment in the next Assembly session.
- JANUARY 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRAN TO HANG WOMAN WHO KILLED IN 'SELF DEFENCE'
an 18-year-old Iranian woman who killed a man she said tried to rape her was sentenced to death for murder, according to the Etemad newspaper.
- JANUARY 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTED 11.2 PERCENT OF 2005 DEATH SENTENCES
the Chinese Supreme People's Court commuted 11.2 percent of all death sentences submitted to it for review in 2005, state media said.
- JANUARY 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DISABLED MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
Behrouz Mehranpour,
- JANUARY 6, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF WIFE
it was reported that Rouf Mollah, a man sentenced to death for killing his wife, was to be executed at Jessore central jail, Bangladesh, at 1 minute past midnight.
- JANUARY 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mostefa, was executed in Mashhad
a man, identified only as Mostefa, was executed in Mashhad
- JANUARY 5, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAP
the Court of Appeals in the Philippines affirmed the death penalty meted by a lower court to Judith Jatulan for kidnapping a five-year-old boy in 1995.
- JANUARY 5, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Yemeni government had sentenced to death several people convicted of kidnapping tourists recently, the Yemen Observer reported. Quoting government sources, it said that all those convicted of kidnapping travelers would receive the same punishment.
- JANUARY 5, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINESE SUPREME COURT TO WITHDRAW DEATH SENTENCE REVIEW POWER - TOP JUDGE
China's top judge and president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) Xiao Yang reaffirmed that the SPC was withdrawing the death sentence review power in 2006.
- JANUARY 5, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. 'DON'T FORGET US' BEGS JAILED BULGARIAN NURSE IN LIBYA
"Don't forget us," Bulgarian nurse Kristiana Vulcheva who was behind bars accused of infecting Libyan children with the AIDS virus begged during a prison visit by the French foreign minister.
- JANUARY 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a 22-year-old woman, identified only by her first name Afsaneh...
a 22-year-old woman, identified only by her first name Afsaneh...
- JANUARY 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE CONVICTED ‘SERIAL KILLERS’ HANGED
three convicted serial killers were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison.
- JANUARY 4, 2006DEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. SECRETARY GENERAL OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE SAYS CLARENCE RAY ALLEN MUST NOT BE EXECUTED
“The death penalty is a brutal and vindictive travesty of justice”, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis, said regarding the resumption of executions in the United States on 17 January.
- JANUARY 4, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
the President of France’s communist party, Nicole Borvo...
the President of France’s communist party, Nicole Borvo, welcomed as a “positive step by France” the decision taken by President Chirac to review the constitution in order to include the abolition of the death penalty “under all circumstances”.
- JANUARY 3, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ‘IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY NOW’ SAYS VACC
"We are appealing to President Macapagal-Arroyo to implement the death penalty law," Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) head Dante Jimenez said.
- JANUARY 3, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM HUSSEIN PREFERS DEATH BY FIRING SQAD, REPORT
former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told two of his lawyers that if he was sentenced to death for war crimes, he would rather die by firing squad than by hanging, The Washington Times said.
- JANUARY 3, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA, USA. DEATH PENALTY BARRED DUE TO VIOLATION OF VIENNA CONVENTION
Dinh Pham, a Vietnamese man accused of strangling a Fairfax County woman and her 22-month-old daughter would not face the death penalty in Virginia, a judge ruled, because police violated the man's Vienna Convention rights by not informing him that he cou
- JANUARY 3, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
a man, identified only as Faisal, was executed in Yemen
- JANUARY 2, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SOLDIER TO HANG FOR IDP KILLING
the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) 4th Division Court Martial sentenced to death Private Joel Lubangakene, a soldier convicted of killing a pupil of the Lalogi Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp on December 26, 2004.