Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2007
- DECEMBER 3, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY MOVES CLOSER TO ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
By an 8-4 vote, the New Jersey Senate Budget Committee voted to advance a bill to replace the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without parole.
- DECEMBER 3, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN. BONINO WORKS FOR A MAJORITY ON THE MORATORIUM
“These are weeks of big diplomatic activity to convince a majority of countries to vote YES,” Emma Bonino, Minister for Community Politics, said in Madrid.
- DECEMBER 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED DEATH FOR BURNING PREGNANT GIRL
a man was sentenced to death by the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in China for burning his pregnant girlfriend because the child she was carrying was a girl.
- DECEMBER 3, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: FORMER TERRORIST GROUP LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
former national Islamic Armed Group leader, Noureddine Boudiaf...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR PAIR WHO KILLED RIVAL
Li Shuangjian, a woman from Anhui Province in China, and a friend were sentenced to death...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
a man was executed by firing squad in Yemen. Adib Mohamed Ali al Maqtari...
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. GAY YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH
a gay Iranian youth was sentenced to death for the crime of "lavat" (literally, sodomy), for having sex at 1
- DECEMBER 2, 2007NepalDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA FOR NEPALI IN KUWAIT
the Criminal Court presided by Judge Wael Al-Atiqi, in Kuwait, listened to the argument of the lawyer for a Nepali woman, identified as Dolma S., who was convicted of the premeditated murder of a Filipino housemaid at the house of their sponsor and senten
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
three men were hanged in public on Motahhari square of the city of Qom...
- DECEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan...
a man was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan...
- DECEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
- NOVEMBER 30, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a court in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. ITALIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ISN'T FOREGONE CONCLUSION
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Pasquale Ferrara, cautioned that “vigilance is required until the
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court sentenced 11 people to death in a major drug trafficking case, state media reported
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. PENALTY GUIDELINES SET FOR FAKE DRUGS
a draft judicial interpretation spells out the circumstances in which life sentences or the death penalty can be
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA). BREDESEN: EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
Tennessee isn’t likely to execute any prisoners on death row until next summer, Gov. Phil Bredesen said.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. AUTOMATIC DEATH PENALTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
the South Korean law that automatically gives the death penalty to any soldier
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
TWO FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UAE
- NOVEMBER 29, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
New York's last inmate on death row was resentenced to life without parole.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. EXECUTION STAYED FOR CONVICTED RAPISTS
two Sudanese men sentenced to die in Khartoum for raping and murdering a four year old girl escaped the
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST POLICEMAN CARRIED OUT
a police officer turned serial killer was executed, the Supreme Court of Belarus announced. The execution was carried out by shooting, according to the court.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED FOR AL-QAIDA MILITANT CONVICTED OF SLAYING A US DIPLOMAT
Jordan's military court commuted a 2004 death sentence against an al-Qaida
- NOVEMBER 28, 2007DominicaDEATH PENALTY
DOMINICA: LEADING CARIBBEAN JURIST SPEAKS ON DEATH PENALTY
a leading Caribbean jurist in Dominica says regional judges should use their discretion when imposing the death penalty, as the debate over the resumption of hangings continues in the region
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE
North Korea has resumed frequent public executions, after a decline since 2000
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. HERAT MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOLDIERS TO DEATH
a military court in Herat City in western Afghanistan condemned two soldiers to
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY PLEAS DELAY COUPLE’S EXECUTION
a husband and wife on death row at the Ambala Central Jail in India had their execution stayed after filing a mercy petition with the President.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINO MAID'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Kuwaiti appeals court upheld the death sentence of a Filipino maid convicted of murdering her employer, her lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
a court in Vietnam sentenced a 50 year old local man to death and sent two others to prison...
- NOVEMBER 27, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...
in Madagascar, Christophe Tombotsoa, an independent interpreter...