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
- OCTOBER 20, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
ZANZIBAR STATE LAWYER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
a Zanzibar Senior State Attorney, Ali Hassan...
- OCTOBER 19, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. D'ELIA, BATTLE FOR THE MORATORIUM TEST OF DEALINGS WITH GOVERNMENT
Sergio D'Elia, secretary of Hands Off Cain and Rosa nel Pugno Parliamentarian, said that the situation regarding the Universal Moratorium on capital punishment at the UN “is a cause for concern.”
- OCTOBER 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN OFFICIAL DENIES YOUNG AFGHAN PRISONERS EXECUTED
IRANIAN OFFICIAL DENIES YOUNG AFGHAN PRISONERS EXECUTED
- OCTOBER 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EU OPPOSES EXECUTION SENTENCE OF ALI MAHIN TORABI
the EU announced it was deeply concerned by the confirmation by H. E. Ayatollah Sharoudi, Chief of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, of the execution sentence on Mr Ali Mahin Torabi.
- OCTOBER 18, 2007MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALI. GOVERNMENT ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
the Mali government announced it adopted a bill for the abolition of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 18, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINORS
a notorious criminal who killed three girls after raping them was awarded death sentence by the Bhavnagar Joint District Court in India.
- OCTOBER 18, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
two days after refusing it, the Georgia Supreme Court has stayed...
two days after refusing it, the Georgia Supreme Court has stayed...
- OCTOBER 18, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: URGENT APPEAL FOR A YOUNG MAN FACING EXECUTION FOR PLAYGROUND DEATH WHEN AGED 16
Amnesty International launched an urgent appeal for Ali Mahin Torabi
- OCTOBER 18, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Additional District and Sessions judge in Pakistan...
an Additional District and Sessions judge in Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE IN CITY OF SHIRAZ
Iran hanged three convicted rapists in public in the southern city of Shiraz, the
- OCTOBER 17, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MORE EXECUTIONS SCHEDULED
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to sign in the near future the death
- OCTOBER 17, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ DEBATES LEGAL ISSUES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the planned execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," was further delayed
- OCTOBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EIGHT MEN, ONE WOMAN HANGED IN TEHRAN PRISON
Iranian authorities hanged eight men and a woman in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, state media reported.
- OCTOBER 17, 2007GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Guatemala commuted a death sentence handed down in 1999 to
- OCTOBER 17, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN RELEASED FROM DEATH ROW SPEAKS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY AT UN
Sakae Menda, a man freed from death row more than 24 years ago in Japan...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Collin County jury sentenced Kosoul Chanthakoummane to death...
a Collin County jury sentenced Kosoul Chanthakoummane to death...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a Moore County jury decided that Mario Lynn Phillips...
a Moore County jury decided that Mario Lynn Phillips...
- OCTOBER 17, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a judge in Fort Worth stopped the Nov. 27 execution of Dale Devon...
a judge in Fort Worth stopped the Nov. 27 execution of Dale Devon...
- OCTOBER 16, 2007NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA: NEVADA COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF MURDERER AT 11TH HOUR
the execution of a convicted murderer in Nevada was stayed at the 11th hour on Monday after an appeal by rights groups over the method of lethal injection to be used.
- OCTOBER 16, 2007DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. SUPPORT FROM LATIN AMERICA FOR UN MORATORIUM
Chile, Ecuador and Mexico have confirmed their support for the UN initiative for a moratorium
- OCTOBER 16, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
carrying out an Aug. 31 jury's recommendation...
carrying out an Aug. 31 jury's recommendation...
- OCTOBER 16, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: MURDER ACCUSED FIGHTS DEATH SENTENCE
a man convicted of killing his lover in Grand Bahama appeared in the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn his death sentence handed down by a Supreme Court judge.
- OCTOBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
EU CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN YOUTH DEATH VERDICT
the European Union voiced ‘deep concern’ over what it said was the possible imminent execution of an Iranian man convicted of murdering a fellow school pupil when he was 16 years old. Ali Mahin Torabi, who has been in prison since 2002, was sentenced to d
- OCTOBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARAB RIGHTS GROUP APPEALS TO UN AGAINST AHWAZI EXECUTIONS
the Ahwaz Human Rights Organization issued an appeal to Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, protesting the imminent execution of six Ahwazi Arabs in Ahwaz, the provincial capital of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.
- OCTOBER 16, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER
a soldier attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) in Uganda was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of murder. The Second Division Court Martial chaired by Col. Eric Mukasa passed the sentence against Pte. Gershom Amanya for k
- OCTOBER 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: YOUNG WOMAN FACING EXECUTION
a young Iranian woman accused of killing an 80 year old man who allegedly held her prisoner in his home may be executed within days.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Bridgeport Superior Court has recommend that Russell Peeler Jr. be sentenced to death.
a jury in Bridgeport Superior Court has recommend that Russell Peeler Jr. be sentenced to death.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Travis County jury unanimously sentenced Selwyn Davis to the death penalty.
a Travis County jury unanimously sentenced Selwyn Davis to the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN HAS NOT EXECUTED ANYONE FOR TWO YEARS: PRESIDENT
Tawianese President Chen Shui-bian said that no death row convict has been executed in Taiwan for nearly two years and that he has always wanted the death penalty being phased out completely from the country.
- OCTOBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDGE: EXECUTION SET FOR CHEMICAL ALI
Ali Hassan Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," is set to be executed on Tuesday October 16 for his role in the deaths of up to 180,000 Kurds, an Iraqi judge said. Munir Hadad, a senior judge of the Supreme Criminal Court, said the execution could take place