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 8, 2007DEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TIBETAN MAN EXECUTED
according to reports received by ICT, a Tibetan named
- OCTOBER 8, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: LABOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR BALI BOMBERS
the Australian Labor Party attacked Prime Minister John Howard for supporting the death penalty for the Bali bombers as it launched a campaign to stop all executions in Asia.
- OCTOBER 7, 2007AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. 15 EXECUTIONS FOR MURDER, RAPE, OTHER CRIMES
Afghanistan executed 15 people for crimes including murder and rape, in the
- OCTOBER 5, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TWO DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
a full panel of the Supreme Court in Abuja, Nigeria, upheld the death by hanging
- OCTOBER 5, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a court in Vadodara, India, sentenced a man to death in a triple murder case...
- OCTOBER 4, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CALLS FOR DOCTORS TO BOYCOTT LETHAL INJECTION
Amnesty International has urged doctors and nurses not to participate in
- OCTOBER 4, 2007Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING "WITCH"
two men in Papua New Guinea who murdered a woman by chopping her head off
- OCTOBER 4, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. PAPER FEARS CHILD DRUG SMUGGLERS FACE HANGING IN IRAN
16 Afghan children were arrested by Iranian border forces on the Islam Qala-
- OCTOBER 4, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
NLA KOTOM CALLS ON THAILAND TO SUPPORT UN MORATORIUM
a representative of the National Human Rights Commission called on the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to issue a declaration urging the Thai government to support the Moratorium on capital punishment at the United Nations conference.
- OCTOBER 4, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTHERN IRELAND. KILLER FACES EXECUTION IF DEPORTED ARGUES QC
a Chinese man who stabbed a fellow illegal immigrant to death in south Belfast,
- OCTOBER 4, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JUDGES DIFFER ON DEATH SENTENCE FOR UMESH REDDY
the Karnataka High Court in India delivered a split verdict on a lower court order sentencing notorious criminal Umesh Reddy to death for murder and rape.
- OCTOBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abolfazl F., 33...
a man, identified only as Abolfazl F., 33...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER, SODOMY AND OTHER CRIMES
a man, identified as Shanuz Morovati, was hanged in a public square in Iran after
- OCTOBER 3, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MAN OVER 2003 MURDERS OF 2 IN KUMAMOTO
the Fukuoka High Court in Japan upheld the death sentence handed down to a 34 year old man for killing two people and robbing them of cash and valuables in October 2003.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PATNA COURT GRANTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO ANAND MOHAN
the Patna Civil court in India awarded the death sentence to former parliamentarian Anand Mohan and his co-conspirators Bikramganj Akhlaq Ahmed and Arun Kumar Sinha for the lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: LAW MAKERS TO HAVE CONSCIENCE VOTE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
thirty years after the historic conscience debate on the controversial issue of hanging raged in the Parliamentary arena...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Drew Edmondson urged the state Court of Criminal Appeals to postpone...
Attorney General Drew Edmondson urged the state Court of Criminal Appeals to postpone...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007DEATH PENALTY
at 10am on September 25, the US Supreme Court...
at 10am on September 25, the US Supreme Court...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey was back behind bars last night after a judge set his bail at $10 million...
Kenny Richey was back behind bars last night after a judge set his bail at $10 million, effectively thwarting his latest bid for freedom.
- OCTOBER 3, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Nomezam Apandy Abu Hasan, 28, a jobless man from Kampung Seri Minyak...
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
'CHEMICAL' ALI'S EXECUTION DELAYED BY IRAQ
Iraq has stayed announced it will miss the legal deadline for executing Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," while the government seeks a stay for the holy month of Ramadan.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. EBONYI, KATSINA, SOKOTO PARDON 86 PRISONERS
three states in Nigeria- Ebonyi, Katsina and Sokoto - released a total of 86
- OCTOBER 2, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. NUECES DA WON'T SEEK DEATH PENALTY WHILE SUPREME COURT HAS YET TO RULE
The Nueces County District Attorney’s Office put a hold on
- OCTOBER 2, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TORTURING EX-GIRLFRIEND
a man from northwest China's Shaanxi Province was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve and deprived of his political rights for life for torturing and attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA. YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of the Kanifing Magistrates Court in
- OCTOBER 2, 2007HondurasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DECISION SIGNALS LIKELY SHUTDOWN OF EXECUTIONS
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to Heliberto
- OCTOBER 2, 2007KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
SEVENTEEN FOREIGNERS AWAITING EXECUTION IN KYRGYZSTAN
according to the Citizens Against Corruption Human Rights Centre, a total of 17 foreigners are in Kyrgyzstan’s death row. The majority are citizens of the post-Soviet states, with three from other foreign countries
- OCTOBER 2, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDAN PAPER URGES STATE TO REVIEW DEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Internal Affairs Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda ruled out the death penalty for Lord's Resistance Army [LRA] leaders when they face trial for crimes committed during the two decades of rebellion in the north.
- OCTOBER 2, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN PANCHAGARH
a court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife about 12 years ago.