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
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Military Court Martial in Bundibugyo district in Uganda sentenced a UPDF soldier to death. Col Eric Mukasa at Karugutu Social Hall found Cpl Geoffrey Apumaku, attached to the 55 Battalion, guilty of killing businessman Paul Emotu, a bodaboda cyclist, on
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: TALKS WITH EU POSSIBLY INCLUDE DEATH PENALTY
military tribunals that tried serious cases of murder and kidnapping in the last few weeks in Cuba have opted for life sentences or 30-year prison terms instead of the death penalty, which has not been applied in this country in more than four years in a
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL: IRAN SHOULD STOP EXECUTING CHILDREN
Iran should immediately halt the execution of children, the
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
a man from east China's Anhui province was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court for killing four people during two robberies.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO TEENAGERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
an Iranian court sentenced two teenagers to death on the charges of rape
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. RADICALS RESTART INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE
The Transnational and Transparty Non Violent Radical Party issued a statement regarding the indefinite hunger strike of its members.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court gave death sentences to three Vietnamese
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007GabonDEATH PENALTY
GABON TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Gabon became the latest country to move towards scrapping
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TIBETAN MAN EXECUTED
according to reports received by ICT,
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SPC AMENDS DEATH SENTENCE RULES
the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China amended its rules
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN AHWAZ
in Iran, the Mullahs' regime executed three prisoners in
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Alexander Hamilton, who was 18 when he murdered police Officer Larry Lasater...
Alexander Hamilton, who was 18 when he murdered police Officer Larry Lasater...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the scheduled Thursday night execution of Joseph Lave...
the scheduled Thursday night execution of Joseph Lave...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR RED FORT ACCUSED UPHELD
the Delhi High Court in India upheld the death sentence to Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Mohd Ashfaq in the seven year old Red Fort attack case.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
a United Kingdom official assured Caribbean countries...
a United Kingdom official assured Caribbean countries...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the official Iranian Fars news agency...
according to the official Iranian Fars news agency...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA). INMATE PUT TO DEATH BY ELECTRIC CHAIR
a US man who killed his children has been put to death in the
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SEVEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged seven men in public who were convicted of drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 5-4 in the case of John Allen Rubio.
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 5-4 in the case of John Allen Rubio.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has for the second time handed...
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has for the second time handed...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007BelizeDEATH PENALTY
BELIZE JUDGE PRAISES UGANDA ON DEATH PENALTY
the chief justice of Belize hailed Uganda’s Constitutional Court for declaring mandatory death penalty as unconstitutional. “This is a bold, courageous, ground-breaking and forward-looking decision,” said Justice Abdulai Conteh.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
a man identified only as M. Kh., who stabbed his mother...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: HIGH COURT CRITICISES PARLIAMENT ON SENTENCING
more than a year after the Privy Council ruled that the mandatory death sentence in The Bahamas is unconstitutional, President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer pointed out that parliament has failed to pass any laws outlining sentencing guidelines.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Johnson Byabashaija, the manager of Ugandan jails is categorically...
Johnson Byabashaija, the manager of Ugandan jails is categorically...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SENIOR OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
a senior official at the troubled Agricultural Bank of China was
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR RAPE
Iran hanged two convicted rapists separately in the Shiite religious
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. VERNETTI: RESOLUTION PRESENTATION TO UN SEPTEMBER 25
in a message to both Parliament and the Senate Foreign