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 5, 2007WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
William "Tippy" Wallace will not be put to death for the 1979 murders...
William "Tippy" Wallace will not be put to death for the 1979 murders...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
LaSamuel Gamble, 29, no longer faces the death penalty for his role in the killing of two people...
LaSamuel Gamble, 29, no longer faces the death penalty for his role in the killing of two people...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007DEATH PENALTY
COMMENT ON PRESIDENT KAGAME
The unexpectedly violent tone of Nigrizia's statements shock us more than the content. This is not language that a man of the church should use.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'CHEMICAL ALI'
Iraq's top court said it has confirmed the death sentence on "Chemical Ali" and two other cohorts of
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men were awarded the death penalty and fined Rs 400,000 each by the district and sessions court for killing four members of a family here.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: HIGH COMMISIONER WANTS DEATH PENALTY SCRAPPED
British High Commissioner Mr Adam Wood has urged the Kenyan Government to scrap the death penalty, saying it was abolished in Britain and Rwanda.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER ACCUSED
Colombo High Court Judge W.T.M.P.B. Warawewa sentenced Sahul Hameed Rajainudeen of Colombo 2 to death for the murders of Cader Mohideen alias Galle Face Nana of Java Lane...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF RUSSIAN TOURISTS
a 26 year old man was sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of two female Russian tourists at Pattaya's Jomtien Beach on February 24, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH SENTENCES AT TEN-YEAR LOW: HIGH COURT JUSTICE
death sentences handed down by Chinese courts were at a ten-year low in 2006 and the trend continues in
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: IMMINENT HANGING OF BOY WHO COMMITTED A CRIME WHEN 15
the death sentence for a boy in Iran who had committed a crime when he was only 15 has shocked human rights organizations and activists.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
10 IRAQI CULT MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
ten members of an Iraqi doomsday cult were sentenced to death for their roles in a January rebellion against Iraqi and US troops that left hundreds dead, police said.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN PUBLIC OUTSIDE TEHRAN
Iran hanged a convicted murderer in public in a town just south of the capital Tehran...
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
a Singaporean man was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing his two year old stepdaughter by submerging her in a bucket of water, local media said.
- AUGUST 31, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: KAGAME ENCOURAGES OTHER COUNTRIES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, encouraged other countries to follow the example of his country, as he received an award for Rwanda's abolition of the death penalty in Rome, Italy.
- AUGUST 31, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR SIXTH TIME
the Taiwan High Court sentenced a man who killed a young woman by stabbing her 176 times with a watermelon knife to death.
- AUGUST 31, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sent down 3-2 a decision...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sent down 3-2 a decision...
- AUGUST 31, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thanh Hai was granted compensation of approximately...
Nguyen Thanh Hai was granted compensation of approximately...
- AUGUST 31, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Mohammed Ali Johari...
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Mohammed Ali Johari...
- AUGUST 30, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA HANDS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE TO NIGERIAN
a Chinese court has handed a Nigerian man a suspended death sentence, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Nigerian Obi Chinedu was arrested last year in the Central Asian border region of Xinjiang after he aroused suspicion when he dashed to the toilet
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN TO HONOUR KAGAME ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Hands Off Cain awarded the Rwandan President Paul Kagame with the "The Abolitionist of the Year 2007" Award for scrapping capital punishment from the criminal laws of the country, RNA reports. The prize was awarded through Italian Prime Minister Romano Pr
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. KAGAME, RWANDA COSPONSOR UN MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
at the presentation of the 2007 Hands Off Cain Report on the death penalty, Paul Kagame
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENT 2007 REPORT
it is only a few weeks from the presentation of a resolution on the Universal Moratorium on Capital Punishment at the UN General Assembly by the European Union, an initiative that was inspired by Italy, Hands Off Cain has released its 2007 Report on Capit
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: PRODI EXPRESSES HOPE FOR THE MORATORIUM AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE HOC REPORT
Prime Minister Romano Prodi attended the ceremony for the presentation of the 2007
- AUGUST 30, 2007CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS ENCOURAGED BY NO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN PRISON UPRISING CASE
four men involved in a prison uprising that killed two military officers have been
- AUGUST 30, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH
a man was convicted by a fast track court in Mehsana, India, for killing his wife by setting her on fire.
- AUGUST 30, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
the Supreme Court of Taiwan this month upheld the death sentence of gunman Shih Chih-yuan for killing two men in Tainan County in 2003.
- AUGUST 30, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the California Supreme Court tossed out the death sentence of a man convicted...
the California Supreme Court tossed out the death sentence of a man convicted...
- AUGUST 30, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry accepted a recommendation from the state parole board and said...
Gov. Rick Perry accepted a recommendation from the state parole board and said...
- AUGUST 29, 2007DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS IT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain will present, tomorrow, it's annual report on the death penalty and the Award for the 'Abolitionist of the year'.
- AUGUST 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HAWARA FILES APPEAL
the prime accused in the Beant Singh assassination case in India, Jagtar Singh Hawara, filed an appeal against his conviction and death sentence in the Punjab and Haryana High Court