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
- MARCH 29, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
monitors from the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly reiterated calls for Russia to abolish the death penalty, a commitment it undertook when it joined the body in 1996.
- MARCH 29, 2007KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES NEARING ABOLITION
activists hope the countries of Central Asia will soon abolish capital punishment. Turkmenistan abolished the death penalty in 1999.
- MARCH 29, 2007OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Marion County jury ruled that Gary Haugen...
a Marion County jury ruled that Gary Haugen...
- MARCH 29, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Refugio Ruben Cardenas, 22...
Refugio Ruben Cardenas, 22...
- MARCH 28, 2007DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING AIR FORCE OFFICER
a San Antonio man convicted of killing an Air Force officer during a carjacking 10 years ago was executed in Texas by lethal injection.
- MARCH 28, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF SAUDI BUSINESSMAN
the criminal court in Lebanon Mountain has unanimously issued the death penalty to Mohammed Ali
- MARCH 28, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INTERNET MURDERS
a Japanese man was sentenced to death for murdering three people he lured through a suicide Web site by offering to die with them, a court official said.
- MARCH 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONSTABLE
the Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death penalty awarded in absentia to a police constable by the district court for shooting down a maidservant 11 years ago.
- MARCH 28, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Broward County judge Eileen O'Connor imposed...
Broward County judge Eileen O'Connor imposed two death sentences upon Richard Andrew Knight, for brutally stabbing and strangling his roommates and her 4-year-old daughter.
- MARCH 28, 2007WyomingDEATH PENALTY
in Gillette, a Campbell County jury sentenced a man to death
in Gillette, a Campbell County jury sentenced a man to death. Jurors agreed with prosecutors that Kent A. Proffit, 43, directed local teenagers to kill Bryce Chavers, 16, on Nov. 26, 2005 because the teen was about to testify against Proffit in a sexual a
- MARCH 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN MULTAN JAIL
two convicted terrorists, Abdul Jabbar and Shahsawar, were hanged in Multan's New Central Jail,
- MARCH 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED KILLER HANGED IN JAIL
Abdul Sattar was hanged at 5.30am in Pakistan's Central Jail for shooting his uncle, Muhammad Ramzan,
- MARCH 28, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
- MARCH 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Hossein Haj Mohamadi...
a man, identified as Hossein Haj Mohamadi...
- MARCH 28, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
- MARCH 27, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA). GOV. VETOES 5 DEATH PENALTY BILLS
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced he had vetoed five bills that would have expanded the crimes
- MARCH 27, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR SINGAPOREAN WHO TRAFFICKED IN ECSTASY PILLS
the Singaporean High Court sentenced national Yeo Kwee Huat to death for dealing in 9,800 Ecstasy pills.
- MARCH 27, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR HEROIN DEAL
heroin dealers Shyam Dulal Dev Nath (35) and Saiful Islam (30) were sentenced to death by the Mirpur District Court, in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 27, 2007New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
- MARCH 27, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
- MARCH 26, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT ISSUES 6 DEATH SENTENCES
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, where US military testify against the suspected insurgents they arrest, has
- MARCH 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the District and Sessions Court of Lakhimpur-Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, India, awarded the death sentence to Pawan Mittal, alias Monu, for murder.
- MARCH 26, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 2 UPDF SOLDIERS TO HANG FOR MURDER
two UPDF officers, Lt. Stephen Misango and Lt. Omar Bongo, are to hang for torturing and killing Wanzala, an LC3 defence secretary of Buwalasi sub-county, Sironko district.
- MARCH 26, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CRITICIZED OVER DEATH PENALTY
legal experts criticized Attorney General Saleh over his rigid stance regarding capital punishment in Indonesia.
- MARCH 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA AFTER MURDER CONVICTION
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ahmed Bin Mohammed Farajallah for murdering Ethiopian taxi driver Mohammed
- MARCH 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. POLICEMAN EXECUTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULTS
A child molester, Turki Al-Tuwairgi, who took advantage of being a uniformed security officer was
- MARCH 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DUO MAY FACE FIRING SQUAD FOR DRUG CRIMES IF DEPORTED
two illegal immigrants who worked on one of Scotland's biggest cannabis farms face execution when deported, their lawyer claimed.
- MARCH 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MINOR NEPHEWS
in India, Judge Narottam Kaushal awarded capital punishment to Rajesh Kumar, 43, for killing the sons of his brother-in-law after being refused a loan by their father.
- MARCH 25, 2007AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
ALBANIA AMENDS PENAL CODE TO SCRAP COURT MARTIAL DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Ministers approved a bill to amend the Law on the Penal Military Code of the Republic of
- MARCH 24, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN HUMAN SACRIFICE CASE
the fast track court of Hazaribag awarded the death sentence to Mahavir Razak and life imprisonment to three others for human sacrifice.