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
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty...
the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against a man convicted in 1997 of killing a sheriff's deputy.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. 1994 SHARIAH COURT DEATH VERDICT TO BE CARRIED OUT
a Doha criminal court, in Qatar, ordered to carry out a death sentence that was issued by a Shariah court against a Yemeni man some 13 years ago.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING FOUR
Two Chikombedzi brothers, Size, 24, and Boy Sithole, 22, have been sentenced to death for gunning down
- FEBRUARY 24, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the daily Times of Zambia reported that a parliamentarian asked the Justice Minister...
the daily Times of Zambia reported that a parliamentarian asked the Justice Minister...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007MontanaDEATH PENALTY
MONTANA (USA). SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Democratic-controlled Senate gave preliminary approval to the abolition of the death penalty in
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. AL-KALIFA (UN): I WILL WORK TOWARDS CONSENSUS ON ITALY'S INITIATIVE
Sheika Haya Rashed al-Kalifa, president of the UN General Assembly, has confirmed her commitment to ensure Italy's initiative for the universal moratorium on capital punishment is successful. At the end of a
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. DEATH PENALTY WILL STAY ON STATUTE BOOKS - MINISTER
Justice Minister George Kunda told the Zambian Parliament that the death penalty will stay on the statute
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Nigerian cocaine smuggler, the second Nigerian drug trafficker to be put
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY
“I am a strong believer in the death penalty”, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said at the Forum on
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel refused to grant a request by Governor...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a federal judge granted class action status to a lawsuit charging...
a federal judge granted class action status to a lawsuit charging...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2007UtahDEATH PENALTY
anyone convicted of murder in the death of a child younger...
anyone convicted of murder in the death of a child younger than 14 would be eligible for the death penalty under House Bill 228 that passed 23-0 the Senate and will now be sent to the governor for his approval.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007DEATH PENALTY
US SOLDIER AVOIDS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER
US soldier Paul E Cortez, 24, admitted gang raping and murdering 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim al-
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING RETIRED COUPLE
a career burglar was executed for torturing and killing a retired couple while breaking into their home in 1999.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ACTIVISTS BLAST SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADINGS
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia violated international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Newton Anderson was executed this evening...
Newton Anderson was executed this evening for torturing and killing a retired couple during the break-in of their home.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES ON CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court upheld death sentences passed by the Federal High Court on five
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS. MAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE
a man sentenced to hang for the murder of a millionaire Briton on St Kitts has won his appeal.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILD
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the western province of Taef after being convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy while drunk.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Bradley...
Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Byrne sentenced Christopher Thomas Johnson to death.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D'ALEMA SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS A VOTE AT THE UN SOON
Italy is "working hard, within the shortest period of time, to hold a debate and a vote at the UN General Assembly on the proposal for the universal moratorium on capital punishment", Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Massimo D'Alema, announced in the
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND TO REVOKE DEATH PENALTY?
Governor Martin O'Malley testified in favor of ending the state's death penalty law, saying capital
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
MOTHER FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR DEFENDING HER HONOR
according to the decision by the Ja`ar court, a woman in Yemen faces the death penalty for murder.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF EXECUTED FOREIGNERS
a Saudi court ordered the bodies of four Sri Lankans to be displayed in a public square after being
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. REPORT: 235 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2006
the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that, in 2006, Iraqi courts sentenced 235 persons to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Denver, The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned...
in Denver, The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for a man convicted for his role in killing 3 men in September 1996 and then burning the house where the bodies were found.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning...
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning down two law enforcement officers in 2003 during a dispute about his family’s land.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007DEATH PENALTY
many adults in the Sunflower State believe capital punishment...
many adults in the Sunflower State believe capital punishment should be permitted, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KWCH-TV. 69 % of respondents support the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EU DIPLOMAT AND WIFE
a Moroccan court sentenced a man to death for killing an Italian diplomat and his Belgian spouse.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES HITS 100
the number of inmates slated for execution in Japan hit 100, with a fifth of the sentences coming in the last