Archive timeline
2007
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2007, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 897
- Countries where they were recorded
- 33
- News items in the archive
- 2,239
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, 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 24, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE. 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 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 23, 2007MontanaDEATH PENALTYMONTANA (USA). SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Democratic-controlled Senate gave preliminary approval to the abolition of the death penalty in
FEBRUARY 23, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA. 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, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. 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, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. 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, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Nigerian cocaine smuggler, the second Nigerian drug trafficker to be put
- 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, 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, 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 22, 2007TexasDEATH 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, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYACTIVISTS BLAST SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADINGS
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia violated international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan
FEBRUARY 22, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIAN SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES ON CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court upheld death sentences passed by the Federal High Court on five
- 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, 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, 2007KansasDEATH 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 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. 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, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTYMARYLAND TO REVOKE DEATH PENALTY?
Governor Martin O'Malley testified in favor of ending the state's death penalty law, saying capital
FEBRUARY 21, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI 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, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTYMORATORIUM. 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 20, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Columbia the S.C. Supreme Court in a 4-1 vote overturned...
in Columbia the S.C. Supreme Court in a 4-1 vote overturned the death sentence of C. Robert Northcutt because the unanimous jury verdict in November 2003 was "imposed under the influence of passion and prejudice" by 11th Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers' cl
- 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