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 13, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO MURDERED PARTNER
Royston Alfred, convicted of murdering his partner three years ago on D'Urban Street, was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH SENTENCE TO REMAIN
the Ministry of Justice announced it had drafted a roadmap for human rights protection (National Action
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
2 YOUTHS GET DEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced two friends to death, both aged 22, for raping and murdering their 18-year-old neighbour six years ago.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR MURDERERS
Four Iranian men convicted of murdering four people in separate incidents were hanged in Tehran, the
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Tunisian Social-Liberal Party officially asked for the abolition of the death
the Tunisian Social-Liberal Party officially asked for the abolition of the death
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007DEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO (USA). HOUSE PASSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL BILL
the House of Representatives voted to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico on a 41-28 decision.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER SADDAM VP SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iraqi High Court sentenced Saddam Hussein's former vice president to death by hanging, despite appeals from UN officials and international human rights groups.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UGANDA
two men and a woman have been separately sentenced to death for murder in the Bushenyi District.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. RUSSIA SIGNS THE DECLARATION ON THE MORATORIUM
Russia has signed the "Declaration of Association" on the death penalty that was presented to the UN by the
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007DEATH PENALTY
New Mexico would abolish the death penalty...
New Mexico would abolish the death penalty and replace it with a life-without-parole sentence under a bill passed by the House.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified only as Alireza K. was hanged...
a man identified only as Alireza K. was hanged...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SAYS IT EXECUTED 14 CONVICTED TERRORISTS
The Iraqi government said 14 convicted terrorists were executed for murder, kidnappings and rape in five of
- FEBRUARY 11, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE SLAMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FORMER IRAQI VP
the death sentence of former Iraqi vice president Ramadan is "regrettable" and will likely inflame the situation in Iraq, the Council of Europe said.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. THREE WOMEN RECEIVE EXECUTION ORDERS IN BAGHDAD
three Iraqi women were handed execution
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTION OF MUSLIM SEPARATIST
China executed an alleged Muslim separatist with a bullet through the heart. Ismail Semed, an Uighur from
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
U.N. RIGHTS CHIEF ARGUES FOR SADDAM AIDE
the U.N. human rights chief filed an unprecedented legal challenge with Iraq's highest court against a possible death sentence for one of Saddam Hussein's former deputies.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN ACQUITTED BY SINDH HIGH COURT OF MURDER CHARGES
the Sindh High Court acquitted the murder charges against a member of the banned group Lashker-e-Jhangvi Pakistan.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS CITIZEN CONVICTED OF MACHINE GUN MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Mohammed Bin Abdullah al-Shahrani, the state-run news agency said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Tehran sentenced to death Tahmineh Danesh, 35, a Kurdish woman arrested two years ago for murdering a man who was
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO IRAQIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Iraqi men, Jabbar Karim Saeed Abu Alya and Ali Hamza
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES MAN FOR FAMILY KILLING
a man was executed by lethal injection in Texas for strangling his wife and two stepdaughters a decade ago. James Lewis Jackson, a 47-year-old gardener, was the fourth inmate put to death this year in Texas, which has the highest execution rate in the US.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM . THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court sentenced three people to death and jailed 52 others for running a huge heroin
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado...
the bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado and create a cold case unit is moving forward in the state legislature.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
in San Antonio, a Bexar County jury sentenced Adrian Estrada...
in San Antonio, a Bexar County jury sentenced Adrian Estrada...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GANG MEMBERS CONVICTED IN CHINESE CRIME CASE
an organized crime boss was given a suspended death sentence in China.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO PRISONERS TO BE HANGED ON FEB 7 & 13
Muhammad Ahmed Bodal was hanged in the Central Jail, in Pakistan.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FEMALE LAND AGENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a female land agent was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City for bribery, cover-up and trickery. The
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND, TWO OTHERS TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
the special tribunal court handed down the death penalty to husband Abdul Majid, his father Sanwar Molla and brother Kashem Mollah.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007UtahDEATH PENALTY
without a single objection, the House said anyone...
without a single objection, the House said anyone convicted of murdering a child under 14 should be eligible for the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a jury in St. Charles County decided that Kenneth Baumruk...
a jury in St. Charles County decided that Kenneth Baumruk should receive the death penalty for killing his wife, Mary, and shooting four others at the St. Louis County Courthouse during the couple's divorce hearing in 1992.