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 6, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: UPDF DISMISSES 14 SOLDIERS, 3 TO HANG
Maj. Felix Kulayigye, the Army and Defence spokesman said out of the 34 UPDF Military Court Martial cases concluded in 2006, 3 soldiers - Pte. Abubakar Mugwanate, L/Cpl. Moses Omarara and Pte. Richard Wofli, all convicted of murder, were sentenced to deat
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
GRENADA. THE PRIVY COUNCIL OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY FOR 13 PRISONERS
an London-based appeals court has overturned death sentences for 13 prisoners convicted of killing
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Uganda High Court sentenced a soldier to death for murder. Justice Mwangusya said the State had proved...
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Burundi is evaluating whether to abolish the death penalty...
Burundi is evaluating whether to abolish the death penalty...
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007MontenegroDEATH PENALTY
Montenegro is completely abolitionist
Montenegro is completely abolitionist
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota failed in the state Legislature.
an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota failed in the state Legislature.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' pitch to speed...
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' pitch to speed up death penalty trials passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, despite strong objections from opponents who warned it could backfire and cost taxpayers millions.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING PIMP
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced a Chongqing Municipality man to death for murder and robbery.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
the House of Representatives has approved a measure...
the House of Representatives has approved a measure (HB1175) that would clear the way for South Dakota to hold its first execution in nearly 6 decades.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THAKURGAON
a court sentenced a youth, Sabbir Hossain, 20, to death for killing a minor girl after violation.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. CAPPATO, 'POSITIVE COMMITENT ON MORATORIUM TAKEN BY WORLD CONGRESS IN PARIS'
“The World Congress Against Death Penalty - in its 3-day Paris assembly which we attended as Hands Off Cain and Nonviolent Radial Party with Marco Pannella, Elisabetta Zamparutti, Marco Perduca, Antonio Stango and Max Rizzo - will end with a demonstration
- FEBRUARY 3, 2007Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN. POPE’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD CONGRESS
The Third World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris concluded with a message from Pope
- FEBRUARY 3, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
U.S. EXECUTIONS UNDER RENEWED SCRUTINY
the death penalty is under what may be an unprecedented review in the United States, mostly involving
- FEBRUARY 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
Dong Changyou, 51, a four-time ex-con and unemployed...
- FEBRUARY 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED FOR DELARA DARABI
an Iranian rights group said that a Tehran appeals court upheld a death sentence against Delara Darabi, 20, who allegedly killed a cousin three years ago when was minor.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
a House committee has rejected a bill that would have repealed the death penalty.
a House committee has rejected a bill that would have repealed the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE OF TAOYUAN CAB DRIVER APPROVED
the Taiwan Supreme Court approved the death sentence for Wang Hsiu-fang, who was convicted of murdering a woman and her daughter.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Morocco will remove by the end of April the death penalty from its statute books, the president of the state
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
DENMARK. FOREIGN MINISTER: NOT OPPOSED TO DEATH PENALTY BAN
The foreign minister denies reports that Denmark opposed an Italian initiative to ban capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
ISLAMIC COURT FREES IRANIAN TEEN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
after two years in prison, Iranian teen Nazanin Fatehi was released and spared from her original death sentence following an international campaign spearheaded by former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EP CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
the European Parliament adopted a joint resolution in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty, with 591 votes in favour, 45 against and 31 abstentions.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. TWO GUARDS TO BE EXECUTED FOR ASSISTING DEFECTORS
an officer and a sergeant from the border guard patrol in North Korea have been sentenced to execution for
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEFENDS USE OF DEATH PENALTY
China defended its use of the death penalty amid an international campaign urging the country to abolish capital punishment ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
MAN, 23, TO HANG FOR KILLING HIS LOVER
aged only 23, John Ndunda Mwanika is to hang for killing his boss and burying her in a kiosk after being caught in a love triangle.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions...
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions so the state could review and better document its procedures for lethal injection.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
for the first time in nearly two decades...
for the first time in nearly two decades...
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Walter "Joey" Koon, 62, no longer is a convicted triple murderer.
Walter "Joey" Koon, 62, no longer is a convicted triple murderer.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
RANSOM KILLERS GET DEATH
a fast-track court sentenced four people to death for the murder of a lawyer's son for ransom in 2003 but acquitted two others.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Judge Mohammad Ali Ebrahimkhani...
Judge Mohammad Ali Ebrahimkhani...
- JANUARY 31, 2007DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 3 EXECUTED FOR DRUGS, ROBBERY AND MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two Saudis and a Pakistani man for drug smuggling, armed robbery and murder, local media reported.