Archive timeline
2008
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2008, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2008
- OCTOBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: OFW GROUP CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 3 KAPAMPANGAN
Migrante International (Migrante) lamented conflicting statements from the Philippines government on the fate of three Kapampangan natives from Mexico town...
- OCTOBER 13, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT GIVEN IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional Session Judge Rai Muhammad Ayub Marth awarded capital punishment and a fine of Rs 200,000 to Zaheer Akbar.
- OCTOBER 12, 2008AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: REZAG BARA CALLS FOR DEFINITELY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Algerian President Bouteflika’s advisor in charge of Human Rights, Rezag Bara, wanted an ultimate decision to be made concerning the death penalty in Algeria.
- OCTOBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after they were convicted of murdering two
- OCTOBER 12, 2008SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Somali court handed death sentences to three men convicted...
a Somali court handed death sentences to three men convicted...
- OCTOBER 11, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN 'IMPROVING' BUT CALL FOR ABOLITION
the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) said the country was "improving but not quite there" and urged its government to impose a moratorium on the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 11, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. PANNELLA- DON'T FORGET TAREK AZIZ
Radical leader Marco Pannella held a press conference with lawyer Mario Lana at Montecitorio regarding Tarek Aziz, Saddam Hussein's ex Foreign Affairs Minister. Aziz has been detained in Iraq since 2003 and is at risk of being sentenced to death. Lana met
- OCTOBER 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA, POISONED MILK: DEATH PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO BREAK THE LAW
the death penalty for those who violate food laws: this is the provision of a new Chinese law announced by the state council.
- OCTOBER 11, 2008MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Moroccan and international politicians, religious leaders and campaigners held advanced discussions in Rabat for World Day Against the Death Penalty
Moroccan and international politicians, religious leaders and campaigners held advanced discussions in Rabat for World Day Against the Death Penalty
- OCTOBER 11, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
one of four drug offenders who received an open trial...
one of four drug offenders who received an open trial was publicly executed in North Korea, while the rest received 11 years of sentences.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. CELEBRATION: EUROPEAN DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
"Today is an important occasion to remember the struggle at the United Nations for the adoption of the resolution for the Moratorium on capital punishment. We also renew the commitment by institutions and civil society to not lower our guard," Giorgio Nap
- OCTOBER 10, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS DOSSIER
For the European Day Against Capital Punishment, Hands Off Cain presented a dossier entitled "The death penalty around the world - THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTS OF THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2008". The global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty cont
- OCTOBER 10, 2008LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: NAJJAR PRESENTS DRAFT LAW TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar presented a draft law to the Cabinet that would abolish the death penalty and replace it with life in prison at hard labor.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY TO BE DISCUSSED
the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) in Taiwan, The French Institute in Taiwan, National
- OCTOBER 10, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a 61 year old senior citizen to death after
- OCTOBER 10, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY PROTESTS DEATH PENALTY USE WORLDWIDE
anti-death penalty activists staged a mock hanging outside the Japanese embassy in Belgium to mark the European day against the death penalty, calling on nations around the world to stop executions.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA LABOR OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a labor and social security official was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve at the first trial for taking bribes and embezzling public funds in east China's Jiangxi Province.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008ChileDEATH PENALTY
CHILE'S SEN NARANJO CALLS FOR COMPLETE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Socialist Party (PS) Sen Jaime Naranjo Ortiz called on the Chilean government to completely abolish the death penalty and encouraged other countries to ratify the UN resolution against it.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
ACTIVISTS REVEAL JAPAN'S DEATH ROW TO THE WORLD
Japan’s death row inmates revealed to the world their personal stories of isolation and suffering, uninformed until the last minute when they will be taken to the gallows.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: ‘MUSEVENI WILL NOT SIGN MORE DEATH WARRANTS’
Ugandan prisons chief Dr. Johnson Byabashaijja said President Yoweri Museveni promised not to sign more death warrants.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008European UnionDEATH PENALTY
UNIVERSAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
on the occasion of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy...
- OCTOBER 10, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS BODY URGES BAHRAIN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Bahrain was urged to abolish death penalty from its panel code law after the activation of the punishment few years ago.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EUROPE LAUNCHES DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the European Union 27-state bloc and the Council of Europe (47 states) signed a joint declaration confirming their commitment to continue to work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
HELPING SOUTH KOREA ON ITS SLOW PROGRESS TOWARDS ABOLITION
on World Day Against the Death Penalty, the World Coalition took part in a South Korean event aimed at bringing lawmakers closer to the abolition of capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Vice-Chairwoman Hina Jilani said that human rights activists had been demanding the abolishment of the death penalty for several years
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Vice-Chairwoman Hina Jilani said that human rights activists had been demanding the abolishment of the death penalty for several years
- OCTOBER 10, 2008RussiaDEATH PENALTY
leading Russian human rights organizations believe Russia should completely abolish the death penalty
leading Russian human rights organizations believe Russia should completely abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 10, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Marco Roldan followed a jury's recommendation in sentencing Richard Davis, 44, to death
USA - Missouri. Judge Marco Roldan followed a jury's recommendation in sentencing Richard Davis, 44, to death
- OCTOBER 10, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered that Rayshawn Johnson, 30, should be resentenced
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered that Rayshawn Johnson, 30, should be resentenced
- OCTOBER 9, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SENATE OK'S RATIFICATION OF PROTOCOL 13
the Senate approved the draft law for ratifying Protocol 13 of the European Convention
- OCTOBER 9, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
LAWYER DEMANDS RELEASE FOR AFGHAN REPORTER ON DEATH ROW
the lawyer of an Afghan reporter sentenced to death on blasphemy charges accused authorities of holding his client beyond a legal deadline, as the young man neared a full year in detention.