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
- MAY 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CHINESE COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF NEPALESE PAIR
a Chinese court commuted the capital punishment for two Nepalis who were convicted in a case of drug trafficking to life imprisonment.
- MAY 12, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: ANOTHER PINOY GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KUWAIT
Kuwait's Court of First Instance handed the death sentence to Filipino national Bienvenido Espino Jr for killing Jhias Gumapac, a fellow Filipino contract worker.
- MAY 12, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF SIXTH MUMBAI BLAST CONVICT SUSPENDED
the Indian Supreme Court temporarily suspended the capital punishment awarded to a convict for killing 88 people during the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai.
- MAY 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
- MAY 12, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Orange Circuit Court Judge Lisa Munyon followed a Feb. 25 (see) jury's recommendation that Dane Abdool, 21, die by state execution.
Orange Circuit Court Judge Lisa Munyon followed a Feb. 25 (see) jury's recommendation that Dane Abdool, 21, die by state execution.
- MAY 11, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER IN ARAR
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of killing a compatriot
- MAY 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE CONVICTED SEX MURDERERS HANGED
Iran hanged five men convicted of burning a young woman alive after raping her, at a prison in the central city of Qom, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- MAY 10, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
William Neukom, the President of the American Bar Association, addressed the graduating class
- MAY 9, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SEES 30% DROP IN DEATH PENALTY
Chinese courts handed down about 30 percent fewer death penalties last year compared with 2006, sources from a forum revealed.
- MAY 9, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN ON DEATH ROW FREED
a man sentenced to death in Kenya was set free after a High Court accused police
- MAY 9, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: MILITARY MAY ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF SUPERIORS
the South Korean government is seeking to revise the country's military penal code that imposes the death penalty for the murder of one's superior, sources said.
- MAY 9, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
in Multan, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Mian Masood Hussain awarded the death sentence and fines of Rs.0.5 million each to four men for drug smuggling.
- MAY 9, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN URGED TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW
Japan faced calls for abolishing capital punishment at the working session of the UN Human Rights Council to review the country's human rights record.
- MAY 9, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES NO DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘SALVAGERS’
the House of Representatives Committee on Justice in the Philippines rejected the restoration of the death penalty for salvage that was contained in a bill.
- MAY 9, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY/LIBYA: D'ELIA, ‘ENOUGH’ TO LIBYAN BLACKMAIL
we have to say ‘enough’ to the politics of threats and blackmail that the Libyan authorities have used for a long time," Sergio D'Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain said.
- MAY 8, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. LAWYERS COMPLAIN TO UN OVER RISING EXECUTIONS
Japanese lawyers criticised the rising number of executions carried out in the country,
- MAY 8, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. RIGHTS GROUPS CONCERNED OVER DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
human rights groups in Liberia expressed concern over a law approved
- MAY 8, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EP. REPORT BY CAPPATO ON HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD APPROVED
the European Parliament in Brussels approved the Report by Marco Cappato (Italian Radicals
- MAY 8, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. COURT CONDEMNS THREE TO DEATH OVER BUS BOMBING
a court in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Regional State found six Ethiopians, one
- MAY 8, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
- MAY 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH SENTENCE FOR FORMER PROVINCIAL LEGISLATOR
a former senior legislator from east China's Jiangsu Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes from companies, a court ruled.
- MAY 8, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
three men were hanged in the Rejaee shahr prison...
- MAY 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged four men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison.
- MAY 7, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY
a military court of appeal upheld for a second time the death sentence on
- MAY 7, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERS, TERRORISTS, HIJACKERS
the Liberian House of Representatives passed into law an Act making Armed
- MAY 7, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Greene County jury decided that Jeffrey Martin, 51, should be put to death.
A Greene County jury decided that Jeffrey Martin, 51, should be put to death.
- MAY 7, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTERS IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two daughters for dowry at Dadanchak village in Shibganj upazila, Bangladesh, in 2001.
- MAY 7, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER
the Orissa High Court in India upheld a death sentence awarded by a lower court and confirmed the conviction terming it as “rarest of the rare” incident.
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STRANGLING SECOND WIFE
a peasant aged about 45 was sentenced to death for strangling his second wife at Gopinathpur in sadar upazila, Bangladesh, two years ago