Archive timeline
2009
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2009, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2009
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
BEIJING TO ADOPT LETHAL INJECTION FOR ALL DEATH PENALTY CRIMINALS NEXT YEAR
Beijing will adopt lethal injection next year for all death row inmates, and a lethal injection room has already
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: IBAHRI CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemned a proposal in Uganda to
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Pedro Rodriguez
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SENDS DRAFT LAW TO PARLIAMENT
the Parliamentary Committee sent the draft law on Kyrgyzstan's signature of the Second Optional Protocol
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION PUT ON HOLD
the execution of a 21-year-old man for raping two young boys earlier and abandoned one of them to die in the desert in Hail, Saudi Arabia, was postponed.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
the Higher Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Isma’il “al-Sab’a”, 36, from Rafah, to
NOVEMBER 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CRUCIFIXION IN CHILD MURDER CASE
a Saudi Arabian court upheld a sentence to behead and then crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping
- NOVEMBER 2, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING ALBINOS
four Tanzanians were sentenced to death by hanging for killing Lyaku Willy, an albino man, in 2008.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIRST PUBLIC EXECUTION SINCE SADDAM HUSSEIN’S RULE
the Iraqi Government will publicly execute Muhanned al-Aweni for the murder of Muntadher al-Mussewi, 11.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AL-MALIKI REJECTS STAYS OF EXECUTION FOR 1,000 PRISONERS
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ruled out granting clemency to more than 1,000 Iraqi detainees
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HEAD OF SADDAM’S TRIBE
five men were sentenced to death in Iraq for murdering the head of Saddam Hussein’s Sunni tribe, the
- NOVEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MERCY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1998
a man identified as Govindasami, who had been on death row in India since 1998, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by President Pratibha Patil.
NOVEMBER 1, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY SUSPENSION
Iraq's parliament speaker called for a suspension of executions until after elections set for January, to ensure
- OCTOBER 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Ali Raza Awan awarded the death sentence to Shamshad and fined him Rs 200,000.
- OCTOBER 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional Session Judge Ch Abdul Khaliq sentenced Abid Hussain to death for killing Shabbir of Miani Achha and fined him Rs 200,000
- OCTOBER 31, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SENTENCES 8 MORE SHIAS TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced eight more Shia fighters to death for resisting a government offensive north of the country's capital in 2008.
- OCTOBER 31, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN SUPREME COURT BELIEVES NO DEATH SENTENCES CAN BE PASSED NEXT YEAR
the Russian Supreme Court chairman believes Russia has to continue to abide by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and its protocols on the abolishment of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 31, 2009Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: ARMED ROBBERY: PRESIDENT KOROMA CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY
President Koroma of Sierra Leone called for the death penalty and life imprisonment to be considered for armed robbers to serve as a deterrent to the current spate of robberies in the country.
- OCTOBER 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: KARACHI BOMBING ACCUSED ACQUITTED
in Pakistan, Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon acquitted Mohammad Sohail of the June 2002 Sheraton hotel bombing due to "a lack of evidence" according to defence lawyer Ovais Jamal.
- OCTOBER 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BAJRANGI'S AIDE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
a sessions court in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh, India...
- OCTOBER 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Naveed Iqbal sentenced Sharafat of Chukhian village to death for killing Noor Muhammad over a minor issue.
- OCTOBER 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO THREE IN BIHAR
at a local court in Bihar, India, Additional Sessions Judge Upendra Bhushan Mishra sentenced Dipak Rai, Jagat Rai and Bacha Babu Rai to death
- OCTOBER 30, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: D'ELIA- I DON’T BELEIVE THAT RUSSIA CAN HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS
the decision to apply a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia was made by Boris Yeltsin and then
- OCTOBER 30, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death for Matthew Caylor
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death for Matthew Caylor
- OCTOBER 30, 2009TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death
- OCTOBER 30, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC ALLOWS REVIEW OF ITS DEATH PENALTY DECISION
the Indian Supreme Court allowed a review after restoring the death penalty of a murder convict without giving him a hearing.
OCTOBER 30, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NINE DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD IN XINJIANG
an appeals court in western China upheld the death sentences of 9 people convicted of murder and other
- OCTOBER 29, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
at a local court in Ropar, India, Additional Sessions Judge Mandeep Pannu awarded the death sentence to Jagjit Singh for the murder of three members of a family.