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
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Despite affair, no new trial for Charles Dean Hood
USA - Texas. Despite affair, no new trial for Charles Dean Hood
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT SEEKS RECOMMENDATIONS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari wants to replace capital punishment with 24 to 30 years of imprisonment.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ANOTHER TWO ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Indonesian nationals from East Aceh were sentenced to death by hanging by the Shah Alam court in
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 17 CHILDREN ON LUZIRA DEATH ROW
Luzira Prison in Uganda has 17 juveniles sentenced to death but cannot be hanged because they committed the offences when they were below 18 years, said the Report launched by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: JUSTICE MINISTER THANKS LIBYAN LEADER FOR PARDONING PRISONERS
Minister of State for Justice and Keeper of the Seals Tayeb Belaiz has expressed Algeria's appreciation for
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Execution Halted After First Attempt is Botched
USA - Ohio. Execution Halted After First Attempt is Botched
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR DRUG MAKERS EXECUTED
China executed four men for drug production, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Anwar Nazeer sentenced two men to death
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR KILLING COLLEAGUE
the UPDF 5th Division Court Martial sitting at Acholpii in Pader District, Uganda, sentenced a Local
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING
a Shah Alam court in Selangor, Malaysia, sentenced an Indonesian national to death. Judge Su Geok Yiam
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: ACEH COUNCIL PASSES BYLAW ON STONING ADULTERERS TO DEATH
Indonesia's province of Aceh passed a new law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a member of the province's parliament said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA'S ACEH TO EXCLUDE STONING ADULTERERS UNDER SHARIA LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province asked provincial lawmakers to hold off including stoning to death as a punishment for married adulterers in a new bill set to pass into law.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
in Nigeria, Chief Justice Bemari Bansi of the Yola High Court sentenced Patrick Ozeoma to hang for a murder committed when he was a minor.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for George Anthony Hernandez Jr.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for George Anthony Hernandez Jr.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
in Nigeria, Chief Justice Bemari Bansi of the Yola High Court sentenced Patrick Ozeoma to hang for a
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: ACEH'S PLAN TO STONE `ETHICAL' CRIMINALS WIDELY CONDEMNED
human rights activists and legislators in Indonesia condemned the Aceh Legislative Council's (DPRD) plan to pass a regional bill that would see those found guilty of "ethical" crimes, such as adultery, stoned in public.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ACQUITS PANDHER IN NITHARI KILLINGS CASE
Justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and K N Pandey of the Allahabad High Court in India acquitted death row prisoner Moninder Singh Pandher but upheld the death sentence against his domestic help Surinder Koli.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FOUR GET DEATH FOR MURDER
four men were sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha of the High Court in Muar, Malaysia.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to reduce the inmate population by thousands
USA - California. Lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to reduce the inmate population by thousands
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN CONTINUES TO EXECUTE MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS
The government of Japan continues to execute prisoners who are mentally ill,
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HENAN'S FIRST DRUNK-DRIVING DEATH SENTENCE HANDED OUT
a drunk driver who killed eight and injured three in two fatal accidents in Huaxian, in China’s Henan province, was sentenced to death by the People's court of Huaxian for jeopardising public safety.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: STATE-SECRETS LAW WOULD CARRY DEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian House of Representatives and the government agreed to pass a state
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN GUNMA BAR SHOOTINGS
in Japan, the Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court decision to sentence a gangster...
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HILLS DISTRICT COURT GIVES FIRST DEATH SENTENCE
a Bandarban court in Bangladesh sentenced Chittagong Hill Tracts resident Belal Hossain, 25, to death for murdering his wife.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009NorwayDEATH PENALTY
NORWAY SAYS DR CONGO WON'T EXECUTE CONDEMNED MEN
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has given assurances that two Norwegians sentenced to death for murder and spying would not be executed, Norway's foreign ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2009ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
USA - Arkansas. The attorney general is asking a federal court to commute Sedrice Maurice Simpson's death sentence
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUNK DRIVERS FACE MAXIMUM DEATH SENTENCE
drunk drivers caught in Shanghai will face a minimum 15 days in detention and a maximum death penalty, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau announced.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ACEH TO STONE ADULTERERS UNDER STRICT ISLAMIC LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province is set to enforce a strict form of Islamic criminal law, including
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TURKISH MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Turkish citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2007 for drug trafficking was recently sentenced to death, his
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-
the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights said that Egyptian nationals Hijazi Ahmad Zaydan, Haytham al-