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 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH CONVICT NOOR MUHAMMAD FILES APPEAL
Noor Muhammad, one of two men sentenced to death by the Anti Terrorism Court...
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury sentenced Thomas Richardson to two death sentences
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury sentenced Thomas Richardson to two death sentences
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No I in Pakistan awarded the death sentence and 33 years
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 4 SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DEADLY BANK ROBBERY
an Iraqi court sentenced four Iraqi security force members to death for killing eight police guards during a
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TYRE SHOP ASSISTANT TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a tyre shop assistant to hang for trafficking 625.7g of
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES NON-APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
It has been confirmed by the Ministry of Justice that the South Korean government is agreeing to the non-application
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MOTHER’S SUITOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SON IN NARSINGDI
in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, Additional District Judge Abul Kashem sentenced a man to death for killing his lover’s son.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Support for death penalty slips, a researcher reported today.
USA - California. Support for death penalty slips, a researcher reported today.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to 35-year-old Sushil Kumar, of Jalandhar, to life imprisonment
- AUGUST 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING JUDGE
Administrative Judge Raja Shehbaz Khan of the Anti Terrorist Court in Gilgit, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 31, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the New Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered a witness on court premises. Shree Gopal shot dead eunuch Neelam inside the Tis Hazari court premises in 2003.
- AUGUST 31, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
REPORT CRITICISES IRAQ'S EXECUTIONS
In July 2009, at least 1,000 prisoners were believed to be on death row, including about 150 prisoners who had exhausted all means of appeal or clemency, Amnesty International reported.
- AUGUST 31, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: NEW INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS EXECUTION OF AN INNOCENT MAN
Broad body of evidence points to wrongful execution of texan Cameron Todd Willingham white, 36 at the
- AUGUST 31, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
USA - Florida. Crosley Green who spent 17 years on Florida's death row, has been re-sentenced to life in prison today.
- AUGUST 31, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS JAIL TERM FOR TV CRITICISM
a Shi'ite on death row in Saudi Arabia for 16 years for insulting the Prophet Mohammed was sentenced this week to another five years in jail for criticising the Saudi justice system.
AUGUST 31, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 2 COPS AWARDED DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING GIRL
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has awarded death sentence to two traffic policemen for raping and killing a
- AUGUST 31, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
USA - Texas. New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent Man, Cameron Todd Willingham
- AUGUST 30, 2009LibyaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ALANA WRITES TO AL-GADDAFI OVER NIGERIANS
Lagos lawyer Femi Falana urged Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to order a stay of execution for all Nigerians on death row in his country.
AUGUST 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ajmal Hussain awarded the death
AUGUST 29, 2009LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry in Lebanon has launched a nationwide campaign this week to rally public support for
- AUGUST 29, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
USA - Louisiana. An Orleans Parish jury decided that Michael Anderson, deserves the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC ADMITS APPEAL OF 2003 BLASTS CONVICT FACING DEATH PENALTY
Justices Bilal Nazki and A R Joshi of the Bombay High Court in India allowed an appeal by death row inmate Ashrat Ansari.
- AUGUST 28, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO MEN
the Court of Appeal upheld the decisions of lower courts in western Uganda that sentenced two men to death for aggravated robbery.
- AUGUST 28, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN SC PUTS FATE OF OFW ALCARAZ ON HOLD
Taiwan’s Supreme Court cancelled the commutation of Filipino worker Cecilia Alcaraz’s death sentence, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. Alcaraz allegedly robbed and killed her employer Jum Mei Yung on September 12, 2007.
- AUGUST 27, 2009ThailandDEATH PENALTY
EU AND RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CONDEMN THAI EXECUTIONS
the European Union and human rights activists condemned the execution of two men convicted of drug
- AUGUST 27, 2009Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
USA - Virginia. A federal jury unanimously sentenced David Runyon to death
- AUGUST 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. Scott Nordstrom has been re-sentenced to death
- AUGUST 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO MAOISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a local court awarded the death sentence to two Maoists in Chatra district, India.
- AUGUST 26, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
USA - Texas. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty sentence of Eric Lynn Moore
AUGUST 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EXECUTED PRISONERS ARE MAIN SOURCE OF ORGAN DONATIONS
two-thirds of organ donors in China are executed prisoners, state media reported, as health officials