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
- JUNE 4, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ordered that Elmer Ray McNeill has to be resentenced
USA - North Carolina. U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ordered that Elmer Ray McNeill has to be resentenced
- JUNE 3, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH TO 8 SINCE JAN
as many as eight people were awarded capital punishment by different courts in Bihar...
- JUNE 3, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SHARIA COUNCIL CONDEMNS MOVE ON DEATH PENALTY
the Jigawa State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria condemned the current move by the House of Representatives to abolish capital punishment.
- JUNE 3, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ASSEMBLY OKAYS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
the Nigerian Delta State House of Assembly passed a law prescribing the death sentence for anyone who kidnaps another person with arms and life imprisonment for whoever commits the crime without arms.
- JUNE 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
in Saudi Arabia, a General Court’s three-judge panel sentenced a 22-year-old man to
- JUNE 3, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Daniel Wilson, 39, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Daniel Wilson, 39, white, was executed
JUNE 3, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTYCANADA: MURDER SUSPECT EXTRADITED WITH GUARANTEE NO DEATH PENALTY
an Californian man who fled to Canada in late 2007 was been sent back to the US to
JUNE 3, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MPS WANT DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Committee on Administration, National Security and Local Authorities reported to
- JUNE 3, 2009New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Senate has approved studying the state's death penalty law
USA - New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Senate has approved studying the state's death penalty law
- JUNE 3, 2009FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. By a vote of 10-2, a jury today recommended the death penalty for William Kopsho
USA - Florida. By a vote of 10-2, a jury today recommended the death penalty for William Kopsho
- JUNE 3, 2009MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Actor Danny Glover in St. Louis tonight for rally to save Reggie Clemons
USA - Missouri. Actor Danny Glover in St. Louis tonight for rally to save Reggie Clemons
- JUNE 2, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC CHIDES NHRC FOR EXCEEDING ITS POWERS IN DEATH SENTENCE CASE
the Indian Supreme Court set aside an order of the Assam Governor who, on the direction of the NHRC, commuted the death sentence of a man who massacred four members of family.
- JUNE 2, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): HANKINS' EXECUTION 200TH UNDER PERRY
Terry Lee Hankins was executed for the slayings of his 2 stepchildren. The lethal injection was the 200th during the tenure of Gov. Rick Perry, a milestone denounced by capital punishment opponents.
- JUNE 2, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SCHOOL HEAD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice John Bosco Katutsi, of the High Court in Uganda’s Rukungiri district, sentenced the former head teacher of Kitazigurukwa Primary School, Frank Turyatemba, to death for murder.
- JUNE 2, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
EU URGES BANGLADESH EXPLANATION OVER "EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS" - PAPER
the European Commission urged the Bangladeshi government to make its position clear on the death penalty and extra-judicial killing, and to improve the conditions in the prisons.
- JUNE 2, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
GOVT TRYING TO SAVE WOMAN FROM CHINESE FIRING SQUAD
Zambian government spokesperson Ronnie Shikapwasha said the government intervened in the case where a Zambian woman was sentenced to death by firing squad in China.
- JUNE 2, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
USA - Texas. Terry Lee Hankins, 34, white, was executed today
- JUNE 1, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a tourism official in southwest China's Sichuan Province is appealing to a higher court after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking, Life News reported.
- JUNE 1, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: ACADEMICS CALL FOR REVIEW OF POLICY THAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DETERS CRIME
Taiwanese academics urged the government to review its policy on capital punishment by conducting an in-depth study on whether it discourages crime.
- JUNE 1, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence given to Brian Keith Terrell
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence given to Brian Keith Terrell
- JUNE 1, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Poll shows support for death penalty
USA - North Carolina. Poll shows support for death penalty
JUNE 1, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: KENYANS RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
authorities in China sentenced five Kenyan nationals to death after they were convicted
JUNE 1, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THOSE WHO BURN BRIDES NEED TO BE HANGED - SC
the Indian Supreme Court said people convicted of burning their wives for bringing
MAY 31, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official news portal of the city.
- MAY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran hanged three men who were accused of being involved in a mosque bombing that killed 25 people and wounded more than 100, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- MAY 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SEVEN
the Kobe District Court in Japan sentenced to death a 52-year-old man for murdering seven relatives and neighbours.
- MAY 29, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS TO ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Barbados Deputy Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, who is also the country's Attorney General, announced that the mandatory death sentence will be abolished in Barbados.
MAY 29, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CONVICTED KILLER BEHEADED, PUT ON DISPLAY
Saudi Arabia executed a man for double murder and displayed his body in public as a deterrent, state media said.
- MAY 28, 2009DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): EXECUTION METHOD CHANGED TO LETHAL INJECTION
Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection. Today the Nebraska
- MAY 28, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDER ACCUSED
the Allahabad High Court in India confirmed the death sentence given to Sandeep of New Delhi for a murder that took place on November 17, 2004. Sandeep’s pregnant lover Jyoti, refused to abort the child and threatened to tell her family, so he and Shashi