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
- MAY 28, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: PROHIBIT DEATH SENTENCE, CONVICT APPEALS IN COURT
Godfrey Ngotho Mutiso argued that the mandatory death sentence was unconstitutional in the Kenyan Court of Appeal.
- MAY 28, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
- MAY 28, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates...
the spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Magistrates said that the Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentences of two people convicted of murder by courts in Babel and Bassora.
- MAY 28, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Felton Dorsey to death
USA - Louisiana. A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Felton Dorsey to death
- MAY 28, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska Changes Execution Method to Lethal Injection.
MAY 28, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP, SHOOTING
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of kidnapping a child and shooting a police officer was
- MAY 28, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jury sends Robert Fratta back to death row
USA - Texas. Jury sends Robert Fratta back to death row
- MAY 28, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A poll found that 61 % supports capital punishment
USA - Connecticut. A poll found that 61 % supports capital punishment
- MAY 27, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: MAJILIS APPROVES BILL ON AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament approved a draft law “On introduction of
- MAY 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Donald Delehanty to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Donald Delehanty to death
- MAY 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
One man was hanged in the prison of Sirjan, in Kerman province south east of Iran.
- MAY 27, 2009LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana (Federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced John Wayne Johnson to death today
USA - Louisiana (Federal). A federal jury unanimously sentenced John Wayne Johnson to death today
- MAY 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BRITON TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
a British citizen sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in China is to plead his case at an appeal court.
- MAY 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS HANGING OF MINOR
Iran's judiciary chief halted the execution of a man who was condemned to death for committing a murder when he was aged 15, his lawyer said.
- MAY 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR GET DEATH FOR NANDOS KILLINGS
in India, Sindhudurg District Principal and Sessions judge JN Shanbaug sentenced four Mumbai youths to death for their involvement in the infamous 2003 Nandos killings.
- MAY 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OVER DOUBLE MURDER
the Appellate Bench of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan dismissed the appeal of a man sentenced to death for murdering two people in Karachi in 2002.
- MAY 26, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: GACHANJA’S WIFE QUERIES BASIS FOR DEATH PENALTY
the wife of former Lands Commissioner Wilson Gachanja told the Kenyan Appellate Court that she was condemned to death eight years ago on unsupported evidence
MAY 26, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES 8 SHIITE MILITIA LEADERS TO DEATH
An Iraqi court in the southern city of Diwaniyah sentenced eight Shiite militia leaders to
- MAY 25, 2009TogoDEATH PENALTY
TOGO: JUSTICE MINISTER ANNOUNCES DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Justice Minister of Togo, Kokou Biossey Kone', announced that the country will
- MAY 25, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SCOTTI- ITALY WORKS TOWARDS NEW UN RESOLUTION
‘Italy and other countries are working towards a new resolution against the death
- MAY 25, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC REFUSES TO SEE MERIT IN DEATH TERM
the Indian Supreme Court reduced the death sentence of a murder convict to life imprisonment.
- MAY 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE, CHILD MURDER
a man was sentenced to death in absentia for murdering his wife and six month old infant by Kandy Provincial High Court Judge Wimal Nambuwasam in Sri Lanka.
- MAY 25, 2009SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN TO HANG FOR THROWING WIFE FROM 13TH FLOOR
an odd job worker in Singapore was sentenced to hang after being found guilty of hurling his wife from the 13th floor of an HDB block.
- MAY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: COUPLE TO BE STONED
the French news agency, AFP, reported in Tabriz, Iran, the clerical regime’s Supreme
MAY 25, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LEGISLATORS OPPOSE PROPOSAL TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE
a majority of Vietnamese National Assembly deputies strongly opposed a bill to
MAY 25, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS WANTS TO CARRY OUT EXECUTIONS WITHOUT ABBAS' APPROVAL
the Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement is trying to find a legal justification to carry out death penalties in the Gaza Strip without the need of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' approval, a spokesman said.
MAY 24, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: HAMAS COURT SENTENCES THREE FATAH MEMBERS TO DEATH
in the Palestinian Authority, a Hamas military court sentenced three Fatah members to
MAY 23, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH ROW TIBETANS’ WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
the mandatory six-week period for referring their cases to the Chinese Supreme Court
- MAY 22, 2009DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): GOV. RELL INTENDS TO VETO DEATH PENALTY
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she will veto the bill passed in the early
- MAY 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: S'COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON ARTISAN
the death sentence of Ibadan-based panel beater Emmanuel Olabode for burning apprentice Kehinde Omotanwa to death was unanimously affirmed by the Nigerian Supreme Court.