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
APRIL 22, 2009BurundiDEATH PENALTYBURUNDI: NEW LEGISLATION ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY; BANS HOMOSEXUALITY
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza promulgated the new criminal code which abolishes the death penalty but makes homosexuality a crime punishable by jail.
- APRIL 21, 2009South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREAN SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a South Korean court handed down a death sentence to a masseur convicted of killing 10 people, including his wife and mother-in-law, an official said.
- APRIL 21, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 3 SENTENCED OVER ARSON IN 2008 TIBET RIOTS
the Tibet Daily reported that a Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan girl to death with a two-year reprieve and two others to long jail terms for setting fires that allegedly killed six people in the Lhasa riot in March 2008.
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: REVOKE DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS: NSHR
the Saudi Arabian National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) called for “revoking capital punishment against minors who are not responsible for their actions,” said NSHR's Suhaila Zain Al-Abidine
- APRIL 21, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTES TWO CHRISTIANS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that the Taliban in Pakistan executed two residents after Christians held a rally protesting graffiti ordering them to convert to Islam or die.
- APRIL 21, 2009ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. The House today approved a bill to eliminate the death penalty.
USA - Colorado. The House today approved a bill to eliminate the death penalty.
APRIL 21, 2009JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 45 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
There are currently 45 people on death row in Jordan, including five women, mostly
APRIL 21, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: WOMAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
a Japanese woman found guilty of murder lost her appeal against a death sentence, a
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN BEHEADED OVER SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally shooting a
- APRIL 20, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KIDNAPPERS CAN BE SENTENCED TO DEATH: SC
the Indian Supreme Court held that a person can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment for kidnapping another person to extract ransom even if the accused had not caused any hurt to the victim.
- APRIL 20, 2009UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE HANDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
two women were sentenced to death by after Justice Lawrence Gidudu, at a court in Uganda, found them guilty of murder.
- APRIL 20, 2009CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague...
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague, the Czech Republic, where they signed an Extradition Accord on reciprocal justice.
APRIL 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING HUSBAND
Authorities have beheaded a Saudi woman convicted of shooting her husband and
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DELARA'S EXECUTION POSTPONED
Iranian human rights activists say the execution of juvenile offender Delara Darabi has been postponed. Darabi, who was due to be executed on April 20, was sentenced to death for a murder she allegedly committed at the age of 17.
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
a man convicted of raping a woman five years ago was hanged in a prison in
- APRIL 18, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH RULING UPHELD
the Supreme Civil Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty against a Bangladeshi man convicted of the murder of his compatriot.
- APRIL 18, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Saifur Rehman, reduced the death sentence of three robbers, including two women, to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
a man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a local newspaper reported.
APRIL 18, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW
The Somali parliament unanimously approved a government proposal to introduce
- APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill (LB306) that would repeal the death penalty
- APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): FEDERAL COURT REJECTS TROY DAVIS’ APPEAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied habeas corpus relief to
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman was given the death penalty...
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-AIDE TO CHINA OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Chinese court handed down capital punishment to a former aide to late Vice Premier Huang Ju for taking bribes worth 12.9 million yuan ($1.9 million) from 1995-2006, a website operated by People's Daily reported.
- APRIL 17, 2009AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA: COUNTRIES URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Commonwealth Lawyers Association of Australia wants the death sentence abolished in areas that still use it.
- APRIL 17, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
USA - Georgia. Troy Davis Appeal Rejected.
- APRIL 17, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Robert Diamond, 33, white, was sentenced twice to death.
- APRIL 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THEIR FATHER
two brothers in Sindh, Pakistan, were condemned to death. Malik Dino and Muhammad Khan allegedly killed their father, Badaruddin Mangrejo, and threw his body into the canal in 2007.
- APRIL 16, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL CHINA FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
junk collector Xiong Zhenlin was executed in Suizhou, in central China's Hubei Province.
- APRIL 16, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dill, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2009NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.
USA - Nevada. AB190, a bill to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada, won approval on a 30-12 state Assembly vote.