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
- MARCH 31, 2009ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-13 to approve a bill to abolish the death penalty.
USA - Connecticut. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-13 to approve a bill to abolish the death penalty.
MARCH 31, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FG COMMUTED 45 DEATH SENTENCES IN 2008
the Nigerian Minister of the Interior, Godwin Abbe, said the Federal Government
- MARCH 30, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI GAYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FACE EXECUTION
more than 100 prisoners in Iraq are facing execution, many believed to have been convicted of the ‘crime’ of being gay, the UK-based Iraqi-LGBT group revealed.
- MARCH 30, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
Irwan Amat, 32, from Sabah, was found guilty of murdering Jibal Salim...
- MARCH 30, 2009MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 against Senate Bill 236, which would abolish the death penalty in the state.
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 against Senate Bill 236, which would abolish the death penalty in the state.
- MARCH 30, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Charles Mines, who has been on death row since 1989, has agreed to a plea bargain that takes him off death row
USA - Texas. Charles Mines, who has been on death row since 1989, has agreed to a plea bargain that takes him off death row
MARCH 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 114 ON DEATH ROW AT CPK
at least 114 convicted criminals lodged in the CPK in Pakistan are waiting to be hanged in their death cells.
- MARCH 30, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Donte McDaniel to death
USA - California. Judge Michael Johnson sentenced Donte McDaniel to death
- MARCH 29, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE SINCE 2005
the Dubai Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of a
MARCH 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
Rahmat Sadeqi, a resident of Sanandaj, Iran, was executed in late March in Sanandaj's Central Prison.
- MARCH 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iteffaq Abbasi awarded the death sentence to an accused and acquitted another in a murder case in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Muhammad Nouman and Muhammad Irfan were charged with killing Muhammad Kamran on August
- MARCH 27, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the five-man Malaysian Federal Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of Ahmad Najib Aris, 34. He was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Canny Ong on June 14, 2003.
- MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN EXECUTED IN BEIJING FOR MURDER
the leader of a three-member gang was executed for robbery and murder in Beijing, China.
- MARCH 27, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING ACQUAINTANCE IN THAILAND
a Japanese man was sentenced to death for killing a Japanese acquaintance in Thailand in December 2007.
- MARCH 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANOTHER JUVENILE TO BE EXECUTED
Amnesty International warned of the imminent execution of juvenile offender Abumoslem Sohrabi, now 24, from Firouzabad, in Fars Province in Iran.
- MARCH 27, 2009GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) Ghana says it is opposed to the death penalty in all cases without exception.
- MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa...
Ugandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa...
- MARCH 27, 2009ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury handed down six death sentences to Dale Hausner, 36, white.
USA - Arizona. A Maricopa County jury handed down six death sentences to Dale Hausner, 36, white.
- MARCH 27, 2009VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor Kaine Vetoes Bills to Expand Death Penalty
USA - Virginia. Governor Kaine Vetoes Bills to Expand Death Penalty
MARCH 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ABDUCTOR OF NINE BOYS EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION
The man convicted of leading a gang that abducted nine boys in central China's Henan
MARCH 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of the
- MARCH 26, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MILK SCANDAL TERMS UPHELD
A court in north China's Hebei Province upheld two death sentences, a suspended death verdict and other convictions in the country's tainted milk scandal.
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SON-IN-LAW
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions (ADS) Judge Khalid Mehmood Ranjha awarded capital punishment to a man for killing his son-in-law who married his daughter without his consent
- MARCH 26, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE OF 3-YR-OLD
the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in India confirmed the death sentence of Rajendra Wasnik, 28, for the rape and murder of a three year old girl.
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN LAHORE
a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court converted the death penalty of a man convicted of murder into life imprisonment and acquitted the other accused for lack of evidence
- MARCH 26, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence against Hussein Bakari...
- MARCH 26, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The House of Delegates voted 87-52 today for SB 279 that gives significant restrictions in the use of the death penalty
USA - Maryland. The House of Delegates voted 87-52 today for SB 279 that gives significant restrictions in the use of the death penalty
- MARCH 26, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. House approves sentencing changes
USA - Georgia. House approves sentencing changes
- MARCH 25, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS SAYS MOVES TOWARDS DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Belarus is moving closer to a moratorium on the death penalty, a senior judicial official
- MARCH 25, 2009KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: MAJILIS APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Committee for Legislation & Legal Reforms of the Majilis of Kazakhstan’s Parliament approved a resolution with regard to the amendments to the Criminal Code, outlawing capital punishment and replacing it with life imprisonment.