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 19, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY GIVEN TO FRAUD-RING MEMBER
the Tokyo High Court in Japan gave the death penalty to a billing-fraud group member
MARCH 19, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE
in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence
- MARCH 19, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation today to abolish the death penalty at the federal level.
USA - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation today to abolish the death penalty at the federal level.
- MARCH 18, 2009DEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO (USA): GOVENOR SIGNS LAW ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing New Mexico's death penalty. Richardson, a Democrat who formerly supported capital punishment, said signing the bill was the "most difficult decision" of his political life but that "the potential for
- MARCH 18, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced two people to death for killing an adolescent girl after raping her.
- MARCH 18, 2009NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Disagreements between key lawmakers are blocking a bill to change Nebraska's method of execution to lethal injection
USA - Nebraska. Disagreements between key lawmakers are blocking a bill to change Nebraska's method of execution to lethal injection
- MARCH 18, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: AG CONSULTS ON DEATH PENALTY
consultations between the Kenyan Attorney-General’s office, Office of the President and the Ministry of Home Affairs continue on whether the death sentence should be abolished.
MARCH 18, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Nagoya District Court in Japan sentenced two men to death and another to life
- MARCH 18, 2009New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing the death penalty.
USA - New Mexico. Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation today repealing the death penalty.
- MARCH 18, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Riverside County jury returned a verdict of death for Raymond Lee Oyler
USA - California. A Riverside County jury returned a verdict of death for Raymond Lee Oyler
- MARCH 17, 2009RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA'S REFUSAL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY 'STUPID' - PACE RAPPORTEUR
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called on Russia to abolish the death penalty, and a Greek MP said Russia's refusal to do so was "stupid."
- MARCH 17, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: USE OF DEATH PENALTY INCREASED
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has overseen a steep
- MARCH 17, 2009IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR BEHEADING STUDENT
a religious teacher was awarded the death sentence by the Vadodara District Sessions Court in India for beheading his 15-year-old student on December 17, 2007.
- MARCH 17, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: DEATH ROW BECKONS FOR ILLEGAL GUN OWNERS
possessing an unlicensed gun could soon earn you the death sentence as the Kenyan government steps up the war on crime.
- MARCH 17, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
a failed asylum-seeker who was deported from...
a failed asylum-seeker who was deported from the UK to Darfur was executed by Sudanese security officers, The Independent reported.
- MARCH 17, 2009VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the security police from the province of Phu Yen summoned the wife of Rahlan Hen...
the security police from the province of Phu Yen summoned the wife of Rahlan Hen...
- MARCH 17, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
in considering an individual communication under the Optional Protocol...
in considering an individual communication under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Human Rights Committee said the automatic and mandatory imposition of the death penalty constituted an arbitrar
MARCH 17, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO WOMEN
a 43-year-old Japanese man convicted of murder was given the death penalty
MARCH 17, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY PRESCRIBES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING
the Anambra State House of Assembly in Nigeria passed a bill
MARCH 17, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: GOVERNMENT URGES EXECUTION OF SADDAM-ERA OFFICIALS
Iraq's government called on the presidential council to ratify the death sentences against former officials from Saddam Hussein's regime so that the punishments can be carried out.
- MARCH 16, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: BALI 9 APPEALS MAY BE CURTAILED
Indonesia's Supreme Court prepared a new edict giving prosecutors the right to speed the execution of death row inmates.
- MARCH 16, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN HANDED DEATH PENALTY FOR 'BRUTAL' MURDER OF WOMAN, 2 CHILDREN
Masanori Kawasaki, 63, was sentenced to death by the Takamatsu District Court in Japan for killing his sister in law Keiko Miura, 58, and her grandchildren Akane and Ayana Yamashita, aged 5 and 3, respectively.
- MARCH 16, 2009Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Zayed ‘Ayesh Mabrouq Jaradat, 40, from al-Shoka village in the east of Rafah...
Zayed ‘Ayesh Mabrouq Jaradat, 40, from al-Shoka village in the east of Rafah...
- MARCH 16, 2009KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Senators sent a bill repealing Kansas’ death-penalty law back to a committee, likely averting any action on the measure this year.
USA - Kansas. Senators sent a bill repealing Kansas’ death-penalty law back to a committee, likely averting any action on the measure this year.
MARCH 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for shooting dead a Bangladeshi
- MARCH 14, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is giving up on an effort to repeal the death penalty
USA - Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is giving up on an effort to repeal the death penalty
- MARCH 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city
- MARCH 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
an unidentified 23 year old man found guilty of raping two teenage boys
an unidentified 23 year old man found guilty of raping two teenage boys
- MARCH 14, 2009DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Four people were executed by hanging in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz
- MARCH 13, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Hersie R. Wesson 51, black, was sentenced to death
USA - Ohio. Hersie R. Wesson 51, black, was sentenced to death