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 9, 2009DEATH PENALTY
NEW MEXICO (USA): SENATE COMMITTEE OKS DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
legislation abolishing New Mexico's death penalty cleared the Senate Judiciary
- MARCH 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AMNESTY CAMPAIGN FOR EIGHT WOMEN AT RISK OF BEING STONED TO DEATH
as many as eight woman are at imminent risk of being stoned to death for adultery in Iran, according to reports received by Amnesty International.
- MARCH 9, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International announced that the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council...
Amnesty International announced that the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council...
MARCH 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER, KIDNAPPING
Five prisoners were hanged in Iran for murder and kidnapping, state-run media reports
- MARCH 9, 2009CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Robert J. Perry sentenced Reyon Ingram to death
USA - California. Judge Robert J. Perry sentenced Reyon Ingram to death
- MARCH 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS SECURED PARDON
Mecca Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Reconciliation Committee in the province...
- MARCH 8, 2009KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA TO REVIEW DEATH PENALTY - VICE-PRESIDENT
the Kenyan government is reviewing the death penalty, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka said.
- MARCH 8, 2009MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
a 33 year old serial killer that raped and murdered three girls in Settat...
a 33 year old serial killer that raped and murdered three girls in Settat...
MARCH 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering a jeweller was hanged in the western province of Kermanshah, state-
- MARCH 6, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE March 6, 2009: a 40 year old mineral water salesman was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for shooting at four policemen during a robbery in Sungai Buloh. Yong Kar Mun was charged with bank robbery and
- MARCH 6, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TEN CONVICTED IN CHINA MILK SCANDAL APPEAL SENTENCES: COURT
ten people who were convicted and sentenced to jail or death in the lawsuits related to China's 2008 milk scandal appealed, said a local court president.
- MARCH 6, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HUBEI UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN FOR KILLING 8
the Hubei Provincial Higher Court in China upheld the death sentence for a man who was convicted of murdering eight people.
- MARCH 6, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTY
MP PROPOSES INTRODUCING MORATORIUM IN BELARUS
the Belarusian authorities are unlikely to agree to abolish the death penalty in the
- MARCH 6, 2009St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS PM DOUGLAS REAFFIRMS GOVERNMEN'S STRONG SUPPORT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Administration of Prime Minister Hon Dr Denzil L. Douglas reaffirmed its strong support of the death penalty.
- MARCH 5, 2009DEATH PENALTY
DRC: MILITIA LEADER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR WAR CRIMES
a former Congolese militia leader was sentenced to death by a military court in southeastern Democratic
- MARCH 5, 2009MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. A letter to the legislators signed by 80 reverends, rabbis, pastors and preachers urges support of a bill that would replace the death penalty
USA - Montana. A letter to the legislators signed by 80 reverends, rabbis, pastors and preachers urges support of a bill that would replace the death penalty
- MARCH 5, 2009MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
USA - Maryland. The Senate voted 34-13 today to approve SB 279 that would limit the use of capital punishment.
- MARCH 5, 2009North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Support for Death Penalty Has Dropped in North Carolina
USA - North Carolina. Support for Death Penalty Has Dropped in North Carolina
- MARCH 5, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COURT IN CHINA'S HUBEI UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED 8
a man who was convicted of killing eight people including a 2-year-old boy was sentenced to death in a second trial in central China's Hubei Province.
- MARCH 5, 2009ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: NDOLA DUO WILL STILL HANG, SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court sitting in Ndola, Zambia, upheld the death sentences of two cousins who were convicted of killing their employer.
- MARCH 5, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: PANELISTS STRESS NEED TO KNOW WHO DEATH ROW INMATES ARE
in Japan, panelists at a Tokyo symposium stressed the need for the public to know who death row inmates are, particularly at a time when a citizen judge system is to be introduced.
- MARCH 5, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
GOVT TO APPEAL ON BEHALF OF LANKANS ON DEATH ROW
the Sri Lankan government will appeal on behalf of two Sri Lankan nationals against whom death sentences were issued by a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 5, 2009Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO: MILITIA LEADER GUILTY IN LANDMARK TRIAL
Mai Mai commander Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga and 6 other combatants were sentenced to death by a military court in the garrison of Haut-Katanga, in Katanga province.
- MARCH 4, 2009TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Kenneth Wayne Morris, 38, black, was executed
- MARCH 4, 2009KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 to send a bill that would abolish the death penalty to an interim study committee
USA - Kansas. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 to send a bill that would abolish the death penalty to an interim study committee
- MARCH 4, 2009AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Earl Jerome McGahee won a new trial
USA - Alabama. Earl Jerome McGahee won a new trial
- MARCH 4, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
- MARCH 4, 2009OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, who spent 20 years on Ohio's death row, has been released
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, who spent 20 years on Ohio's death row, has been released
- MARCH 4, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
the Jewish community in Amran issued a statement...
- MARCH 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: PROTOCOL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES RATIFIED
Italy ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental