Archive timeline
2010
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2010, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2010
- OCTOBER 10, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENT THE INITIATIVES FOR THE WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
at a conference held in Rome on October 10 on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Hands Off Cain presented the dossier “Sakineh and the others” on stoning around the world and showed a video by the Iranian Resistance with images of a double stoning,
OCTOBER 10, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT EXECUTES 2 PEOPLE FOR MUDRER
a court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland has executed two
OCTOBER 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a young woman was sentenced to death by Judge Mohammad Soltan Hemmatyar of
- OCTOBER 8, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING WIFE
in Malappuram, India, Kerala district Fast Track Court Judge P S Nazeer Ahammed...
- OCTOBER 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRINK SELLER TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Malaysian High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin sentenced coconut drink seller Nadzari Awang Hamat, 37, to death for trafficking in 8,183.8g of cannabis in Puchong on June 8, 2000.
- OCTOBER 8, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SUDAN: END JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY
only three countries - Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan - are known to have executed an individual since the beginning of 2009 for a crime committed before age 18, Human Rights Watch said today.
- OCTOBER 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HRCP URGES ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called upon the government to take early and meaningful steps toward abolition of the death penalty in the country as well as immediately make the informal moratorium on executions formal in a statement issue
- OCTOBER 8, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury has decided on the death penalty for Timothy Ronk
USA - Mississippi. A jury has decided on the death penalty for Timothy Ronk
- OCTOBER 7, 2010European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EP: RESOLUTION DEMANDS WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
To coincide with the eighth World Day against the Death Penalty, MEPs adopted a resolution condemning
- OCTOBER 7, 2010SpainDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN: ZAPATERO CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, called for a worldwide moratorium
- OCTOBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Liaquatpur Additional District & Sessions Judge Masood Hussain sentenced Mohib Shah to death and fined him Rs 0.5million. Zarina Mai, a Mosa Tanwari resident, allegedly killed her husband Hazoor Bux with the help of Mohib Shah in 2008.
- OCTOBER 7, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Riyad
7 October 2018: Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Aatiq executed for murder
- OCTOBER 6, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MICHAEL BENGE EXECUTED
USA - Ohio. Michael Benge, 49, white, was executed
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED IN PRIYADARSHINI MURDER, FAMILY DISMAYED
Justices H.S. Bedi and C.K. Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Santosh Kumar Singh for murdering Delhi University student Priyadarshini Mattoo.
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice J N Patel and Justice A K Ray of the Calcutta High Court in India...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, Lohardaga district and sessions judge Gautam Kumar sentenced Alber Oraon...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
in India, additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur sentenced Naveen Ahuja...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: THE CHAMBER APPROVES ZAMPARUTTI'S MOTION IN FAVOUR OF A NEW UN PRO MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
today the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved (with only two abstentions) a motion presented by Radical Parliamentarian Elisabetta Zamparutti and signed by representatives of all political groups.
OCTOBER 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran, reported the official
- OCTOBER 5, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA INTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a new law approved in Gambia sets anyone convicted of possessing more than 250 g of cocaine
- OCTOBER 5, 2010DEATH PENALTY
FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE ‘CIVILTY’ OF THE LETHAL INJECTION, BY SERGIO D’ELIA - HANDS OFF CAIN SECRETARY
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the west of having a double standard
- OCTOBER 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IT'S GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced former policeman Mohd Nahar Abu Bakar...
- OCTOBER 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, additional district and sessions judge Sajjad Hussain Sindhar sentenced Tahir Butt to death and fined him Rs200,000 for murdering Asif Mir.
- OCTOBER 5, 2010North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
South-Korean Grand National Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun reported...
OCTOBER 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR 4 OF A FAMILY
the Indian President commuted the death sentences of four unidentified members of a family
- OCTOBER 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero gets life in prison
USA - Texas. Jimmie Lucero gets life in prison
- OCTOBER 4, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN OWERRI
Justice Goody Anunihu of the Owerri high court in Nigeria sentenced Jude Nwokoye and Amachi Anunobi, from Imo State, to death by hanging.
- OCTOBER 4, 2010South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the government has virtually scrapped the much disputed...
the government has virtually scrapped the much disputed...
OCTOBER 4, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DUO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Normala Salim of the Penang High Court in Malaysia sentenced friends welder
- OCTOBER 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the
One woman was hanged in the prison of Shirvan (northeast of Iran) according to the