Archive timeline
2010
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2010, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 5,895
- Countries where they were recorded
- 34
- News items in the archive
- 1,990
Latest news of 2010
- DECEMBER 9, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that a young woman, Emilia Carr, 26, white, be put to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and death penalty of Archie Dixon, 37, white
DECEMBER 9, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYGHANA: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
After the missions in Zambia, Mali and Congo-Brazaville, the Hands Off Cain campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in Africa continues in Ghana.
DECEMBER 9, 2010DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): JURY RECOMMENDS DEATH FOR WOMAN IN MURDER CASE
in Florida, a Marion County jury recommended 7-5 that Emilia Carr, 26, white,
- DECEMBER 7, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a court in Tororo district, Uganda, Justice Stephen Musota sentenced Constance Oguti, Sande Hamprey Okite and Patrick Sanya to death for killing Bita Wajala on August 12, 2008, in Sibodobui village in Busia.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government...
a soldier with Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was executed in Mogadishu after being convicted of killing another soldier.
- DECEMBER 7, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
USA - California. Henry Duncan was resentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
DECEMBER 7, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR STRANGLING WOMAN
Saudi Arabian Abdullah al-Ameri was executed by beheading for murdering a woman
DECEMBER 7, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA COMMUTES ANOTHER BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE
For the second time this month, the Cuban Supreme Court commuted the death
- DECEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EXECUTION DRUG CAME FROM UK, OFFICIALS SAY
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is under court
- DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL MURDER
in Zimbabwe, former security guard Zakaria Simango, 35, from Chiredzi...
- DECEMBER 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Myanmar factory worker Kyaw Kyaw Latt, 42, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim for murdering housemate and fellow countryman Khim Maung Kyaw, 28, in Bukit Mertajam on July 11, 2009.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Aurangzeb sentenced Syed Umar Khalid to death and fined him Rs400,000 for killing his cousin Nida Hussain.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
Kyrgyzstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol...
DECEMBER 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS COURT ORDERS EXECUTION OF 'COLLABORATOR'
the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Mamdouh Mohammed 'Eid al-'Attar, residing inside the Green Line, to death by hanging. He was convicted of collaboration with hostile parties (Israel). The sentence was issued in absentia.
- DECEMBER 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
USA - California. The State explained how it got sodium thiopental
DECEMBER 6, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: LUKASHENKO URGES TO REVISIT DEATH PENALTY ISSUE
The issue of capital punishment in Belarus should be revisited, said President Alexander
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ORDERS EXECUTION FOR MAKING PORN SITE
Iran sentenced Saeed Malekpour, 35, an emigre who returned from Canada, to death for running a pornographic Web site there.
DECEMBER 4, 2010CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES BOMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE TO 30 YEARS
Cuba has commuted the death sentence of a Salvadoran man convicted of killing an Italian
DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
- DECEMBER 3, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO
in Sialkot, Pakistan, the Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qasim Ali and Muhammad Nawaz to death for killing assistant sub inspector Nisar Ahmad and injuring constable Jamil during an encounter with Raiya police in village Geegeywali-Narowal on May 22, 2010
- DECEMBER 3, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER
in Uganda, a Court Martial chaired by Col. Mark Kodili and sitting at Burondo I trading centre in Bundibugyo district sentenced UPDF soldier Cpl. Charles Ojik to death for killing his wife on October 1.
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
USA - Ohio. Supreme Court: Condemned may not challenge lethal-injection method of execution
- DECEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
USA - Ohio. The Supreme Court rejected Romell Broom be removed from Death Row because the state tried unsuccessfully to execute him 15 months ago
DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: D’ELIA ON HOSPIRA CLARIFICATION, “NO GUARANTEE THAT PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY WON'T BE USED FOR LETHAL INJECTION
Daniel Rosenberg, manager of Hospira in Lake Forest (Illinois), confirmed in a
DECEMBER 2, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ PARADES 39 AL-QAEDA MEMBERS AMID EXECUTION CALLS
Iraqi security forces have paraded 39 suspected al-Qaeda members accused of running terrorist operations
DECEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: LETHAL INJECTION IN USA WITH PENTOTAL PRODUCED IN ITALY
the order to produce Sodium Thiopental destined for US jails arrived directly from the American headquarters, based in Lake Forrest, Illinois, the dossier 'Lethal Trade' presented today in Rome by Hands Off Cain and Reprieve denounced.
- DECEMBER 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Kerala, India, Ernakulam Sessions Court Judge B Kamal Pasha sentenced Unni...
- DECEMBER 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONVICT AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Sialkot District & Session Judge Tariq Iftikhar Ahmed sentenced Khalid Pervaiz to death for killing Zubair Ahmed in Sialkot Kutchery over an old enmity on January 2, 2010.