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
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MOST POTENTIAL LAY JUDGES ARE OK WITH DEATH PENALTY: AMNESTY POLL
Amnesty International Japan took a street poll in Tokyo asking people whether they would be prepared to hand down the death sentence if they are selected as a lay judge.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY TO SEEK NEW UN RESOLUTION TO HALT DEATH PENALTY
Italy is preparing a new resolution at the United Nations to abolish capital punishment worldwide
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: MAN TEMPORARILY ESCAPES HANGMAN
the Bahamas government stayed the execution of Godfrey Sawyer because he filed an appeal.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CHARLES DEAN HOOD'S DEATH SENTENCED OVERTURNED
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood, whose
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FATHER OF TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Seremban, Malaysia, High Court Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin sentenced unemployed man M. Vijayakumar, 34, to death for murdering Kesavan Muniandy, 31, in Seremban on February 2, 2004.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND UPHELD
in Putrajaya, Malaysia, the Federal Court dismissed the appeal of unemployed man Adnan Mat Jusoh...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
Sistan-Baluchestan Province Prosecutor Mohammad Marziye denied...
Sistan-Baluchestan Province Prosecutor Mohammad Marziye denied...
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence of Charles Dean Hood
FEBRUARY 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUNDULLAH' LEADERS' BROTHER EXECUTED
Iran executed Jundullah terrorist organisation leader Abdolmalek Rigi's brother
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Wayne Dunlap
USA - Kentucky. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Wayne Dunlap
- FEBRUARY 24, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Manuel Ovante Jr. the death penalty
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Manuel Ovante Jr. the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR RAPE-MURDER
the Khandwa District Court in India awarded the death penalty to Rahul Rajput, 22, for raping and murdering an 18 year old woman.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
in India, Kuchinda Additional District Judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Arjun Teli...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
a Kerala High Court Division Bench, comprising Justices Basant and HariRani...
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Mianwali, Pakistan, District & Session Judge Sardar Ahmed Nasim sentenced Nadeem Ramzan to death for murdering his relative Kausar Bibi in mohalla Miana Mianwali about four months back. Ramzan was also ordered to pay Rs 200,000 to the victim’s heirs.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Former death-row inmate Ernest Simmons will walk free from prison on May 14
USA - Pennsylvania. Former death-row inmate Ernest Simmons will walk free from prison on May 14
- FEBRUARY 23, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Lawson Little sentenced Lameco Turner to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Lawson Little sentenced Lameco Turner to death
FEBRUARY 23, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST NUSAIBA KILLING UPHELD
in Yemen, the Taiz Appeal Court upheld Akram al-Samawi’s death sentence for raping
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in Shah Alam, Malaysia, High Court Judge Datuk Wira Mohtarudin Baki sentenced workshop operator Tio Tek Huat, 42, to death for drug trafficking. Police found 2,719 grams of ecstasy pills in Tio's car at Puchong on February 6, 2008.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS ON ITS OWN WAY TOWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BAN
Belarus will seek its own way to ban capital punishment, Nikolai Samoseiko, Chairman
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE: GAZA COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE
in Gaza, Palestine, the Court of First Instance sentenced A. Gh., 30, to
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DISSIDENTS - 'GOVERNMENT KILLS TO INSTILL FEAR'
according to the International Network Iran Human Rights 2009 Report there were 402 executions
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: EX-SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the UPDF 5th division court martial, sitting in Laguti sub-county in Pader district, Uganda, sentenced ex-soldier Africano Abono Lino to death.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR GANJA TRAFFICKING
Indonesian boat maker Panizan Sunan Achayari...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
the Jordan Criminal Court sentenced a man to death...
the Jordan Criminal Court sentenced a man to death for robbing and murdering a store owner in Mahes in January 2007.
FEBRUARY 22, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Judge Mark Braun overturned Phillip Cheatham's death sentence
USA - Kansas. Judge Mark Braun overturned Phillip Cheatham's death sentence
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision that gave a new trial to Anthony Cardell Haynes.
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision that gave a new trial to Anthony Cardell Haynes.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death sentence for Ronnie Lynn Kirksey
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death sentence for Ronnie Lynn Kirksey
- FEBRUARY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING 13
a Chinese man was sentenced to death for murdering 13 people, robbery and rape between May 1996 and January 2005.