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 9, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH FOR KILLING
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, District and Sessions judge Abdul Kuddus Meah sentenced Sumon Barua, alias Putul Barua, 30, of Baruapara at Paharchanda village under Lohagara upazila in the district, to death for killing Parul Barua, 34, on January 31, 2006.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: DEATH ROW INMATE TO GET RETRIAL
a man on death row for three years in Trinidad & Tobago had his conviction and death sentence quashed by Chief Justice Archie of the Court of Appeal. Ancil Powlette was charged with murdering labourer Daniel Aberdeen on June 5, 2001, at Chatham by the San
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ISSUES GUIDELINES TO LIMIT DEATH PENALTY USE
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) said it had issued guidelines for courts nationwide to handle criminal cases with a policy of "justice tempered with mercy," stressing that death penalty use be limited.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HENAN PROVINCIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
Sun Shanwu, former vice chairman of the CPPCC Henan Provincial Committee in China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
FEBRUARY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH OVER ANTI-GOVERNMENT RIOTS
an Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar awarded the death sentence and a Rs200,000 fine each to Ghulam Raza and Muhammad Razzaq.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO DIE FOR MURDER IN BOGRA
Judge Kazi Shahina Nigar of the Bogra First Additional Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced Joynal, 50, to death for killing neighbour Khoka Miah with a sharp weapon.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill Seeks Death Penalty for Child Rapists
USA - Oklahoma. Bill Seeks Death Penalty for Child Rapists
- FEBRUARY 8, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Craig Parsons sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
USA - California. Judge Craig Parsons sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death
FEBRUARY 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO SUSPENDED DEATH FOR BRIBERY, FRAMING UP INFORMANT
a former local official in east China's Anhui Province was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN'S MOURNING MOTHERS: "STOP THE EXECUTIONS"
Mourning Mothers, a group of wives and mothers who have lost their spouses or children during the post-elections protests in Iran objected to the executions of political protesters.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
MOST OF JAPANESE SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY — SURVEY
over 85% of Japanese believe that the death penalty is necessary under certain circumstances, the Japanese government said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DUBAI MAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
a 30-year-old United Arab Emirati identified as R.R., sentenced to death for murder...
FEBRUARY 7, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of Cassation in Jordan overturned the death sentence of a women convicted of killing her mother-
FEBRUARY 6, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SHIRIN EBADI'S SAYS DEATH TRIAL UNFAIR
Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, 62, said that a 19 year old man
FEBRUARY 6, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a court in Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong sentenced death penalty to two heroin smugglers and
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHINESE GANG LEADERS
a court in Chongqing, China, sentenced Chen Mingliang...
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZILIANS REMAIN OPPOSED TO DEATH PENALTY
55.2 per cent of the people in Brazil are against the death penalty...
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CALCUTTA HC UPHOLDS AFTAB ANSARI'S DEATH SENTENCE
in India, the Calcutta High Court upheld the death sentences of Aftab Ansari and Jamiluddin Nasir but commuted three other people’s death sentences over the January 2002 American Centre attack.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Tavares Calloway receive the death penalty
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Tavares Calloway receive the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Clyde Jones overruled the jury’s sentencing recommendation, and sentenced Justin White to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Clyde Jones overruled the jury’s sentencing recommendation, and sentenced Justin White to death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty conviction of Thomas Robert Lane
USA - Alabama. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty conviction of Thomas Robert Lane
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR CONVENIENCE STORE KILLING
Death row inmate Mark Brown was executed via lethal injection in Ohio for the murders
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
USA: OBAMA DENOUNCES ANTI-GAY BILL IN UGANDA AS 'ODIOUS'
President Barack Obama denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that calls for the
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEAH SENTENCE FOR MURDERS
in Bangladesh, Bagerhat Additional District and Sessions...
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: TWO MALAYSIANS SENTENCE TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Malaysians, including a woman, were sentenced to death in Singapore for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA (USA): CONVICTED ELMORE’S LIFE SPARED
In a 22-page order filed today in Greenwood County Circuit Court, Judge J. Mark Hayes II ordered that Edward Lee Elmore cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge J. Mark Hayes II ordered that Edward Lee Elmore cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
USA - South Carolina. Judge J. Mark Hayes II ordered that Edward Lee Elmore cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
FEBRUARY 4, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 25 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KIDNAPPING
Chinese state media say 25 people have been sentenced to death for their roles in nine kidnapping cases.