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
NOVEMBER 11, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 20 ALLEGED DARFUR REBELS COLLABORATORS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NYALA
the Nyala General Court in Sudan issued death sentences against 20 people accused
NOVEMBER 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
at an appeal trial the Vietnamese People’s Supreme Court confirmed Nguyen Duc Nghia's death
NOVEMBER 11, 2010MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION - HEARING IN PARLIAMENT AND VISIT TO BAMAKO WOMEN'S PRISON
the Hands Off Cain delegation in Mali (comprising Marco Pannella
NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: NOW DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM FOR TAREQ AZIZ AS WELL
"The new vote at the United Nations in favour of the moratorium records the positive
NOVEMBER 11, 2010United NationsDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS A RESOLUTION ON A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The UN General Assembly would, for the third time in four years, renew its call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty under the terms of a draft resolution approved today in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) by a recorded
NOVEMBER 11, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYMALI: HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION FOR ABOLITION AND UN MORATORIUM CONTINUES
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party mission in Mali is continuing. Its objectives are to accelerate the parliamentary procedures for the definitive abolition of the death penalty in the country and to gain Mali's support for two important resolutions in
NOVEMBER 11, 2010MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: JUSTICE MINISTER- WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
"We hope to be able to abolish the death penalty in Morocco with an ad hoc law", Moroccan
- NOVEMBER 10, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MUKONO MEN TO FACE DEATH SENTENCE
the Ugandan Court of Appeal sustained the death sentence against Mukono men Andrew Kayondo and Emmanuel Sennyomo for murdering Dennis Tumwine because they suspected he had stolen a blanket.
NOVEMBER 10, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR MAN FOR KILLING WEALTHY WOMAN, BROTHER
in Japan, Presiding Judge Akira Kanaya of the Tokyo High Court upheld a decision by
NOVEMBER 10, 2010MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: THE HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION'S FIRST MEETINGS FOR ABOLITION AND THE UN MORATORIUM
the Hands Off Cain and Radical Party delegation in Mali, comprising Marco Pannella
NOVEMBER 10, 2010TajikistanDEATH PENALTYTAJIKISTAN SET TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN 'NEAR FUTURE' - SENIOR OFFICIAL
Tajikistan is a "few steps away" from abolishing capital punishment as a moratorium
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY STAYS, SAYS NAZRI
the Malaysian government has no plan to abolish the mandatory death penalty, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said.
NOVEMBER 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the reports from Iran five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Gonbad
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Sen. Rodney Ellis introduced a package of criminal justice reform bills to prevent wrongful convictions
USA - Texas. Sen. Rodney Ellis introduced a package of criminal justice reform bills to prevent wrongful convictions
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge James Woodruff reduced the death sentence of Kenneth Glenn Thomas because of his mental retardation
USA - Alabama. Judge James Woodruff reduced the death sentence of Kenneth Glenn Thomas because of his mental retardation
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE ON 2 MEN OVER DOUBLE MURDERS TO BE FINALIZED
presiding judge Masahiko Sudo of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal by Masayoshi Ozaki...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING FORMER WIFE
in the United Arab Emirates, the Fujairah Court of Appeals sentenced a man identified...
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
NOVEMBER 8, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN SPARED DEATH PENALTY DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS
a bus driver who had been sentenced to hang for killing his step-daughter was
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Court of Appeals was wrong to overturn Joseph Corcoran's death penalty
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Woolf, 32, white
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan set aside the death sentence and acquitted Muhammad Ishfaq as the prosecution failed to prove its case.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MILITANTS EXECUTE THREE 'US SPIES' IN PAKISTAN: OFFICIALS
militants publicly executed three local tribesmen aged 25, 28 and 32, in North Waziristan...
NOVEMBER 7, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DE GREGORIO- THERE IS A CHANCE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
senator Sergio De Gregorio, President of the Italian Delegation for the NATO Parliamentary
NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court sentenced Asia Bibi, 37, a farm laborer from Ittanwali, Punjab
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010DEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ‘COLLABORATING’ WITH ISRAEL
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military...