Archive timeline
2011
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2011, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2011
MARCH 30, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCES FINALISED FOR 3 MEN
the death sentences for Masato Kobayashi, 36, Atsushi Okura, 35, and Masayoshi
- MARCH 30, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
MARCH 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 650 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2010 - BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE REPORT
According to "The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report" on human rights, the number of executions in Iran increases to over 650 in 2010.
- MARCH 30, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
- MARCH 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT CONDEMNS THREE TO DEATH IN IRAN SPY RING
two Iranians and a Kuwaiti national, all serving in Kuwait's army, were sentenced to
- MARCH 29, 2011TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN: MAJORITY OF POPULATION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
according to the findings of survey conducted by the Nota Bene public association
- MARCH 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ‘DEATH FOR MILK ADULTERATORS IN MAHARASHTRA’
in India, Maharashtra dairy development minister Madhukar Chavan announced that the state government will demand the death penalty for the milk adulteration
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFICKING
lorry driver See Kek Chuan, 49, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 8.25kg of ketamine in a bag at the Sunway Resort & Spa Hotel lobby at Persiaran Lagoon, Petaling Jaya, on August 3, 200
- MARCH 29, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER DRUG
Eric John King, 47, black, was executed in Arizona despite last-minute arguments
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
judge Noor Azian Shaari of the Malaysian High Court sentenced technician Yeoh Thian Hock...
- MARCH 29, 2011TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKISH POLITICIANS DEBATE DEATH PENALTY
capital punishment should remain within Turkey's legal codes whether it is implemented or not...
- MARCH 29, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: THREE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Kingsely Akhabue, Fabian Matthew and Ismaila Fatoki, were sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court in Nigeria for armed robbery, carried out between March 22 and 23, 2008, at Igando area of Lagos State.
- MARCH 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Jaranwala, Pakistan, a court sentenced Imtiaz Ahmad of Chak to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for killing his father-in-law Abdul Sattar on April 4, 2009, with a club in his bathroom, under Sadar police station.
- MARCH 29, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
- MARCH 29, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
- MARCH 29, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
- MARCH 28, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NAPOLITANO TELLS UN ITALY WANTS OF END DEATH PENALTY
speaking to the UN's General Assembly, Italy's Giorgio Napolitano reiterated
- MARCH 28, 2011KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: TOWARDS DEFINITIVE ABOLITION
Kazakhstan took another step towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Presidential
- MARCH 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a Pakistani identified as SH to death for murdering compatriot Emirat Alyoum following a dispute, a newspaper reported.
- MARCH 28, 2011South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREA HAS 61 CONDEMNED CRIMINALS
South Korea has 61 people on death row, though it has not executed anyone since 1997, Amnesty International said. In North Korea, at least 60 people were executed in 2010, according to the human rights body. An Amnesty Korea official said that “many lawma
MARCH 28, 2011DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: EXECUTING COUNTRIES LEFT ISOLATED AFTER DECADE OF PROGRESS
Countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following
- MARCH 28, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
- MARCH 27, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 3 DEATH ROW INMATES APPEAL TO ORJI FOR CLEMENCY
in Nigeria, three inmates of Enugu Prisons, Raphael Udeh...
- MARCH 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH COURT FREES 8 PUNJABI YOUTHS OF MURDER CHARGE
judges Abul Majd Al Sharqawi, Ehab and Aidroos of the Shariat court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, put its seal on the blood money accepted by the father of a murdered Pakistani youth and freed 8 Indians from Punjab and 2 Pakistanis of all charges
MARCH 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Sutam bin Ayd al-Salabi was beheaded by the sword in Arar for
- MARCH 25, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): EXECUTION-DRUG IMPORT PAPERS RAISE QUESTIONS
3 shipments of drugs imported by the Arizona Department of Corrections were
- MARCH 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR KILLING SR CITIZEN, RAPING WOMAN
Bombay high court in India confirmed the death sentence of Sandesh Abhang for murdering Shalini Jadhav...
- MARCH 25, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY: HUMAN RIGHTS ACCORDS DO NOT BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Taiwanese justice ministry said the two human rights accords that Taiwan signed do not conflict with capital punishment.
- MARCH 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals