Archive timeline
2012
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2012, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2012
- OCTOBER 15, 2012DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): ERIC ROBERT EXECUTED FOR BEATING TO DEATH PRISON GUARD WITH PIPE DURING BOTCHED ESCAPE
Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
- OCTOBER 15, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard Collins sentenced Joseph Thomas, 27, white, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard Collins sentenced Joseph Thomas, 27, white, to death
- OCTOBER 15, 2012South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Eric Robert, 50, white, was executed.
OCTOBER 15, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 34 ON DEATH ROW CAN REVIEW CASES UNDER LAW CHANGES
All 34 people now on death row in Singapore will get a chance to have their cases reviewed
OCTOBER 15, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Nyala criminal court sentenced three men to death by hanging in South Darfur (Sudan
- OCTOBER 14, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
a Criminal Court in Amman, Jordan...
a Criminal Court in Amman, Jordan...
OCTOBER 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TAAZIR DEATH VERDICTS MUST BE UNANIMOUS
the Shoura Council has made a major decision toward reducing instances of capital punishment
OCTOBER 14, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
According to Iranian state media, five prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities.
OCTOBER 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD MURDER
A Saudi court has upheld the death sentence of a woman who tortured her seven
- OCTOBER 12, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Wendy Berger sentenced Timothy Wayne Fletcher, 28, white, to the death penalty
USA - Florida. Judge Wendy Berger sentenced Timothy Wayne Fletcher, 28, white, to the death penalty
OCTOBER 12, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SBY COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF DRUG CONVICT
In Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has granted clemency to Deni Setia Maharwa
- OCTOBER 12, 2012TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge James C. Beasley overturned the conviction and death sentence of Michael Dale Rimmer, 46, white
USA - Tennessee. Judge James C. Beasley overturned the conviction and death sentence of Michael Dale Rimmer, 46, white
OCTOBER 12, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAN WHO MURDERED HIS WIFE FOR REFUSING TO COOK NSHIMA FOR HIM SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zambia, a thirty-year-old man in Chingola was sentenced to death for the
- OCTOBER 11, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a university teacher who stabbed his eight-month-pregnant
a university teacher who stabbed his eight-month-pregnant
OCTOBER 11, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: REPORT ON 200 DEATH ROW PRISONERS TO PRESIDENT
Sri Lanka Minister of Justice Rauf Hakeem said today that the Ministry of Justice
OCTOBER 11, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES STUDENT TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Nigeria, the Delta State High Court sitting in Warri sentenced to death by hanging a National
- OCTOBER 10, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court vacated the death penalty for Dayton Leroy Rogers, 59, white, a serial killer
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court vacated the death penalty for Dayton Leroy Rogers, 59, white, a serial killer
- OCTOBER 10, 2012DEATH PENALTY
EU CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
“Today is World and European Day against the Death Penalty. The European Union
- OCTOBER 10, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JONATHAN GREEN PUT TO DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Jonathan Green, 44, black, was put to death in Texas.
- OCTOBER 10, 2012LibyaDEATH PENALTY
KADHAFI SON 'WOULD BE HANGED IN LIBYA'
Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam without a doubt would get a death sentence
- OCTOBER 10, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN IN FREETOWN TO DELIVER THE PRIZE ‘ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2012’ TO THE PRESIDENT KOROMA
during a ceremony at the Palace State House in Freetown in Sierra Leone, the seat of the Presidency of the Republic, a delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT), composed of the Secretary of HOC, Se
- OCTOBER 10, 2012AustriaDEATH PENALTY
six countries joined forces to call for the
six countries joined forces to call for the "complete abolition" of the death penalty worldwide.
- OCTOBER 10, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jonathan Green, 44, black, was put to death
USA - Texas. Jonathan Green, 44, black, was put to death
OCTOBER 10, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 930 ON DEATH ROW
A total 930 death row prisoners were in jails in Malaysia as of Aug 31, their cases pending
OCTOBER 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED FOR RAPE
Four prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabriz (northwestern Iran) in the
- OCTOBER 10, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marvin Cannon, 33, black
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marvin Cannon, 33, black
- OCTOBER 9, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the Chinese government issued a white paper on judicial reform
the Chinese government issued a white paper on judicial reform
- OCTOBER 9, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda militants beheaded three Yemeni men in the city of Maarib after accusing them of spying
Al-Qaeda militants beheaded three Yemeni men in the city of Maarib after accusing them of spying
OCTOBER 9, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO CUSTOMS OFFICERS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced two Customs preventive officers to death by hanging
OCTOBER 9, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER, ANOTHER JAILED FOR LIFE
In Nigeria, the Owerri High Court sentenced a soldier, Bassey Asinya, to death