Archive timeline
2012
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2012, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 933
- Countries where they were recorded
- 31
- News items in the archive
- 1,731
Latest news of 2012
- AUGUST 8, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
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AUGUST 8, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTYEU: ASHTON VOICES CONCERN OVER TEXAN EXECUTION
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton voiced concern at the execution in Texas of a disabled
AUGUST 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYARIZONA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1987 RAPE, MURDER OF CO-WORKERS
A man who tortured, raped and strangled two co-workers in 1987 was put to death
- AUGUST 7, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Marvin Wilson, 54, black, was executed.
AUGUST 7, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC MOVED AGAINST DEATH PENALTY LAW
In Pakistan, an application on behalf of the Watan Party was moved in the Supreme
AUGUST 7, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED DESPITE LOW IQ CLAIMS
Texas authorities executed Marvin Wilson, a 54-year-old death row inmate, after his attorneys failed to convince state and federal courts that he was mentally retarded and ineligible for the death penalty under a 2002 Supreme Court ruling.
AUGUST 7, 2012GuyanaDEATH PENALTYCARIBBEAN COUNTRIES URGED TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on several Caribbean
- AUGUST 6, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Victor Wayne Hooks, 50, black
USA - Oklahoma. The Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Victor Wayne Hooks, 50, black
- AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TERZI SEES ABOLITION POTENTIAL IN NORTH AFRICA
There is potential for abolishing the death penalty among the newly democratized southern Mediterranean
- AUGUST 3, 2012GhanaDEATH PENALTY
the Koforidua High Court, Ghana, has sentenced four persons
the Koforidua High Court, Ghana, has sentenced four persons
- AUGUST 3, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
USA - Oregon. Judge Timothy Alexander ruled that Gary Haugen, who wants to be executed, is not required to accept clemency from Governor John Kitzhaber.
AUGUST 3, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: DEATH ROW BOMBING CONVICT PARDONED
A man sentenced to death over a series of deadly bomb blasts in Myanmar's main city in
AUGUST 3, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TWO KILLERS HANGED, IN TOKYO AND OSAKA
Two death-row inmates were hanged in Tokyo and Osaka, in the second round of executions
AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2012 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
The presentation of Hands Off Cain's 2012 Report, ‘The Death Penalty Worldwide’, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was held at the headquarters of HOC in Rome.
AUGUST 3, 2012DEATH PENALTYHOC PRO MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK
In December 2012, the General Assembly will vote a new resolution in favor of a moratorium
- AUGUST 2, 2012DEATH PENALTY
PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2012 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’
The Presentation will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 – 11:30 A.M. Via di Torre Argentina 76 Rome
AUGUST 2, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FILIPINO EX-CON SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR MURDER
The High Court in Malaysia sent a Filipino ex-convict to the gallows after he was found guilty
- AUGUST 1, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas, received a life sentence
USA - Texas. Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas, received a life sentence
AUGUST 1, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE'S SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
Delma Banks, 53, black, one of the longest serving inmates in Texas death-penalty history, received
- JULY 31, 2012South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Joseph Ard, 41, white, who spent 11 years on South Carolina's death row, was freed from prison
USA - South Carolina. Joseph Ard, 41, white, who spent 11 years on South Carolina's death row, was freed from prison
JULY 31, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN FAMILY ON DRUG CHARGE SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS
Three members of an Iranian family were saved from the gallows when the High Court
JULY 31, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYTEHRAN PROTESTS AT RIYADH FOR EXECUTION OF IRANIAN NATIONALS
Iran complained to Saudi government for ignoring Judicial Accord it signed with the Islamic
- JULY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
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JULY 30, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 3 EX-COPS
In Thailand, the Criminal Court handed down the death sentence for three former
- JULY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SEVEN AWARDED DEATH IN HONOUR KILLING CASE
In Uttar Predesh (India) a court sentenced seven persons to gallows for killing a
- JULY 30, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SUPREME COURT QUASHES YOUTHFUL KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
In Zimbabwe, a convicted murderer had his death sentence quashed by the Supreme Court
JULY 30, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KING SAVES MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
A Saudi man sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi during a fight was saved from
JULY 30, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYFOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR IRAN'S BIGGEST BANK FRAUD
A Tehran court has sentenced to death four people convicted in Iran's biggest-ever banking
- JULY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: HEROIN SMUGGLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man who swallowed 103 capsules of heroin so he could smuggle the drug into the UAE faces execution
JULY 29, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH VERDICTS RATIFIED FOR 12 TERROR CONVICTS
The Iraqi Presidency Council ratified the death penalty verdicts for 12 terror convicts, including two from other Arab countries, Iraqi official television reported.