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
- JUNE 4, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned 7-0 the death sentence of Eduardo Santiago, 32, Hispanic
USA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned 7-0 the death sentence of Eduardo Santiago, 32, Hispanic
JUNE 4, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: SHI'ITE MUSLIM GETS 10 YEARS FOR TWITTER BLASPHEMY
Hamad al-Naqi, the Kuwaiti Shiite tweeter arrested in March for allegedly cursing
JUNE 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PATIL COMMUTES 30 DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE
in the last days of her presidency, President Pratibha Patil commuted 30 death sentence
JUNE 4, 2012GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 PRISONERS COMMUTED
A judge in Guyana commuted the death sentences of four prisoners, saying their protracted
- JUNE 3, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
in Bangladesh, the Appellate Division has commuted...
JUNE 3, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED OVER DRUGS SMUGGLE CHARGES
According to local authorities in western afghan Nimroz province the dead bodies of three Afghans
JUNE 3, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: UGANDAN DRUG DEALERS SURVIVE GALLOWS
The Chinese government has agreed to lift the death sentence on a total of 22 Ugandans
JUNE 2, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUBARAK SENTENCED TO LIFE, PROTESTS ERUPT
Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account.
JUNE 2, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: ACTIVISTS SLAM GNU OVER DEATH PENALTY
In Zimbabwe, human rights activists have slammed the inclusive government for lack of sincerity
- JUNE 1, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
A court in Pakistan awarded a death sentence to a man for murder. Additional District and
- MAY 31, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners sentenced to death were executed in Gachsaran and Yasug prisons
two prisoners sentenced to death were executed in Gachsaran and Yasug prisons
- MAY 31, 2012St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
the Eastern Caribbean Court of Justice commuted the death sentence of Shorn Samuel
the Eastern Caribbean Court of Justice commuted the death sentence of Shorn Samuel
MAY 31, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPIST KILLER
In India, a fast track court sentenced a 22-year-old man to death for raping and killing
MAY 31, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 9 PRISONERS EXECUTED ONE DAY AFTER EU EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE ALARMING NUMBER OF THE EXECUTIONS
At least nine prisoners were executed in two different prisons in Iran, reported unofficial reports from Iran.
MAY 31, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL GETS THE GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING
An Indian national was sentenced to the gallows by the High Court in Malaysia after he was
- MAY 31, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF 3 MORE PRISONERS
In India, Home Minister P Chidambaram told his monthly press conference that the death sentence of three more prisoners, including a man convicted for rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, were commuted to life imprisonment by President Pratibha Devisi
- MAY 31, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Joshua Andrews, 30, black, escapes death sentence by pleading guilty to another killing
USA - Virginia. Joshua Andrews, 30, black, escapes death sentence by pleading guilty to another killing
- MAY 31, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Kimberly Cargill, 45, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Kimberly Cargill, 45, white, to death
- MAY 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDERER UPHELD
The Fujairah Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence of an Emirati for stabbing an Arab
- MAY 30, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Levy Chongo, 35-year-old, of Solwezi has been sentenced...
Levy Chongo, 35-year-old, of Solwezi has been sentenced...
- MAY 30, 2012LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
JUDGES SENTENCE CHARLES TAYLOR TO 50 YEARS
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for arming
- MAY 30, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Persian-language Tabnak news website reported that...
the Persian-language Tabnak news website reported that...
MAY 30, 2012Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: DEFECTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Congolese military court slapped 13 officers with sentences ranging from two years
MAY 30, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 3 FILIPINOS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
The Malaysian government has pardoned three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on death
MAY 30, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER FILIPINA MURDER
The appeals court in Kuwait upheld the death sentence for a Kuwaiti housewife for murdering her Filipina
MAY 30, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 3 MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
May 30, 2012: In Nigeria, a High Court in Abakaliki sentenced three men to death by hanging for robbery.
- MAY 29, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court sentenced a man...
Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court sentenced a man...
- MAY 29, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the western province of Taef
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the western province of Taef
MAY 29, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FIRING SQUAD FOR MAID WHO KILLED MOTHER AND TODDLER
A maid who killed her employer and the woman's two-year-old child will face a firing squad
MAY 29, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: THREE PERCENT OF EXECUTIONS SINCE 1900 WERE BOTCHED, STUDY FINDS
since the beginning of the 20th century, an estimated 3 % of all executions in the United