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
- MAY 15, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Jakeem Towles, 22, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Jakeem Towles, 22, black, to death
- MAY 15, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
USA - Texas. Columbia University law professor James Liebman said Carlos De Luna was innocent when he was executed in 1989
MAY 15, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BANGLADESHIS DEATH COMMUTED TO ‘LIFE’
In Kuwait, The Court of Appeals has commuted the death sentenced imposed by the First
MAY 15, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO IRANIAN MEN FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE
In Malaysia, two Iranian men escaped the gallows after the High Court freed them of a drug trafficking
- MAY 15, 2012WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury has sentenced Allen Eugene Gregory, 39, to death
USA - Washington. A jury has sentenced Allen Eugene Gregory, 39, to death
- MAY 14, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a man and a woman from the Philippines escaped the gallows...
a man and a woman from the Philippines escaped the gallows...
MAY 14, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a Nigerian man to the gallows after
MAY 14, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Egyptian court in Minya sentenced a Muslim man to death for the killing and wounding
MAY 14, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: WOMAN REPORTEDLY SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING FOR ADULTERY
A court in the Sudanese capital Khartoum sentenced an unidentified woman to be executed
- MAY 13, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: RELATIVES DIVIDED OVER BLOOD MONEY OR DEATH
In UAE, the relatives of a man beaten to death in a bootlegging brawl are
MAY 13, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO ARMY OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two Zambia Army officers have been sentenced to death by hanging for murder and aggravated robbery.
MAY 13, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: COURT OF CASSATION REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
A Gaza court has rejected an appeal against the death by hanging of a murder convict
MAY 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN DUE TO BE HANGED FOR SODOMY
Iran court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for sodomy.
MAY 12, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLER OF PREGNANT WIFE
In India, District and Sessions Judge Kewal Krishan Garg awarded capital punishment to
- MAY 11, 2012DEATH PENALTY
USA: THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH URGES MISSOURI TO END ITS DEATH PENALTY
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty as the system has
- MAY 11, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Mary Sheffield sentenced Christopher Collings, 37, white, to death
USA - Missouri. Judge Mary Sheffield sentenced Christopher Collings, 37, white, to death
- MAY 11, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty because of controversies involving its method of execution
USA - Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged Missouri to end its death penalty because of controversies involving its method of execution
MAY 11, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING TWO IN REVENGE FIGHT
In Vietnam, a Ho Chi Minh City court has handed the death sentence to the leader of a violent
MAY 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LAWYER’S KILLER SET TO BE HANGED ON 23RD
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court issued the black warrant for a convict who was condemned
MAY 10, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: FIRST DEATH SENTENCES AFTER REVOLUTION
Two men accused of rape and murder, were sentenced to death this afternoon by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tunis. This is the first death sentences issued in Tunisia after the fall of the dictatorship, in January of 2011.
- MAY 10, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Judge Mark L. Wolf has vacated the death sentence of Gary Lee Sampson, 52, white.
USA - Federal. Judge Mark L. Wolf has vacated the death sentence of Gary Lee Sampson, 52, white.
- MAY 10, 2012WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. The Washington Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Darold Stenson, 59, white
USA - Washington. The Washington Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Darold Stenson, 59, white
MAY 10, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE CANNIBALS EXECUTED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea held at least three public
- MAY 9, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING TAX CHIEF GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The former chief of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau was sentenced to death with a
- MAY 9, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, MURDERING NEIGHBOUR
In Jordan, the Criminal Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for raping and murdering a woman in Sweileh in January 2007.
MAY 9, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NO PLAN TO REVIEW LAWS ON DEATH SENTENCE - CHIDAMBARAM
There were no plans to review laws on death sentence in India, Home Minister P. Chidambaram
- MAY 8, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In UAE, one Emirati and an Iranian were sentenced to capital punishment by the Dibba
- MAY 8, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY PROVISION MAY BE DROPPED FROM NDPS ACT
In India, the government may drop the mandatory death penalty provision for repeat drug offenders
- MAY 8, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR 2010 BOMBING
A Myanmar court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to death for a bombing at a
- MAY 8, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marqueze Smith, 32, black.
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marqueze Smith, 32, black.