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
- APRIL 4, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio can resume executions, U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost rules
USA - Ohio. Ohio can resume executions, U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost rules
APRIL 4, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: VICE PRESIDENT SHOCKED BY DEATH ROW CONDITIONS
Zambia's Vice-President Guy Scott visited the largest correctional facility in the country, Mukobeko
- APRIL 3, 2012GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is launching a national debate on whether to eliminate...
Guyana is launching a national debate on whether to eliminate...
APRIL 3, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO GEORGIANS SAVED FROM HANGING
The second of two Georgians has been saved from execution for drug crimes in Malaysia
APRIL 3, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE PEOPLE GET DEATH FOR BURNING ALIVE WOMAN
A man was awarded the death penalty in India for burning alive his daughter-in-law
APRIL 2, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: VP BINAY JUNKS PROPOSALS TO REVIVE DEATH PENALTY
April 2, 2012: In the Philippines, Vice President Jejomar Binay announced that reimposing the death penalty will not prevent criminality.
- APRIL 2, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury has sentenced Michael Parrish, 26, white, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury has sentenced Michael Parrish, 26, white, to death
- APRIL 2, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Arthur James Martin, 42, black, to death.
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Arthur James Martin, 42, black, to death.
- APRIL 2, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Arthur James Martin
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Arthur James Martin
APRIL 1, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCINA: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD OVER TAX OFFICIAL MURDERS
A court in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region upheld a verdict
- MARCH 31, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER
In India, District and sessions court of Surat city awarded capital punishment to a man
MARCH 31, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: WOMAN EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED OVER ILLICIT RELATIONS
an Afghan woman was extra-judicially executed, after being sentenced to death for
MARCH 31, 2012Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: MINISTERS IN FAVOR OF AN IRREVERSIBLE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
At the interregional conference against the death penalty in Central Africa, organized by Ensemble
- MARCH 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
woman serial killer Mallika alias Cyanide Mallika...
woman serial killer Mallika alias Cyanide Mallika...
- MARCH 30, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Hong Kong man, Robert Shan Shiao-may and a Taiwanese man...
a Hong Kong man, Robert Shan Shiao-may and a Taiwanese man...
MARCH 30, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIKO NODA STANDS BY USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda defended the use of the death penalty, a day after
MARCH 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: AKALI DAL PARTY CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party has called on the government to abolish the barbaric
- MARCH 30, 2012TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Rickey Bell, 30, black, to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Rickey Bell, 30, black, to death
- MARCH 29, 2012Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MYANMAR WOMEN AND TWO LOCALS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, two Myanmar women and two Malaysian men were sentenced to death
- MARCH 29, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
three persons were awarded death sentences and six others...
three persons were awarded death sentences and six others lifetime imprisonment for killing local Awami League leaders Golam Azam and Shahjahan Ali.
- MARCH 29, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTY
EU 'REGRETS' JAPAN EXECUTIONS, URGES MORATORIUM
The European Union voiced "regret" at Japan's resumption of capital punishment after a 20-month
- MARCH 29, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
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MARCH 29, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: 3 INMATES HANGED; 1ST EXECUTIONS SINCE JULY 2010
Japan hanged three death-row inmates in its first executions since 2010, reigniting the debate over capital punishment in one of the world’s richest countries.
MARCH 29, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE EXECUTED OVER FATAL FIRE
Three people responsible for a fire, in which 11 people were killed and two others
- MARCH 29, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court, for the 3rd time, has overturned a death sentence against Robert Paul Langley Jr., 52, white.
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court, for the 3rd time, has overturned a death sentence against Robert Paul Langley Jr., 52, white.
- MARCH 29, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced David Sparre, 20, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Elizabeth Senterfitt sentenced David Sparre, 20, white, to death
- MARCH 28, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JESSE JOE HERNANDEZ EXECUTED
Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
- MARCH 28, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out two death sentences for James Wallace, 61, white
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court threw out two death sentences for James Wallace, 61, white
- MARCH 28, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE PLANS TO CUT BACK ON HANGINGS, DEATH PENALTY ONLY FOR 'EXTREME VIOLENCE'
Zimbabwe is considering cutting back on hangings according to a proposed new constitution
MARCH 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian man to death after finding