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
MARCH 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ‘THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR NOW’
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz said the Government has no
MARCH 28, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JESSE JOE HERNANDEZ EXECUTED
Jesse Joe Hernandez, 47, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
MARCH 28, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE 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 27, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zibusiso Ndlovu, a man who stabbed a woman to death after failing to rape her
Zibusiso Ndlovu, a man who stabbed a woman to death after failing to rape her
- MARCH 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
- MARCH 27, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal judge bars import of execution drug.
USA - Federal judge bars import of execution drug.
MARCH 27, 2012UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI PARDONS SHARMA KOOKY
After spending 12 years behind bars at Luzira Maximum Security Prisons, in Uganda, for
MARCH 27, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: RELIGIOUS POLICE GIVEN MORE POWERS TO STEP UP WAR ON SORCERY
Saudi Arabia has decided to bolster its religious police unit specialized in arresting magicians within
MARCH 27, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
In the UAE, the Fujairah Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Court of First Instance
MARCH 27, 2012United KingdomDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY 2011: ALARMING LEVELS OF EXECUTIONS IN THE FEW COUNTRIES THAT KILL
Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing
MARCH 27, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FEDERAL JUDGE BARS IMPORT OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington issued the 22-page decision in a case filed by 21 condemned convicts against the federal Food and Drug Administration, which they alleged had violated its own rules by allowing entry of the powerful anaesthet
- MARCH 26, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a driver will be executed after Dubai's highest court confirmed...
a driver will be executed after Dubai's highest court confirmed...
- MARCH 26, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Chandigarh court, in India, awarded capital punishment to...
a Chandigarh court, in India, awarded capital punishment to...
- MARCH 26, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Thomas Ford McCoy, 44, white, to death
MARCH 26, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 860 PRISONERS UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
In Malaysia, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told the Parliament that a total of 860 prisoners have been sentenced to death for various offences such as murder, drug trafficking, firearms offences and kidnapping up to 28 February 2012.
- MARCH 26, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Donald Newbury and Ivan Cantu
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of Donald Newbury and Ivan Cantu
- MARCH 26, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: STAYED EXECUTION
the hanging of Beant Singh assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana would not take place on March
MARCH 26, 2012JamaicaDEATH PENALTYJAMAICA: CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
In Jamaica, the death sentence of convicted St Mary child killer Jeffery Perry was overturned
MARCH 26, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: UIGHUR MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER XINJIANG ATTACKS
A Uighur man accused by the Chinese government of being the mastermind behind deadly
MARCH 24, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SAGAR TO HANG FOR KILLING SHUBHO
In Bangladesh, a speedy trial tribunal sentenced to death Tajul Islam Sagar for
- MARCH 23, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
a court in China handed down the death sentence
a court in China handed down the death sentence
- MARCH 23, 2012MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the death penalty for Chris Collings, 37, white
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the death penalty for Chris Collings, 37, white
- MARCH 23, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mark Anthony Soliz, 30, Hispanic, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mark Anthony Soliz, 30, Hispanic, to death
- MARCH 23, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Judge removes 1 of 2 women on federal death row: Angela Johnson, 48, white
USA - Federal. Judge removes 1 of 2 women on federal death row: Angela Johnson, 48, white
- MARCH 23, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed its 2011 decision granting Jason Sharp, 34, white, a new trial
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed its 2011 decision granting Jason Sharp, 34, white, a new trial
MARCH 23, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT RE-AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON KILLER SECURITY GUARD
In Nigeria, the Supreme Court re-affirmed the death sentence passed on a security guard, Stephen
MARCH 23, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL MURDER
in Zimbabwe, Justice Martin Makonese sentenced Colgate Buffen Mudenda to death by
MARCH 22, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: CHALERM PUSHES FOR EARLY EXECUTION OF DRUG CONVICTS
In Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Ubumrung vowed to push for law amendments to have drug convicts executed 15 days after the Appeal Court's verdict upholds the death sentence.
- MARCH 22, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. William Mitchell, 61, black, was executed.
USA - Mississippi. William Mitchell, 61, black, was executed.
MARCH 22, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FORMER POSTMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A former postman was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Malaysia after being