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
- 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
- MARCH 22, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. The House has approved a Resolution to study the death penalty
USA - Kentucky. The House has approved a Resolution to study the death penalty
- MARCH 21, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
a Buddhist monk was sentenced to death, in Sri Lanka...
a Buddhist monk was sentenced to death, in Sri Lanka...
- MARCH 21, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea’s leading daily newspaper reported North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-un
South Korea’s leading daily newspaper reported North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-un
- MARCH 21, 2012St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
four people had their death sentences commuted by a judgment
four people had their death sentences commuted by a judgment
MARCH 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR STABBING AND KILLING WOMAN
In Singapore, Indian national Bijukumar Remadevi Nair Gopinathan, 36, was convicted of the murder
MARCH 21, 2012LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: WIFE KILLER GETS HACKING DEATH SENTENCE
In Liberia, Murder suspect William G. Dweh, was sentenced to a maximum death penalty
- MARCH 21, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The General Assembly's Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill that would abolish the state's death penalty
USA - Connecticut. The General Assembly's Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill that would abolish the state's death penalty
MARCH 21, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: SUSPECT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER VILLAGE MASSACRE OF 15
In Egypt, Banha Criminal Court sentenced one person to death and six others to prison in
- MARCH 21, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A poll showed 62 percent of residents do not support repealing the death penalty
USA - Connecticut. A poll showed 62 percent of residents do not support repealing the death penalty
- MARCH 20, 2012DEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI (USA): LARRY MATTHEW PUCKETT EXECUTED
Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, white, was executed in Mississippi.
- MARCH 20, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES SEEKS MERCY FOR 77 ON DEATH ROW ABROAD
The Philippines said today its diplomats had increased their efforts to save 77 Filipinos
- MARCH 20, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA CALLS ON MINSK TO JOIN MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia wants all European countries including Belarus to join the moratorium on the death penalty
- MARCH 20, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a 45-year-old mafia boss convicted of organized crime...
a 45-year-old mafia boss convicted of organized crime...
- MARCH 20, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, white, was executed
USA - Mississippi. Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, white, was executed
MARCH 20, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST DARFUR REBELS
A Sudanese court sentenced six members of a key Darfur rebel group to hang
- MARCH 19, 2012DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): SPRINGSTEEN ADDRESSES DEATH PENALTY ON GREENSBORO STOP
Bruce Springsteen is coming to Greensboro, where he'll be doing more than playing
- MARCH 19, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL DEPLORES BELARUS EXECUTION
The United Nations Human Rights Committee voiced grave concern over the execution in Belarus of a person whose case was under its consideration after he was found guilty of last year’s bombing of a subway in the capital, Minsk.
- MARCH 19, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PUNJAB JAILS DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO EXECUTE DEATH WARRANT
the Punjab Jails Department refused to execute the order of a Chandigarh court asking the
- MARCH 19, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Bruce Springsteen is lending his support to People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
USA - Bruce Springsteen is lending his support to People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
MARCH 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING IN 1.76KG OF SYABU
An Iranian woman was sent to the gallows by the High Court in Malaysia for
MARCH 19, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: TRIBUNAL SENTENCES LEBANESE WHO COLLABORATED WITH ISRAEL
Lebanon’s Military Tribunal sentenced a Lebanese man to death in absentia and two others
- MARCH 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: MINSK METRO BOMBERS EXECUTED
state news agency BelTA reported Belarus executed Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, the two men sentenced to death for their role in the 2011 Minsk subway blast.
- MARCH 18, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian military court acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri...
an Egyptian military court acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri...
- MARCH 18, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
three friends were sentenced to the gallows by the High Court...
three friends were sentenced to the gallows by the High Court...
MARCH 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: SERGEANT BALES’ LAWYER ADMITS HIS CLIENT COULD BE EXECUTED
Robert Bales, the US soldier who massacred 16 Afghans, could face the death penalty
- MARCH 16, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom
- MARCH 16, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The Court of Appeals has tossed out the death penalty sentence of Richard Phillips, white
USA - California. The Court of Appeals has tossed out the death penalty sentence of Richard Phillips, white
MARCH 16, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH
A security guard who killed his teenage sister-in-law was sentenced to death in