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
JANUARY 27, 2012EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR BLOGGER, PRISON FOR JOURNALISTS
A U.S.-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was
- JANUARY 27, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge Jon Blue sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. Judge Jon Blue sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, white, to death
- JANUARY 26, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1994 KILLING
Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed.
- JANUARY 26, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. 2nd execution put off in fight over lethal injection protocol
USA - Ohio. 2nd execution put off in fight over lethal injection protocol
- JANUARY 26, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the Telegraph reported North Korea has warned
the Telegraph reported North Korea has warned
JANUARY 26, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 PRISONERS
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has granted amnesty to seven prisoners who
- JANUARY 26, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for John Kalisz, 57, white
USA - Florida. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for John Kalisz, 57, white
- JANUARY 26, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, hispanic, was executed
JANUARY 26, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A 27-year-old Iranian man escaped the gallows in Malaysia after the High
- JANUARY 26, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black
USA - Alabama. A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black
JANUARY 25, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT READY TO REVIEW ITS POSITION ON DEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court of Belarus may clarify its position on the death penalty if
JANUARY 25, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO BROTHERS RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE
Two brothers who were indicted for murder were sentenced to death in Sri lanka
- JANUARY 24, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Kitwe High Court, in Zambia, sentenced Nickson Kaumba
the Kitwe High Court, in Zambia, sentenced Nickson Kaumba
- JANUARY 24, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Kitwe High Court Judge Isaac Chali, in Zambia
the Kitwe High Court Judge Isaac Chali, in Zambia, sentenced a 23-year-old man to death, for murdering a cyclist.
JANUARY 24, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDERING FIVE
Describing the act of a 40-year-old man, who murdered five persons under the influence
JANUARY 24, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS AS 'SHOCKING'
The United Nations human rights chief said today she was shocked at reports that 34 people were executed in Iraq in a single day last week and called on the country to institute an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
JANUARY 24, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: ZANU-PF REVERSAL ON DEATH PENALTY HOLDS UP CONSTITUTION DRAFT
Zimbabwe's often-delayed constitutional revision process hit another obstacle this week as
JANUARY 24, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: DEATH PENALTY FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS
Professor Victor Streib of the Ohio Northern University Law School has published the
- JANUARY 24, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Professor Victor Streib has published the latest edition of his periodic reports, Death Penalty for Female Offenders.
USA - Professor Victor Streib has published the latest edition of his periodic reports, Death Penalty for Female Offenders.
- JANUARY 23, 2012DEATH PENALTY
US SUPREME COURT DECISION MEANS D'AMBROSIO STAYS FREE
the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the state of Ohio challenging the
- JANUARY 23, 2012GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal division of the Supreme Court of Justice reviewed the cases of all prisoners
the Criminal division of the Supreme Court of Justice reviewed the cases of all prisoners
JANUARY 23, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: POLICE EXECUTE KILLER IN MOGADISHU
A soldier was executed in Mogadishu after he was found guilty of killing a fellow soldier
- JANUARY 23, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, 49, white, becomes the Nation's 140th Death Row Exonerated
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, 49, white, becomes the Nation's 140th Death Row Exonerated
JANUARY 23, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 8 DARFURIANS RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE AFTER RAPING GIRL IN KASS
Four men and four women from Kass district, South Darfur were sentenced to death for
JANUARY 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: SHARP INCREASE IN DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
There was a sharp increase in the use of the death penalty in Iran in 2011, and many more were
JANUARY 22, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: FUGITIVE QAEDA CHIEF SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Algeria sentenced a fugitive leader of al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military.
- JANUARY 22, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Former Attorney General Jim Petro Now Says Society Better Off Without Death Penalty.
USA - Ohio. Former Attorney General Jim Petro Now Says Society Better Off Without Death Penalty.
- JANUARY 21, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
T&T: GOVT WORKING TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY – PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will work to implement
- JANUARY 20, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST PRESIDENT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY?
General amnesty was recently granted to thousands of detainees in Tunisian prisons in
- JANUARY 20, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTY
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011