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 9, 2012BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH TERMS OF TWO SHIITES
Bahrain's cassation court annulled the death sentences of two Shiites and the life imprisonment
- JANUARY 9, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 34, black
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 34, black
- JANUARY 8, 2012DEATH PENALTY
LUNDBECK, THE LONE COWARD KILLER
The blog "The Pentobarbital Experiment" summarized, with very polemical tone, the role
- JANUARY 8, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
a criminal court in the eastern oasis town of Al Ain
JANUARY 8, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of murder, the interior minister said in a statement
- JANUARY 8, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck is selling the Pentobarbital rights
USA - Lundbeck is selling the Pentobarbital rights
JANUARY 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 41 EXECUTIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF 2012
The new year also began with a series of mass executions in Iran.
- JANUARY 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, who was not identified by name, was hanged in public in a village near Gachsaran
a man, who was not identified by name, was hanged in public in a village near Gachsaran
- JANUARY 6, 2012DEATH PENALTY
US PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM HOSPIRA UNDER FIRE OVER USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant
- JANUARY 6, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
EU URGES IRAN TO HALT ALL EXECUTIONS
The European Union voiced concern over the large number of executions
- JANUARY 6, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. The latest edition of the NAACP "Death Row USA" showed a decrease of 29 inmates in the death row population between January 1 and April 1, 2011
USA. The latest edition of the NAACP "Death Row USA" showed a decrease of 29 inmates in the death row population between January 1 and April 1, 2011
- JANUARY 6, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant for use in lethal injections.
USA - Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant for use in lethal injections.
- JANUARY 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners were hanged publicly in the Azadi (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah
three prisoners were hanged publicly in the Azadi (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah
- JANUARY 5, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was hanged in the prison of Varamin
one man was hanged in the prison of Varamin
- JANUARY 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
five persons were sentenced to death by an Indian local
five persons were sentenced to death by an Indian local
- JANUARY 5, 2012MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA: PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Mongolian Parliament approved a bill that aims to scrap the death penalty.
- JANUARY 5, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gary Roland Welch, 49, white, was put to death
USA - Oklahoma. Gary Roland Welch, 49, white, was put to death
- JANUARY 5, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The House did not override the Governor’s veto on the “Racial Justice Act”.
USA - North Carolina. The House did not override the Governor’s veto on the “Racial Justice Act”.
- JANUARY 5, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered to resentence Lawrence Branch to life without parole
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered to resentence Lawrence Branch to life without parole
JANUARY 5, 2012MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: TUNISIAN EXTRADITED AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Tunisian citizen has been extradited to his home country after being sentenced to death
- JANUARY 4, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRUG DEALER’S DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
An appeal court in Ras Al Khaimah reduced a death sentence to life in
- JANUARY 4, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINOY WHO KILLED FELLOW OFW ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who killed a fellow OFW in Saudi Arabia in 2008
- JANUARY 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
an official said that a court in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh
an official said that a court in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh
- JANUARY 4, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zanjan for drug trafficking
five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zanjan for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 4, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Semnan
one prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Semnan
- JANUARY 4, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
five narcotics traffickers were hanged in the Kerman and Bam prisons
five narcotics traffickers were hanged in the Kerman and Bam prisons
- JANUARY 4, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
to a contract cleaner for drug trafficking. Judicial
to a contract cleaner for drug trafficking. Judicial
JANUARY 4, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING
A man convicted in Saudi Arabia of raping and killing a young female relative was beheaded
JANUARY 4, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: KYRGYZ CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Kyrgyz citizen has been sentenced to death in western China on drug-related charges
- JANUARY 4, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. State senators voted 31-19 to override the governor's veto of the “No Discriminatory Purpose in the Death Penalty”
USA - North Carolina. State senators voted 31-19 to override the governor's veto of the “No Discriminatory Purpose in the Death Penalty”