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
- OCTOBER 24, 2012DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): BOBBY LEE HINES EXECUTED
Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed in Texas for the Oct. 20, 1991 killing of 26-
- OCTOBER 24, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel
Italy ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel
- OCTOBER 24, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
- OCTOBER 24, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Bobby Lee Hines, 40, white, was executed
OCTOBER 24, 2012North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: VICE DEFENSE CHIEF EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
North Korea's vice minister of the People's Armed Forces was among senior officers
OCTOBER 24, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 8 SENTENCD TO DEATH FOR MURDER, KIDNAPPINGS
An Algerian court sentenced to death eight men for murdering a businessman
OCTOBER 23, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: CHILD KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zimbabwe, a jilted lover killed his ex-girlfriend’s nine-year-old son and
OCTOBER 23, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three prisoners were hanged in the
OCTOBER 23, 2012SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: PRESIDENT AL-ASSAD GRANTS GENERAL AMNESTY FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BEFORE OCTOBER 23, 2012
President Bashar al-Assad issued the legislative decree No. 71 for 2012 stipulating for granting
OCTOBER 23, 2012United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: REPORT SAYS DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE BANNED UNDER TORTURE CONVENTIONS
Countries around the world are increasingly viewing capital punishment as a form of torture
OCTOBER 23, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND SENTENCES YEMENI NATIONAL TO DEATH
Ahmed Abdi Botan, head of the Puntland military court, sentenced a Yemeni man to
- OCTOBER 22, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reports from Iran, Saeed Sedighi and nine other prisoners were hanged
According to reports from Iran, Saeed Sedighi and nine other prisoners were hanged
- OCTOBER 22, 2012DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 13 PEOPLE HANGED IN TWO DAYS
13 people have been hanged in Iran for drug trafficking and terrorism, media reported.
- OCTOBER 22, 2012South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a South Korean court posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago
a South Korean court posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago
- OCTOBER 22, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a 27 year-old man, Oloche Omale was sentenced to death
a 27 year-old man, Oloche Omale was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 22, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a death sentence for Randy Tundidor Sr., 45, white.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a death sentence for Randy Tundidor Sr., 45, white.
- OCTOBER 21, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN GOVT. MULLING SCRAPPING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES
The Malaysian Government is considering the possibility of withdrawing the mandatory
- OCTOBER 21, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three "terrorists" for bombings in 2010 that killed a total of 67 people in restive
Iran hanged three "terrorists" for bombings in 2010 that killed a total of 67 people in restive
- OCTOBER 20, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
It is said that more than 200 prisoners out of 2,000
It is said that more than 200 prisoners out of 2,000
OCTOBER 19, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MALE RELATIVE WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER
Yemeni woman has been sentenced to death in Yemen for having opened fire and killed
OCTOBER 19, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: SUPREME COURT SAYS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS 'REASONABLE'
Gambia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences passed on seven top brass for plotting
OCTOBER 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
Two prisoners were hanged in the Shahroud Prison (northern Iran) early in the morning.
OCTOBER 18, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: KUWAITI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SLAYING FRIEND IN KABAD
In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Emad A-Mandil has sentenced a
OCTOBER 18, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A BURGLAR
Two Indonesian migrant workers from Pontianak, West Kalimantan, were sentenced to
OCTOBER 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PARLIAMENT WORKING GROUP ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STILL ACTIVE
The working group set up by the National Assembly of Belarus to look into the capital punishment issue has
OCTOBER 18, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EDO STATE GOVERNOR GRANTS PARDON TO TWO PRISONERS, COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO OTHERS, BUT SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS FOR TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
In Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole granted amnesty to two
- OCTOBER 17, 2012KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. The Commission on Human Rights unanimously passed a resolution in favor of ending the death penalty.
USA - Kentucky. The Commission on Human Rights unanimously passed a resolution in favor of ending the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 16, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
ABU DHABI: DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In UAE, an Abu Dhabi criminal court sentenced an Asian man to death after he was
OCTOBER 16, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER COMPANY PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region sentenced to death a former president
OCTOBER 16, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: NOT ALONE IN DEATH PENALTY RETICENCE
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent decision to overturn the