Archive timeline
2013
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2013, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2013
- JUNE 19, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTY
a border security conference attended by top officials from South Sudan's Lakes, Unity and Warrap states
a border security conference attended by top officials from South Sudan's Lakes, Unity and Warrap states
- JUNE 19, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AUTHORITIES THREATEN DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIOUS POLLUTERS
Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious
- JUNE 19, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
- JUNE 18, 2013DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): JAMES LEWIS DEROSA EXECUTED
James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed in Oklahoma.
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
JUNE 18, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: TWO MORE CONVICTS EXECUTED
two convicted rapists and killers were put to death in a Kuwaiti prison in Salibiya. It was Kuwait’s second
JUNE 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN KARAJ
One prisoner was hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj, reported the Iranian daily
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
JUNE 18, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR RAPING GIRLS
An official in central China's Henan Province was executed for raping 11 underage girls, sources with the Henan Provincial Higher People's Court confirmed.
- JUNE 17, 2013DEATH PENALTY
INDIANA (USA): PAULA COOPER LEAVES DEATH ROW FOR FREEDOM
Paula Cooper, sentenced to death at age 16, will leave prison today after 24 years. A legal challenge and international campaign to overturn her death sentence saved Cooper's life. It had been at the time one of the first international campaigns set up by
- JUNE 17, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait’s Cassation Court changed life sentences to death
Kuwait’s Cassation Court changed life sentences to death
- JUNE 17, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi executioner beheaded a Syrian in the northern province of Jawf, after he was convicted of
a Saudi executioner beheaded a Syrian in the northern province of Jawf, after he was convicted of
- JUNE 17, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Michael Wade Nance
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Michael Wade Nance
JUNE 17, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: PRESIDENT TELLS GOVERNORS TO SIGN DEATH WARRANTS
President Goodluck Jonathan called on State Governors not to shy away from signing death sentences
- JUNE 16, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Somaliland high court has today sentenced Mohamed Ahmed Hirse, 24 years of age, to
- JUNE 16, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation, in Kuwait, upheld the verdict of the Criminal and Appeals
the Court of Cassation, in Kuwait, upheld the verdict of the Criminal and Appeals
JUNE 16, 2013UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 420 CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW
There are 420 currently convicts on death row in Uganda’s prisons, the Uganda Prisons Service
JUNE 16, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW WITH DEATH SENTENCE FOR USING CHILDREN IN VIOLENCE
Bangladesh Parliament passed a law with provisions allowing the death penalty as the maximum punishment
JUNE 16, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BLOOD MONEY SAVES 2 INDIANS FROM GALLOWS
just two days before they were to go under the executioner’s blade in Kuwait City’s central
- JUNE 15, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
- JUNE 14, 2013DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): GOV. RICK SCOTT SIGNS BILL TO SPEED UP EXECUTIONS
Gov. Rick Scott signed bill HB 7083 into law. The measure, dubbed "the Timely Justice Act
- JUNE 14, 2013DEATH PENALTY
BELARUS IMPOSES THIRD DEATH SENTENCE OF 2013
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's third death sentence this year.
- JUNE 14, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGERIAN MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian man was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Malaysia after being
- JUNE 14, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
- JUNE 14, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed bill HB 7083 into law
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed bill HB 7083 into law
- JUNE 14, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David Magnan
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David Magnan
JUNE 14, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HANDICAPPED MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR MURDER
Handicapped Fong Chee Peng, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
JUNE 14, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: STALKER SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DOUBLE MURDER
The Nagasaki District Court sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for the 2011 murders of two relatives
- JUNE 14, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Governor Rick Perry signed SB 1292 , which limits death penalty.
USA - Texas. Governor Rick Perry signed SB 1292 , which limits death penalty.
- JUNE 13, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin denied clemency for Brian D. Davis
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin denied clemency for Brian D. Davis