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 13, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MARITICIDE
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld a High Court ruling to sentence a woman to death for
- JUNE 13, 2013ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. A Quinnipiac University poll said that 69 % of the state's voters think the death penalty should stay
USA - Colorado. A Quinnipiac University poll said that 69 % of the state's voters think the death penalty should stay
JUNE 13, 2013SpainDEATH PENALTYMADRID: 5th WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of civil society, political figures and journalists from five continents gathered in Madrid to push for the universal abolition of the death penalty during the World 5th Congress against the Death Penalty.
- JUNE 13, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Willie Roy Jenkins, 59, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Willie Roy Jenkins, 59, Black, to death
- JUNE 12, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MADRID: 5th WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Two plenary sessions, eleven panel discussions, workshops and debates: kicks off today in Madrid the 5th
- JUNE 12, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A court in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna sentenced a 23-year
A court in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna sentenced a 23-year
- JUNE 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
- JUNE 12, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Elroy Chester, 44, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Elroy Chester, 44, Black, was executed.
- JUNE 12, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. William Van Poyck, 58, White, was executed
USA - Florida. William Van Poyck, 58, White, was executed
JUNE 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: FLORIDA, TEXAS EXECUTE CONVICTED KILLERS
Texas and Florida each executed a killer by injection. They were the 14th and 15th inmates executed in the United States this year.
JUNE 11, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PARENTS OF EX-BOYFRIENDS
A 47 year old man was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court for the murder
JUNE 11, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SYRIAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian man convicted of trying to smuggle narcotics into the kingdom, the interior ministry said. Hussam Al Rjoob had attempted to “smuggle a large amount of narcotic tablets,” the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state
- JUNE 10, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): SAN JOAQUIN JUDGE OVERTURNS JURY'S DEATH SENTENCE
San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Terrence Van Oss overturned a jury's decision to
JUNE 10, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TEENAGER MOHAMMAD QATAA 'EXECUTED BY ISLAMISTS FOR BLASPHEMY'
Members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in the Syrian city of Aleppo have allegedly executed a 15-year-old boy in front of his parents as punishment for what the group regarded as blasphemy.
JUNE 10, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 1,100 WOMEN IN JAILS, 35 ON DEATH ROW
Of nearly 75,000 prisoners in jails in Pakistan, around 1,100 are women, according to the Human Rights
JUNE 10, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAINTENANCE WORKER TO HANG FOR MURDER
A 28-year-old maintenance worker was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia
- JUNE 10, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended execution for Charles Ray Smith.
USA - California. A jury recommended execution for Charles Ray Smith.
- JUNE 10, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Terrence Van Oss overturned a jury's decision to send John Joseph Lydon to death row.
USA - California. Judge Terrence Van Oss overturned a jury's decision to send John Joseph Lydon to death row.
- JUNE 9, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the Dubai Appellate Court commuted the death sentence
the Dubai Appellate Court commuted the death sentence
JUNE 9, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 2 BOYS BEHEADED BY TALIBAN
two children were beheaded by the Taliban in Afghanistan, a statement released by the governor's office in the southern province of Kandahar said.
- JUNE 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Faridabad court, in India, has awarded death sentence
a Faridabad court, in India, has awarded death sentence
- JUNE 7, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a judge in Pakistan sentenced the son of a powerful businessman
a judge in Pakistan sentenced the son of a powerful businessman
- JUNE 7, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two young men received death sentences over a fatal shooting
two young men received death sentences over a fatal shooting
- JUNE 7, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab in Somalia publicly shot a 28-year-old man, Hassan Hurshe,
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab in Somalia publicly shot a 28-year-old man, Hassan Hurshe,
JUNE 7, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 5-YR-OLD
In a speedy trial, a 53-year-old man was sentenced to death by a court in India for rape
- JUNE 7, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals has again overturned the death sentence for Jerry Jerome Smith
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals has again overturned the death sentence for Jerry Jerome Smith
JUNE 7, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NOT ENOUGH EXECUTIONERS
Saudi Arabia is actively soliciting applicants who can be trained to behead people sentenced
JUNE 7, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: 11 MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLINGS NEAR WAU
The Wau Special Court presided over by Judge Alexander Fabos sentenced to death by hanging
JUNE 6, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITANTS EXECUTE 2 BY FIRING SQUAD FOR ESPIONAGE
A resident of a Somali town says that al-Qaida-linked militants killed two men by
- JUNE 6, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Pardon and Parole Board has voted to grant clemency to Brian Darrell Davis
USA - Oklahoma. The Pardon and Parole Board has voted to grant clemency to Brian Darrell Davis