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
- MAY 30, 2013NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Senate OKs measure to initiate study of death penalty costs
USA - Nevada. Senate OKs measure to initiate study of death penalty costs
- MAY 30, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MOROCCAN MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Morrocan man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in
- MAY 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN AMENDS LAW ON STONING FOR ADULTERY
Iran has amended its internationally condemned law on stoning convicted adulterers to death to allow
- MAY 30, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY ON HOLD AGAIN
In a 28-page ruling, the 1st District Court of Appeal today scrapped the state's latest attempt
- MAY 30, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
USA - California. California's death penalty on hold again.
MAY 30, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT CONFIRMS DEATH FOR CHINESE DRUG MULE
In Vietnam, the Supreme People’s Court upheld the death penalty handed down by a provincial
- MAY 29, 2013DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): ELMER CARROLL EXECUTED
Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed in Florida for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.
- MAY 29, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina - The House judiciary subcommittee approved the complete repeal of the Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina - The House judiciary subcommittee approved the complete repeal of the Racial Justice Act
- MAY 29, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Maxwell White Jr., originally sentenced to death, has been resentenced to life imprisonment.
USA - Ohio. Maxwell White Jr., originally sentenced to death, has been resentenced to life imprisonment.
MAY 29, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: FOUR HANGED IN EL-OBEID PRISON FOR FARMER’S MURDER
Authorities in El-Obeid prison in Northern Kordofan State, Sudan, have hanged four people
MAY 29, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FILIPINO HELD DEATH ROW RELEASED
Rogelio ‘Dondon’ Lanuza, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who killed a Saudi national, is expected
MAY 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER IN KARAJ
According to the Iranian daily newspaper "Javan" two prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison
MAY 29, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: EIGHT MONTAGNARDS JAILED FOR ‘UNDERMINING NATIONAL UNITY’
A court in Vietnam’s Central Highlands sentenced eight ethnic minority Montagnards affiliated
- MAY 29, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Mario Andrette McNeill to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Mario Andrette McNeill to death
- MAY 29, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed
USA - Florida. Elmer Carroll, 56, White, was executed
- MAY 28, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Death penalty audit clears Senate panel.
USA - Nevada. Death penalty audit clears Senate panel.
- MAY 28, 2013Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PNG: PARLIAMENT PASSES USE OF DEATH PENALTY
Rape, robbery and murder will attract the death penalty in Papua New Guinea after the country's
- MAY 28, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN TO DIE FOR MURDERING HOUSEWIFE IN BUR DUBAI
An accountant, who slit the throat of a compatriot housewife in her flat after persuading her to let him in by asking for a glass of water, has been sentenced to death in the UAE
- MAY 28, 2013MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced James Cobb Hutto to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced James Cobb Hutto to death
- MAY 28, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Supreme Court opens to evidence submitted well after the original trial
USA - The U.S. Supreme Court opens to evidence submitted well after the original trial
- MAY 28, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Peter Dubensky sentenced Delmer Smith, 41, White, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Peter Dubensky sentenced Delmer Smith, 41, White, to death
- MAY 28, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Expands Opportunities for Federal Review of Ineffective Assistance Claims.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Expands Opportunities for Federal Review of Ineffective Assistance Claims.
- MAY 27, 2013DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Kim Jackson, 43, Black.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 8-4 the death penalty for Kim Jackson, 43, Black.
- MAY 27, 2013BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA MAN ON SIX DEATH SENTENCES EXECUTED
A Botswana man who was handed six death sentences for murdering his family after a misunderstanding over food was executed.
- MAY 27, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the additional district and sessions judge, in India...
the additional district and sessions judge, in India...
- MAY 27, 2013KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Kansas City Star recently called for an end to the death penalty in Kansas and Missouri.
USA - The Kansas City Star recently called for an end to the death penalty in Kansas and Missouri.
MAY 26, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: SATA PARDONS 615 IN-MATES
Zambia President Michael Chilufya Sata has pardoned 615 inmates with minor offenses countrywide while 113 have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
- MAY 24, 2013DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the convictions and death sentence against Jermaine M. Wright
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the convictions and death sentence against Jermaine M. Wright
- MAY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court in Nigeria has affirmed the death sentence
the Supreme Court in Nigeria has affirmed the death sentence
- MAY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a middle aged man, Tersoo Terna, was sentenced to death by hanging
a middle aged man, Tersoo Terna, was sentenced to death by hanging