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
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 32-YR-OLD FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
A lower court in Mandla, India, awarded death sentence to a 32-year-old man for raping and
- FEBRUARY 4, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Victor Guzman, 39, hispanic
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Victor Guzman, 39, hispanic
FEBRUARY 3, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY IN SOME RAPE CASES
President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the anti-rape law ordinance after cabinet ministers recommended changes to impose harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS RESUME IN MASHHAD’S VAKILABAD PRISON
Iran Human Rights reported that reliable sources in Iran said as many as 400 prisoners might have been executed in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison in the previous four or five months.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA: JONATHAN CALLS FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan requested for stay of execution on Nigerians on
FEBRUARY 2, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 76 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Seventy-six inmates, two of them female, are languishing in prison in Zimbabwe awaiting execution.
FEBRUARY 2, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Two men were sentenced to death in Pakistan, in two separate cases. In the first case, District
FEBRUARY 1, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON REVEREND KING
A Court of Appeal in Lagos affirmed the death sentence slammed on the General-Overseer
FEBRUARY 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MULTIPLE DEATH SENTENCES FOR ORCHESTRATOR OF 2011 SUICIDE BOMBING
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan awarded the death penalty seven times to an accused convicted
FEBRUARY 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DOUBLE DEATH SENTENCE TO WOMAN IN ABDUCTION CASE
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Punjab province awarded two death sentences
- JANUARY 31, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘BLOOD MONEY’ RESCUES DOOMED FILIPINO FROM EXECUTION
An overseas Filipino worker who has languished on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a
- JANUARY 31, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
- JANUARY 31, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 31, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Joel Lebron, 33, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Joel Lebron, 33, black, to death
- JANUARY 31, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES VARSITY WORKER TO DEATH
In Nigeria, a Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area, has sentenced
JANUARY 31, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SCORES ON HUNGER STRIKE IN PRISON AFTER '15-YEAR-OLD' BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH
Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores
- JANUARY 31, 2013OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Don Dickey has ordered a new trial for Martin Allen Johnson, 56, white
USA - Oregon. Judge Don Dickey has ordered a new trial for Martin Allen Johnson, 56, white
- JANUARY 31, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Dawud Spaulding, 30, black, to death.
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Dawud Spaulding, 30, black, to death.
JANUARY 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 43-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, MURDERING MINOR
A local court in Badaun, India, pronounced death sentence to a man in a year-old rape
- JANUARY 30, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court handed the death penalty
the Malaysian High Court handed the death penalty
- JANUARY 30, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court, in Taiwan
the Supreme Court, in Taiwan
JANUARY 30, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Kerman (Southeastern Iran) in the morning, reported the state run Iranian media.
JANUARY 30, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 MURDERERS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed two of its nationals after they were sentenced to death for separate murders, the Interior Ministry announced.
- JANUARY 29, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA . Florida. A jury sentenced John William Campbell, 39, white, to death for killing his father.
USA . Florida. A jury sentenced John William Campbell, 39, white, to death for killing his father.
- JANUARY 29, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court has commuted death penalty of a man
the Indian Supreme Court has commuted death penalty of a man
- JANUARY 29, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals in Al Jawf Province. Musaed Al Ruweili
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals in Al Jawf Province. Musaed Al Ruweili
JANUARY 29, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: GRAND MUFTI APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR 'INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS' PRODUCERS
Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa approved a death sentence delivered in absentia for seven
- JANUARY 28, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FAMILY PARDON SAVES KILLER
A man who killed his colleague and was sentenced to death, had his capital punishment
- JANUARY 28, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in Ilam Prison, reported Fars, a state-run Iranian news agency.
One prisoner was hanged in Ilam Prison, reported Fars, a state-run Iranian news agency.
JANUARY 28, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: NEW BILLS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
As is known, the U.S. legal system provides a precise scanning of parliamentary work. New