Archive timeline
2014
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2014, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2014
- DECEMBER 22, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A review found no explanation of what went wrong in Joseph Wood's execution.
USA - Arizona. A review found no explanation of what went wrong in Joseph Wood's execution.
DECEMBER 22, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE LOOKS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
a senior official said Thailand may abolish the death penalty in the near future.
DECEMBER 21, 2014JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 11 EXECUTED AFTER 8-YEAR DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Eight years after Jordan suspended its death penalty, eleven death-row inmates convicted in different murder cases were executed by hanging, the Interior Ministry announced.
DECEMBER 21, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE SENT TO THE GALLOWS AFTER SCHOOL ATTACK
Pakistan executed four more militants after ending a six-year moratorium on the death penalty following a Taliban school attack that killed 149 people, officials said.
DECEMBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE INDIANS SAVED FROM EXECUTION
Three Indians on death row in Saudi Arabia for the murder of their compatriot have been saved from being
- DECEMBER 20, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
DECEMBER 20, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PRISONER HANGED IN SHIRAZ AND QAZVIN
At least 11 prisoners have been hanged in the cities of Shiraz and Qazvin, Iran.
- DECEMBER 19, 2014Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Michael Pambou, first president of the Court of Appeal of Pointe-Noire sentenced to death Nkaya Miyalou
Michael Pambou, first president of the Court of Appeal of Pointe-Noire sentenced to death Nkaya Miyalou
DECEMBER 19, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED AFTER THE GOVERNMENT ENDED A MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL
two convicted terrorists were hanged in Pakistan just two days after the Nawaz Sharif government ended a
- DECEMBER 19, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Thomas Doyle Crowe
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Thomas Doyle Crowe
- DECEMBER 19, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the conviction and death sentence be reinstated for Emanuel Gissendanner
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the conviction and death sentence be reinstated for Emanuel Gissendanner
- DECEMBER 19, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich signed HB 663, a law that will shield from public disclosure the supplier of drugs
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich signed HB 663, a law that will shield from public disclosure the supplier of drugs
- DECEMBER 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S VOTE PRO-MORATORIUM A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS ABOLITION
the General Assembly of the United Nations advanced again its call to end the use of the death penalty with the passage of a new Resolution calling on States to establish a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the practice. It was the fifth
- DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN PREPARES TO EXECUTE 55 DEATH ROW INMATES
Pakistan is preparing to execute 55 inmates on death row after the country ended the moratorium on the
- DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN PREPARES TO EXECUTE 55 DEATH ROW INMATES
Pakistan is preparing to execute 55 inmates on death row after the country ended the moratorium on the
- DECEMBER 18, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: COMMENTS ON THE UN VOTE PRO-MORATORIUM
the General Assembly of the United Nations advanced again its call to end the use of the death
- DECEMBER 18, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Executions and Death Sentence Fall to Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Executions and Death Sentence Fall to Historic Lows.
- DECEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a Resolution expressing deep concern about the
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a Resolution expressing deep concern about the
DECEMBER 18, 2014DEATH PENALTYUSA: EXECUTIONS, NEW DEATH SENTENCES CONTINUE TO FALL
Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death
DECEMBER 18, 2014United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: FREEZE FUNDING OF IRAN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS
The United Nations agency charged with combating illicit drug trafficking should withdraw its support for
DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY APPEAL OF 17 DEATH PENALTY CONVICTS
President Mamnoon Hussain rejected appeal to mercy of 17 criminals convicted for death penalty.
- DECEMBER 18, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Norman Robison today resentenced 55-year-old Kelly Rhyne to life in prison
USA - Nevada. Judge Norman Robison today resentenced 55-year-old Kelly Rhyne to life in prison
- DECEMBER 18, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Darrell Bryant Ketchner's murder conviction.
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Darrell Bryant Ketchner's murder conviction.
- DECEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of
There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of
- DECEMBER 17, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen today vacated the conviction of George Stinney Jr., a black teen executed in 1944 for the murder of 2 white girls
USA - South Carolina. Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen today vacated the conviction of George Stinney Jr., a black teen executed in 1944 for the murder of 2 white girls
- DECEMBER 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two inmates were hanged in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
Two inmates were hanged in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
- DECEMBER 17, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA TO PUT 54 SOLDIERS TO DEATH FOR REFUSAL TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM
A court martial in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny, assault, cowardice and refusing to
DECEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRIME MINISTER LIFTS MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY AFTER TALIBAN ATTACK
the Pakistani Prime Minister lifted the moratorium on the death penalty in terrorism-related cases, a day
DECEMBER 17, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani for heroin smuggling, the interior ministry said, in the kingdom’s latest
- DECEMBER 17, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury today sentenced Eric Williams, 47, White, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury today sentenced Eric Williams, 47, White, to death.