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
JULY 23, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN DINSOR
Al-Shabaab militants in Dinsor, in Somalia's Bay region, publically executed a 14-year-old girl accused of
JULY 23, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN IN AP PHOTOGRAPHER'S KILLING
A Kabul court announced that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer
JULY 23, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: PRESIDENT MAHAMA GRANTS PARDON TO 21 DEATH ROW INMATES
A statement issued by Deputy Minister of the Interior James Agalga said the President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana had granted amnesty to 1,104 prisoners in commemoration of 54th Republic Anniversary which fell on 1 July.
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: PEOPLE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY UNDER FNC LAW PROPOSAL
People convicted of terrorism in the UAE could face the death penalty under new legislation being
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY BY DUBAI COURT FOR KILLING HIS EMPLOYER
MR, a 31-year-old Pakistani clerk who killed his employer and robbed him before fleeing the UAE, was
JULY 22, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners have been executed in Vietnam in different cases, state media reported.
- JULY 22, 2014Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NEAR BEHEADING CASE
A man who murdered another man by nearly beheading him for bumping his shoulder has been sentenced to
JULY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 32-YEAR-OLD DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
A local court in Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province sentenced a 32-year-old defendant to death by
JULY 21, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In two different murder cases in Pakistan, Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Additional Sessions Judge awarded death
JULY 20, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TWO WOMEN STONED TO DEATH FOR 'ADULTERY' BY ISIS
In separate incidents in a span of 24 hours, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) carried out executions
- JULY 19, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood
- JULY 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN REPORT: 'POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS ABOLITION'
"The worldwide trend towards abolition of the death penalty in place in the world for over 15 years, was confirmed in 2013 and the first six months of 2014. In fact 161 countries, either by law or in practice, have decided to abolish, and only 37 countrie
- JULY 18, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: 2 CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED
Two Singaporeans, Tang Hai Liang, 36, and Foong Chee Peng, 48, had their death sentences carried out
- JULY 18, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court vacated the death penalty sentence of Sidney Gleason
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court vacated the death penalty sentence of Sidney Gleason
- JULY 18, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Jeffries
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Jeffries
JULY 18, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEAS OF SIX DEATH ROW CONVICTS
President Pranab Mukherjee of India rejected the mercy petitions of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli and
- JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2014 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’ AND AWARD PRESENTATION FOR ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2014’
The presentation will be held on 18 July 2014, 11:45 A.M., in Rome, Via di Torre Argentina 76.
- JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): JOHN MIDDLETON EXECUTED
John Middleton, 54, White, was executed at about 8 p.m..
- JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA: FEDERAL JUDGE RULES DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty unconstitutional in California. U.S. District
- JULY 16, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FOREIGN COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Colombo High Court sentenced to death a Ukrainian couple found guilty of a double murder committed
- JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
- JULY 16, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. John Middleton, 54, White, was executed
USA - Missouri. John Middleton, 54, White, was executed
- JULY 16, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty unconstitutional in California.
USA - California. Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty incostituzionalità in California.
JULY 16, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian private college student was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia, after he was
JULY 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AND RAPE
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on charges of sexual assault and murder
- JULY 16, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence
USA - Arkansas. Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence
JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTYUSA: INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FAULTS FBI REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY CASES
According to a report released on July 16 by the Inspector General's Office of the Department of Justice,
- JULY 15, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Less than two hours before the execution, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry granted a stay to John Middleton
USA - Missouri. Less than two hours before the execution, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry granted a stay to John Middleton
JULY 15, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ALLEGED AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS EXECUTED
Two alleged members of Al-Shabaab militia convicted of murdering a female student were executed by
- JULY 15, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Derrick Anthony DeBruce should be resentenced
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Derrick Anthony DeBruce should be resentenced