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 15, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY NUWARA ELIYA HIGH COURT
Five suspects who were found guilty of murdering a security guard were given death sentence by the
JULY 15, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Ebenezer Adebanjo has sentenced to
JULY 15, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OGWUCHE, NYANYAN BLAST MASTERMIND, EXTRADITED FROM SUDAN
Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche the co-mastermind of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing, in which scores of citizens
- JULY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC BLOCKS DEATH OF TWO IN DEC 16 GANG-RAPE
The Supreme Court of India suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two
- JULY 14, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian Devendran A/L Supramaniam, who imported 83.36g of diamorphine into Singapore was
Malaysian Devendran A/L Supramaniam, who imported 83.36g of diamorphine into Singapore was
JULY 14, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A sessions court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on a
JULY 14, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO FIVE-YEAR TERM
The Court of Appeal in Tanzania has reduced to five years imprisonment a death sentence earlier imposed
JULY 14, 2014RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: FEWER CITIZENS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
According to a Levada Center’s survey held on 20-23 June 2014 in 134 cities, towns and villages in 46
JULY 13, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTE TWO YOUNG MEN IN BARAWE
Somali islamist militants al Shabaab executed two Somali young men in Barawe, the main military base for
JULY 12, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SECURITY FORCES ACCUSED OF EXECUTING PRISONERS
A rights group has said Iraqi security forces and Shia militia members have been involved in executing at
- JULY 11, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COMMUTES BUSINESSWOMAN'S SENTENCE TO LIFE
China commuted the fraud sentence of businesswoman Wu Ying -- once listed among its richest women but
- JULY 11, 2014MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Justin Blakeney to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Justin Blakeney to death
- JULY 10, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): EDDIE DAVIS EXECUTED
Eddie Davis, 45, White, was executed. He had been sentenced to death on June 30, 1995 for the March 3, 1994 rape and murder of 11-year-old Kimberly Waters, his girlfriend's daughter.
- JULY 10, 2014United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - MILITARY. New Judge for Guantanamo Trial in USS Cole Attack.
USA - MILITARY. New Judge for Guantanamo Trial in USS Cole Attack.
- JULY 10, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Robert Holland to death.
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Robert Holland to death.
- JULY 10, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Larry Schack ordered a new trial for Eugene Wayman McWatters Jr.
USA - Florida. Judge Larry Schack ordered a new trial for Eugene Wayman McWatters Jr.
JULY 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HRC RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
The Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission has recommended the government to commute the death
- JULY 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Eddie Davis was executed.
USA - Florida. Eddie Davis was executed.
JULY 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: HAMBOULY’S DEATH SENTENCE SENT TO GRAND MUFTI
The Luxor Criminal Court referred the death sentences issued against Yasser Abdel Qader, known as Al-
- JULY 9, 2014DEATH PENALTY
PHOTOS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
- JULY 9, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI WILL NOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, UN TOLD
Malawi will not abolish the death penalty from its laws, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
- JULY 9, 2014GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Tommy Lee Waldrip's death sentence
USA - Georgia. The Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Tommy Lee Waldrip's death sentence
JULY 9, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SHOPKEEPER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FRENCH TOURIST IN TIOMAN ISLAND
A Malaysian shopkeeper was sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of murdering a French
JULY 9, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two friends were sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia after being found guilty of trafficking in 15.1
JULY 8, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: NKOMO FARM MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court judge described as cold, calculated and callous, the senseless killing of two workers at the
- JULY 7, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
a Bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act was passed in Parliament allowing for the imposition
a Bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act was passed in Parliament allowing for the imposition
- JULY 7, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction of Fred Lewis Weatherton
USA - California. The California Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction of Fred Lewis Weatherton
- JULY 7, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES AL-SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH
Liban Ali Yarow, Somali Military Court Chairman, sentenced Awiye Ahmed Jama’ to death for a bomb
- JULY 7, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: THREE REBELS HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
A Sudanese special court sentenced three rebels to death by hanging, a lawyer for the accused said.
- JULY 5, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAJOR RELIEF FOR 17 INDIANS; COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES
Seventeen Indians, who were sentenced to death in UAE in March this year, received a big reprieve ahead