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 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUFTI CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR 10
Thirty-seven out of 48 defendants accused of inciting violence and blocking the Qalyoub Highway last year
JULY 5, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 12 SLM-AW REBELS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CENTRAL DARFUR
The criminal court of Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur, sentenced 12 members of the Sudan Liberation
- JULY 4, 2014DEATH PENALTY
DECLARATION OF THE CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN AFRICA (THE COTONOU DECLARATION)
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of person under Article 3;
- JULY 4, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN: PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
It ended today, the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights with the ministerial meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Bako-Arif
- JULY 4, 2014EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
UK STANDS ACCUSED OVER EXTRADITION OF ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADER
The Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition to Ethiopia of an opposition
- JULY 3, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SECOND DAY OF THE PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
The Pan-African Conference on the Death Penalty went through its second day. The session began with the reports of the five thematic commissions held the previous day concerning the role of parliamentarians, civil society and media, professional groups,
- JULY 3, 2014DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): EX-GOVERNOR RYAN WANTS TO CONTINUE ANTI-DEATH PENALTY WORK
Ex-Illinois governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision that followed his
- JULY 3, 2014DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
Dominica’s Parliament approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the
- JULY 3, 2014BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Lakvinder Wallia of Gaborone High Court has sentenced Patrick Gabaakanye (54) of Serowe to
Justice Lakvinder Wallia of Gaborone High Court has sentenced Patrick Gabaakanye (54) of Serowe to
- JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
JULY 3, 2014DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW USA’ WINTER 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA showed a continuing decline in the
JULY 3, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FROM TANGALLE AND KALUTHARA
The Kaluthara and Tangalle High courts passed death penalties on 6 individuals today who were found
- JULY 3, 2014IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision
USA - Illinois. Ex governor George Ryan now is free to speak after a year of federal supervision
JULY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF 26-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a 26-year-old youth to life term for killing a woman
- JULY 3, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court today approved a series of changes aimed at improving the death-penalty appeals process
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court today approved a series of changes aimed at improving the death-penalty appeals process
- JULY 2, 2014United NationsDEATH PENALTY
'DEATH PENALTY HAS NO PLACE IN 21ST CENTURY,' DECLARES UN CHIEF
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared that the death penalty has no place in the 21st
- JULY 2, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SETS OUT THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE IN BENIN
Today were opened in Cotonou, capital of Benin, the three days works of the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened by the local government with the Commission on Human Rights and Peoples of the African Union in col
- JULY 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF POLICE CONSTABLE
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to a police constable for murdering his wife and
- JULY 2, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
JULY 2, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAZABUKA MAN, 22, GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
A 22-year old man of Mazabuka was sentenced to death in Zambia by the Livingstone High Court for
- JULY 1, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: FIRST TASK FORCE MEETING AT FARNESINA. MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN TO BE AN EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITY, SAYS MOGHERINI
Italy is taking forward the battle for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Today at the Farnesina, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini chaired the first meeting of the task force that will coordinate Italy’s action in the run-up to the United Nat
- JULY 1, 2014DEATH PENALTY
AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN BENIN
The African conference on the death penalty will start on July 2nd in Cotonou (Benin). It is organized by the Government of Benin and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in partnership with Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party
- JULY 1, 2014Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Armel Bazonzama alias Ngouabi, author of numerous murders of young women, committed between 2009
Armel Bazonzama alias Ngouabi, author of numerous murders of young women, committed between 2009
- JULY 1, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
JULY 1, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO UGANDANS EXECUTED OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ugandan Foreign Ministry spokesman Fred Opolot said two Ugandan drug traffickers – Omar Ddamulira
- JUNE 30, 2014United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US MILITARY. The Air Force appellate court reinstated the death sentence of Andrew Witt
USA - US MILITARY. The Air Force appellate court reinstated the death sentence of Andrew Witt
JUNE 29, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 6,000 CONVICTS AWAITING DEATH
With 6,000 death row convicts, Kenya has the fourth largest death row population in the world. In the last
JUNE 27, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 25 and 26 June in two prisons of Karaj.
- JUNE 27, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty conviction of Charles Reese Conner
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty conviction of Charles Reese Conner
JUNE 27, 2014AustraliaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: AUSTRALIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN POSSESSION
State-controlled media say a court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for