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
MARCH 15, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER A’PURA MURDER
A person found guilty regarding a murder which had taken place in Shrawasthipura, Anuradhapura in
- MARCH 13, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MADIVES: PRESIDENT YAMEEN, GOVERMENT WILL ENFORCE DEATH PENALTY
the Government formulated the new regulations specifying procedures for enforcing the death penalty.
MARCH 13, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN PEOPLE EXECUTED
Iraq executed seven people, including three agents of the ousted Saddam Hussein regime – Hadi Hassuni, Abdul Hassan al-Majid and Farukh Hijazi – who were convicted of the 1994 killing in Beirut of Sheikh Taleb al-Suhail al-Tamimi, the father of a current
- MARCH 13, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: REBEL CHIEFS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
a Sudanese court sentenced seventeen people to death in absentia, including a former Governor who is now a rebel leader, and another insurgent chief, said Al-Tigani Hassan, a lawyer who was present for the verdict in Singa town, the capital of Sennar Stat
MARCH 13, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR ROBBERY, MURDER, RAPE
An Ado-Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti sentenced three accused persons to death by hanging for robbery,
MARCH 13, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BANKER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN GRAND SCAM
A court in the Central Highlands gave the death sentence to a Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) executive
MARCH 13, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: STEP BY STEP TO STOP DEATH PENALTY
Eight key activists have launched the Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty campaign, demanding an end to
- MARCH 12, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (HB 1170) to repeal the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (HB 1170) to repeal the death penalty
MARCH 12, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT’S PLEA ON VERDICT ON COMMUTATION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s plea seeking review of its verdict holding that undue delay by the
- MARCH 12, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Patrick Haney Jr., 29, White, to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Patrick Haney Jr., 29, White, to death.
- MARCH 12, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Jury Recommended Death for Hilbert Pineil Thomas, 42, Black.
USA - California. A Jury Recommended Death for Hilbert Pineil Thomas, 42, Black.
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 331 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUGS OFFENCES IN 2013 WITH UN AND EUROPEAN SUPPORT
Iran executed 331 people for drug-related charges in 2013, a new report published today by the non-profit
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNITED NATIONS, ‘AT LEAST 176 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2014’
four United Nations experts on human rights – Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of
MARCH 12, 2014YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: 16 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Yemeni court in Taizz sentenced 16 people to death, including MP Ahmad al-Barati from the General
- MARCH 12, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: LAWYER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF WIFE
The Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of an attorney-at-law for the murder of his wife and the
- MARCH 11, 2014DEATH PENALTY
LOUISIANA (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE GLENN FORD RELEASED 30 YEARS AFTER WRONGFUL CONVICTION
After 30 years behind bars - most of them on death row - Glenn Ford, walked free tonight from the
MARCH 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DACOITS
In a sensational verdict, a district court judge in Guntur handed death sentence to three notorious dacoits
MARCH 11, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE SOLDIERS
the Military High Court of Somalia executed three soldiers who were charged and convicted of killing soldiers and a journalist in Mogadishu in 2013.
- MARCH 11, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. After 30 years on death row Glenn Ford walked free tonight from the maximum security prison at Angola
USA - Louisiana. After 30 years on death row Glenn Ford walked free tonight from the maximum security prison at Angola
MARCH 11, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: NEW HANGMAN GETS DISTRESSED AFTER SEEING GALLOWS AND QUIT
the Commissioner General of Prisons said Sri Lanka's efforts to shorten the waiting time for death row
MARCH 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: U.N. ANTI-DRUGS CHIEF PRAISES IRAN FIGHT DESPITE EXECUTIONS
the U.N. anti-drugs chief praised Iran's fight against narcotics trafficking despite a surge in executions in the country, many of people convicted of drug-related offences.
MARCH 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: BAN KI-MOON, ‘NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT UNDER PRESIDENT ROUHANI’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has failed to fulfil campaign promises to allow greater freedom of expression and there has been a sharp rise in executions since his election.
MARCH 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AN AFGHANI PRISONER EXECUTED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
an Afghani prisoner was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, reported the Human Rights Activists
- MARCH 10, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death penalty states are taking elaborate steps to secure drugs for use in lethal injections, USA Today reports.
USA - Death penalty states are taking elaborate steps to secure drugs for use in lethal injections, USA Today reports.
- MARCH 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky officers discussed how to mask the purpose of ordered drugs to avoid “ethics or moral concerns.”
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky officers discussed how to mask the purpose of ordered drugs to avoid “ethics or moral concerns.”
- MARCH 10, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. In 2010 California launched a “secret mission” to swap some of Arizona’s sodium thiopental
USA - California. In 2010 California launched a “secret mission” to swap some of Arizona’s sodium thiopental
- MARCH 10, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Mississippi officials explored obtaining sedatives from a veterinary school.
USA - Mississippi. Mississippi officials explored obtaining sedatives from a veterinary school.
- MARCH 10, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: EX-POLICEMAN IN NAROK ROBBERY CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Kenya, a Narok court sentenced a former police officer to death after he was found guilty of robbery
- MARCH 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO HANG OVER REVENGE KILLING
a court in Cairo sentenced 14 men to be hanged for the revenge killing of a merchant and his daughter in a
- MARCH 10, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will run out of pentobarbital by the end of this month
USA - Texas. Texas will run out of pentobarbital by the end of this month