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
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014ComorosDEATH PENALTY
COMOROS: SECOND LEG OF THE HANDS OFF CAIN AND THE NONVIOLENT RADICAL PARTY IN AFRICA FOR THE UN MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
After the visit in Zimbabwe, the mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty is now in the Comoros. Objective of the mission s to promote the UN Resolution on the Universal Moratorium of the Death Penalty, whic
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES SIX MEN TO DEATH FOR AL-SHABAAB LINKS
Puntland military court sentenced six men to death after being found of guilty linked to Somalia’s militant
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder Shares His Feelings On The Death Penalty.
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder Shares His Feelings On The Death Penalty.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Jerry Ray Davidson
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Jerry Ray Davidson
NOVEMBER 17, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ISLAMIST DETAINEES REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi stressed that "death sentence against Islamist detainees is reduced to life
NOVEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: HUSBAND OF CHRISTIAN WOMAN PLEADS FOR BLASPHEMY PARDON
The husband of a Christian woman who was sentenced to death four years ago under Pakistan’s blasphemy
NOVEMBER 17, 2014DEATH PENALTYUSA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SHARES HIS FEELINGS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
This interview was reported for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that just launched: “I
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana delays executions until late June 2015
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana delays executions until late June 2015
- NOVEMBER 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases.
NOVEMBER 16, 2014EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: SIHAM’S MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The criminal court in Kuwait sentenced an Ethiopian maid who stabbed her employer’s daughter to death.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ABBAS AIDE, ‘EXECUTE PALESTINIANS WHO SELL LAND TO ISRAELIS’
Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein said Palestinians who sell their land to Jews should
- NOVEMBER 15, 2014Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
a Congolese army officer and four Ugandan rebels were sentenced to death for the killing of a colonel,
a Congolese army officer and four Ugandan rebels were sentenced to death for the killing of a colonel,
NOVEMBER 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN BANDAR ABBAS
Three young men were publicly hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran).
NOVEMBER 14, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: RADICAL PARTY DELEGATION MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON THE VOTE FOR THE UN MORATORIUM
The second day of the Mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty in Zimbabwe started with a meeting with the Hon. Emmerson Mnangagwa Minister of Justice and his staff to discuss the death penalty at the natio
- NOVEMBER 14, 2014KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky drops 2-drug executions.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky drops 2-drug executions.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): CHADWICK BANKS EXECUTED
Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA: RESTORING DEATH PENALTY NEEDS OPEN DEBATE
Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Louh said the restoration of the suspended death penalty in the country
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
NOVEMBER 13, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FUGITIVE ZAHID HOSSAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) 1 sentenced fugitive MA Zahid Hossain to death on six charges of
NOVEMBER 13, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 975 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW AWAITING APPEALS
A total of 975 prisoners sentenced to death for various offences are awaiting appeals at the Court of
NOVEMBER 13, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS THE VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO URGE A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE UN RESOLUTION ON THE MORATORIUM
The delegation of the Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, composed of Sergio D’Elia, Marco Perduca and Marco Maria Freddi, accompanied by H.E. Enrico De Agostini Ambassador of Italy and Ms. Paula Vazquez, of the
NOVEMBER 13, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
A man who was convicted of smuggling heroin in his intestines has become the seventh Pakistani beheaded
NOVEMBER 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED
Six more prisoners were hanged in Iran as the execution rate soars under so-called 'moderate' Hassan
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
NOVEMBER 12, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: DEC OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING SUSPECT
A 45-year-old Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations officer of Kasama has been sentenced
NOVEMBER 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF SHIRAZ
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA one prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Shiraz
NOVEMBER 12, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: LAWYERS' GROUP URGES NEW JUSTICE MINISTER TO SUSPEND EXECUTIONS
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations submitted a written request for Justice Minister Yoko
NOVEMBER 12, 2014GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: FORMER ARMY CHIEF AND SIX OTHERS DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE
A seven-member panel of judges of the Gambia Supreme Court presided over by the Chief Justice
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO OFFICERS TO DEATH
Somali military court has sentenced two soldiers to death sentences for murder and rape cases respectively.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death row inmate Chris Wayne Shuffield resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Texas. Death row inmate Chris Wayne Shuffield resentenced to life in prison.