Archive timeline
2015
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2015, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2015
APRIL 29, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER IN 2000
Two persons found guilty over a murder carried out in the Hingurakgoda area in 2000 have been sentenced to death by the Polonnaruwa High Court.
APRIL 29, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN VEHARI
another murder convict was hanged at the district jail of Vehari, raising the total number of executions to 99
APRIL 29, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG UN EXECUTED 15 OFFICIALS
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) told the South Korean National Assembly that Kim
APRIL 29, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: EIGHT DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
defying intense pressure from the international community, the government executed eight drug convicts at 12:30 a.m. on Nusakambangan prison island near Cilacap in Central Java.
APRIL 29, 2015Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTYUSA: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS MORATORIUM ON LETHAL INJECTIONS AFTER REPORTS OF PAINFUL DEATHS
the US Department of Justice confirmed that federal executions have been halted until a review of the federal protocol used by the Bureau of Prisons was completed.
- APRIL 29, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. House passed HB 774 aimed at resuming executions
USA - North Carolina. House passed HB 774 aimed at resuming executions
- APRIL 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Oklahoma's Lethal Injection Protocol
USA - Oklahoma. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Oklahoma's Lethal Injection Protocol
- APRIL 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Creator of Lethal Injection Protocol Calls Death Penalty "Problematic".
USA - Creator of Lethal Injection Protocol Calls Death Penalty "Problematic".
APRIL 29, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: CREATOR OF LETHAL INJECTION PROTOCOL CALLS DEATH PENALTY ‘PROBLEMATIC’
Dr. Jay Chapman, the Oklahoma medical examiner who created the three-drug lethal injection protocol that
- APRIL 28, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi national, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Fahd al-Sohabra al-Dosari, was beheaded for
a Saudi national, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Fahd al-Sohabra al-Dosari, was beheaded for
APRIL 28, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED KILLER EXECUTED IN VEHARI
A convicted murderer was hanged at Vehari’s District Jail, raising the total number of executions to 98 since
- APRIL 28, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 774 to bypass the unwillingness of physician to participate executions
USA - North Carolina. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 774 to bypass the unwillingness of physician to participate executions
- APRIL 27, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned Paul Gordon Smith’s death sentence.
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned Paul Gordon Smith’s death sentence.
APRIL 26, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER AND THEFT
Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of murder and theft, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 PRISONERS HANGED IN ARAK PRISON
Four prisoners were hanged in the morning in Arak city.
APRIL 25, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUG SMUGGLER EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING
A drug trafficker was executed in south China’s Guangdong Province following approval by the Supreme People’s Court.
- APRIL 24, 2015SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
EU URGES SINGAPORE TO STOP EXECUTIONS
The EU called on the Singaporean authorities to stop all pending executions and to reinstate its earlier
- APRIL 24, 2015GambiaDEATH PENALTY
At its 56th ordinary session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) put the
At its 56th ordinary session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) put the
APRIL 24, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER THREE PEOPLE BEHEADED IN TWO DAYS
Saudi Arabia executed three more people between 23 and 24 April, bringing to 68 the number of Saudis and foreigners executed in the kingdom this year.
APRIL 24, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMIST MILITANTS EXECUTED MAN FOR BLASPHEMY
Al-Shabaab said it had executed a man in the south of the country for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
APRIL 24, 2015GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: 41-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Fast Track Division of the Accra High Court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to death by hanging.
- APRIL 23, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS INDIAN NATIONAL, OWN CITIZEN
Saudi Arabia beheaded two people for murder, one of whom was from India, the interior ministry said.
APRIL 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN SARGODHA AND SAHIWAL
two murder convicts were hanged in Sargodha and Sahiwal, raising the total number of executions to 97 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
APRIL 23, 2015DEATH PENALTYLO PORTO CASE: SECRETARY OF HANDS OFF CAIN SERGIO D'ELIA ON USE OF ARMED DRONES
Giovanni Lo Porto, who was an hostage, was killed together with another hostage, an American citizen, and an Al Qaeda leader, an American citizen as well.
- APRIL 23, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously vacated the death sentence of Humberto Delgado
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously vacated the death sentence of Humberto Delgado
- APRIL 23, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - On this day in 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to die in the gas chamber after being convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
USA - On this day in 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to die in the gas chamber after being convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
APRIL 23, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIVE CONVICTS
Malaysia's highest court upheld the conviction and death penalty of three Mexican brothers, a Singaporean and a Malaysian in a high-profile drugs case.
APRIL 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
Iran hanged a group of nine men including a 70-year-old who had been held in prison for the past fourteen years, allegedly for drug-related offences.
APRIL 23, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LAOTIAN BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH, LIFE TERM FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Vietnam court gave capital punishment and a life sentence to two Laotian brothers who illegally
APRIL 23, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN AND JIROFT
Five prisoners who had been charged with drug related crimes, went to the gallows, in Kerman city and