Archive timeline
2016
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2016, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2016
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC AT FOOTBALL STADIUM
A prisoner sentenced to public execution for rape and murder was hanged in public at a sports stadium in the city of Neyriz (Fars province, southern Iran) in the morning.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - As of today, 4 states have gubernatorial moratoriums in place.
USA - As of today, 4 states have gubernatorial moratoriums in place.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: BAR FEDERATION TARGETS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY FOR 1ST TIME
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will propose for the first time to its members next month that they work for the abolition of capital punishment so that even the worst offenders can be rehabilitated.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 9 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
A court in northern Vietnam sentenced nine people to death for heroin trafficking, state media said.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TRIAL TO RESUME FOR CHRISTIAN PASTORS WHO COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY
A trial was set to resume this week in Sudan for pastors accused of bringing Christian persecution to the
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2016Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE TO REINTRODUCE DEATH PENALTY AS VIOLENT CRIMES SPIKE
Sierra Leone's Minister of Internal Affairs has said the government would start implementing the death penalty to crack down on recent increase in gang-related killings in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Bishops support death penalty repeal
USA - California. Bishops support death penalty repeal
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT MOVES AWAY FROM DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has moved away from death penalty (capital punishment) after it commuted the death
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Catholic Diocese pushes repeal of death penalty.
USA - Utah. Catholic Diocese pushes repeal of death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN STAYS EXECUTION OF MENTALLY ILL MAN
A Pakistani official said the Supreme court has temporarily stayed the execution of a mentally ill man.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2016North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Executions won't resume any time soon
USA - North Carolina. Executions won't resume any time soon
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2016TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Bageni – former Superintendent of Police (Kinondoni) was sentenced to death.
Christopher Bageni – former Superintendent of Police (Kinondoni) was sentenced to death.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN WHO MURDERED WIFE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JIGAWA STATE
The Jigawa State High Court in Dutse sentenced one Usman Sani of Mairobar Fulani of Jeke village in
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A prisoner who was executed on drug related charges has been identified. 34-year-old Kamran Maleki was
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Michael Thomas
USA - California. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Michael Thomas
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2016TogoDEATH PENALTY
Togo officially accessed to the 1989 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Togo officially accessed to the 1989 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma will have at least a 2-year delay in lethal injections
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma will have at least a 2-year delay in lethal injections
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2016DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): EXECUTIONS STAYED UNTIL AGREEMENT REACHED ON NEW PROCEDURES
Oklahoma will have a two-year delay in lethal injections after the government board of the prison system declined to consider new execution procedures.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld the costitutionality of lethal injection protocol
USA - Texas. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld the costitutionality of lethal injection protocol
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS FATHER IN GIZA
Giza criminal court has sentenced a young man to death for killing his father.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR KILLER OF FIVE
The Hiroshima High Court upheld the death penalty for a 66-year-old man convicted of killing five neighbors and setting fire to two of their homes in a remote community in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED AT SHIRAZ'S ADEL ABAD PRISON
Two prisoners sentenced to death for armed robbery and one prisoner sentenced to death for rape were
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2016DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): LONGTIME DEATH ROW INMATE JERMAINE WRIGHT SET FREE
Jermaine Wright, who spent more than 20 years on death row, walked out of prison a free man today after
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'STRICTLY CONTROLS DEATH PENALTY' - WHITE PAPER
China strictly controls the death penalty and employs it with prudence, said a white paper on judical protection of human rights released by the State Council Information Office of China.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: 21 CONVICTED, CONDEMNED TO DEATH OVER ALBINO KILLING
Over 21 people have been convicted of killing people with albinism in Tanzania and sentenced to death.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING 7 KILOS OF HEROIN
A court in the central province of Nghe An sentenced two people to death and another to life in prison for
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Jermaine Wright, who spent more than 20 years on death row, walked out of prison a free man today
USA - Delaware. Jermaine Wright, who spent more than 20 years on death row, walked out of prison a free man today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN MASHHAD
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a prisoner from
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 17 PRISONERS HANGED AT VAKILABAD PRISON
17 prisoners sentenced to death on drug related charges were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northwestern Iran).
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 7 PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Seven prisoners were executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison (Hormozgan province, southern Iran) on