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
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 14% of Death Row Inmates Are There Because of Just 5 Prosecutors
USA - 14% of Death Row Inmates Are There Because of Just 5 Prosecutors
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
JUNE 30, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SUPREME COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENSES
The Supreme Court has added five new death row inmates to the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO)
JUNE 30, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 10 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR 2006 MURDERS OF TRUCK DRIVER, ASSISTANT IN RANGPUR
The District and Sessions Judges Court of Rangpur sentenced 10 accused to death for the murder of a
JUNE 30, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANCELS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Delta State House of Assembly in Asaba, approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of
- JUNE 30, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Steven Hall received a reduced sentence
USA - Alabama. Steven Hall received a reduced sentence
- JUNE 29, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, THREE TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
A man was sentenced to death and three others were handed life term imprisonment for killing a woman in Bogra.
JUNE 29, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 73-YR-OLD AUSSIE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced an elderly Australian national to death for trafficking 1.6kg of heroin
JUNE 29, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FRUIT SELLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A fruit seller was sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking cannabis weighing 18.8kg.
JUNE 28, 2016DEATH PENALTYMEXICO: ‘EL CHAPO’ EXTRADITION TO US HALTED BY JUDGE OVER DEATH PENALTY FEARS
A judge in Mexico temporarily blocked the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the US after his lawyers appealed the move over fears that the infamous drug cartel leader might face the death penalty.
- JUNE 28, 2016MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US halted by Mexico judge over death penalty fears.
USA - ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US halted by Mexico judge over death penalty fears.
JUNE 28, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: GALLOWS FOR THREE INDIANS, WOMAN IN DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Ali Diran has upheld the verdict of the lower court and
JUNE 27, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Gujranwala sentenced two Christian and one Muslim man to death for
JUNE 25, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COUPLE KILLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MYMENSINGH
A Mymensingh court sentenced a youth to death for killing a couple in 2014.
- JUNE 24, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.
JUNE 24, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS TWO DEATH-SENTENCE PLEAS FROM CONVICTS
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly rejected mercy pleas from two death-row convicts,
- JUNE 24, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The state has eliminated its use of the sedative midazolam
USA - Arizona. The state has eliminated its use of the sedative midazolam
- JUNE 24, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. One of Arkansas' execution drugs will expire June 30, and might be impossible to replace
USA - Arkansas. One of Arkansas' execution drugs will expire June 30, and might be impossible to replace
- JUNE 23, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The State Supreme Court overturned Richard Reynolds' death sentence
USA - Connecticut. The State Supreme Court overturned Richard Reynolds' death sentence
JUNE 23, 2016DEATH PENALTYOSLO: LAST DAY OF THE 6th WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
The 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty concluded today with the adoption of the final declaration and a solemn closing session.
JUNE 23, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ZHUHAI COURT SENTENCES 4 DRUG DEALERS TO DEATH
A Court in Zhuhai City in south China’s Guangdong Province sentenced four drug dealers to death, ahead
JUNE 23, 2016SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: FOUR GUNMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH AND LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN SOUTH DARFUR
A Sudanese court in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state, sentenced to death and life imprisonment four
JUNE 23, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCED AL SHABAAB SYMPATHIZER TO DEATH
Somali military court has sentenced armed group Alshabaab sympathizer to death.
JUNE 23, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: DRUGS AGENCY REPORT IGNORES GLOBAL DRUG EXECUTION CRISIS
A new report by the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) fails to mention the use of the death
- JUNE 23, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Divided State Court Upholds Lethal Injection Protocol and Secrecy Law
USA - Arkansas. Divided State Court Upholds Lethal Injection Protocol and Secrecy Law
- JUNE 22, 2016DEATH PENALTY
OSLO: THE SECOND DAY OF THE 6TH WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
The 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty continued today with a focus on the evolution of the debate on capital punishment in Asia, opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Mangala Samareweera.
JUNE 22, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON LEADERS TO HAVE COURAGE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Delivering the opening address at the first plenary session of Sixth World Congress Against the Death
JUNE 22, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PERPETRATORS OF ERBIL GOVERNORATE ATTACK RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE
The Islamic State (IS) members responsible for the terror attack in front of the Erbil Governorate in 2014
- JUNE 22, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN KANO
Justice Kabiru Auta of a Kano High Court sentenced the killer of a Kano business tycoon, philanthropist, and Yoruba leader, Ganiyu Akanbi Bello, to death by hanging.
JUNE 22, 2016LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MINISTER OF JUSTICE, 'THE DEATH PENALTY MUST BE DELETED’
Minister of Justice Ashraf Rifi, taking part in the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo,