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
- MARCH 21, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PROSECUTORS DEFEND DEATH SENTENCE ON MP MURDERER
Prosecutors defended the death sentence handed to Hussain Humam over the brutal murder of former
MARCH 21, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING STREET BOY
A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death for brutally killing a street boy 13 years ago.
MARCH 21, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KILLER OF POLICEMEN IN BAYELSA GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced one of the killers of the eleven policemen at Lobia two community
MARCH 20, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FEMALE JOURNALIST KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two Al shabaab members who have been convicted of murdering a female Somali journalist were
MARCH 19, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: ROBBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 27-year-old robber of Solwezi has been sentenced to death by the Kitwe High Court.
MARCH 18, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: KOBE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF 6 - YEAR - OLD GIRL
The Kobe District Court handed down a death sentence to a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl
MARCH 18, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR STEALING N30,000 IN ONDO
A middle age man was sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the
- MARCH 18, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Derek Horton
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Derek Horton
MARCH 17, 2016CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: 89 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death on terror charges, the BBC Hausa service is reporting.
- MARCH 17, 2016TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Federal Judge vacates McNish death penalty.
USA - Tennessee. Federal Judge vacates McNish death penalty.
- MARCH 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): TOP COURT APPROVES ROMELL BROOM'S SECOND EXECUTION ATTEMPT AFTER BOTCHED INJECTIONS
The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Rommell Broom, whose 2009 botched execution was called off after 2 hours.
MARCH 16, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN 73RD EXECUTION
A Saudi national convicted of murder was executed, bringing to 73 the number of people put to death in the
MARCH 16, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Romell Broom
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Romell Broom
- MARCH 16, 2016South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Federal Judge Richard Gergel Overturns Death Sentence Because of Prosecutor's Racist Arguments.
USA - South Carolina. Federal Judge Richard Gergel Overturns Death Sentence Because of Prosecutor's Racist Arguments.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Central Jail Sahiwal early the morning while the execution of
MARCH 15, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: RONELL WILSON'S DEATH SENTENCE VACATED DUE TO 'INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY'
United States District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability.
- MARCH 15, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that federal death row inmate Ronell Wilson is ineligible for the death penalty because he has intellectual disability
- MARCH 15, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Kevin Andre Towles to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Kevin Andre Towles to death.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE OF 13 TERRORISTS INCLUDING CLIMBER KILLER
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif ratified death sentence of 13 ‘hardcore terrorists’ found guilty of
- MARCH 14, 2016Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: WA AUTHORITIES SAY 2 MEN EXECUTED IN SELF-RULING REGION
Two people found guilty of murder were executed on March 13 in the autonomous Wa Special Region, according to local sources.
- MARCH 13, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA HEADLINES: CHINA DEFENDS HUMAN RIGHTS IN JUDICIAL PRACTICE
A more efficient and fairer justice system has improved human rights protection in China with many wrongful
MARCH 13, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TERROR CONVICTIONS NEARLY DOUBLED IN 2015
Convictions for state security crimes including "violent terrorism" nearly doubled in 2015, figures from China's top court showed today, following a "strike hard" campaign to quell unrest in the largely Muslim region of Xinjiang and crackdowns on civil so
MARCH 13, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER PUT TO DEATH IN 72ND EXECUTION OF 2016
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of murder, bringing to 72 the number of people put to
- MARCH 13, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison, confronts Clinton on death penalty.
USA - Ricky Jackson, who spent 39 years in prison, confronts Clinton on death penalty.
MARCH 13, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 20 CONVICTS EXECUTED, 70 WAITING, JUSTICE MINISTER
Iraqi Justice Minister Haidar al-Zamili disclosed that 20 death verdicts were executed on March 6 for
MARCH 13, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH AWAIT FINAL VERDICT FOLLOWING MILITARY RETRIAL
The West Cairo Military Court adjourned issuing the verdict in the case publicly known as the "specialised
MARCH 12, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH OVER RESTAURANT BOMBING
Somalia’s military tribunal sentenced five suspects to death for their roles in the recent deadly suicide
- MARCH 11, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Lawmaker ends push to abolish death penalty.
USA - Utah. Lawmaker ends push to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 11, 2016DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): LAWMAKER ENDS PUSH TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
A Republican lawmaker who shepherded a longshot push to abolish the death penalty in conservative Utah
- MARCH 11, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House accepted HB 815 as amended by the Senate.
USA - Virginia. The House accepted HB 815 as amended by the Senate.