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
FEBRUARY 25, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ALLEGED AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS
A Somali Military court sentenced six defendant accused for being members of Alshabab assassin squad.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016DEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED
four murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in two days.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Another death row convict was executed in the Central Jail of Mainwali.
Another death row convict was executed in the Central Jail of Mainwali.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Death penalty moratorium bill moves toward Alabama Senate
USA - Alabama. Death penalty moratorium bill moves toward Alabama Senate
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Former prison officials join anti-death penalty group
USA - Ohio. Former prison officials join anti-death penalty group
FEBRUARY 24, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ALGERIAN WHO KILLED MAN AND STOLE DH1M IN CASH
A 35-year-old Algerian was sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing a Chinese man and stealing more than Dh1 million in cash from him.
FEBRUARY 24, 2016LiberiaDEATH PENALTYLIBERIA: KAKATA COURT SENTENCES KILLERS TO DEATH BY HANGING AND 50-YEAR IMPRISONMENT
The 13th Judicial circuit court in Kakata has sentenced two murderers to a 50-year sentence and death by
FEBRUARY 24, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO KILLERS OF RU PROFESSOR MOHAMMAD YUNUS GET DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE TERM FOLLOWING RETRIAL
The death sentence handed down to two militants of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Poll: Slim Majority of Utahns Support the Death Penalty.
USA - Utah. Poll: Slim Majority of Utahns Support the Death Penalty.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2016DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES BILL TO END THE DEATH PENALTY
The Utah Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee, led by Republicans, voted
- FEBRUARY 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three murder convicts were hanged in two jails in Pakistan.
Three murder convicts were hanged in two jails in Pakistan.
FEBRUARY 23, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GOVT TO ELIMINATE DEATH PENALTY - MNANGAGWA
Zimbabwe is making significant strides towards the elimination of the death penalty from its statutes as
FEBRUARY 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two death row convicts were sent to the gallows in the Central Jail Sahiwal on early morning while execution of another death row prisoner was postponed, Dunya News reported.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Senate Committee, Led By Republicans, Passes Bill To End The Death Penalty.
USA - Utah. Senate Committee, Led By Republicans, Passes Bill To End The Death Penalty.
FEBRUARY 23, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI KIDNAPPER EXECUTED
A Saudi who kidnapped and tried to rape his employer was put to death in the kingdom’s 64th execution of the year.
FEBRUARY 23, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TWO TEEN GIRLS STONED TO DEATH BY ISIS FOR 'ADULTERY' AS THE MEN GET 50 LASHES
Two teenage girls were stoned to death by ISIS in Syria but the two men they were with escaped with just
- FEBRUARY 21, 2016DEATH PENALTY
POPE CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Pope Francis called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, saying the commandment "You shall not kill" was absolute and equally valid for the guilty as for the innocent. Using some of his strongest words ever against capital punishment, he als
FEBRUARY 21, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OFFICERS
The State Security Court (SSC) sentenced three men to the death penalty for murdering two police officers and a gendarme lieutenant in two separate cases in Irbid and Maan.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS THE DEATH SENTENCE OF A JUVENILE OFFENDER
The death sentence of Himan Ouraminejad who was charged with murder as a juvenile, has been confirmed in the Supreme Court and is waiting for the permission of head of judiciary to be executed.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Victim's mother urges State Attorney to take death penalty off the table
USA - Florida. Victim's mother urges State Attorney to take death penalty off the table
- FEBRUARY 18, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House passed a bill requiring a 10-2 vote for a death sentence
USA - Florida. The House passed a bill requiring a 10-2 vote for a death sentence
- FEBRUARY 18, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction and death sentence for Ana Maria Cardona
USA - Florida. The state Supreme Court tossed out the murder conviction and death sentence for Ana Maria Cardona
FEBRUARY 18, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS EXECUTE A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY BY BEHEADING AFTER HE IS CAUGHT LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC
A teenage boy has been beheaded by ISIS for simply listening to Western music.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 40 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2014 TIKRIT MASSACRE
An Iraqi court sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
FEBRUARY 18, 2016BurundiDEATH PENALTYBURUNDI: DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS REINTRODUCTION OF DEATH PENALTY
Burundian Defense Minister Emmanuel Ntahomvukiye requested the reintroduction of the death penalty to
- FEBRUARY 17, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): TRAVIS HITTSON EXECUTED
Travis Hittson, 45, White, was executed. Hittson, a former Navy crewman, was convicted by a Houston
- FEBRUARY 17, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: NEW SENTENCES TO DEATH WILL BE EXECUTED
Ammon News informed that new sentences to death will be executed, including 13 people who are
- FEBRUARY 17, 2016South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for an Army sergeant for killing five fellow soldiers in a shooting rampage near the border with North Korea.
the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for an Army sergeant for killing five fellow soldiers in a shooting rampage near the border with North Korea.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Orthodox Jewish Organization Calls for an End to Capital Punishment
USA - Orthodox Jewish Organization Calls for an End to Capital Punishment
FEBRUARY 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens and two Yemeni nationals on charges of drug trafficking, bringing to 63 the number of decapitations in the kingdom since the start of year.