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
NOVEMBER 15, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 10 AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN THE CASE OF SENARI MASSACRE
A court in the Indian state of Bihar awarded death penalty to 10 and sentenced three to life imprisonment in
- NOVEMBER 15, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Calls the Botched Execution of Clayton Lockett an "Innocent Misadventure".
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Calls the Botched Execution of Clayton Lockett an "Innocent Misadventure".
- NOVEMBER 14, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Darnell Washington to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Darnell Washington to death
NOVEMBER 14, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: A COMEBACK FOR THE DEATH PENALTY?
After years of declining use of the death penalty across the United States and declining public support for
- NOVEMBER 14, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - CNN: A comeback for the death penalty?
USA - CNN: A comeback for the death penalty?
NOVEMBER 14, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The Semarang District Court in Central Java sentenced Muhammad Riaz to death for smuggling 97
NOVEMBER 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED OVER DRUG CHARGES, MURDER
Iranian authorities executed at least nine prisoners today.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2016ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ENDED IN SWAZILAND THE AFRICAN MISSION OF HANDS OFF CAIN
With two days of meetings in the Kingdom of Swaziland, it ended the mission of Hands Off Cain in four African countries in view of the vote on the Resolution for the universal moratorium on executions at the General Assembly of the United Nations.
NOVEMBER 12, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSHIOMHOLE COMMUTES FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Outgoing governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has commuted the sentence of four death row inmates to life imprisonment.
NOVEMBER 11, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DOUBLE MURDERER EXECUTED; 2ND UNDER CITIZEN JUDGE SYSTEM
A man convicted of two murders was hanged at the Fukuoka Detention House in Kyushu, the Justice Ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, RAPE
Two prisoners have been hanged in two different Iranian cities, reported the state run Iranian media.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: PRO-DEATH PENALTY REFERENDA PREVAIL IN 3 STATES; KANSAS RETAINS 4 JUSTICES ATTACKED FOR DEATH PENALTY DECISIONS
Voters in three states approved pro-death penalty ballot questions on Novembre 8, while in a fourth, voters
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pro-Death Penalty Referenda Prevail in 3 States; Kansas Retains 4 Justices Attacked for Death Penalty Decisions
USA - Pro-Death Penalty Referenda Prevail in 3 States; Kansas Retains 4 Justices Attacked for Death Penalty Decisions
- NOVEMBER 10, 2016OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Bartol to death
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Bartol to death
NOVEMBER 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PUBLIC HANGING AND 5 EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CHARGES
Six prisoners were executed in Iran today.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: JUVENILE AGE LOWERED TO 16; TEENAGERS WARNED THEY COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY FOR CERTAIN CRIMES
Kuwaiti teenage students have been warned that they could face the death penalty or heavy prison terms for certain crimes following the decision to lower the juvenile age from 18 to 16 in January.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: THE MISSION OF HOC IN AFRICA CONTINUES
After a series of meetings in Kenya and Zambia, the mission of Hands Off Cain in Africa in view of the resolution for a moratorium on executions at the United Nations General Assembly is successfully continuing in Malawi.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian State Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on the execution of a prisoner early in the morning. The prisoner
Iranian State Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on the execution of a prisoner early in the morning. The prisoner
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA AND CALIFORNIA VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THE DEATH PENALTY
In Nebraska, at 1 p.m. Italian time, it is definitive the count on Referendum No. 426, which proposed to
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER WAREHOUSE BLASTS
A chairman of a Chinese logistics company was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in relation to
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A result is not yet final, the two major referendum on the death penalty in Nebraska e California seem to have been negative
USA - A result is not yet final, the two major referendum on the death penalty in Nebraska e California seem to have been negative
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. At 1 p.m. Italian time, it is definitive the count on Referendum No. 426: Nebraska reintroduces the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. At 1 p.m. Italian time, it is definitive the count on Referendum No. 426: Nebraska reintroduces the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 9, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. At 1 P.M. Italian time, after the counting of 86% of precincts, death penalty will not be abolished
USA - California. At 1 P.M. Italian time, after the counting of 86% of precincts, death penalty will not be abolished
NOVEMBER 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AUTHORITIES CARRY OUT 'EYE FOR AN EYE' BLINDING PUNISHMENT
Official Iranian media, including ISNA, have reported on a blinding punishment sentence carried out on November 8 in one of the prisons near Tehran.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2016ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
ITALY: UMBERTO VERONESI, SCIENTIST, WHO SUPPORTED THE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY AND LIFE SENTENCE, DIED
Umberto Veronesi, a scientist who in his life has always fought for both the abolition of the death penalty and of the life sentence, died today at the age of 90.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN QORVEH PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qorveh (Iranian Kurdistan province) in the early morning.
NOVEMBER 8, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSUN COURT SENTENCES OCTOGENARIAN, THREE OTHERS TO DEATH
An Osun State High Court presided by Justice Kudrat Akano sentenced an octogenarian Mr Oluwafemi
- NOVEMBER 8, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended capital punishment for Johnny Lopez
USA - California. A jury recommended capital punishment for Johnny Lopez
- NOVEMBER 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Mehr News Agency one man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (western
According to Mehr News Agency one man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (western
NOVEMBER 5, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FORMING TERROR CELL
An Egyptian court sentenced two local men to death on charges of involvement in militant attacks in Libya and planning assaults in Egypt, legal sources said.