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
- OCTOBER 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRINCE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a member of the royal family for murder.
- OCTOBER 17, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Megan Shanahan sentenced Glen Bates to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge Megan Shanahan sentenced Glen Bates to death.
OCTOBER 17, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING, MURDER
Courts in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip handed down three death sentences, including one for allegedly spying
OCTOBER 17, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO YOUTHS TO HANG FOR MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Two youths have been sentenced to deaths by hanging by
- OCTOBER 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
NEVADA (USA): SEARCH FOR EXECUTION DRUG SUPPLIERS TURNS UP ZERO BIDS
After having "solicited thoroughly for vendors," the Nevada Department of Corrections announced that no pharmaceutical company has offered to sell the state drugs for use in executions.
OCTOBER 16, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: JHALAKATHI JUDGE KILLER JMB MAN EXECUTED
JMB member Asadul Islam Arif, who was given death penalty in Jhalakathi judges Jagannath Pare and Sohel Ahmed killing case, has been hanged in Khulna district jail.
OCTOBER 16, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 MURDER
A court in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has sentenced a man to death and his female accomplice
- OCTOBER 16, 2016NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Search for Execution Drug Suppliers Turns Up Zero Bids.
USA - Nevada. Search for Execution Drug Suppliers Turns Up Zero Bids.
- OCTOBER 14, 2016DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN STATE'S CAPITAL SENTENCING STATUTE, REQUIRES JURY UNANIMITY BEFORE IMPOSING DEATH
The Florida Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the state’s practice of permitting judges to impose death sentences based upon a non-unanimous jury recommendation for death.
- OCTOBER 14, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 24-YEAR-OLD THAI BAR GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN KL
A former bar worker in Thailand has been sentenced to death by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur after she
- OCTOBER 13, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GENERAL SHARIF SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS OF TEN TERRORISTS
Chief of the Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif signed death warrants of ten terrorists who were tried by military courts.
- OCTOBER 13, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit said the identity of the compounding pharmacy could remain secret.
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit said the identity of the compounding pharmacy could remain secret.
OCTOBER 13, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS KILL '2 SPIES'
Al-Shabaab militants shot dead a Kenyan and a Somali for alleged espionage in front of hundreds of people
- OCTOBER 13, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury made a recommendation of death for Justice Knight
USA - Alabama. A jury made a recommendation of death for Justice Knight
OCTOBER 13, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: WOMAN KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The North Central Province High Court Judge, Manjula Thilakaratne, handed down the death sentence to a
- OCTOBER 12, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA: A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES ARE KEEPING THE DEATH PENALTY ALIVE
The death penalty, it seems, is slowly dying. Public support
OCTOBER 12, 2016TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 76 SENTENCED OVER SOLDIER KILLINGS
A Tunisian court handed jail and death sentences to 76 people for killing eight soldiers in a jihadist hideout
- OCTOBER 12, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has overturned the death sentence imposed on Percy Hutton
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has overturned the death sentence imposed on Percy Hutton
- OCTOBER 12, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Harvard University: A Handful of Counties Are Keeping the Death Penalty Alive
USA - Harvard University: A Handful of Counties Are Keeping the Death Penalty Alive
- OCTOBER 11, 2016DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): LOWEST NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN 20 YEARS
For the 1st time in 20 years, the number of Texas executions will fall out of double digits this year.
- OCTOBER 11, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FOREIGN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The High Court in Kuching (Malaysia) sentenced an Indonesian
- OCTOBER 11, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court remanded Shaun Michael Bosse's case to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court remanded Shaun Michael Bosse's case to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
OCTOBER 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22-YEAR-OLD IRANIAN KURDISH WOMAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION AFTER GROSSLY UNFAIR TRIAL
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-
- OCTOBER 11, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will see lowest number of executions in 20 years.
USA - Texas. Texas will see lowest number of executions in 20 years.
- OCTOBER 10, 2016DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: PRIORITY IS TO CONTAIN THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
On World Day against the death penalty, Hands Off Cain sounded the alarm on the rise in the number of executions and death sentences in the name of the war on terrorism.
- OCTOBER 10, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA'S PRISONS OVERCROWDED BY 3,810 INMATES
Ghana's 43 prisons are designed to accommodate 9,875 prisoners but are currently holding 13,685 prisoners.
- OCTOBER 10, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY - MPS SAY THEIR HANDS TIED
Legislators said their hands are tied over abolition of death penalty in Zimbabwe, saying scrapping the
- OCTOBER 10, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas bishops call for abolition of death penalty.
USA - Texas. Texas bishops call for abolition of death penalty.
OCTOBER 10, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN WHO SOLD TOXIC DRINK THAT CAUSED DEATH OF 8 SENTENCED TO HANG
A woman who was charged with selling illicit liquor that caused the death of eight people in Ruiru, five years ago has been sentenced to death.
OCTOBER 9, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CORRUPT YUNNAN PARTY BOSS SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
China has sentenced the former Communist Party boss from the southwestern province of Yunnan to death