Brunei Darussalam signed the letter, dated 22 July...

Brunei Darussalam signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty. Brunei Darussalam was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L.31 and L.32) to the resolution presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly.