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- OCTOBER 1, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
On October 1, the Assignment-Colmar Brunton poll found...
On October 1, the Assignment-Colmar Brunton poll found that 51% of respondents believed the death penalty should be an option for certain types of crime, and 41% opposed the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would...
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would seek clemency for 17 Filipinos reportedly detained for various offenses in Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, a Saudi man, identified as Hani el-Sayegh,...
In October, a Saudi man, identified as Hani el-Sayegh, was extradited from the U
- OCTOBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In October, a youth of 17 and his accomplice, aged...
In October, a youth of 17 and his accomplice, aged 19, were publicly hanged in a square for having killed two people in an attempt to rob them
- OCTOBER 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, Abdul Hadi Awang, the Parti Islam se-Malaysia...
In October, Abdul Hadi Awang, the Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) Vice-President and an MP, reaffirmed his party's commitment to forming an Islamic state and gave notice that he would attempt again to table a bill that would apply the death penalty for apos
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
In October, security has been tightened in the country's...
In October, security has been tightened in the country's two main jails amid signs of unrest among the prisoners sentenced to be executed by hanging, following earlier announcements that the death penalty would be carried out in future
- OCTOBER 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated,...
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated, "We must reject any attempt to impose a blanket abolition on countries around the world
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in...
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in this southern Caribbean nation of 1
- OCTOBER 1, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission...
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission at the United Nations in New York said that at the beginning of the year, because of increasing criminality, a group of judges called for the reintroduction of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the...
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the proceedings against Bishop Augustin Misago who, when he was head of the Gikongoro diocese about 100 miles southwest of the Rwandan capital Kigali, told terrified arrivals they must move on, sending them t
- OCTOBER 1, 1999EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social...
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Phetsile Dlamini presented a Public Health Bill which calls for the death sentence for rapists with infectious diseases
- OCTOBER 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy...
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy Martin, who is on the ballot in New Hampshire, announced he would campaign in the 2000 presidential primaries asking Republican voters to reject the "culture of death" which is "executing our future with