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- NOVEMBER 9, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's...
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, Zhang Deyuan, former chairman and president of the International Trust and Investment Company in Hunan Province, who accepted more than 1
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, New Zealand's representative Michael...
On November 8, New Zealand's representative Michael Powels, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said New Zealand was an early co-sponsor of a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Counselor Christian Wenaweser, speaking...
On November 8, Counselor Christian Wenaweser, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said the abolition of the penalty would contribute to the progressive development of human rights
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the Swiss representative, Francois Voeffray,...
On November 8, the Swiss representative, Francois Voeffray, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said the abolition of capital punishment demonstrated respect for human dignity and the protection of life
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the Chinese appointed future governor...
On November 8, the Chinese appointed future governor of Macao Edmond Ho, who would take over once Portugal hands over the territory to China on December 20, said that his Government has no intention of introducing the death penalty in Macao after the Chin
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Ambassador Andre Mwamba Kapanga, speaking...
On November 8, Ambassador Andre Mwamba Kapanga, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said with regard to the death penalty that his country had taken an abolitionist attitude
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the High Court in Addis Ababa handed...
On November 8, the High Court in Addis Ababa handed down its first death sentence in the mass trial, which began 5 years ago, of thousands of former government officials accused of involvement in the "Red Terror" campaign of former dictator Mengistu Haile
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking...
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that the International Criminal Tribunals were a less-than-perfect response to mass atrocities
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the...
On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the southern city of Ningbo from 1993 to 1998 was sentenced to death for taking bribes
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Chinese police formally arrested 111...
On November 8, Chinese police formally arrested 111 members of the outlawed Falun Gong spiritual movement on charges ranging from obstruction of the law to stealing state secrets, said Li Bing, deputy head of the information office of the State Council, o
- NOVEMBER 5, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On November 5, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
On November 5, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Alethia Barker referred to the draft resolution on the abolition of capital punishment to be introduced by the European Union and said I
- NOVEMBER 5, 1999CameroonDEATH PENALTY
On November 5, the UN Committee for Human Rights criticized...
On November 5, the UN Committee for Human Rights criticized Cameroon for extrajudicial executions and the application of the death penalty