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- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Philippines said his country could not support any resolution calling for the progressive abolition of capital p
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at...
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, affirmed: "The real issue is not whether the death penalty should or should not be applied, but rather each country's sovereign right to choose its own politi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In November, the People's Court in the central province...
In November, the People's Court in the central province of Nghe An gave death sentences to 3 drug traffickers, including Xong Ra Long, Xong Gia Cua and Lu Nhia Vu
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
As of early November, around 42 people had been given...
As of early November, around 42 people had been given the death penalty for drug trafficking since the beginning of the year, according to statistics reported by the local press
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic...
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo estimated that 6,000 people had been killed, 500 were missing, 1
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister...
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister Penuell Maduna announced that, after receiving information from Human Rights Watch, he had asked the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, to investigate the possibility of chargi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999LibyaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Libyan mission el-Sayeda Nagat el-Haggiog said that the question of the death penalty fell within the sphere of
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition...
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition of capital punishment in a book, published in November, entitled This Animal called Man, which is replete with stories told to Obasanjo in detention by Nigerians falsely accused and jailed or later kille
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
In November, Zimbabwe's Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa,...
In November, Zimbabwe's Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa, who is also Chairperson of the Constitutional Commission's legal committee, said in a statement issued on the occasion of the launching of the commission's constitutional drafting committee that
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Mubarak Husein Rahmatalla,...
In November, Ambassador Mubarak Husein Rahmatalla, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, referring to the European Union's resolution on the death penalty, said, "Firstly, we would like to point out that there is no unanimous view on th
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible...
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible execution if convicted, went on strike over poor conditions in prison and the failure of the authorities to hear their case
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers...
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers were executed and 46 given suspended death sentences in Shaanxi Province, in northwest China, since an intensive campaign to curb drug-related crimes was launched in 1998