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- AUGUST 1, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
In August, it was reported that King Abdullah II helped...
In August, it was reported that King Abdullah II helped Jordanian women win an important legal victory by securing the abrogation of a law which either excuses or imposes sentences of three months to two years on men who kill allegedly adulterous female r
- AUGUST 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
It was reported in August that a recent study on crime...
It was reported in August that a recent study on crime shows that sentences issued between 1994 and 1998 in 16 cases of murder included one acquittal, 4 one-year prison sentences, 4 sentences of less than 5 years in prison, 3 jail sentences of less than 1
- AUGUST 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 1, unemployed Tan Kim Ho, 36, and plumber...
On August 1, unemployed Tan Kim Ho, 36, and plumber Ho Jin Lock, 31, were sentenced to death for firearms offenses, following a 1992 shooting at the Hot Lips Lounge where a teacher, M
- AUGUST 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In August, a leading member of the Opposition, Sanoh...
In August, a leading member of the Opposition, Sanoh Thienthong, proposed that the Government impose capital punishment on those producing or possessing narcotics, as the most effective way to wipe out the problem
- AUGUST 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
In August, the Government of The Bahamas dealt another...
In August, the Government of The Bahamas dealt another blow to the inter-American system of human rights protection by scheduling the hangings of the two men, despite the fact that their petitions were pending before the Inter-American Commission on Human
- AUGUST 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In August, the rape and murder of 10-year-old Patricia...
In August, the rape and murder of 10-year-old Patricia Flores in the capital, La Paz, sparked calls for reinstatement of the death penalty
- AUGUST 1, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
In August, Amnesty International noted that 18 prisoners...
In August, Amnesty International noted that 18 prisoners of conscience faced trial for treason - an offense carrying the death penalty - on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar
- JULY 31, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed...
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed in Taiz Province
- JULY 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On July 30, 4 people were executed in the northern...
On July 30, 4 people were executed in the northern region of Ningxi Hui, after they had been given death sentences by a Yinchuan court
- JULY 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On July 30,2 chairmen of the Shanghai-listed Dongfang...
On July 30,2 chairmen of the Shanghai-listed Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- JULY 29, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On July 29, in a hearing on the use of the electric...
On July 29, in a hearing on the use of the electric chair in Orlando, a pathologist, Dr
- JULY 28, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death...
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28