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- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Also in September, Maj
Also in September, Maj
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In September, a court ordered the reformist Iranian...
In September, a court ordered the reformist Iranian newspaper Neshat to stop publishing because it had run articles seen as questioning a central principle of Islamic justice and challenging the authority of Iran's supreme clerical leader and, in particul
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdel Raouf al-Rawabdeh,...
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdel Raouf al-Rawabdeh, during a closed-door meeting at the end of September, approved a recommendation by the Justice Ministry to abolish Art
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In September, some 100 lawmakers from the ruling and...
In September, some 100 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties including Lee Kun-kae of the United Liberal Democrats (ULD) were moving to pass a bill which allows the death penalty against those who make or distribute disqualified food, thus clai
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In September, the southern Khatlon Regional Court sentenced...
In September, the southern Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to death Fayzidin Bobokhonov, a 29-year-old resident of Yovon District
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
During a Congressional debate held at the beginning...
During a Congressional debate held at the beginning of September, a bill to reinstate the death penalty was rejected by a majority of parliamentarians
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Noel Thomas and Abdool Saleem Yassin convicted of killing...
Noel Thomas and Abdool Saleem Yassin convicted of killing Yassin's younger brother Abdool Kaleem Yassin in March 1987 in western Essequibo County, had death warrants read to them on September 7 and were scheduled to hang early on September 11, but a team
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In September, human rights groups in the Democratic...
In September, human rights groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo demanded the abolition of the Court of Military Order, the country's notorious military tribunal that does not make provisions for appeal
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
In September, during the launch of the University of...
In September, during the launch of the University of Nairobi Students Association of Legal Aid and Research (Salar), at the Faculty of Law campus in Parklands, while discussing legal aid in the country and if advocates take up cases on pro bono basis whic
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999MaliDEATH PENALTY
In September the two death sentences handed down to...
In September the two death sentences handed down to the Traorès in January were commuted to life imprisonment during the celebrations for Independence Day
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999TogoDEATH PENALTY
On September 1, Sierra Leone's rebel leader Foday Sankoh...
On September 1, Sierra Leone's rebel leader Foday Sankoh left Togo at the beginning of a winding journey back to his homeland, which is ravaged by a civil war he started
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
In September, many people sent letters from all corners...
In September, many people sent letters from all corners of the globe urging Robert Mugabe to use his presidential powers to reverse the death sentence imposed on Sukoluhle Kachipare, with most writers calling on the Government to abolish the death penalty