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- 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
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma may execute 20 convicted murderers in 2000,...
Oklahoma may execute 20 convicted murderers in 2000, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson said in September
- AUGUST 27, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon
- AUGUST 27, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice...
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Foreign Affairs Enzo Trantino, and composed of Ambassador Claudio Moreno, and Hands Off Cain's representatives Sergio D'Elia, Secretary, and Elisabetta Z
- AUGUST 26, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On August 26, the Ukrainian Supreme Court left unchanged...
On August 26, the Ukrainian Supreme Court left unchanged the death penalty for the serial killer Onopriyenko
- AUGUST 26, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On August 26, the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs,...
On August 26, the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Yuriy Kravchenko said Ukraine would be ready for life imprisonment of convicts sentenced to capital punishment in two years if 50m hryvnyas were invested in development of the Ukrainian penitentiar