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- FEBRUARY 23, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
On February 23, the Forum of the Representatives of...
On February 23, the Forum of the Representatives of State Corporations and Statutory Bodies urged the Government to take steps to arrest the rising wave of crime in the country by amending Section 296 of the Penal Code to include murder, sexual abuse agai
- FEBRUARY 22, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint...
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint statement by EU foreign ministers expressing the view that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan should have an open and fair trial before an independent court and in the presence of lawyers chosen by him and i
- FEBRUARY 20, 1999BahrainDEATH PENALTY
On February 20, the trial of Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri,...
On February 20, the trial of Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri, Bahrain's leading Shiite Muslim opposition activist began in the island's State Security Court and was adjourned to allow Jamri's wife, who was also present with their three sons, to form a group of
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme...
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide to ensure that "pauper" litigants in capital cases are given competent lawyers
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
On February 19, two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia...
On February 19, two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia and Lucas Revolorio Samayoa, were sentenced to death after a quick trial
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio had its first execution in over thirty-five years...
Ohio had its first execution in over thirty-five years when Wilford Berry Jr
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously...
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, the Revolution Command Council (RCC)...
On February 18, the Revolution Command Council (RCC) issued Decree No
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February...
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February 18 whether Ira Einhorn, an anti-war student activist and leftist leader in the 1960s, should be returned home to face a retrial
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, the Military Prosecutor accused 200...
On February 17, the Military Prosecutor accused 200 people of collaboration with Israeli intelligence, entering Israel and smuggling drugs and cigarettes across the Southern border
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a...
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a historic verdict declared the constitution of military trial courts and punishments awarded by them as unconstitutional
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999IndianaDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, after more than three hours of sometimes-heated...
On February 17, after more than three hours of sometimes-heated debate, a state Senate committee struck down 7-4 a bill that would have abolished the death penalty in Indiana