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- JANUARY 8, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The only execution in Louisiana in 1999 was of Dobie...
The only execution in Louisiana in 1999 was of Dobie Gillis Williams, executed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on January 8 for the bloody 1984 murder of Sonja Knippers
- JANUARY 7, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 7, the Constitutional Court, comprising...
On January 7, the Constitutional Court, comprising Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe, Justice Cooke and Justice Karl Harrison, heard and dismissed a motion filed by Neville Lewis against his prison conditions and the 6-month limit set by Governor General Howard
- JANUARY 6, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, the Latvian Parliament moved a step closer...
On January 6, the Latvian Parliament moved a step closer to abolishing capital punishment, just as the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on a convicted murderer
- JANUARY 6, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel,...
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel, a Saudi, was executed for raping a boy
- JANUARY 6, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, newspapers reported that in Kuwait City,...
On January 6, newspapers reported that in Kuwait City, a group of MPs called for the Islamic punishments of flogging, amputation and stoning to be introduced to Kuwait
- JANUARY 6, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, President Saparmurat Niyazov signed an...
On January 6, President Saparmurat Niyazov signed an order for a one-year moratorium on executions during a meeting with members of the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 5, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, Rafiuddin Babli, 32, was put to death...
On January 5, Rafiuddin Babli, 32, was put to death for kidnapping with a view to extortion, and for raping a female student in 1997
- JANUARY 5, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, the Supreme Court sentenced former military...
On January 5, the Supreme Court sentenced former military officer Sharif Sharipov to death by shooting after finding him guilty of organizing a terrorist group and the premeditated murder of dozens of people
- JANUARY 5, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General,...
On January 5, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General, the Guyana Government denounced the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- JANUARY 4, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 4, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo...
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo Echegaray's execution the Supreme Court (8 to 5) ordered it be delayed until after June 15, 1999
- JANUARY 4, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, Tajikistan acceded to the International...
On January 4, Tajikistan acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to its First Protocol