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- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly...
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly raised from 17 to eighteen
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
In Kyrgyzstan there are 35 prisons, only 5 of which...
In Kyrgyzstan there are 35 prisons, only 5 of which can really be considered such
- JANUARY 1, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offenses (13) but, in practice, it is applied only for murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Everything concerning the death penalty is shrouded...
Everything concerning the death penalty is shrouded in secrecy in the Kyrgyzstan: there is no official data; the execution procedure is not codified; the executed prisoner's burial place is not revealed; the family has no right whatsoever to recover the b
- JANUARY 1, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
Citing Buddhist teachings, which include mercy for...
Citing Buddhist teachings, which include mercy for others, the Buddhist sect known as Tendai which dates from the Heian period (794-1185), has called for the abolishment of capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea,...
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea, 50% advocate capital punishment while 43% oppose it
- JANUARY 1, 1999KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since independence (12...
There have been no executions since independence (12 July 1979)
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use...
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use of the death penalty as a last resort, in view of eventual abolition
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide, sabotage, and 8 military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes...
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes repatriated defectors whom it thinks it impossible to re-educate because they were exposed to too much information on South Korea while staying in China, and who may cause social unrest if they ar
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions submitted an urgent appeal on behalf of Khamit Memet and two other ethnic Uighur Chinese nationals who were reportedly in imminent danger of being extradited to the Xinjiang Uighur A
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea,...
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea, though the North Korean authorities try to deny the fact