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54,592 ARTICLES · 1998—2026The news from the three battles.
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- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader...
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan asked President Rafiq Tarar, in a letter, to refrain from sending to the gallows people sentenced by military courts until the Supreme Court had ruled on their validity
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General...
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General Secretary Javed Jabbar criticized the first death sentence passed by a military trial court in Karachi on Ashraf Chakar, 30, who was hanged on December 31, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments...
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human...
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment LAW called for the abolition of the death penalty from Palestinian law and requested the President to refrain from endorsing the court's decision of execution
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur...
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions that since the reintroduction of the death penalty over 820 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Philippines (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions transmitted an urgent appeal to the Government on behalf of Abdulkhafiz Adbullayev and 5 other men, who were reportedly sentenced to death for treason, banditry and terrorism (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against...
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced...
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced that keeping the death penalty will make those contemplating murder think twice
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading