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- JANUARY 1, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains...
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2000MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives...
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- JANUARY 1, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death...
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment, despite vocal campaigning by right-wing activists who pointed out that more than 60 percent of Poles support capital punishment for brutal murders
- JANUARY 1, 2000North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971...
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the Criminal Code, it had been retained under the Armed Forces Act of 1970 for certain offences committed in time of war, such as aiding the enemy, desertion and taking part in a
- JANUARY 1, 2000SwedenDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the...
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the last execution was conducted in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2000NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Official statistics show that in recent years, the...
Official statistics show that in recent years, the number of criminal cases in the Czech Republic stood at about 400,000 each year, almost double that before 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2000New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes...
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, then fully abolished, and replaced with life imprisonment in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those...
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those convicted of murder, treason and aggravated robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In January 1997, 8 prisoners were sent to the gallows...
In January 1997, 8 prisoners were sent to the gallows at Mukobeko Prison
- JANUARY 1, 2000SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Ecuador cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia has been without central government since 1991,...
Somalia has been without central government since 1991, when clans ousted dictator Siad Barre and the east African country sank into inter-clan fighting in which tens of thousands died
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- JANUARY 1, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A total of 1,207 people, including 75 women, were executed...
A total of 1,207 people, including 75 women, were executed under the death sentence in former Czechoslovakia from 1918 to July 1990, when the death sentence was abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who repressed Basque culture and language during his 36 years in power
- JANUARY 1, 2000MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2000TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Fourteen people (including 5 foreigners and a woman)...
Fourteen people (including 5 foreigners and a woman) were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
In Uzbekistan there is no death penalty for women
In Uzbekistan there is no death penalty for women
- JANUARY 1, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Sri 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kidnapping Act 1961 (Act 365) makes it mandatory...
The Kidnapping Act 1961 (Act 365) makes it mandatory for kidnappers on conviction to receive "death, imprisonment for life and shall, if he is sentenced to death, also be liable to whipping"
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder