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- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug...
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug abuse and 6 were brought to a military court
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation...
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation of Human Rights Abuses in East Timor said in an interim report that the Indonesian Military (TNI) was directly or indirectly involved in extrajudicial executions in the ravaged territory of East Timor af
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In December, a juvenile accused of murder escaped execution...
In December, a juvenile accused of murder escaped execution after having been pardoned by the father of the victim
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a poll by the private EMOR polling firm,...
In December, a poll by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment in Latvia as being 58 %
- DECEMBER 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community...
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community of Central Asia expressed their concern and protested over the activities of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the unlawful deportation of three citizens of China of Uighur nationality: Ham
- DECEMBER 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a group of Korean lawmakers was moving...
In December, a group of Korean lawmakers was moving to ban the death penalty for the first time in the nation's history
- DECEMBER 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community...
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community in the Kyrgyzstan called upon China to end "human rights violations" in the Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region of the PRC
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In December, 5 members of the Japanese Red Army, who...
In December, 5 members of the Japanese Red Army, who are in prison for forging residency permits and for illegal residence in Lebanon, are wanted by the Japanese government on terrorism charges and could face death sentences if extradited to Japan
- DECEMBER 1, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, Chan Wing-hung, 45, a Hong Kong businessman...
In December, Chan Wing-hung, 45, a Hong Kong businessman who spent six months fighting from his Macao jail cell against extradition and a possible death sentence on the mainland, has chosen instead to be tried on the mainland because he believes he will g
- DECEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to...
In December, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to death 3 leaders of a subversive group of 18 people:
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried...
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried to persuade the Thai authorities not to execute two Israelis - Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri - who were sentenced to death in 1997 for trying to smuggle 2
- DECEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In December, Vietnam's National Assembly approved further...
In December, Vietnam's National Assembly approved further amendments to the country's penal code that were expected to cut by a third the number of crimes punishable by death
- DECEMBER 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Hon
In December, the Hon
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChadDEATH PENALTY
In December, former Chadian President Goukouni Weddeye...
In December, former Chadian President Goukouni Weddeye launched in Paris a major politico-military movement grouping over 10 opposition bodies with a view to fighting against the "dictatorial regime of President Idriss Derby in order to effect the necessa
- DECEMBER 1, 1999EritreaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Eritrean Human Rights Organization...
In December, the Eritrean Human Rights Organization reported deterioration in free expression in Eritrea where confiscation of property and enforceable conscription of children and old men in the war are rife
- DECEMBER 1, 1999EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Also in December, Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebremeskel...
Also in December, Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebremeskel strongly rejected Ethiopian claims that its citizens in Eritrea were being denied freedom of movement
- DECEMBER 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Nigerian state was beginning to act...
In December, the Nigerian state was beginning to act against officials of previous regimes, responsible for crimes over a 13-year period
- DECEMBER 1, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Director of Criminal Investigations...
In December, the Director of Criminal Investigations Commissioner of Police, Adadi Rajabu, released names of the 60 Tanzanians who were in foreign police custody after they were found guilty of being involved in illicit drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 1, 1999MarylandDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, about 70 people had a conversation with...
On December 1, about 70 people had a conversation with two men on death row by phone in the University of Maryland's Nyumburu Cultural Center
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed...
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed for killing 77 people in a murder, rape and robbery spree
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik...
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik Abdureshit, 23, were to be executed in Xinjiang and 9 others were jailed for separatist activities
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On december: the Iraqi Communist Party accused President...
On december: the Iraqi Communist Party accused President Saddam Hussein's government of executing 54 political prisoners late in 1999
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IsraelDEATH PENALTY
In December, Israel Foreign Minister David Levi has...
In December, Israel Foreign Minister David Levi has been trying to persuade the Thai authorities not to execute two Israelis - Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri - who were sentenced to death after being convicted of drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the nation's civic groups called on...
On December 1, the nation's civic groups called on the Government to bring seven North Korean defectors detained in Russia to South Korea
- DECEMBER 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
In early December, the Privy Council in London, the...
In early December, the Privy Council in London, the final court of appeal for many former British territories, dismissed appeals by Higgs and Mitchell
- NOVEMBER 30, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On November 30, President Laurent Kabila said he wanted...
On November 30, President Laurent Kabila said he wanted to see an independent judiciary in his Central African country
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, according to informed Iraqi sources...
On November 29, according to informed Iraqi sources arriving in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Col
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, the Chinese Government informed the...
On November 29, the Chinese Government informed the Portuguese Government that it will pass 20 laws as soon as Macao is handed back to China
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, Rep
On November 29, Rep
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, the Ningbo Municipal Intermediate People's...
On November 29, the Ningbo Municipal Intermediate People's Court was called to order to try the case of Zhu Huaguang (2612 5478 0342), the "No