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- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML)...
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the military action that installed Gen
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra,...
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said San Marino is firmly convinced that death, consciously and legally inflicted by one human being on another cannot be considered either as a
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking...
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said the issue of the death penalty pertains to crime prevention and criminal justice
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, a record quantity of narcotics weighing...
In November, a record quantity of narcotics weighing more than 120kg was discovered and confiscated by Tajik customs men and staff of the Interior Ministry
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
On November 1, about 300 anti-American demonstrators...
On November 1, about 300 anti-American demonstrators protested U
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Slovenia's representative welcomed any progress towards the restrictive use of capital punishment with a view to its final abolition
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said...
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said the Government is to re-evaluate the anti-narcotics bill
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee...
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that in the absence of an international consensus, as indicated by the fact that so many countries officially dissociated themselves from resolution 1999/61 adopted
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, a commission set up by former President...
In November, a commission set up by former President Habibie to investigate accusations of violence in Aceh, published a catalogue of killings, rapes, sexual violence, summary executions, abductions and tortures committed during anti-rebel operations, whi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
At the beginning of November, 10 people were hanged...
At the beginning of November, 10 people were hanged in a single day in Arak, on charges of drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In November, the entire Government was implicated in...
In November, the entire Government was implicated in the scandal that broke over political killings with the complicity of secret service officials
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Parti Islam se-Malaysia, the Democratic...
In November, Parti Islam se-Malaysia, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and National Justice Party (Keadilan) agreed to form an Alternative Front to combat the ruling dominant United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Philippines said his country could not support any resolution calling for the progressive abolition of capital p
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at...
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, affirmed: "The real issue is not whether the death penalty should or should not be applied, but rather each country's sovereign right to choose its own politi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In November, the People's Court in the central province...
In November, the People's Court in the central province of Nghe An gave death sentences to 3 drug traffickers, including Xong Ra Long, Xong Gia Cua and Lu Nhia Vu
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
As of early November, around 42 people had been given...
As of early November, around 42 people had been given the death penalty for drug trafficking since the beginning of the year, according to statistics reported by the local press
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic...
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo estimated that 6,000 people had been killed, 500 were missing, 1
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister...
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister Penuell Maduna announced that, after receiving information from Human Rights Watch, he had asked the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, to investigate the possibility of chargi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999LibyaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Libyan mission el-Sayeda Nagat el-Haggiog said that the question of the death penalty fell within the sphere of
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition...
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition of capital punishment in a book, published in November, entitled This Animal called Man, which is replete with stories told to Obasanjo in detention by Nigerians falsely accused and jailed or later kille
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
In November, Zimbabwe's Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa,...
In November, Zimbabwe's Attorney-General Patrick Chinamasa, who is also Chairperson of the Constitutional Commission's legal committee, said in a statement issued on the occasion of the launching of the commission's constitutional drafting committee that
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Mubarak Husein Rahmatalla,...
In November, Ambassador Mubarak Husein Rahmatalla, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, referring to the European Union's resolution on the death penalty, said, "Firstly, we would like to point out that there is no unanimous view on th
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible...
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible execution if convicted, went on strike over poor conditions in prison and the failure of the authorities to hear their case
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers...
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers were executed and 46 given suspended death sentences in Shaanxi Province, in northwest China, since an intensive campaign to curb drug-related crimes was launched in 1998
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 1, China passed a law which opens the way...
On November 1, China passed a law which opens the way for the death penalty for the leaders of the banned Falun Gong group -a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism and qiqong, which is designed to harness inner energy and heal
- OCTOBER 31, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 31, the Bharatiya Janata Party's State Unit...
On October 31, the Bharatiya Janata Party's State Unit Chief K
- OCTOBER 29, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 29, the Supreme Court confirmed the death...
On October 29, the Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on Molai, a jail guard, and Santosh, a convict serving a jail term on rape charges, who were engaged to do household work at a jail official's residence in the prison compound, raped his 16-yea
- OCTOBER 29, 1999BurundiDEATH PENALTY
On October 29, 36 people, including 22 women, were...
On October 29, 36 people, including 22 women, were summarily executed by armed forces in the province of Bujumbura
- OCTOBER 28, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 28, Samata Party General Secretary Jaya...
On October 28, Samata Party General Secretary Jaya Jaitly said her party had consistently stood against capital punishment as a matter of policy and "deep belief
- OCTOBER 28, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
On October 28, a delegation from the Italian Senate...
On October 28, a delegation from the Italian Senate and Hands off Cain went to Uzbekistan to lobby for the resolution for a moratorium that the European Union was planning to present at the UN General Assembly