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- AUGUST 1, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
In August, Pope John Paul asked Texas Governor George W
In August, Pope John Paul asked Texas Governor George W
- AUGUST 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On August 1, Iranian police re-arrested Helmut Hofer,...
On August 1, Iranian police re-arrested Helmut Hofer, "because of his connections with some suspicious foreign elements and the fear of his escaping from Iran," judicial spokesman Saeed Nobari said
- AUGUST 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In August, East Timor was reduced to ruins following...
In August, East Timor was reduced to ruins following a vote for independence from Indonesia on August 30, by pro-Jakarta forces who opposed the vote
- AUGUST 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
In August, it was reported that a 35-year-old woman,...
In August, it was reported that a 35-year-old woman, Susan Eubanks, was convicted by a jury of murdering her four sons, ages 4 to 14, in October 1997, after an argument with her boyfriend
- AUGUST 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In August, the daily Neshat reported that death sentences...
In August, the daily Neshat reported that death sentences had been handed down to six officials whom it identified only by their initials
- AUGUST 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In August, President Saddam Hussein ordered the cancellation...
In August, President Saddam Hussein ordered the cancellation of the death penalty as a punishment for political offenses "provided that this does not include bombings and terrorist operations which lead to the killing of citizens or officials
- AUGUST 1, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
In August, it was reported that King Abdullah II helped...
In August, it was reported that King Abdullah II helped Jordanian women win an important legal victory by securing the abrogation of a law which either excuses or imposes sentences of three months to two years on men who kill allegedly adulterous female r
- AUGUST 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
It was reported in August that a recent study on crime...
It was reported in August that a recent study on crime shows that sentences issued between 1994 and 1998 in 16 cases of murder included one acquittal, 4 one-year prison sentences, 4 sentences of less than 5 years in prison, 3 jail sentences of less than 1
- AUGUST 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 1, unemployed Tan Kim Ho, 36, and plumber...
On August 1, unemployed Tan Kim Ho, 36, and plumber Ho Jin Lock, 31, were sentenced to death for firearms offenses, following a 1992 shooting at the Hot Lips Lounge where a teacher, M
- AUGUST 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In August, a leading member of the Opposition, Sanoh...
In August, a leading member of the Opposition, Sanoh Thienthong, proposed that the Government impose capital punishment on those producing or possessing narcotics, as the most effective way to wipe out the problem
- AUGUST 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
In August, the Government of The Bahamas dealt another...
In August, the Government of The Bahamas dealt another blow to the inter-American system of human rights protection by scheduling the hangings of the two men, despite the fact that their petitions were pending before the Inter-American Commission on Human
- AUGUST 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In August, the rape and murder of 10-year-old Patricia...
In August, the rape and murder of 10-year-old Patricia Flores in the capital, La Paz, sparked calls for reinstatement of the death penalty
- AUGUST 1, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
In August, Amnesty International noted that 18 prisoners...
In August, Amnesty International noted that 18 prisoners of conscience faced trial for treason - an offense carrying the death penalty - on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar
- JULY 31, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed...
On July 31, Tawfiq Saad Saleh was publicly executed in Taiz Province
- JULY 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On July 30, 4 people were executed in the northern...
On July 30, 4 people were executed in the northern region of Ningxi Hui, after they had been given death sentences by a Yinchuan court
- JULY 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On July 30,2 chairmen of the Shanghai-listed Dongfang...
On July 30,2 chairmen of the Shanghai-listed Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- JULY 29, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On July 29, in a hearing on the use of the electric...
On July 29, in a hearing on the use of the electric chair in Orlando, a pathologist, Dr
- JULY 28, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death...
Bangladesh voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28
- JULY 28, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, two men were hanged in the desert kingdom
On July 28, two men were hanged in the desert kingdom
- JULY 28, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Guatemala abstained from the vote on the resolution...
Guatemala abstained from the vote on the resolution approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JULY 28, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death at...
On July 28, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death at the Royal jail in Port of Spain
- JULY 28, 1999BurundiDEATH PENALTY
On 28 July, Corporal Bonaventura Ndikumana was reportedly...
On 28 July, Corporal Bonaventura Ndikumana was reportedly executed after being sentenced to death by the Bujumbura Military Court on July 21 for murdering an officer in the Mabanda military camp
- JULY 28, 1999LibyaDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, on Col
On July 28, on Col
- JULY 28, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, Zambia United Christian Action director...
On July 28, Zambia United Christian Action director Reverend John Jere said to deny the death penalty was to insist on life for evil, as murderers would be given the right to kill without getting an equal measure of punishment
- JULY 27, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
On July 27, the High Criminal Court in Amman condemned...
On July 27, the High Criminal Court in Amman condemned to death Osama Al-Ozza and Muhammad Al-Hassar, two Jordanians both aged 25, for murdering a Saudi father, Saeed Al-Atwi, and his 20-year old son Jamal, at Ghamadan Park in Amman three years ago
- JULY 25, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On July 25, more than 300 people staged a sit-in to...
On July 25, more than 300 people staged a sit-in to protest the rape of 5-year-old Maymouna Mahmoud Alameddine in Minyeh-Dinnieh, demanding that the rapist be executed
- JULY 23, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss...
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss Aissa Muhammad, was beheaded in Jeddah Governorate, Mecca Region, after being found guilty of smuggling an unspecified quantity of heroin into the Kingdom
- JULY 23, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, the four House factions in a plenary session...
On July 23, the four House factions in a plenary session chaired by House Deputy Speaker Lt
- JULY 23, 1999Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, President Teodoro Obiang in an interview...
On July 23, President Teodoro Obiang in an interview said that it is not up to the president to decide if the death penalty should be abolished
- JULY 23, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss...
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss Aissa Muhammad, was beheaded in Jeddah Governorate, Mecca region of Saudi Arabia, after being found guilty of smuggling an unspecified quantity of heroin into the Kingdom