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- MAY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David...
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David Pratt (Liberal, Nepean-Carleton, Ontario), Richard Marceau (Bloc Quebecois, Charlesbourg, Quebec), Peter Mancini (NDP, Sydney-Victoria, Nova Scotia) - came to Texas and met with a number of state official
- APRIL 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received...
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received the death penalty at Al-Rowidha in Riyadh Province for murdering Ali Al-Sahli while Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, an Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh for smuggling heroin to the Kingdom in his su
- APRIL 30, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami...
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami Ulama League Hafez Maulana Habibullah Kanchpuri and other senior leaders of the organization in a joint statement demanded the death penalty for the deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament and for B
- APRIL 30, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of...
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of thousands, men and women, gathered to watch Mohammed Ullah convicted of murder being shot dead by a relative of the victim, in an Islamic eye-for-an-eye public execution
- APRIL 30, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian,...
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling heroin to the kingdom in his suitcase
- APRIL 30, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence...
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence against Iranian Mahdi Attallah Tchawerzi for peddling 800g of heroin and opium
- APRIL 30, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite...
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite accused murderers who face the death penalty in the past
- APRIL 30, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed...
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling cocaine into the Kingdom
- APRIL 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced...
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced Wu Zhongming to death and Zheng Shuiyao to a 2-year suspended death sentence for smuggling a total of 26,000 tons of copper and aluminium into the southern port of Shekou
- APRIL 29, 1999LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868,...
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868, as amended on April 29, 1999 states at Art
- APRIL 29, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 29, President Rafiq Tarar issued an Ordinance...
On April 29, President Rafiq Tarar issued an Ordinance to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and turned special courts into anti-terrorism courts, following the Supreme Court's decision on February 17 to strike down military trial courts
- APRIL 29, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 29, the Commonwealth foreign ministers in...
On April 29, the Commonwealth foreign ministers in London adopted a recommendation to end the Nigeria's suspension from the 54-nation grouping of mainly former British colonies
- APRIL 28, 1999AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor...
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany, as President of the European Union, presented...
Germany, as President of the European Union, presented the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)