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- JANUARY 13, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 13, Li Yubao, an unemployed worker from...
On January 13, Li Yubao, an unemployed worker from Anhui Province, was executed in Shanghai after being convicted of killing on February 12, 1998 a Shanghai passenger with a knife during a quarrel at Huainan Railway Station
- JANUARY 12, 1999MaliDEATH PENALTY
On January 12, the Bamako Criminal Court ruled that...
On January 12, the Bamako Criminal Court ruled that Mali's ousted dictator, Moussa Traorè, his wife Mariam and her brother Abramane Doua Cissoko were guilty of illegally enriching themselves from state coffers to the tune of 202 million CFA francs ($357,5
- JANUARY 11, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 11, the Supreme Court halted executions...
On January 11, the Supreme Court halted executions ordered by military courts in Karachi until it ruled on their validity
- JANUARY 10, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
On January 10, Prime Minister Bill Skate said the killing...
On January 10, Prime Minister Bill Skate said the killing of a prime-ministerial staff member Mark Tigat on January 9, during a robbery, would have an impact on the Prime Minister's Department, because he was a well- respected member of the staff
- JANUARY 10, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop...
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop and one of the most influential leaders in the largely Roman Catholic country, urged the people to seek guidance from the Vatican's teachings opposing the death penalty
- JANUARY 10, 1999SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
On January 10, an Islamic court based at the former...
On January 10, an Islamic court based at the former Ifka Xalan Shaambo building sentenced Abdullahi Mustaf Salad to death for shooting dead two girls, Sadiyo Dahir Hashi, 22, and Maryam Abdi Ibrahim, 18
- JANUARY 9, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Jaturun Siripongs, a 43-year-old Thai national, practicing...
Jaturun Siripongs, a 43-year-old Thai national, practicing Buddhist, jailhouse artist and model prisoner, was executed at San Quentin on January 9 for a double murder at an Orange County grocery store in 1981
- JANUARY 9, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 9, Sun Maobeng, former governor of the Ningbo...
On January 9, Sun Maobeng, former governor of the Ningbo city branch of the People's Bank of China, was handed a suspended death sentence for bribery (more than $80,000) by a court in southeastern Zhejiang Province
- JANUARY 8, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, in Osaka, prosecutors demanded the death...
On January 8, in Osaka, prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Yasutoshi Kamata, 58, for murdering a 9-year-old girl and 4 women and abandoning their bodies in the mountains in Nara and Osaka Prefectures between 1985 and 1994
- JANUARY 8, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, Pakistan's Supreme Court issued an interim...
On January 8, Pakistan's Supreme Court issued an interim order to stop any executions imposed by military courts in from being carried out until the following week
- JANUARY 8, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Shareef Cousin, who had been sentenced to death as...
Shareef Cousin, who had been sentenced to death as a juvenile offender, had his conviction overturned and charges dropped on January 8
- JANUARY 8, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The only execution in Louisiana in 1999 was of Dobie...
The only execution in Louisiana in 1999 was of Dobie Gillis Williams, executed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on January 8 for the bloody 1984 murder of Sonja Knippers
- JANUARY 7, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 7, the Constitutional Court, comprising...
On January 7, the Constitutional Court, comprising Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe, Justice Cooke and Justice Karl Harrison, heard and dismissed a motion filed by Neville Lewis against his prison conditions and the 6-month limit set by Governor General Howard
- JANUARY 6, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, the Latvian Parliament moved a step closer...
On January 6, the Latvian Parliament moved a step closer to abolishing capital punishment, just as the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on a convicted murderer
- JANUARY 6, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel,...
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel, a Saudi, was executed for raping a boy
- JANUARY 6, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, newspapers reported that in Kuwait City,...
On January 6, newspapers reported that in Kuwait City, a group of MPs called for the Islamic punishments of flogging, amputation and stoning to be introduced to Kuwait
- JANUARY 6, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, President Saparmurat Niyazov signed an...
On January 6, President Saparmurat Niyazov signed an order for a one-year moratorium on executions during a meeting with members of the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 5, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, Rafiuddin Babli, 32, was put to death...
On January 5, Rafiuddin Babli, 32, was put to death for kidnapping with a view to extortion, and for raping a female student in 1997
- JANUARY 5, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, the Supreme Court sentenced former military...
On January 5, the Supreme Court sentenced former military officer Sharif Sharipov to death by shooting after finding him guilty of organizing a terrorist group and the premeditated murder of dozens of people
- JANUARY 5, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
On January 5, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General,...
On January 5, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General, the Guyana Government denounced the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- JANUARY 4, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 4, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo...
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo Echegaray's execution the Supreme Court (8 to 5) ordered it be delayed until after June 15, 1999
- JANUARY 4, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, Tajikistan acceded to the International...
On January 4, Tajikistan acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to its First Protocol
- JANUARY 4, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan requested...
On January 4, Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan requested Grey Davis, the new California Governor, to commute the death sentence for Jaturun Siripongs, 43, a Thai sentenced to death for a 1981 robbery and double murder in Orange County
- JANUARY 4, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, Burkina acceded to the International...
On January 4, Burkina acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to its First Protocol and to the Convention Against Torture
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Albania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (no
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are 31 capital offenses
There are 31 capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Art. 8 (3) of the 1993 Constitution states: "The death...
Art. 8 (3) of the 1993 Constitution states: "The death penalty is prohibited." Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions stated that allegations have been received concerning law enforcement personnel who have used physical or other means of duress to obtain confessions in cases where the offense carri
- JANUARY 1, 1999AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria...
Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria (1920 as amended in 1968) at Art