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- JANUARY 1, 1999AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe which has coaxed prospective members to eliminate the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia cosponsored the resolution for a moratorium...
Armenia cosponsored the resolution for a moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized...
President Alexander Lukashenko has been sharply criticized in the West for his authoritarian rule and in January 1997 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended Belarus' special guest status, also because of its position on the death pe
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Reports claim that at least 13 people were sentenced...
Reports claim that at least 13 people were sentenced to death in 1998 after all were convicted of premeditated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
In April 1993, the Parliament passed (in first reading)...
In April 1993, the Parliament passed (in first reading) a draft Penal Code of the Republic which provides for capital punishment only in cases of premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The main reasons for the retention of the death penalty...
The main reasons for the retention of the death penalty are the serious crime rise in the Republic, and the fact that the idea of abolition has no public support
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed...
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed at seizure of state power; terrorism, terrorist act against a foreigner; sabotage; gangsterism; actions aimed at frustrating order in prisons; premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances; rape by
- JANUARY 1, 1999Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The penalty was applicable to the perpetrators of high...
The penalty was applicable to the perpetrators of high treason, espionage, assassination, war crimes and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
There are statements by politicians and prison governors...
There are statements by politicians and prison governors in favor of the death penalty, but these statements simply reflect the opinion of the public, 52% of whom are in favor of the death penalty for particularly cruel murders, according to a poll carrie
- JANUARY 1, 1999CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- JANUARY 1, 1999CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)...
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- JANUARY 1, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 1999FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has been abolitionist since 1981
France has been abolitionist since 1981
- JANUARY 1, 1999FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in...
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted...
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted for a while in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following...
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court
- JANUARY 1, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Arizona executed two German citizens, Karl and Walter...
Arizona executed two German citizens, Karl and Walter LaGrand, Karl on February 24 and Walter on March 3, for killing a bank manager in Arizona in 1982
- JANUARY 1, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Myanmar was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1979; the last execution was carried out in 1964
- JANUARY 1, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999PolandDEATH PENALTY
The Polish Parliament permanently abolished the death...
The Polish Parliament permanently abolished the death penalty when the Diet adopted a new Criminal Code on June 6, 1997
- JANUARY 1, 1999PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
From the day of his arrest, Rocco Derek Barnabei, 32,...
From the day of his arrest, Rocco Derek Barnabei, 32, an American citizen of Italian origin condemned to death for murdering his fiancée in September 1993 in Norfolk, has maintained his innocence
- JANUARY 1, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished...
The provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished the death penalty for the civilian crimes for which it remained on the statute books, and the Human Rights Act 1998 replaced the death penalty with a life sentence in Armed Forces legislation
- JANUARY 1, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a...
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a moratorium on the use of capital punishment when Russia joined the Council of Europe on February 28 of that year