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- JANUARY 1, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia applies strict Shari'a law by publicly...
Saudi Arabia applies strict Shari'a law by publicly beheading convicted murderers, rapists, drug smugglers and other criminals, though a victim's immediate family can accept financial compensation, known as "blood money," and spare the life of a convicted
- JANUARY 1, 1999BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, and drug trafficking (import and export of over 15g of morphine or heroin; possession of over 30g of morphine or heroin for the purpose of unauthorized trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian legislative system also provides for different...
The Indian legislative system also provides for different levels of appeal, and death sentences are frequently commuted to life imprisonment upon appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in Bachan...
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in Bachan Singh v State of Punjab, held that the death sentence as a punishment should be awarded only in the "rarest of rare" cases
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions recognizes the hostile environment pervading various regions in the country
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The arguments of Justice Chandrachud in Mithu v State...
The arguments of Justice Chandrachud in Mithu v State of Punjab (1983 SCC (Cr) 404) on the constitutional validity of Section 303 are extremely relevant
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by...
India was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Public executions and executions of minors are carried...
Public executions and executions of minors are carried out in Iran
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Clandestine executions, carried out without a court...
Clandestine executions, carried out without a court sentence, are held in the prisons and often the families of the victims are not advised
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On November 22, 1998, Dariush Forouhar, jurist, former...
On November 22, 1998, Dariush Forouhar, jurist, former Minister of Labor, and General Secretary of the Iranian Nationalist Party, and his wife, Parvaneh Eskandari-Forouhar, were found with their throats cut in their home
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, 1998, Majid Sharif, a dissident writer,...
On November 25, 1998, Majid Sharif, a dissident writer, was found dead three days after he was reported missing by his friends and relatives
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching...
A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching Kong, who was found guilty of smuggling 650kg of heroin through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, had been executed on January 13, 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Summary executions, kidnappings and forced disappearances...
Summary executions, kidnappings and forced disappearances at the hands of death squads have occurred in Iran from 1996 onwards
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has executed nearly 2,000 drug dealers and traffickers...
Iran has executed nearly 2,000 drug dealers and traffickers since 1989
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A bill to provide $120,000 to establish a death penalty...
A bill to provide $120,000 to establish a death penalty resource center was defeated
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On December 9, 1998, another two writers, Mohammad...
On December 9, 1998, another two writers, Mohammad Mokhtari and Mohammad Ja'afar Pouyandeh, activists belonging to the Iranian writers association "Kanoon-e-Nevisandegan," were found dead on the edge of a road in Tehran
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes include adultery, apostasy, prostitution,...
Capital crimes include adultery, apostasy, prostitution, drug offenses, and the production and distribution of pornographic audio and video material
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, the forced disappearances at the hands of...
In 1999, the forced disappearances at the hands of death squads continued, arousing so much indignation and anger in the country that an inquiry was opened by the Iranian Government itself
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In January, the Government arrested several secret...
In January, the Government arrested several secret service agents without giving the number and, subsequently, appointed a commission of inquiry to establish to what degree political leaders were implicated
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug...
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug offenses and some political activities
- JANUARY 1, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder and rape are capital crimes
Murder and rape are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999NevadaDEATH PENALTY
A Vancouver-area man, Greg Takung Chao, 31, could...
A Vancouver-area man, Greg Takung Chao, 31, could be extradited from Canada to the U
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
This year Kiribati became member of the UN
This year Kiribati became member of the UN
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
There are 6 Iraqi stowaways, 2 soldiers and 4 others...
There are 6 Iraqi stowaways, 2 soldiers and 4 others who refused to join the army, detained at a holding facility at Port Hedland in Western Australia