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- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey came close to having its first execution...
New Jersey came close to having its first execution in 1999 since its death penalty was reinstated in 1982
- JANUARY 1, 1999IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes...
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954
- JANUARY 1, 1999HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In 1994, capital punishment was reintroduced as an...
In 1994, capital punishment was reintroduced as an extreme move which the Government wrongly assumed would decrease crime and protect society
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the...
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly...
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly raised from 17 to eighteen
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
In Kyrgyzstan there are 35 prisons, only 5 of which...
In Kyrgyzstan there are 35 prisons, only 5 of which can really be considered such
- JANUARY 1, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offenses (13) but, in practice, it is applied only for murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Everything concerning the death penalty is shrouded...
Everything concerning the death penalty is shrouded in secrecy in the Kyrgyzstan: there is no official data; the execution procedure is not codified; the executed prisoner's burial place is not revealed; the family has no right whatsoever to recover the b
- JANUARY 1, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
Citing Buddhist teachings, which include mercy for...
Citing Buddhist teachings, which include mercy for others, the Buddhist sect known as Tendai which dates from the Heian period (794-1185), has called for the abolishment of capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea,...
According to a survey released in 1999 by Gallup Korea, 50% advocate capital punishment while 43% oppose it
- JANUARY 1, 1999KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since independence (12...
There have been no executions since independence (12 July 1979)
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use...
A commentary on Korean Criminal Law considers the use of the death penalty as a last resort, in view of eventual abolition
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, genocide, sabotage, and 8 military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes...
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes repatriated defectors whom it thinks it impossible to re-educate because they were exposed to too much information on South Korea while staying in China, and who may cause social unrest if they ar
- JANUARY 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions submitted an urgent appeal on behalf of Khamit Memet and two other ethnic Uighur Chinese nationals who were reportedly in imminent danger of being extradited to the Xinjiang Uighur A
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea,...
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea, though the North Korean authorities try to deny the fact
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions sent allegations to the Government regarding the violation of the right to life of Bong Hae Yi who reportedly died on December 9, 1997 as a result of torture (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for in the Penal Code (1953) for political and ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998...
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998 and reduced the number of capital crimes, also replacing the death penalty with a maximum of 30 years
- JANUARY 1, 1999NauruDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since Independence (31...
There have been no executions since Independence (31 January 1968)
- JANUARY 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Laws in the Lebanese Penal Code are based on the first...
Laws in the Lebanese Penal Code are based on the first Ottoman Penal Code of 1840
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
On December 5, 1998, President Askar Akayev adopted...
On December 5, 1998, President Askar Akayev adopted a decree of a two-year moratorium on the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
When a condemned prisoner's request for clemency is...
When a condemned prisoner's request for clemency is turned down, a group of special guards leads him in handcuffs to a bunker where an official from the Public Prosecutor's office, a representative of the prison administration, a doctor and an executioner
- JANUARY 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The 1994 law on the death penalty has become the subject...
The 1994 law on the death penalty has become the subject of public criticism from MPs, human rights activists and many courts that have pronounced death sentences because although not convinced of their verdict they had to abide by a law which denied them
- JANUARY 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On May 19, 1998, the first public execution in Lebanon...
On May 19, 1998, the first public execution in Lebanon since the introduction of the new death penalty law was carried out
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President, conspiracy against the sovereignty of the State, and acts of terrorism
- JANUARY 1, 1999MicronesiaDEATH PENALTY
Micronesia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Micronesia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island...
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island (1979) under Section 6(1) states: "No crime under the law of the Republic of Marshall Island may be punished by death