Archive timeline
1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 1999
On December 30, the chief prosecutor of the Court of...
On December 30, the chief prosecutor of the Court of Appeal in Ankara rejected the appeal presented by Ocalan's lawyers for a retrial, confirming the Kurd leader's death sentence
- DECEMBER 30, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, the Constitutional Court decided that...
On December 30, the Constitutional Court decided that the death penalty is not in compliance with the Constitution
- DECEMBER 30, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said...
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said over 50 death convicts would soon go to the gallows if President Museveni did not pardon them immediately
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish...
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 28, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, Tajikistan's courts sentenced 5 men...
On December 28, Tajikistan's courts sentenced 5 men to death and several to jail for their role in a foiled military coup
- DECEMBER 28, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs...
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi said the Cabinet rejected recommendations by the Law Reform Commission to scrap the death penalty for rapists and defilers
- DECEMBER 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
- DECEMBER 27, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On December 27, the High Military Court sentenced to...
On December 27, the High Military Court sentenced to death by firing squad Hussein Hashem Abu Nahel, 22, a member of the national security forces from the Ashate' in Gaza for the murder of Ayman Abu Nahel on November 23, 1999, following a family feud
- DECEMBER 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern...
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern city of Shenyang, in Liaoning Province, after the provincial high court upheld their death sentences for armed robberies that resulted in the deaths of 16 people
- DECEMBER 26, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 26, Nevzat Helvaci, Chairman of the Turkey...
On December 26, Nevzat Helvaci, Chairman of the Turkey Human Rights Institution (TIHAK) said that illegal, arbitrary executions without trial must be avoided and the death sentence, which is dishonorable, must be abolished
- DECEMBER 26, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen,...
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen, both 25, were condemned to death by the Criminal Court for conspiring to murder Thawil Kaewchao, a vendor, and rob him of his gold necklace and Buddha amulet worth Bt40,000 ($1,092) in front of Ramk
- DECEMBER 25, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 25, in Larkana, a judge of the anti-terrorism...
On December 25, in Larkana, a judge of the anti-terrorism court, Prakash Lal M
- DECEMBER 24, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government...
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government to strongly protest the decision by the Turkish Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and demanded that Turkey commute th
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese...
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese pirates were sentenced to death for their role in the hijacking of the Cheung Son and the subsequent murder of the 23-strong crew last year
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court...
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced Chen Zewu, Ke Xingzhi, Lin Zai to death; Lin Ning, Feng Yaji to death with two years reprieve; Lin Jianlong and another 10 criminals were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
- DECEMBER 24, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government...
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government were overthrown in the country's first military coup
- DECEMBER 23, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 23, the radio "Voice of America" reported...
On December 23, the radio "Voice of America" reported that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan had executed two Arab nationals who had been on a mission to kill Usamah Bin Ladin, or spy on him
- DECEMBER 22, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, the Supreme Court Criminal Department No
On December 22, the Supreme Court Criminal Department No
- DECEMBER 22, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, an Appellate Bench of Sindh High Court,...
On December 22, an Appellate Bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and Justice Wahid Bux Brohi, confirmed Rana Dil Mohammed's death sentence for a double murder in the jurisdiction of Ibrahim Haideri Police on November 11, 1998
- DECEMBER 22, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional...
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty at the Turkmen People's Council, the country's top legislative body
- DECEMBER 22, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American...
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American musician Val Pringle's memorial service near Maseru applauded Lesotho Foreign Minister Tom Thabane when he said Pringle's killers would hang
- DECEMBER 21, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, Boniface Lukoye, a 23-year-old orphan,...
On December 21, Boniface Lukoye, a 23-year-old orphan, was sentenced to death by Mombasa senior resident Magistrate Lydia Achode after he pleaded guilty to the offense he committed with 2 others barely 24 hours earlier
- DECEMBER 21, 1999ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, Christina Riggs, the only woman on...
On December 21, Christina Riggs, the only woman on death row in Arkansas, said she was ready to die and told a Pulaski County judge she wanted no more appeals made on her behalf
- DECEMBER 21, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, the second summit between China and...
On December 21, the second summit between China and the European Union was held in Beijing
- DECEMBER 20, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, the European Parliament, which has...
On December 20, the European Parliament, which has not warmly welcomed Turkey's candidate status, called on Turkey to abolish the death sentence
- DECEMBER 20, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow...
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow margin to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 20, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother...
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother Ikrami, 21, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sayed, 23, and Eid Sutouhy Abdo, 28, were sentenced to death in absentia for kidnapping and raping a 22-year-old woman
- DECEMBER 18, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution...
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution of Alex Bartolome scheduled for January 4, 2000
- DECEMBER 18, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, District and Sessions Judge Vikramjit...
On December 18, District and Sessions Judge Vikramjit Singh pronounced death sentences on Ramadhar, Onkar Yadav, Umashankar, Mukteshwar, Madan and Munnilal who would be hanged to death for the mass killing which took place in Ghazipur 11 years ago