Chronological archive
January 1999
The 536 news items published by Hands Off Cain in January 1999, in chronological order.
On January 30, a senator said courts had sentenced...
On January 30, a senator said courts had sentenced 51 men to death
- JANUARY 29, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen,...
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen, Yakup Kyursat Yilmaz, was rejected by the District Court of Varna because he faces the death sentence in Turkey
- JANUARY 29, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen,...
On January 29, the request to extradite Turkish citizen, Yakup Kyursat Yilmaz, was rejected by the District Court of Varna in Bulgaria because he faces the death sentence in Turkey (see: Bulgaria)
- JANUARY 29, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, Attorneys General of 12 countries, furious...
On January 29, Attorneys General of 12 countries, furious over the new British court decision curbing death sentences, signed a statement in Trinidad advising their governments to withdraw from the Inter-American Human Rights Convention and the UN Covenan
- JANUARY 29, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, in a smuggling trial the Huaiyin Municipal...
On January 29, in a smuggling trial the Huaiyin Municipal Intermediate Court in Jiangsu Province gave Huang Ning a death sentence that was suspended for 2 years
- JANUARY 29, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The same day, 21 people were executed in southwestern...
The same day, 21 people were executed in southwestern Chongqing for murder and robbery after a public sentencing ceremony which drew a crowd of three hundred
- JANUARY 29, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 29, authorities in China's southern boomtown...
On January 29, authorities in China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen, a freewheeling special economic zone plagued by drugs, prostitution and organized crime, executed Zhang Guojin and 5 members of his criminal extortion gang shortly after sentencing them
- JANUARY 28, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
On 28 January, a prosecutor in the northern Greek city...
On 28 January, a prosecutor in the northern Greek city of Kavala charged Georgos Skiadopoulos, 23, a Greek sailor, with murdering Julie Scully, 30, a model from Mansfield, New Jersey, cutting off her head and deceiving the police by declaring her missing
- JANUARY 28, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On January 28, the Privy Council, which declined to...
On January 28, the Privy Council, which declined to hear the case two years ago, heard an appeal filed by Indravani Pamela Ramjattan, aged 36
- JANUARY 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 28, Yibulayin Simayi, 42, and Abudureyimu...
On January 28, Yibulayin Simayi, 42, and Abudureyimu Aisha, 29, were executed after a public sentencing by the Yili Prefecture Intermediate People's Court
- JANUARY 27, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On January 27, Pope John Paul sent out a loud and clear...
On January 27, Pope John Paul sent out a loud and clear message to Americans to oppose abortion, resist the destructive evil of racism and put an end to the unnecessary cruelty of the death penalty
- JANUARY 27, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with its Resolution 1179 adopted on January 27, 1999, considered that the Ukrainian authorities, including the Verkhovna Rada, are responsible to a great extent for the failure to respect the comm
- JANUARY 27, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, two Indonesian men were put to death...
On January 27, two Indonesian men were put to death in the city of Mecca
- JANUARY 27, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, two Indonesian men were executed in...
On January 27, two Indonesian men were executed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 27, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, the Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution...
On January 27, the Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution supporting the Central Government's proposal to award the death penalty to those convicted of rape
- JANUARY 27, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, the Governor-General signed another...
On January 27, the Governor-General signed another death warrant for Lewis
- JANUARY 27, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, Christopher Brown, 28, who was scheduled...
On January 27, Christopher Brown, 28, who was scheduled to be hanged on January 28, was given a 4-day stay by Justice Ellis
- JANUARY 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, the Intermediate People's Court in Hangzhou...
On January 27, the Intermediate People's Court in Hangzhou city, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, condemned a woman, Wang Hongying, 34, to death for running a prostitution racket
- JANUARY 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, Rouzi Keyoumu, 45, was put to deathafter...
On January 27, Rouzi Keyoumu, 45, was put to deathafter the Yili Intermediate People's Court found him guilty of "violent terrorist activities
- JANUARY 26, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On January 26, after his arrival in the United States...
On January 26, after his arrival in the United States from Mexico, the Pope had a brief talk with President Bill Clinton, touching upon Iraq and Cuba
- JANUARY 26, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
But on January 26 the Supreme Court said the scheduled...
But on January 26 the Supreme Court said the scheduled February 5 execution by lethal injection could proceed because Congress had been given a chance to review a law that reimposed the death penalty in 1994, and had decided not to do so
- JANUARY 26, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On January 26, the Privy Council ruled on constitutional...
On January 26, the Privy Council ruled on constitutional motions brought by Darrin Roger Thomas and Haniff Hilaire, who were both under sentence of death in Trinidad and Tobago, stating "that to carry out the death sentences imposed on the men before the
- JANUARY 25, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On January 25, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said he...
On January 25, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said he wanted fewer death penalties handed down, and dislikes the use of firing squads
- JANUARY 25, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 25, Justice Wesley James dismissed Patrick...
On January 25, Justice Wesley James dismissed Patrick Taylor's and Anthony McLeod's summonses complaining about the inhumane conditions in which they are being kept in prison
- JANUARY 25, 1999MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
On January 25, the independent Moroccan Human Rights...
On January 25, the independent Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) urged the authorities to abolish the death sentence
- JANUARY 25, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 25, the No
On January 25, the No
- JANUARY 23, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On January 23, addressing 10,000 Roman Catholics crammed...
On January 23, addressing 10,000 Roman Catholics crammed into the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico, one of the church's most venerated sites, Pope John Paul II appeared to be wagging his finger both at Mexico and the United States, his two hosts on his 85
- JANUARY 23, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 23, Syed Ayub Haider Naqvi alias Chanda,...
On January 23, Syed Ayub Haider Naqvi alias Chanda, a 26-year-old auto-engineer was sentenced to death by a military court in Karachi for his involvement in the murder of Mohammad Ismail Memon, Chairman of the Board of Secondary Education and his driver,
- JANUARY 23, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 23, the Federal Government filed a review...
On January 23, the Federal Government filed a review petition in the Supreme Court urging the Apex Court to vacate its interim decision taken on January 11 that bars executions ordered by military courts established under Art
- JANUARY 22, 1999AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
On January 22, Azerbaijan acceded to the Second Optional...
On January 22, Azerbaijan acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 22, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On January, 22, Military Prosecutor Nasri Lahoud requested...
On January, 22, Military Prosecutor Nasri Lahoud requested the death sentence for Lieut
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- JANUARY 22, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
On January 22, a Guatemala City court handed down 100-year...
On January 22, a Guatemala City court handed down 100-year sentences to each of 4 police detectives, including the former chief of an anti-kidnapping squad, finding them guilty of 2 kidnappings
- JANUARY 21, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 21, Anatoly Pristavkin, a writer and chairman...
On January 21, Anatoly Pristavkin, a writer and chairman of the presidential pardons commission, said it was a struggle to persuade the public of the need to do away with capital punishment
- JANUARY 21, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 21, defense lawyers asked the Supreme Court...
On January 21, defense lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling
- JANUARY 21, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On January 21, Attorney General A
On January 21, Attorney General A
- JANUARY 20, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 20, trial judge Thelma Ponferrada set February...
On January 20, trial judge Thelma Ponferrada set February 5 as the date for Echegaray's execution but ordered prison officials not to divulge it to him until just hours before his execution by lethal injection at the National Bilibid Prison in Manila
- JANUARY 20, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 20, the Shantou Intermediate People's Court...
On January 20, the Shantou Intermediate People's Court handed down the death sentence to Lin Jingchuan, skipper of the Yongzaihong No
- JANUARY 19, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, according to an article in the weekly...
On January 19, according to an article in the weekly magazine Iran, Amrollah (Hamid) Raiisi was hanged in the main square of Nahavand for drug trafficking, but Raiisi also seems to have been a sympathizer of the Iranian Mojahedin of the Iranian People
- JANUARY 19, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, after a marathon 10-hour session, the...
On January 19, after a marathon 10-hour session, the House of Representatives approved a resolution by Rep
- JANUARY 19, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame...
On January 19, Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame in response to an appeal for abolition made by Amnesty International said: "Capital punishment is still needed in order to deter criminals from committing crimes, and the Corrections Department is s
- JANUARY 19, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, former rugby strongman Louis Luyt, who...
On January 19, former rugby strongman Louis Luyt, who now heads the Federal Alliance, said crime was reaching crisis proportions in South Africa and challenged the statistics released by Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi's office, which pointed
- JANUARY 19, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 19, 6 people were executed in Beijing for...
On January 19, 6 people were executed in Beijing for murder and robbery
- JANUARY 18, 1999AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
On January 18, the Bureau of the Council of Europe...
On January 18, the Bureau of the Council of Europe issued a statement in Paris reminding Albania of its commitments as a Member State of the Council to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
On January 18, Lithuania signed Protocol No
On January 18, Lithuania signed Protocol No
- JANUARY 18, 1999PolandDEATH PENALTY
On January 18, more than three-quarters of Poles favored...
On January 18, more than three-quarters of Poles favored the restoration of the death penalty, Poland's leading polling center said
- JANUARY 16, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On 16 January 1999, before the Italian authorities...
On 16 January 1999, before the Italian authorities had decided to grant or deny him political asylum, Ocalan left for Russia again
- JANUARY 16, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On January 16, Ocalan left Italy in search of a country...
On January 16, Ocalan left Italy in search of a country that would take him in
- JANUARY 16, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 16, Military Court-4 sentenced Ali Nawaz...
On January 16, Military Court-4 sentenced Ali Nawaz Khoso of Shikarpur to death
- JANUARY 15, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, thousands of people watched in Kabul...
On January 15, thousands of people watched in Kabul as a Taliban tank knocked over a 15-foot brick wall, sending it crashing down onto a 60-year-old man, Shuma Khan, convicted of sodomy for the attack on a 12-year-old boy in a hotel in Maidan Shahr, some
- JANUARY 15, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, Singapore hanged two men for drug trafficking
On January 15, Singapore hanged two men for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 15, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, Gwara Brown Motswetla, 28, and Tlhabologang...
On January 15, Gwara Brown Motswetla, 28, and Tlhabologang Phetolo Maauwe, 30, two men condemned to death in 1995, won an eleventh hour stay of execution because Justice Reynolds in an interim ruling said that the 4-year delay in carrying out the sentence
- JANUARY 15, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, the Higher People's Court of southwest...
On January 15, the Higher People's Court of southwest China's Yunnan Province established a special court to deal with the growing number of drug-related cases
- JANUARY 15, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, Gao Yunliao, a farmer from Henan's Nanzhao...
On January 15, Gao Yunliao, a farmer from Henan's Nanzhao county, was given the death sentence and was executed in central China's Henan Province for attempting to steal a statue of the Buddha dating to the Tang Dynasty
- JANUARY 14, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On 14 January, Vice President of the Supreme People's...
On 14 January, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court Liu Jiachen awarded medals of honor to the Guangdong High Court and the Guangzhou Intermediate Court, for sentencing Hong Kong gangster Cheung Tze-keung to death in December 1998, a case that dre
- 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
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- 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
On January 4, U
On January 4, U
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Executions are carried out in public with a sword
Executions are carried out in public with a sword
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In mid-January, Col
In mid-January, Col
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that reports continue to be received concerning the execution of hundreds of political prisoners detained in penitentiaries through the country
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
The 1999 figures for capital sentences and executions...
The 1999 figures for capital sentences and executions in Iran are unrealistic and vague
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In January, 106 political detainees were killed in...
In January, 106 political detainees were killed in three mass executions in Abu Ghurayb prison near Baghdad, the Iraqi Communist Party accused in a statement faxed to Reuters in Cairo on April 19
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- JANUARY 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law
- JANUARY 1, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes...
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, then fully abolished, and replaced with life imprisonment in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In December 1998, the Government set up military trial...
In December 1998, the Government set up military trial courts (MTC) to try those responsible for "violence and terrorism" in Sindh Province, the capital of which is Karachi, where more than 1,000 people were killed in political and religious violence duri
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In 1997, the Nawaz Sharif Government introduced the...
In 1997, the Nawaz Sharif Government introduced the death penalty for rapists charged with attacking children under 10 years, and said such cases should be tried in the special courts set up under the anti-terrorism laws
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions has learned that large scale violations to the right to life are continuing to occur in Pakistan (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 1999QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses...
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Solomon Islands cosponsored the resolution on the...
The Solomon Islands cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao,...
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao, rejected a law proposed by Sen
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions submitted an individual allegation on September 18, 1998 on behalf of a man named Karma who was arrested for his supposed anti-national sentiments
- JANUARY 1, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by...
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
While in 1997 capital offenses were extended to include...
While in 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage, in March 1998 the Bangladesh cabinet approved the death penalty for crimes against women and children, including trafficking, rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased...
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased sharply over the past year, with 99 carried out in 1999, compared to 29 for the whole of 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people...
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people were on death row was not available, but there was concern that 59 people were reportedly facing charges that carry the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
On January 1, One Nation leader Bill Feldman confirmed...
On January 1, One Nation leader Bill Feldman confirmed his party would introduce a Private Member's Bill to force a referendum on capital punishment in Queensland (see 1999 Report)
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
It cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
It cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
Bhutan cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 1999CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's...
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In Yugoslavia the death penalty is applied for aggravated...
In Yugoslavia the death penalty is applied for aggravated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 1999IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist since 1990, the last execution took place...
Abolitionist since 1990, the last execution took place in 1954
- JANUARY 1, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
In 1989, Syrian refugee Mohamed Doguz served a prison...
In 1989, Syrian refugee Mohamed Doguz served a prison sentence in Greece for drug abuse, and was granted the status of political refugee that same year
- JANUARY 1, 1999IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Sentencing at the International Criminal Tribunal for...
Sentencing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia The Statute of the International Tribunal (ICTY) categorically excludes the possibility of the death penalty for war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated in the Former
- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, the Italian Parliament and Government, together...
In 1999, the Italian Parliament and Government, together with Hands off Cain, organized the international lobbying of various countries in support of a UN moratorium on executions
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- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, while the EU Resolution for a moratorium on...
In 1999, while the EU Resolution for a moratorium on executions was being discussed at the UN, Hands Off Cain and former European Commissioner, the Hon
- JANUARY 1, 1999North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995...
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995 and signed Protocol No
- JANUARY 1, 1999LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was in 1788
The last execution was in 1788
- JANUARY 1, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom also cosponsored the resolution...
The United Kingdom also cosponsored the resolution for a moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty can be imposed for such crimes as...
The death penalty can be imposed for such crimes as high treason and aggravated murder, among others
- JANUARY 1, 1999MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
President Guntis Ulmanis imposed a moratorium on the...
President Guntis Ulmanis imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in 1996 but Parliament refused to scrap it entirely when it drew up a new Criminal Code, due to take effect in April of that year
- JANUARY 1, 1999RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1998, 149 death-row prisoners were pardoned
In 1998, 149 death-row prisoners were pardoned
- JANUARY 1, 1999LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January...
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January 1, 1989
- JANUARY 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is still provided for under the Constitution...
The death penalty is still provided for under the Constitution but is only applicable under the Army Forces of Malta Act 1970 for aiding the enemy, communication with the enemy and injurious disclosures, mutiny and insubordination, and failure to suppress
- JANUARY 1, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975
- JANUARY 1, 1999SwedenDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the...
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the last execution was conducted in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 1999SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland has been fully abolitionist since 1992; the last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
In Turkey offenses punishable by death under ordinary...
In Turkey offenses punishable by death under ordinary criminal law are aggravated murder and crimes against the unity and integrity of the State
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In January 1998, the Government presented a draft law...
In January 1998, the Government presented a draft law for the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
In recent years, the death penalty has been abolished...
In recent years, the death penalty has been abolished for 13 crimes, but 23 articles of the Criminal Code still provide for it
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Saudi Arabia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual...
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual who was under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed
- JANUARY 1, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes
Murder and treason are capital crimes
- 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
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- 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
- 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
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- 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by various laws
The death penalty is provided for by various laws
- JANUARY 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia shocked the world when in July 1986 it hanged...
Malaysia shocked the world when in July 1986 it hanged two Australian citizens for trafficking in heroin
- JANUARY 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lawyer Seta Kerechekian believes that the cancellation...
Lawyer Seta Kerechekian believes that the cancellation of a law in the Penal Code could eventually change people's mentality, if not by conviction, then by fear of punishment
- JANUARY 1, 1999MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three antistate offenses involving violence (as reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the Criminal code)
- JANUARY 1, 1999MicronesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia...
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia (1980) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes, including...
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes, including robbery, hijacking, arms trading, drug trafficking, rape, and capital offenses, under Shari'a Law, introduced with governmental decrees, such as sexual relations between partners not married to ea
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- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that she was dismayed by information she had received indicating that the death penalty remains legal in Thailand for drug trafficking which by international standards is not co
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader...
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan asked President Rafiq Tarar, in a letter, to refrain from sending to the gallows people sentenced by military courts until the Supreme Court had ruled on their validity
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General...
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General Secretary Javed Jabbar criticized the first death sentence passed by a military trial court in Karachi on Ashraf Chakar, 30, who was hanged on December 31, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments...
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried...
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried out its first death sentence since it was established in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human...
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment LAW called for the abolition of the death penalty from Palestinian law and requested the President to refrain from endorsing the court's decision of execution
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur...
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions that since the reintroduction of the death penalty over 820 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Philippines (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions transmitted an urgent appeal to the Government on behalf of Abdulkhafiz Adbullayev and 5 other men, who were reportedly sentenced to death for treason, banditry and terrorism (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against...
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced...
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced that keeping the death penalty will make those contemplating murder think twice
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against the President, illegal possession of arms, and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness
- JANUARY 1, 1999Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out on June 23, 1976,...
The last execution was carried out on June 23, 1976, when 27-year-old Jayasinghe Chandradasa, a farmer convicted of murder, was hanged to death
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Sri Lanka was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft,...
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft, treason, kidnapping, arson, spying and hijacking
- JANUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- JANUARY 1, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983)...
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was a cosponsor of the...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L
- JANUARY 1, 1999PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states...
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand resumed executions in 1996 after a break of 9 years
Thailand resumed executions in 1996 after a break of 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
According to Interfax, 700 people were sentenced to...
According to Interfax, 700 people were sentenced to death in Turkmenistan in 1998, 90% of them for drug-trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 1999TongaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1982
The last execution was carried out in 1982
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Since 1997, possession or smuggling at least 100g or...
Since 1997, possession or smuggling at least 100g or more of heroin, or 5kg or more of opium, has been punishable by death
- JANUARY 1, 1999TuvaluDEATH PENALTY
No execution has been carried out since Independence...
No execution has been carried out since Independence was declared in 1978
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- JANUARY 1, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated robbery, apostasy and drug offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Khaled Abdalla Bukraa, speaking...
In November, Ambassador Khaled Abdalla Bukraa, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on item 107 (crime prevention and criminal justice), said, "We want to underscore the importance of punishing drug pushers, and also drug users, in the
- JANUARY 1, 1999VanuatuDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since Independence (July...
There have been no executions since Independence (July 30 1980)
- JANUARY 1, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The new Penal Code (1995) retains the death penalty...
The new Penal Code (1995) retains the death penalty for 13 offenses as opposed to the 30 offenses of the previous code
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam imposes the death penalty for murder, drug...
Vietnam imposes the death penalty for murder, drug trafficking and large-scale corruption
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 1999Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory...
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement...
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement in drug smuggling and drug abuse in the first 9 months of 1999, a local report stated in late October, while Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem was quoted as saying that local police have m
- JANUARY 1, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 29, 1998, the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) removed...
On August 29, 1998, the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) removed the death penalty from the Penal Code as a punishment for 5 of the above offenses: forced sex satisfaction in perverted form; breaking of laws and customs of war; making an attempt on life of the Pr
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary...
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions denounced the execution of Trevor Fisher and Richard Woods on October 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Dominica was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the...
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the death penalty and providing for 30 years' imprisonment without parole for parricide, murder, treason and other crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada also cosponsored the resolution on the moratorium...
Canada also cosponsored the resolution on the moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No...
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No 24 was issued, stipulating that those who will lead a gang for kidnapping or bandit, stealing or looting public or private properties by force will face death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
A charge of premeditated murder carries a mandatory...
A charge of premeditated murder carries a mandatory death penalty in Bermuda, but the Governor General is allowed to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason - but not for mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976 and for military offenses on December 10, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
In January, Liberal party pollster Michael Marzolini...
In January, Liberal party pollster Michael Marzolini told an MPs meeting that polls have consistently shown 75% of Canadians said yes to capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Grenada was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder...
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder of relatives; kidnapping and child abuse; kidnapping of adults provoking death; murder of police
- JANUARY 1, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959...
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, after which Castro's triumphant revolutionary forces tried and executed scores of supporters of former dictator Fulgencio Batista
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- JANUARY 1, 1999ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Grenada is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979, as codified in 1998) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Penal Code (1973) provides for the death...
The Guatemalan Penal Code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide, and assassination of the President and Vice-President
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains...
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains the death penalty but has relinquished the link with the Judicial Commission of the Privy Council
- JANUARY 1, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after...
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after a botched firing squad execution in 1996 forced prison guards to finish off two men with pistol shots to the head, a gruesome scene replayed hundreds of times on local television
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
An estimated 200,000 people, mostly Mayan civilians,...
An estimated 200,000 people, mostly Mayan civilians, were killed or disappeared in the 36-year civil war that ended in 1996 with a United Nations-sponsored peace accord between the Government and Marxist rebels
- JANUARY 1, 1999NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments...
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L
- JANUARY 1, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
During a mission to Jamaica, Hands off Cain met with...
During a mission to Jamaica, Hands off Cain met with the Commissioner of Correction John E
- JANUARY 1, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
In 1993, Congress approved a new Constitution introducing...
In 1993, Congress approved a new Constitution introducing a new capital offense: terrorism (Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not...
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not the death penalty should be applied, because of Puerto Rico's status as a U
- JANUARY 1, 1999SurinameDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are...
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
After several years of mounting violence, Prime Minister...
After several years of mounting violence, Prime Minister Basedo Panday used the crime issue to win election on a get-tough platform in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest...
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest multiple-murder in recent history, split the residents of a southern Mexico city over the issue of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for...
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on the life of the head of state, and the military offenses of mutiny and desertion
- JANUARY 1, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
However, at a meeting of Caribbean Attorneys General...
However, at a meeting of Caribbean Attorneys General early in 1998, they affirmed their commitment to the death penalty and that "their sovereignty must not be undermined and their laws subverted as a result of inaction of the Human Rights Committee
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory...
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the last court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay...
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1966) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The legal problem stems from a controversial 1994 judgment...
The legal problem stems from a controversial 1994 judgment that was made by the Privy Council in London, when it ruled that it is cruel and unjust punishment to keep prisoners on death row for more than 5 years after their conviction, and their sentences
- JANUARY 1, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life...
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life is inviolable. Neither the law can provide for the death penalty, nor any authority put it into effect
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- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Parliament passed the region's first law against domestic...
Parliament passed the region's first law against domestic violence, in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death...
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a cosponsor of...
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the application of the...
The Penal Code provides for the application of the death penalty for serious offenses including: treason and espionage, attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement, destruction of territory, sabotage to public and economic utilities, mass
- JANUARY 1, 1999DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure...
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force in January 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions affirmed (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Feelings over the issue of capital punishment are mixed...
Feelings over the issue of capital punishment are mixed in Botswana
- JANUARY 1, 1999Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Cameroon was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and desertion are capital crimes
Murder, treason and desertion are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Comoros was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Comoros was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 1999Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999GambiaDEATH PENALTY
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death...
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- JANUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital...
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions continued to receive reports of death sentences imposed by military and criminal tribunals that fall short of international standards and fail to respect safeguards established by th
- JANUARY 1, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
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- JANUARY 1, 1999GabonDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection
- JANUARY 1, 1999Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Guinea Bissau 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, 1999Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Namibia was a cosponsor of the resolution for a moratorium...
Namibia was a cosponsor of the resolution for a moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JANUARY 1, 1999EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital...
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the...
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity...
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Ethiopia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Ethiopia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 1999MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital...
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Uganda was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaliDEATH PENALTY
Mali was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by...
Mali was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaliDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the death penalty for threats...
The Penal Code provides for the death penalty for threats to State security, aggravated and premeditated murder, torture and aggravated theft
- JANUARY 1, 1999MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code and the legislation on civil disturbances for armed robbery, murder, treason, and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Since coming to power, President Obasanjo has ordered...
Since coming to power, President Obasanjo has ordered the release of thousands of people held for more than two years while awaiting trial
- JANUARY 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- JANUARY 1, 1999SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudical, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudical, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that numerous allegations were received concerning such executions committed by armed insurgent groups within the country
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- JANUARY 1, 1999SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
In January, Majertein militia loyal to Mohamed Said...
In January, Majertein militia loyal to Mohamed Said Hersi, known as General Morgan, said in a statement that 9 Majertein prisoners captured the first week of January, during a round of fighting had been executed two weeks after by the Marehan Somali Natio
- JANUARY 1, 1999SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia has been without central government since 1991,...
Somalia has been without central government since 1991, when clans ousted dictator Siad Barre and the east African country sank into inter-clan fighting in which tens of thousands died
- JANUARY 1, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National...
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National Party, the New National Party's (NNP) predecessor, executed an average of about 100 people a year in the 1980s, peaking at 187 in 1987 when 21 people were hanged in a single week at Pretoria's notoriou
- JANUARY 1, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is one of the most crime plagued countries...
South Africa is one of the most crime plagued countries in the world with an annual murder rate of 52 people per 100,000 of the population and 104 rapes per 100,000, according to figures compiled by the South African Police
- JANUARY 1, 1999TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a...
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a law, introduced by the deposed dictator Numeiri and carried over by the National Islamic Front (NIF) and the present military junta
- JANUARY 1, 1999EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution...
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution suspended in 1973
- JANUARY 1, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 4 years ago, retains...
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 4 years ago, retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In January, ironically, the voice leading the call...
In January, ironically, the voice leading the call for the abolition of capital punishment was that of former President Kenneth Kaunda, who signed scores of death warrants during his 28-year reign
- JANUARY 1, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those...
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those convicted of murder, treason and aggravated robbery
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Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession...
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession of arms and arson are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999IowaDEATH PENALTY
Iowa does not have the death penalty
Iowa does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Georgia legislature considered bills to expand...
The Georgia legislature considered bills to expand the death penalty to crimes of aggravated rape or sodomy when the victim is less than 12 years of age, and to include certain drug crimes which resulted in death, but these bills failed to pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Idaho does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The pace of USA executions is on the rise, pushed by...
The pace of USA executions is on the rise, pushed by laws passed earlier this decade that limit appeals
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which...
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which at least 35 have very active death penalty dockets), 11 circuits with many federal district courts in each circuit all handling death penalty cases, all making law, some in conflict with others
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Connecticut considered a bill to establish a moratorium...
Connecticut considered a bill to establish a moratorium on executions, but it did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment in America is some sort of idiosyncratic...
Capital punishment in America is some sort of idiosyncratic lottery
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, five foreign nationals - a Thai, a Filipino,...
In 1999, five foreign nationals - a Thai, a Filipino, a Canadian and two German brothers - were executed in the United States
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The results of two new studies underscore the continuing...
The results of two new studies underscore the continuing injustice of racism in the application of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
With 84 inmates released from death rows because of...
With 84 inmates released from death rows because of innocence, growing doubts about how the death penalty is applied have prompted some state lawmakers to call for a moratorium on executions to study whether the system is working fairly
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The legislature has established a state-funded program...
The legislature has established a state-funded program for financial assistance at the trial level for death penalty cases
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama is considering changing its method of execution...
Alabama is considering changing its method of execution in light of the U
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A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana was...
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana was defeated in committee (1998)
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A new dialogue about the death penalty appears to...
A new dialogue about the death penalty appears to be under way inside the Supreme Court
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- JANUARY 1, 1999AlaskaDEATH PENALTY
Alaska does not have the death penalty
Alaska does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999HawaiiDEATH PENALTY
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1956 before becoming a state
- JANUARY 1, 1999MichiganDEATH PENALTY
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
Michigan has not had the death penalty since 1847
- JANUARY 1, 1999IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Idaho has had only one execution since the death penalty...
Idaho has had only one execution since the death penalty was reinstated and that was of an inmate who waived his appeals
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama, which had one of the lowest rates of pay...
Alabama, which had one of the lowest rates of pay for death penalty attorneys, passed legislation which will modestly increase the rate of compensation for attorneys representing indigent criminal defendants and removed the $2,000 limit which had been imp
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In January, outgoing Governor Fob James commuted the...
In January, outgoing Governor Fob James commuted the death sentence of Judith Ann Neelley who as America's longest-serving female death row prisoner had actually been on death row for nearly 16 years
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Arizona does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Arizona does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A bill to eliminate the death penalty for those with...
A bill to eliminate the death penalty for those with mental retardation was introduced, but did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Governor Mike Huckabee commuted the death sentence...
Governor Mike Huckabee commuted the death sentence of Bobby Ray Fretwell to a sentence of life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArizonaDEATH 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Arkansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
There were many bills to expand the death penalty in...
There were many bills to expand the death penalty in California, but none of them passed
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Connecticut does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction...
Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction of its population of any state in the U
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Colorado has one of the better systems of legal representation,...
Colorado has one of the better systems of legal representation, a small death row and no executions in 1999 or 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The state is one of eight with a recent capital punishment...
The state is one of eight with a recent capital punishment law, but has not had an execution
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
District Judge Michael Heydt - selected to decide whether...
District Judge Michael Heydt - selected to decide whether Lucas Salmon should be executed for a 1997 murder in Colorado Springs - refused to participate in this new process
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Colorado's new system of death sentencing using a three-judge...
Colorado's new system of death sentencing using a three-judge panel instead of a jury faced its first case in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A poll of 600 people taken April 21-25 in Michigan...
A poll of 600 people taken April 21-25 in Michigan indicated that support for the death penalty is declining and the majority of residents (56%) would prefer a life sentence and payment to victims' families instead of the death penalty (33%)
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida officials imposed a one-year moratorium on...
Florida officials imposed a one-year moratorium on executions after a fire started during Pedro Medina's electrocution on March 25, 1997
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Since the death penalty was reinstated, Florida has...
Since the death penalty was reinstated, Florida has had the most inmates (18) released from death row after evidence of their innocence emerged
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Florida does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole