Chronological archive
April 1999
The 196 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 1999, in chronological order.
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received...
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received the death penalty at Al-Rowidha in Riyadh Province for murdering Ali Al-Sahli while Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, an Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh for smuggling heroin to the Kingdom in his su
- APRIL 30, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami...
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami Ulama League Hafez Maulana Habibullah Kanchpuri and other senior leaders of the organization in a joint statement demanded the death penalty for the deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament and for B
- APRIL 30, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of...
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of thousands, men and women, gathered to watch Mohammed Ullah convicted of murder being shot dead by a relative of the victim, in an Islamic eye-for-an-eye public execution
- APRIL 30, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian,...
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling heroin to the kingdom in his suitcase
- APRIL 30, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence...
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence against Iranian Mahdi Attallah Tchawerzi for peddling 800g of heroin and opium
- APRIL 30, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite...
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite accused murderers who face the death penalty in the past
- APRIL 30, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed...
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling cocaine into the Kingdom
- APRIL 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced...
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced Wu Zhongming to death and Zheng Shuiyao to a 2-year suspended death sentence for smuggling a total of 26,000 tons of copper and aluminium into the southern port of Shekou
- APRIL 29, 1999LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868,...
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868, as amended on April 29, 1999 states at Art
- APRIL 29, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 29, President Rafiq Tarar issued an Ordinance...
On April 29, President Rafiq Tarar issued an Ordinance to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and turned special courts into anti-terrorism courts, following the Supreme Court's decision on February 17 to strike down military trial courts
- APRIL 29, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 29, the Commonwealth foreign ministers in...
On April 29, the Commonwealth foreign ministers in London adopted a recommendation to end the Nigeria's suspension from the 54-nation grouping of mainly former British colonies
- APRIL 28, 1999AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Armenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor...
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany, as President of the European Union, presented...
Germany, as President of the European Union, presented the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Hungary was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Australia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
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- APRIL 28, 1999IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Romania was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Bhutan abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
The Netherlands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted in favor of...
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Norway was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines abstained from the resolution on the...
The Philippines abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Ireland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- APRIL 28, 1999MonacoDEATH PENALTY
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Latvia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Latvia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Luxembourg was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Macedonia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Macedonia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999
- APRIL 28, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Ukraine was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
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- APRIL 28, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, a report by a coalition of human rights...
On April 28, a report by a coalition of human rights and aid agencies operating in the war-torn province on human rights abuses in East Timor, accused Indonesian Lt
- APRIL 28, 1999HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28
- APRIL 28, 1999IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
Marshall Island was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Marshall Island was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favor of the resolution on the death...
Nepal voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Ecuador was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Turkmenistan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Canada was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Dominican Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution...
The Dominican Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Cuba abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Brazil was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Chile was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
El Salvador was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
El Salvador was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo voted in favor of the resolution on the death...
Congo voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
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- APRIL 28, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Republic of Congo abstained from the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
Cape Verde was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Cape Verde was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On May 28, a Nigerian woman was beheaded in Mecca,...
On May 28, a Nigerian woman was beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for smuggling cocaine and heroin
- APRIL 28, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
South Africa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
Sao Tome was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sao Tome was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Madagascar abstained on the resolution on the death...
Madagascar abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death...
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
Mozambique voted in favor of the resolution on the...
Mozambique voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NigerDEATH PENALTY
Niger voted in favor of the resolution on the death...
Niger voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death...
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, Andrew Ford, leader of the ultra-right-wing...
On April 28, Andrew Ford, leader of the ultra-right-wing Boere Weerstands Beweging (BWB), urged the Freedom Front to stop its calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty
- APRIL 28, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (n 1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, 28 people were executed in Luzira prison,...
On April 28, 28 people were executed in Luzira prison, in Kampala
- APRIL 28, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999
- APRIL 28, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, hundreds of white "coffins," representing...
On April 28, hundreds of white "coffins," representing victims of the hundreds of inmates on California's death row made the pilgrimage to the state Capitol
- APRIL 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 27, 1999MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 27, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On April 27, a court sentenced 2 Iranians, Abdallah...
On April 27, a court sentenced 2 Iranians, Abdallah Abdel-Amir Nassari and Saed Mohsen Razij, to death for drug smuggling, while 3 others received life sentences
- APRIL 27, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On April 27, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence...
On April 27, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on Thawee Phuttachan, 42, a former Chiang Rai MP, for having paid, between December 1994 and April 1996, people to kill Saengchai Sunthornwat, director of the Mass Communications Organizatio
- APRIL 27, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On April 27, Nguyen Dinh Quyen, Deputy Director of...
On April 27, Nguyen Dinh Quyen, Deputy Director of the National Assembly's law department said the revisions to the Penal Code would also attempt narrower definitions of crimes and the substitution of certain prison terms with financial penalties
- APRIL 27, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On April 27, the United Nations Commission on Human...
On April 27, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights approved a resolution, tabled by the European Union (EU), renewing a mandate for the special investigator for the Democratic Republic of Congo to carry out a joint investigation into all massacres
- APRIL 25, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On April 25, Additional District and Sessions Judge,...
On April 25, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Monwara Begum sentenced Liton to the death penalty on a charge of murder
- APRIL 24, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 24, Sultan bin Abdullah bin Diab al-Selami,...
On April 24, Sultan bin Abdullah bin Diab al-Selami, a Saudi, was executed in Mecca for shooting a compatriot
- APRIL 24, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On April 24, New National Party leader Marthinus van...
On April 24, New National Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk challenged Deputy President Thabo Mbeki to publicly debate the issue of the death penalty during their joint television appearance preceding the June 2 elections
- APRIL 23, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani, was...
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani, was executed near Mecca for smuggling heroin in his intestines into the Kingdom
- APRIL 23, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 23, Yuhui Li was sentenced to death in China...
On April 23, Yuhui Li was sentenced to death in China for crimes committed in Hong Kong
- APRIL 23, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani man,...
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani man, was executed near the Muslim Holy City of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin in his intestines into the kingdom
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- APRIL 23, 1999DelawareDEATH PENALTY
On April 23 in Smyrna, Delaware executed David J
On April 23 in Smyrna, Delaware executed David J
- APRIL 23, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 23, Wu Biao a former official of the Ningbo...
On April 23, Wu Biao a former official of the Ningbo branch of the People's Bank of China, was found to have used his banking and local government contacts to obtain loans and deposits totaling about 2 billion yuan ($240 million) that were then channeled
- APRIL 22, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
On April 22, Jeanerette lawmaker Troy Hebert said...
On April 22, Jeanerette lawmaker Troy Hebert said he wanted executions to be along the lines of the old courthouse steps hangings - to let people realize the consequences of their actions, he said
- APRIL 21, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On April 21, Hojatoleslam Kadivar, a supporter of Ayatollah...
On April 21, Hojatoleslam Kadivar, a supporter of Ayatollah Montazeri, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment
- APRIL 21, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On April 21, Cletus Timothy, Dexter Reid and Sheldon...
On April 21, Cletus Timothy, Dexter Reid and Sheldon Lewis, 3 men held on death row in Trinidad and Tobago for nearly 4 years, were released after the British Privy Council overturned their convictions
- APRIL 21, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On April 21, a motion to submit to voters an amendment...
On April 21, a motion to submit to voters an amendment to the state constitution to allow the reinstatement of the death penalty was defeated in the House by a vote of 72-28
- APRIL 20, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On 20th April, London-based newspaper Al-Hayat, citing...
On 20th April, London-based newspaper Al-Hayat, citing a source in the "Constitutional Monarchist Movement," reported the Iraqi authorities' execution of Ja'far al-Sayyid Jawad and the arrest of members of his family
- APRIL 20, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 20, Li Yufui (47) a mainland Chinese citizen...
On April 20, Li Yufui (47) a mainland Chinese citizen and purported master of feng shui - the Chinese art of positioning buildings and furniture to harmonize man with nature - was executed by firing squad after a court rejected his appeal
- APRIL 19, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On April 19, Justice Minister Anne McLellan said that...
On April 19, Justice Minister Anne McLellan said that the European Union's resolution being debated at the Commission on Human Rights would, if passed, make Canada a safe haven for killers
- APRIL 19, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On April 19, the Inkatha Freedom Party said numerous...
On April 19, the Inkatha Freedom Party said numerous surveys had shown that South Africans, irrespective of race, creed or color, were anxious about crime and believed the death penalty was an option
- APRIL 18, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On April 18, the Party of the Democratic Left of Prime...
On April 18, the Party of the Democratic Left of Prime Minister Bulet Ecevit, the man responsible for Ocalan's arrest, and the Movement for Nationalist Action of the extreme right which asked for the death penalty for the Kurd leader, triumphed in the ele
- APRIL 18, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court...
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court sentenced to death 9 of 107 defendants in the biggest trial of Muslim militants since those which followed the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat
- APRIL 17, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On April 17, Nasser Saffarian, film critic of the newspaper...
On April 17, Nasser Saffarian, film critic of the newspaper Salam, was arrested for signing a letter protesting against the killing of writers and intellectuals
- APRIL 17, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On April 17, Fidel Castro promised to consider sparing...
On April 17, Fidel Castro promised to consider sparing the lives of the two Salvadorans sentenced to death for terrorism
- APRIL 17, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
On April 17, Fidel Castro promised to consider sparing...
On April 17, Fidel Castro promised to consider sparing the lives of the two Salvadorans sentenced to death for terrorism in Cuba
- APRIL 17, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On April 17, South Africa's President-in-waiting Thabo...
On April 17, South Africa's President-in-waiting Thabo Mbeki rejected a return to the death penalty, despite a string of brutal crimes
- APRIL 16, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On April 16, Beirut Chief Investigating Magistrate...
On April 16, Beirut Chief Investigating Magistrate Said Mirza demanded the death sentence for a woman, Fawz Hajj Hussein Ellao, her sons Abbas and Ellao, and two other men, Imad Matar and Youssef Mohammed, for allegedly murdering a 5-year-old girl, Zeinab
- APRIL 16, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On April 16, Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba,...
On April 16, Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba, a former attorney general, said that the death penalty was not supposed to apply to persons who defile girls over 13, and accused those who drafted the amended Penal Code of making the death penalty a
- APRIL 15, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish the...
On April 15, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 15, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected President...
On April 15, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected President of Algeria
- APRIL 14, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, 58 political detainees were executed in...
On April 14, 58 political detainees were executed in the notorious Abu Ghurayb prison, said the Iraqi Communist Party's Human Rights Center in another statement faxed to Reuters in Cairo on 20 July
- APRIL 14, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, intellectuals, students and journalists...
On April 14, intellectuals, students and journalists in a meeting convened at Pethiagachi condemned the rape of a teenage girl at Bokaro and demanded that a special court be set up to try the criminals who perpetrated the heinous crime
- APRIL 14, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, the Indonesian Government and the House...
On April 14, the Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives agreed to discard the draconian 1963 subversion law and put crimes against the state in the country's Criminal Code
- APRIL 14, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, Ahmad Asqarpour was stoned to death in...
On April 14, Ahmad Asqarpour was stoned to death in public in northern Iran, in Babol, a town bordering the Caspian Sea
- APRIL 14, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On April 14, Vice-president of the African Christian...
On April 14, Vice-president of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Louis Green said that the fight for the return of capital punishment and the abolition of legalized abortion will be the central pillars of the election campaign
- APRIL 13, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, Soud bin Khalif bin Salim from Al Kamil...
On April 13, Soud bin Khalif bin Salim from Al Kamil Wa'al Wafi in the Sharqiyah Region was sentenced to death for murdering 65-year-old Habiba bint Nasser bin Mohammed and her brother Ali bin Nasser bin Mohammed
- APRIL 13, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, another Saudi man was beheaded in Mecca...
On April 13, another Saudi man was beheaded in Mecca for stabbing to death a fellow citizen
- APRIL 13, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, Malaysia's highest court upheld the death...
On April 13, Malaysia's highest court upheld the death sentence on a witch doctor Maznah Ismail, better known by her alias Mona Fandey, and on her husband and their assistant
- APRIL 13, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, 11 people were publicly executed in Mbuji-Mayi,...
On April 13, 11 people were publicly executed in Mbuji-Mayi, the diamond-rich capital of the Oriental Kasai Province
- APRIL 12, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
On April 12, Home Secretary Jack Straw said that the...
On April 12, Home Secretary Jack Straw said that the conviction of Derek Bentley, who was found guilty of murder and hanged in 1953, was overturned on the basis of mistakes by the trial judge and for this reason his case fell outside the compensation sche
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- APRIL 12, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On April 12, the Hanoi People's Court gave a death...
On April 12, the Hanoi People's Court gave a death sentence to Vu Thi Duyen, 20, after concluding that she had killed Huong, her 4-year-old stepdaughter
- APRIL 12, 1999EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
On April 12, King Mswati III ruled out the abolition...
On April 12, King Mswati III ruled out the abolition of the death sentence in Swaziland saying the threat that necessitated capital punishment in the country still existed and although no hangings had taken place in the country in the past 18 years, the s
- APRIL 11, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 11, Hassan Manahi al-Qahtani was executed...
On April 11, Hassan Manahi al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh, after being found guilty of shooting a fellow tribeswoman Najaa Aloush al-Qahtani
- APRIL 10, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 10, Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for...
On April 10, Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting and killing a Saudi woman, in the capital Riyadh
- APRIL 10, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On April 10, a German citizen Helmut Hofer, a 57-year-old...
On April 10, a German citizen Helmut Hofer, a 57-year-old businessman, was released on bail from an Iranian prison
- APRIL 9, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
On April 9, Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon said that...
On April 9, Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon said that now the way is clear for the country to carry out capital punishment because it is no longer part of the UN Human Rights Committee
- APRIL 8, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On April 8, a Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to...
On April 8, a Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to death in Saudi Arabia for killing a Thai co-worker
- APRIL 8, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 8, Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to...
On April 8, Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to death for killing a Thai co-worker
- APRIL 7, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On April 7, Chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Council...
On April 7, Chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Council (Parliament), Oleksandr Tkachenko, spoke in favor of the unconditional execution of the death sentence for serial murderer Onopriyenko
- APRIL 7, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 7, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare...
On April 7, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Haryono said on the occasion of the 21st meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters that ASEAN members must unite to eradicate the circulation of, and trade in, any types of narcotics
- APRIL 6, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 6, the Iraqi Public Security Directorate announced...
On April 6, the Iraqi Public Security Directorate announced that 4 men were executed for the killing of Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, a prominent Shiite Muslim spiritual leader and his sons Mustafa and Mua'mal in the holy city of Najaf last February
- APRIL 6, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 6, Chen Mengxing, a farmer from China's northern...
On April 6, Chen Mengxing, a farmer from China's northern Hebei province was sentenced to death for stealing and accidentally shattering Beijing's oldest Buddha statue
- APRIL 5, 1999NevadaDEATH PENALTY
On April 5, Nevada executed Alvaro Calambro, 25, a...
On April 5, Nevada executed Alvaro Calambro, 25, a Filipino man convicted of killing two U-Haul employees with a hammer and crowbar during a 1994 robbery
- APRIL 4, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 4, Radical Sikh organizations, reactivated...
On April 4, Radical Sikh organizations, reactivated ever since the Badal-Tohra spilled out in the open, demanded that the 1,000-odd Sikh Tada detainees jailed in the Punjab and elsewhere be released in view of the Khalsa tercentenary celebration
- APRIL 4, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
On April 4, at a news conference at the offices of...
On April 4, at a news conference at the offices of the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Cardinal Roger M
- APRIL 3, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, it was announced that over 750 public executions...
On April 3, it was announced that over 750 public executions had been carried out between 1995 and 1998 as part of a campaign to repress the criminality engendered by the country's economic crisis
- APRIL 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud,...
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud, 27, a man who confessed to abducting in January a 3-year-old girl, and repeatedly raped her during more than two months of captivity
- APRIL 3, 1999North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, Bishop F
On April 3, Bishop F
- APRIL 3, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, Bishop John McCarthy of Austin joined...
On April 3, Bishop John McCarthy of Austin joined 55 American Catholic bishops that issued a Good Friday call for the nation's more than 60 million Catholics to oppose the death penalty in the United States
- APRIL 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, the No
On April 3, the No
- APRIL 2, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On April 2, Hiwat Shenkuta Shine, a 24-year-old Ethiopian...
On April 2, Hiwat Shenkuta Shine, a 24-year-old Ethiopian woman confessed to killing her newborn baby by throwing him from a 7th-floor apartment in Sidon at the end of March
- APRIL 2, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
On April 2, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops for...
On April 2, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops for the first time made opposition to the death penalty an urgent priority, addressing the disparity between Catholics who tend to support capital punishment and their Pope, who strongly opposes it
- APRIL 2, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 2, a Beijing court sentenced to death Ma Ke,...
On April 2, a Beijing court sentenced to death Ma Ke, 18, and Jiang Tao, 46, for stabbing Zou Jingmeng to death in the city's western Haidian district on February 22
- APRIL 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
In April, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced...
In April, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers
- APRIL 1, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
In April, Australia and Iraq were involved in an extradition...
In April, Australia and Iraq were involved in an extradition case
- APRIL 1, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
In late April, Turkey extradited two Uzbek dissidents,...
In late April, Turkey extradited two Uzbek dissidents, Rustem Mametkulov and Zaynuttin Askarov, after receiving guarantees from Tashkent that the death penalty would not be demanded for them (see: Uzbekistan)
- APRIL 1, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, the Zhytomyr Regional Court handed Anatoliy...
On April 1, the Zhytomyr Regional Court handed Anatoliy Onopriyenko the expected death sentence
- APRIL 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, a large number of school children in New...
On April 1, a large number of school children in New Delhi took to the streets against the spurt in violence in the capital in the past few months
- APRIL 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In April, the Supreme Court awarded a life term to...
In April, the Supreme Court awarded a life term to Kumudi Lal for raping and murdering a scheduled caste girl in a UP village in 1995
- APRIL 1, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
In April, it was reported that the majority of people...
In April, it was reported that the majority of people who took part in an opinion poll carried out by the all-Ukrainian political union, Yedyna Rodyna (United Family), favored the death sentence as the highest punitive measure in Ukraine
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- APRIL 1, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In April it was reported by Xinhua that the death penalty...
In April it was reported by Xinhua that the death penalty would not be reintroduced in post-handover Macao
- APRIL 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
In April, Bishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the...
In April, Bishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the influential Catholic Bishops Conference said: "We appreciate the Government's interest in restoring law and order, but we are not in favor of the death penalty
- APRIL 1, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
In late April, Turkey extradited two Uzbek dissidents,...
In late April, Turkey extradited two Uzbek dissidents, Rustem Mametkulov and Zaynuttin Askarov, after receiving guarantees from Tashkent that the death penalty would not be demanded for them
- APRIL 1, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez...
On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena, was sentenced to death for a series of bombings and bombing attempts in Cuba
- APRIL 1, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez...
On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena, was sentenced to death for a series of bombings and bombing attempts in Cuba
- APRIL 1, 1999CameroonDEATH PENALTY
In April, the Government had charged the 87 defendants...
In April, the Government had charged the 87 defendants with secession and undermining state security
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning...
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning 7 suspected Muslim militants who were deported from Arab and other countries, and will send them to court soon
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a...
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a decree ending a controversial law that allows a rapist to walk away free if he marries his victim
- APRIL 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted...
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted 13 people of treason in a trial that followed 1998 clashes in the capital, involving supporters of former civil war faction leader Roosevelt Johnson
- APRIL 1, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
In April, Judge el-Amin el-Tayeb sentenced 10 people...
In April, Judge el-Amin el-Tayeb sentenced 10 people to death by crucifixion for initiating the clashes in the state of West Darfur in February, when some 131 people were killed and 85 wounded
- APRIL 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In April, the residents of Kivumu sector in Nyamyumba...
In April, the residents of Kivumu sector in Nyamyumba Commune of Gisenyi Prefecture (northwestern Rwanda), urged the region's judicial authorities to execute publicly Zachary Ndayazi, who confessed to having taken part in the massacre of 34 people early i
- APRIL 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In April, at its annual meeting, the Illinois State...
In April, at its annual meeting, the Illinois State Medical Society came out in support of a moratorium on the death penalty until the state "has had an opportunity to thoroughly examine the cases of persons now awaiting execution
- APRIL 1, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted in April for "The Santa Fe New Mexican"...
A poll conducted in April for "The Santa Fe New Mexican" and K-O-A-T T-V found that 62% of respondents statewide favor capital punishment
- APRIL 1, 1999ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
In April, Bishop Manuel D
In April, Bishop Manuel D
- APRIL 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In April, a court sentenced restaurant owner Chi Jianguo...
In April, a court sentenced restaurant owner Chi Jianguo to death for poisoning the donkey soup at a nearby rival's eatery and making 148 people ill