Chronological archive
September 1999
The 73 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 1999, in chronological order.
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government...
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government building in Abha
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov...
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov speaking on the program of legal reforms said that a stage of the draft state program for legal reforms pays attention to making criminal legislation more humane, and amongst other things it is pro
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered...
On September 28, a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered outside the gates of Tehran University to condemn 2 students and the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, whose pluralistic policies have come under increasing fire from angry conservatives and
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death...
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, the Hanoi Verdict Execution Council...
On September 28, the Hanoi Verdict Execution Council put to death a condemned prisoner, Le Van Minh, at the Cau Nga execution site in Tu, Liem District
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally...
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally asked for the extradition from Egypt of Abdel Rahman Said, a former army officer who now is deputy commander of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forces
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina...
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina Esparas' execution for 20 days to allow the newly created "Conscience Committee" to study her case
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia...
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom's execution of Nigerians, mostly convicted of possessing drugs, without informing the Nigerian Government in advance
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia...
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom's execution of Nigerians, mostly convicted of possessing drugs, without informing the Nigerian Government in advance
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi...
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom in his abdomen
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded for trying...
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom in his abdomen
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced...
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced to death three drug traffickers, Napol "Lao-U" sae-Ten, Lao-koh sae-Yang and Lojoi sae-Li linked to Li Yun-chung, the high-profile suspect whose bail-jumping, arrest in Burma and subsequent extradition
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai...
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai businessman convicted of cheating a state firm of about US$176,000 assets by the Vietnamese Appeal Court on July 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment following intervention by the Thai
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai...
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai businessman convicted of cheating a state firm of about US$176,000 in assets by the Vietnamese Appeal Court on July 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment following intervention by the T
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On 24 September, in a 4-3 vote, the Florida Supreme...
On 24 September, in a 4-3 vote, the Florida Supreme Court ruled the use of the state's electric chair in executions was constitutional and is not cruel or usual punishment
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the...
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the suspended death sentence for the 2 former chairmen of the Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, 11 people were executed in Abu Ghurayb...
On September 22, 11 people were executed in Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, thousands of citizens protested in...
On September 22, thousands of citizens protested in Prishtina, demanding the release of 7,000 Albanians being held as prisoners of war in Serbian prisons
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead...
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead of the 50th anniversary of communist rule a further 26 executions were carried out in the southwestern city of Chongqing
- SEPTEMBER 21, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On September 21, 3 Pakistanis identified as Alef Jan,...
On September 21, 3 Pakistanis identified as Alef Jan, 37, Ibrahim Khan, 35, and Rais Khan, 27 appeared before a criminal court in Dhaka to face trial and possibly the death penalty on charges of smuggling heroin into Bangladesh
- SEPTEMBER 21, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 21, the Criminal Court in Bangkok indicated...
On September 21, the Criminal Court in Bangkok indicated that Thailand is unlikely to extradite Yoshimi Tanaka, 51, a former member of the now-defunct Red Army faction within 1999
- SEPTEMBER 20, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On September 20, 22 prisoners were executed in Abu...
On September 20, 22 prisoners were executed in Abu Ghurayb prison near Baghdad, the Iraqi Communist Party revealed on December 22
- SEPTEMBER 20, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 20, Yili Prefectural Intermediate People's...
On September 20, Yili Prefectural Intermediate People's Court held a public trial in Yining County to pass judgment on 22 terrorists guilty of "violent terrorist activities
- SEPTEMBER 18, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 18, 3 Saudi men were sentenced to death...
On September 18, 3 Saudi men were sentenced to death for a crime spree involving armed robbery, kidnapping and carjacking, during which they shot and injured a man
- SEPTEMBER 18, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
On September 18, at the High Court, Judge Daniel Aganyanya...
On September 18, at the High Court, Judge Daniel Aganyanya handed down his decision on Simon Ole Makallah, 49, chief warden of the popular Masai Mara Game Reserve at the time of the crime
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan of Afghanistan...
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan of Afghanistan was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan, an Afghan, and...
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan, an Afghan, and Ashraf Kabir, and Indian, were beheaded for smuggling heroin into the Kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded...
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
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- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, lawyer Karpal Singh said that his...
On September 17, lawyer Karpal Singh said that his remarks at the Commonwealth Law Conference were merely intended to drive home the point that an independent and brave judiciary is needed to administer the laws
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor...
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor of southwestern Cyangugu District, was re-arrested after the Court of Appeal had set him free in July
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Captain Stephen Lungu alias Captain...
On September 17, Captain Stephen Lungu alias Captain Solo was sentenced to death together with 58 soldiers for plotting and executing the October 28, 1997 coup against President Frederick Chiluba's Government
- SEPTEMBER 16, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 16, a Saudi man was executed for stabbing...
On September 16, a Saudi man was executed for stabbing to death another Saudi man after a quarrel
- SEPTEMBER 16, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
On September 16, the referendum on the "civil conciliation"...
On September 16, the referendum on the "civil conciliation" law passed with 84
- SEPTEMBER 15, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 15, the Zhuhai City Intermediate People's...
On September 15, the Zhuhai City Intermediate People's Court condemned 2 Hong Kong gang members, Ng Kai-chi and Lee Lok-sang, who received suspended death penalties, and further 8-year jail terms
- SEPTEMBER 14, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
On September 14, Germany said it would sue the United...
On September 14, Germany said it would sue the United States in the World Court in The Hague for violating international laws and treaties by executing the LaGrand brothers
- SEPTEMBER 14, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 14, Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairperson...
On September 14, Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairperson Judge Lombe Chibesakunda said the trend internationally was to move towards the development of a principle of law that prohibits the imposition of capital punishment no matter what crime is involv
- SEPTEMBER 13, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On September 13, the Government disclosed that a 10-year-old...
On September 13, the Government disclosed that a 10-year-old boy was the youngest of 12 children under 14 who are accused of rape
- SEPTEMBER 13, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 13, 3 men, Fayez bin Ali bin Fahd Al Beeshi,...
On September 13, 3 men, Fayez bin Ali bin Fahd Al Beeshi, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Amri and Abdullah bin Mashabab bin Abdullah Al Shihri, all Saudis, were executed for beating and repeatedly sodomizing a person at gunpoint
- SEPTEMBER 13, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On September 13, Military Tribunal Judge Rashid Mezher...
On September 13, Military Tribunal Judge Rashid Mezher asked that Army First Adj
- SEPTEMBER 11, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On September 11, an Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced...
On September 11, an Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced 4 people to death and more could face the death penalty for pro-democracy protests in July
- SEPTEMBER 11, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On September 11, the weekly Jebheh said it would donate...
On September 11, the weekly Jebheh said it would donate 100 million rials ($57,000) for the "revolutionary execution" of Hossein Baqerzadeh, a London-based human rights activist, if any ranking cleric issued a fatwa, or religious edict, condemning him to
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, Cyprus acceded to the Second Optional...
On September 10, Cyprus acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
In September, 10 drug traffickers were sentenced to...
In September, 10 drug traffickers were sentenced to various jail terms
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, State Minister Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik...
On September 10, State Minister Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik met with IHD Chairman Hunsu Ondul and IHD Board of Directors member Osman Baydemir to discuss Turkey's drive to improve its human rights record
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, 3 death row inmates: Masashi Sato,...
On September 10, 3 death row inmates: Masashi Sato, 62; Katsutoshi Takada, 61; and Tetsuyuki Morikawa, 69, were hanged
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 10, the Atana City Court passed the death...
On September 10, the Atana City Court passed the death penalty on Martynov and Melnikov
- SEPTEMBER 8, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 8, mass public executions were carried...
On September 8, mass public executions were carried out in Maliana, East Timor
- SEPTEMBER 8, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 8, Father Patrick Simutowe, a Catholic...
On September 8, Father Patrick Simutowe, a Catholic priest in Mpika, said that the Prisons Service was not reforming inmates but destroying them
- SEPTEMBER 8, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 8, the Jiangxi Provincial Higher People's...
On September 8, the Jiangxi Provincial Higher People's Court gave its final judgment on the case of the wounding of the leading cadres of Jiangxi's Anyi County which shocked the whole country
- SEPTEMBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 4, Safra Onaibi Slami, a Nigerian woman...
On September 4, Safra Onaibi Slami, a Nigerian woman convicted of drug trafficking, was beheaded in Jeddah
- SEPTEMBER 4, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 4, the chief of the National Police narcotics...
On September 4, the chief of the National Police narcotics division, Col
- SEPTEMBER 4, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On September 4, Safra Onaibi Slami, a Nigerian woman...
On September 4, Safra Onaibi Slami, a Nigerian woman convicted of drug trafficking, was beheaded in Jeddah
- SEPTEMBER 2, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 2, Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Badawi was executed...
On September 2, Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Badawi was executed in the southern province of Aseer for killing another man after a dispute
- SEPTEMBER 2, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 2, a court in Guangzhou sentenced one...
On September 2, a court in Guangzhou sentenced one man to death and another to life imprisonment for forcing 5 women into prostitution
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In September, 5 men were executed under a wall, another...
In September, 5 men were executed under a wall, another was hanged on a crane and his body was exposed
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In September, the Supreme Court refused to commute...
In September, the Supreme Court refused to commute the death sentence to a life term for Dharmendra and Narendra, who brutally murdered 5 members of a family, including 3 children on the night between May 26-27, 1994
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In September, it seems that the clemency requests made...
In September, it seems that the clemency requests made by Ayodya Prasad Chauboy of India, Saelon Prasad and Namsong Sirilok from Thailand, and Thom Tuck Yen from Malaysia were rejected
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Also in September, Maj
Also in September, Maj
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- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In September, a court ordered the reformist Iranian...
In September, a court ordered the reformist Iranian newspaper Neshat to stop publishing because it had run articles seen as questioning a central principle of Islamic justice and challenging the authority of Iran's supreme clerical leader and, in particul
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdel Raouf al-Rawabdeh,...
The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdel Raouf al-Rawabdeh, during a closed-door meeting at the end of September, approved a recommendation by the Justice Ministry to abolish Art
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In September, some 100 lawmakers from the ruling and...
In September, some 100 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties including Lee Kun-kae of the United Liberal Democrats (ULD) were moving to pass a bill which allows the death penalty against those who make or distribute disqualified food, thus clai
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In September, the southern Khatlon Regional Court sentenced...
In September, the southern Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to death Fayzidin Bobokhonov, a 29-year-old resident of Yovon District
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
During a Congressional debate held at the beginning...
During a Congressional debate held at the beginning of September, a bill to reinstate the death penalty was rejected by a majority of parliamentarians
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Noel Thomas and Abdool Saleem Yassin convicted of killing...
Noel Thomas and Abdool Saleem Yassin convicted of killing Yassin's younger brother Abdool Kaleem Yassin in March 1987 in western Essequibo County, had death warrants read to them on September 7 and were scheduled to hang early on September 11, but a team
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In September, human rights groups in the Democratic...
In September, human rights groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo demanded the abolition of the Court of Military Order, the country's notorious military tribunal that does not make provisions for appeal
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
In September, during the launch of the University of...
In September, during the launch of the University of Nairobi Students Association of Legal Aid and Research (Salar), at the Faculty of Law campus in Parklands, while discussing legal aid in the country and if advocates take up cases on pro bono basis whic
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999MaliDEATH PENALTY
In September the two death sentences handed down to...
In September the two death sentences handed down to the Traorès in January were commuted to life imprisonment during the celebrations for Independence Day
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999TogoDEATH PENALTY
On September 1, Sierra Leone's rebel leader Foday Sankoh...
On September 1, Sierra Leone's rebel leader Foday Sankoh left Togo at the beginning of a winding journey back to his homeland, which is ravaged by a civil war he started
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
In September, many people sent letters from all corners...
In September, many people sent letters from all corners of the globe urging Robert Mugabe to use his presidential powers to reverse the death sentence imposed on Sukoluhle Kachipare, with most writers calling on the Government to abolish the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma may execute 20 convicted murderers in 2000,...
Oklahoma may execute 20 convicted murderers in 2000, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson said in September