Chronological archive
December 1999
The 123 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 1999, in chronological order.
On December 30, the chief prosecutor of the Court of...
On December 30, the chief prosecutor of the Court of Appeal in Ankara rejected the appeal presented by Ocalan's lawyers for a retrial, confirming the Kurd leader's death sentence
- DECEMBER 30, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, the Constitutional Court decided that...
On December 30, the Constitutional Court decided that the death penalty is not in compliance with the Constitution
- DECEMBER 30, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said...
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said over 50 death convicts would soon go to the gallows if President Museveni did not pardon them immediately
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish...
On December 29, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 29, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided...
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country
- DECEMBER 28, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, Tajikistan's courts sentenced 5 men...
On December 28, Tajikistan's courts sentenced 5 men to death and several to jail for their role in a foiled military coup
- DECEMBER 28, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs...
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi said the Cabinet rejected recommendations by the Law Reform Commission to scrap the death penalty for rapists and defilers
- DECEMBER 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
- DECEMBER 27, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On December 27, the High Military Court sentenced to...
On December 27, the High Military Court sentenced to death by firing squad Hussein Hashem Abu Nahel, 22, a member of the national security forces from the Ashate' in Gaza for the murder of Ayman Abu Nahel on November 23, 1999, following a family feud
- DECEMBER 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern...
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern city of Shenyang, in Liaoning Province, after the provincial high court upheld their death sentences for armed robberies that resulted in the deaths of 16 people
- DECEMBER 26, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 26, Nevzat Helvaci, Chairman of the Turkey...
On December 26, Nevzat Helvaci, Chairman of the Turkey Human Rights Institution (TIHAK) said that illegal, arbitrary executions without trial must be avoided and the death sentence, which is dishonorable, must be abolished
- DECEMBER 26, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen,...
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen, both 25, were condemned to death by the Criminal Court for conspiring to murder Thawil Kaewchao, a vendor, and rob him of his gold necklace and Buddha amulet worth Bt40,000 ($1,092) in front of Ramk
- DECEMBER 25, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 25, in Larkana, a judge of the anti-terrorism...
On December 25, in Larkana, a judge of the anti-terrorism court, Prakash Lal M
- DECEMBER 24, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government...
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government to strongly protest the decision by the Turkish Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and demanded that Turkey commute th
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese...
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese pirates were sentenced to death for their role in the hijacking of the Cheung Son and the subsequent murder of the 23-strong crew last year
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court...
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced Chen Zewu, Ke Xingzhi, Lin Zai to death; Lin Ning, Feng Yaji to death with two years reprieve; Lin Jianlong and another 10 criminals were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
- DECEMBER 24, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government...
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government were overthrown in the country's first military coup
- DECEMBER 23, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 23, the radio "Voice of America" reported...
On December 23, the radio "Voice of America" reported that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan had executed two Arab nationals who had been on a mission to kill Usamah Bin Ladin, or spy on him
- DECEMBER 22, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, the Supreme Court Criminal Department No
On December 22, the Supreme Court Criminal Department No
- DECEMBER 22, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, an Appellate Bench of Sindh High Court,...
On December 22, an Appellate Bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and Justice Wahid Bux Brohi, confirmed Rana Dil Mohammed's death sentence for a double murder in the jurisdiction of Ibrahim Haideri Police on November 11, 1998
- DECEMBER 22, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional...
On December 22, President Niyazov proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty at the Turkmen People's Council, the country's top legislative body
- DECEMBER 22, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American...
On December 22, hundreds of mourners attending American musician Val Pringle's memorial service near Maseru applauded Lesotho Foreign Minister Tom Thabane when he said Pringle's killers would hang
- DECEMBER 21, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, Boniface Lukoye, a 23-year-old orphan,...
On December 21, Boniface Lukoye, a 23-year-old orphan, was sentenced to death by Mombasa senior resident Magistrate Lydia Achode after he pleaded guilty to the offense he committed with 2 others barely 24 hours earlier
- DECEMBER 21, 1999ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, Christina Riggs, the only woman on...
On December 21, Christina Riggs, the only woman on death row in Arkansas, said she was ready to die and told a Pulaski County judge she wanted no more appeals made on her behalf
- DECEMBER 21, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, the second summit between China and...
On December 21, the second summit between China and the European Union was held in Beijing
- DECEMBER 20, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, the European Parliament, which has...
On December 20, the European Parliament, which has not warmly welcomed Turkey's candidate status, called on Turkey to abolish the death sentence
- DECEMBER 20, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow...
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow margin to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 20, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother...
On December 20, Hani Salah Abdel-Tawab, 19, his brother Ikrami, 21, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sayed, 23, and Eid Sutouhy Abdo, 28, were sentenced to death in absentia for kidnapping and raping a 22-year-old woman
- DECEMBER 18, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution...
On December 18, President Estrada approved the execution of Alex Bartolome scheduled for January 4, 2000
- DECEMBER 18, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, District and Sessions Judge Vikramjit...
On December 18, District and Sessions Judge Vikramjit Singh pronounced death sentences on Ramadhar, Onkar Yadav, Umashankar, Mukteshwar, Madan and Munnilal who would be hanged to death for the mass killing which took place in Ghazipur 11 years ago
- DECEMBER 18, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, General Secretary Vaiko of the MDMK,...
On December 18, General Secretary Vaiko of the MDMK, a partner in the ruling BJP-led coalition, said he and Tamils National Movement leader P
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- DECEMBER 18, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 18, Pakistan's Supreme Court confirmed...
On December 18, Pakistan's Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence for Haq Nawaz, convicted of murdering Iranian diplomat Sadiq Ganji and injuring his companion Muhammad Ali Mukarram outside the International Hotel in Lahore on December 19, 1990, with
- DECEMBER 17, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On December 17, The General Assembly condemned, for...
On December 17, The General Assembly condemned, for the forty-fifth time, the Iranian Government with regard to human rights
- DECEMBER 17, 1999North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The most recent (eighty-fourth) person to be freed...
The most recent (eighty-fourth) person to be freed from death row in the U
- DECEMBER 16, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 16, the People's Democracy Party (Hadep)...
On December 16, the People's Democracy Party (Hadep) gave a qualified welcome to a speech by Mesut Yilmaz, leader of the Motherland Party, in which he said that Turks and Kurds had an equal right to democracy and freedoms
- DECEMBER 16, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On December 16, Japan hanged 2 men: Kazuo Sagawa, 48,...
On December 16, Japan hanged 2 men: Kazuo Sagawa, 48, and Teruo Ono, 62
- DECEMBER 16, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 16, Judge Mohammad Aslam Khan awarded the...
On December 16, Judge Mohammad Aslam Khan awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs one lac to a man identified as Ramzan, for murder
- DECEMBER 16, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
On December 16, the Bermudan House of Assembly voted...
On December 16, the Bermudan House of Assembly voted to abolish hanging and flogging in the British territory after debating the controversial proposal well into the night
- DECEMBER 15, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 15, Counsel for Jelisic filed a notice...
On December 15, Counsel for Jelisic filed a notice of appeal against sentence and judgment
- DECEMBER 15, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On December 15, prosecutors urged the Tokyo District...
On December 15, prosecutors urged the Tokyo District Court to pass the death sentence on Satoru Hashimoto, 32, the "home affairs minister" of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, who is charged with murdering a lawyer and his family and with involvement in the sar
- DECEMBER 15, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 15, District and Sessions Judge Mohammad...
On December 15, District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Aslam Khan handed down the death sentence and a fine of Rs50,000 each to Mohammad Boota and Arshad Kaalo in a murder case registered with thana Chatyana
- DECEMBER 15, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On December 15, the Congolese government freed 156 prisoners
On December 15, the Congolese government freed 156 prisoners
- DECEMBER 14, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, Goran Jelisic was sentenced by the...
On December 14, Goran Jelisic was sentenced by the ICTY to 40 years' imprisonment for the 31 counts of crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war to which he pleaded guilty on October 29, 1998
- DECEMBER 14, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, during a meeting organized by women's...
On December 14, during a meeting organized by women's organizations in the city of Chennai, Ossie Fernandez of the Campaign Against the Death Penalty explained the rationale of the lobby which was against the extreme punishment, by saying that the campaig
- DECEMBER 13, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 13, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Chair of the EU/Turkey...
On December 13, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Chair of the EU/Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, welcomed the statements made during the EU Helsinki Summit by Bulent Ecevit on the abolition of the death penalty, saying he hoped this would be the "first step towa
- DECEMBER 13, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On December 13, Kuwait's Court of Appeals sentenced...
On December 13, Kuwait's Court of Appeals sentenced Rameez Khan, a Pakistani, to death for heroin smuggling
- DECEMBER 12, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the initiative "The Coliseum illuminates...
On December 12, the initiative "The Coliseum illuminates life" was inaugurated
- DECEMBER 12, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, hundreds of protesters were expected...
On December 12, hundreds of protesters were expected to march to the U
- DECEMBER 12, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the Chairman of the Indonesian Youth...
On December 12, the Chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Adhyaksa, said the Government should immediately institute the death penalty for convicted drug producers and traffickers, as well as strict sentencing of users
- DECEMBER 12, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, Judge Jhelum Muhammad Akhtar Khan awarded...
On December 12, Judge Jhelum Muhammad Akhtar Khan awarded the death sentence to one of the 12 accused in famous Lallah Town murder, in Pind Dadan Khan
- DECEMBER 12, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began...
On December 12, the Supreme State Security Court began trial of 14 Islamic militant suspects, who are charged with joining illegal groups, assassinating public officials and seeking to topple the Egyptian government
- DECEMBER 12, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, Chongqing Higher People's Court sentencedLin...
On December 12, Chongqing Higher People's Court sentencedLin Shiyuan, a former vice secretary of the Qijiang County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, to death with a 2-year reprieve for disclosing information regarding the crimes of other suspects
- DECEMBER 11, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On December 11, Pope John Paul appealed for the world...
On December 11, Pope John Paul appealed for the world to seize the new millennium as an opportunity to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 11, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On December 11, after the European Union had accepted...
On December 11, after the European Union had accepted Turkey's application for membership, and in reply to those who asked him if the granting of candidate status to Ankara would have blocked Abdullah Ocalan's execution, Italian President of the European
- DECEMBER 11, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December ll, the Council of Ministers of the European...
On December ll, the Council of Ministers of the European Union meeting in Helsinki formalized Turkey's candidacy for membership of the Union
- DECEMBER 11, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
On December 11, 5 suspects - Joseph Nyamu Kamotho,...
On December 11, 5 suspects - Joseph Nyamu Kamotho, Bernard Mwngi Maina, Stephen Mwangi Gathua, Emmanuel Kamunya, Paul Kariuki Ngothi - who had been charged with robbery with violence and sentenced to death by the Nyahururu Principal Magistrate W
- DECEMBER 10, 1999AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, the head of the Constitutional Court,...
On December 10, the head of the Constitutional Court, Fehmi Abdiu, declared that: ?All articles of the penal code in peacetime that provide the death penalty are unconstitutional
- DECEMBER 10, 1999AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, the head of the Constitutional Court,...
On December 10, the head of the Constitutional Court, Fehmi Abdiu, declared that: "all articles of the penal code in peacetime that provide the death penalty are unconstitutional
- DECEMBER 10, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, Britain ratified the Second Optional...
On December 10, Britain ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- DECEMBER 10, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, the Council of Europe announced that...
On December 10, the Council of Europe announced that Russia had signed the European Convention on Extradition
- DECEMBER 10, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, Human Rights Minister Leonard She Okitundu...
On December 10, Human Rights Minister Leonard She Okitundu announced a moratorium on all executions to mark the 51st anniversary of the international human rights charter
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- DECEMBER 10, 1999LesothoDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, as the mutiny trial in which 38 Lesotho...
On December 10, as the mutiny trial in which 38 Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) members face possible death penalty ticked closer to an end, the fiftieth accused, Private Mochema Mochema unwaveringly rejected part of the prosecution evidence as he testified i
- DECEMBER 9, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 9, a verdict was read to 42 people charged...
On December 9, a verdict was read to 42 people charged with genocidal crimes and other crimes against humanity committed in Rutongo Commune, Kigali-Rural Prefecture, after a mass trial
- DECEMBER 9, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On December 9, Gov
On December 9, Gov
- DECEMBER 8, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 8, District and Sessions Judge Rahimyar...
On December 8, District and Sessions Judge Rahimyar Khan Saifur Rehman awarded the death sentence to Abid Hussain and life imprisonment to Muhammad Iqbal, in the Rana Bazar murder case
- DECEMBER 8, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 8, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced...
On December 8, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced Davlatali Husenov and J
- DECEMBER 8, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
On December 8, David Long, a convicted killer who was...
On December 8, David Long, a convicted killer who was hospitalized for a suicide attempt, was executed after the state determined he was healthy enough to die
- DECEMBER 7, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On December 7, prosecutors sought the death penalty...
On December 7, prosecutors sought the death penalty for Toru Toyoda, 31, and Kenichi Hirose, 35, two doomsday cult leaders accused of spraying nerve gas in a deadly attack on Tokyo's subways, an official said
- DECEMBER 6, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, Additional District and Session Judge...
On December 6, Additional District and Session Judge Syed Akhtar Hussain Zahid sentenced drug pedlar M
- DECEMBER 6, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, the Supreme Court said that it would...
On December 6, the Supreme Court said that it would start hearing the petition in January 2000 and ordered the army-led government to reply to five lawsuits filed by the Pakistan Muslim League, but did not rule on another request from the party that crimi
- DECEMBER 6, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, two Roman Catholic priests, Hilary Boma...
On December 6, two Roman Catholic priests, Hilary Boma and Lino Sebit, and 18 other civilians arrested in June 1998, were pardoned by Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir
- DECEMBER 6, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, the National Jewish/Catholic Consultation,...
On December 6, the National Jewish/Catholic Consultation, a group co-sponsored by the National Council of Synagogues and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs, issued a joint statement calling fo
- DECEMBER 5, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, Iraqi sources confirmed that the death...
On December 6, Iraqi sources confirmed that the death sentence was carried out on Shaykh Muhammad al-Nu'mani, who was related by marriage to well-known Islamic intellectual Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, executed along with his sister, Bint al-Huda, in 1980 for
- DECEMBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man...
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for stabbing to death an Afghani man following an argument
- DECEMBER 4, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, the conservative National Movement Party...
On December 4, the conservative National Movement Party (MHP), which is a member of the ruling coalition, said that it was in favor of the ratification by the Parliament of Ocalan's death by hanging
- DECEMBER 4, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man...
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for stabbing to death an Afghani man following an argument
- DECEMBER 4, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed...
On December 4, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Van Khai not to execute the 3 Cambodians sentenced to death on charges of drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 4, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for...
On December 4, Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the UN Tribunal trying suspects in the 1994 genocide, arrived in Kigali with hopes of meeting government officials, despite strained relations between Rwanda and the court
- DECEMBER 4, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, the Yangzhou Intermediate People's Court...
On December 4, the Yangzhou Intermediate People's Court in eastern Jiangsu province rejected the appeal of Hao Jingwen, upholding a death sentence imposed in 1998
- DECEMBER 3, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 3, Judge Rahmat Hussain Jafferi of Anti...
On December 3, Judge Rahmat Hussain Jafferi of Anti Terrorism Court-1 sentenced to death Amir Buksh, 28, for killing HC Muhammed Yousuf on October 20, in his desperate bid to avoid arrest by a team of Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Cell (ADRC) in Malir
- DECEMBER 3, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On December 3, Deputy Justice Minister Lidia Gorbunova...
On December 3, Deputy Justice Minister Lidia Gorbunova said Ukraine was moving towards abolition of death penalty even though the society regarded this as premature because the Council of Europe was pressing for abolition, and Ukraine itself was willing t
- DECEMBER 3, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
A survey released on December 3, made by the private...
A survey released on December 3, made by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment was highest in Estonia, where 64% of people said they would like it restored
- DECEMBER 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery...
On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery Industry Bureau of Hunan Province, was sentenced to death following his conviction on charges of bribery
- DECEMBER 2, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens...
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens to death and jailed 2 others for trying to smuggle out 44
- DECEMBER 2, 1999BelizeDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, Alan Cal, 20, and Estevan Sho, 21, were...
On December 2, Alan Cal, 20, and Estevan Sho, 21, were sentenced to death by a jury at the Dangriga Supreme Court after a two-week trial for the murder of Anna Lightfoot, a 27-year-old British aid worker stabbed in the jungle in August 1998
- DECEMBER 2, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, constitutional commissioners made frantic...
On December 2, constitutional commissioners made frantic last minute efforts to stop Commission Chairman, Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku from bulldozing them into accepting a "defective" final draft of a new Constitution
- DECEMBER 2, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens...
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens to death and jailed 2 more for trying to smuggle out 44
- DECEMBER 1, 1999BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
In December, according to Cumhuriyet, the Public Prosecutor's...
In December, according to Cumhuriyet, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul has officially requested the extradition of Yalcin Ozbey, one of the key figures in the Abdi Ipekci murder, from Belgium
- DECEMBER 1, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In December, at a Kabul soccer stadium, a woman identified...
In December, at a Kabul soccer stadium, a woman identified solely as Zarmeena, her face covered by a blue "burka," was shot before about 4,000 people
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a poll, by the private EMOR polling firm,...
In December, a poll, by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment in Lithuania as being 63 %
- DECEMBER 1, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
In December, Bret Bestic, regional manager of Auckland...
In December, Bret Bestic, regional manager of Auckland Prison at Paremoremo for the last 16 months, said: "There are people who are exceptionally violent and show little or no remorse and there is a strong case for capital punishment for those people
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- DECEMBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the...
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the sum of R 5 million ($1
- DECEMBER 1, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In October, the new draft bill providing for capital...
In October, the new draft bill providing for capital punishment in extreme cases of violence against women and children was sharply criticized by both fundamentalist and progressive groups in Bangladesh
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In December, Rocco's mother Jane Barnabei, came to...
In December, Rocco's mother Jane Barnabei, came to Italy to try and raise the money to cover the cost of new DNA tests
- DECEMBER 1, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the head of the UN civilian mission in...
In December, the head of the UN civilian mission in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, issued a decree proclaiming that the laws in force in Kosovo before 1989, the year the province was stripped off its autonomy, will be in force there in conjunction with all the
- DECEMBER 1, 1999BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
In December, according to Cumhuriyet, the Public Prosecutor's...
In December, according to Cumhuriyet, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul has officially requested the extradition of Yalcin Ozbey, one of the key figures in the Abdi Ipekci murder, from Belgium
- DECEMBER 1, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the European Court of Human Rights which...
On December 1, the European Court of Human Rights which accepted the application of Ocalan's lawyers for a cautionary measure, asked Turkey to postpone his death penalty until the procedures were finalized at the Court
- DECEMBER 1, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan accused...
On December 1, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan accused the Taliban of taking severe and cruel steps against civilians, including the execution of women and children, torching of houses, plunder and looting, and forced labor as well as expulsion of people
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug...
In December, at least 136 police were involved in drug abuse and 6 were brought to a military court
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation...
On December 1, the Commission for the Investigation of Human Rights Abuses in East Timor said in an interim report that the Indonesian Military (TNI) was directly or indirectly involved in extrajudicial executions in the ravaged territory of East Timor af
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In December, a juvenile accused of murder escaped execution...
In December, a juvenile accused of murder escaped execution after having been pardoned by the father of the victim
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a poll by the private EMOR polling firm,...
In December, a poll by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment in Latvia as being 58 %
- DECEMBER 1, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community...
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community of Central Asia expressed their concern and protested over the activities of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the unlawful deportation of three citizens of China of Uighur nationality: Ham
- DECEMBER 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On December 1, the nation's civic groups called on...
On December 1, the nation's civic groups called on the Government to bring seven North Korean defectors detained in Russia to South Korea
- DECEMBER 1, 1999South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a group of Korean lawmakers was moving...
In December, a group of Korean lawmakers was moving to ban the death penalty for the first time in the nation's history
- DECEMBER 1, 1999KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community...
In December, members of the ethnic Uighur community in the Kyrgyzstan called upon China to end "human rights violations" in the Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region of the PRC
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In December, 5 members of the Japanese Red Army, who...
In December, 5 members of the Japanese Red Army, who are in prison for forging residency permits and for illegal residence in Lebanon, are wanted by the Japanese government on terrorism charges and could face death sentences if extradited to Japan
- DECEMBER 1, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, Chan Wing-hung, 45, a Hong Kong businessman...
In December, Chan Wing-hung, 45, a Hong Kong businessman who spent six months fighting from his Macao jail cell against extradition and a possible death sentence on the mainland, has chosen instead to be tried on the mainland because he believes he will g
- DECEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to...
In December, the Khatlon Regional Court sentenced to death 3 leaders of a subversive group of 18 people:
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried...
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried to persuade the Thai authorities not to execute two Israelis - Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri - who were sentenced to death in 1997 for trying to smuggle 2
- DECEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In December, Vietnam's National Assembly approved further...
In December, Vietnam's National Assembly approved further amendments to the country's penal code that were expected to cut by a third the number of crimes punishable by death
- DECEMBER 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In early December, the Privy Council in London, the...
In early December, the Privy Council in London, the final court of appeal for many former British territories, dismissed appeals by Higgs and Mitchell
- DECEMBER 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Hon
In December, the Hon
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChadDEATH PENALTY
In December, former Chadian President Goukouni Weddeye...
In December, former Chadian President Goukouni Weddeye launched in Paris a major politico-military movement grouping over 10 opposition bodies with a view to fighting against the "dictatorial regime of President Idriss Derby in order to effect the necessa
- DECEMBER 1, 1999EritreaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Eritrean Human Rights Organization...
In December, the Eritrean Human Rights Organization reported deterioration in free expression in Eritrea where confiscation of property and enforceable conscription of children and old men in the war are rife
- DECEMBER 1, 1999EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Also in December, Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebremeskel...
Also in December, Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebremeskel strongly rejected Ethiopian claims that its citizens in Eritrea were being denied freedom of movement
- DECEMBER 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Nigerian state was beginning to act...
In December, the Nigerian state was beginning to act against officials of previous regimes, responsible for crimes over a 13-year period
- DECEMBER 1, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Director of Criminal Investigations...
In December, the Director of Criminal Investigations Commissioner of Police, Adadi Rajabu, released names of the 60 Tanzanians who were in foreign police custody after they were found guilty of being involved in illicit drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 1, 1999MarylandDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, about 70 people had a conversation with...
On December 1, about 70 people had a conversation with two men on death row by phone in the University of Maryland's Nyumburu Cultural Center
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed...
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed for killing 77 people in a murder, rape and robbery spree
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik...
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik Abdureshit, 23, were to be executed in Xinjiang and 9 others were jailed for separatist activities
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- DECEMBER 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On december: the Iraqi Communist Party accused President...
On december: the Iraqi Communist Party accused President Saddam Hussein's government of executing 54 political prisoners late in 1999
- DECEMBER 1, 1999IsraelDEATH PENALTY
In December, Israel Foreign Minister David Levi has...
In December, Israel Foreign Minister David Levi has been trying to persuade the Thai authorities not to execute two Israelis - Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri - who were sentenced to death after being convicted of drug trafficking