Archive timeline
1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 1999
- 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
- AUGUST 27, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon
- AUGUST 27, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice...
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Foreign Affairs Enzo Trantino, and composed of Ambassador Claudio Moreno, and Hands Off Cain's representatives Sergio D'Elia, Secretary, and Elisabetta Z
- AUGUST 26, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On August 26, the Ukrainian Supreme Court left unchanged...
On August 26, the Ukrainian Supreme Court left unchanged the death penalty for the serial killer Onopriyenko
- AUGUST 26, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On August 26, the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs,...
On August 26, the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Yuriy Kravchenko said Ukraine would be ready for life imprisonment of convicts sentenced to capital punishment in two years if 50m hryvnyas were invested in development of the Ukrainian penitentiar
- AUGUST 26, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On the night between August 26 and 27, a Palestinian...
On the night between August 26 and 27, a Palestinian tribunal handed down a death sentence to a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip for killing a police officer
- AUGUST 26, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On August 26, the Hanoi City People's Court sentenced...
On August 26, the Hanoi City People's Court sentenced to death Nguyen Van Chau, 39, who had killed 4 people in a gold-shop robbery five weeks previously
- AUGUST 25, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, Judge M
On August 25, Judge M
- AUGUST 25, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, the Director General of Correctional...
On August 25, the Director General of Correctional Institutions, Hasanuddin, said 16 convicts, including 3 women and 6 foreigners, were scheduled for execution in the near future after being convicted for premeditated murder or the production and traffick
- AUGUST 25, 1999GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, a delegation composed of the Hon
On August 25, a delegation composed of the Hon
- AUGUST 25, 1999ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, participants in the good governance workshop...
On August 25, participants in the good governance workshop that ended in Lusaka, recommended that an amendment should be made to the country's Constitution to allow Cabinet ministers to be appointed from outside Parliament
- AUGUST 25, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On August 25, a Chinese court sentenced a woman Zhou...
On August 25, a Chinese court sentenced a woman Zhou Mingrong to death for masterminding a fraudulent savings scheme that bilked depositors out of more than 70 million yuan ($8
- AUGUST 24, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
On August 24, a delegation led by the Italian Vice...
On August 24, a delegation led by the Italian Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Foreign Affairs Enzo Trantino, and composed of Ambassador Claudio Moreno, and Hands Off Cain's representatives Sergio D'Elia, Secretary, and Elisabetta Z
- AUGUST 24, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 24, District Attorney Pete Skandalakis said...
On August 24, District Attorney Pete Skandalakis said he would seek the death penalty for Jeffrey McGee, a New York man accused of killing a Villa Rica police officer
- AUGUST 22, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 22, Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta...
On August 22, Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta held Janesh, 35, a resident of Rajpur Road, guilty of raping and murdering his 17-year-old daughter two years ago and sentenced him to death by hanging
- AUGUST 22, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
On August 22, a delegation from Hands off Cain went...
On August 22, a delegation from Hands off Cain went to Barbados to lobby for the resolution for a moratorium that the European Union was planning to present at the UN General Assembly
- AUGUST 21, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 21, a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan...
On August 21, a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan handed down the death penalty to Mohammad Saeed Alias Bharam and Saleem Alias Denter, two activists of the ethnic party Motahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), for killing 4 Americans and their Pakistani dr
- AUGUST 18, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On August 18, President Estrada announced that all...
On August 18, President Estrada announced that all executions would be suspended until a "Conscience Committee" had been set up to review the cases of prisoners scheduled for execution
- AUGUST 17, 1999Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
On August 17, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez,...
On August 17, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, manifested his opposition to the implementation of death sentence in the country
- AUGUST 16, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On 16, 17 and 18 August, Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal,...
On 16, 17 and 18 August, Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal, Edwin Mendoza were scheduled for execution by lethal injection, but were given a 30- day presidential reprieve
- AUGUST 16, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, a court ordered prison officials to execute...
On August 16, a court ordered prison officials to execute by lethal injection Josefina Esparas, 45, a woman convicted of a drug offense
- AUGUST 16, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced...
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced to death two men Ashraf Abdel Fattah (24), a graduate of a technical institute, and Sherif Mohamed Al Sakhawy (27) holder of a diploma in social work, who killed 12-year-old Samer Mohamed Hafez and his
- AUGUST 15, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 15, after an associate of jailed former Deputy...
On August 15, after an associate of jailed former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said boxes of government documents were being held overseas to expose malpractice, Ibrahim Ali, a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said he would propo
- AUGUST 15, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On August 15, Maj
On August 15, Maj
- AUGUST 14, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On August 14, Iran's spiritual leader Khamenei named...
On August 14, Iran's spiritual leader Khamenei named Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi to replace Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, who had been at the helm of Iran's judiciary since 1989