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
- JULY 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In July, army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga, implicated in...
In July, army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga, implicated in the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers during the first hours of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, faced extradition in Tanzania
- JULY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On July 1, 1999, Florida's Catholic bishops called on Gov
On July 1, 1999, Florida's Catholic bishops called on Gov
- JULY 1, 1999MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In July, opponents of capital punishment of "Missourians...
In July, opponents of capital punishment of "Missourians Working for Life" launched petitions in Missouri to force the nation's first referendum on abolishing the death penalty
- JUNE 30, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, Spanish Premier José Maria Aznar, on a...
On June 30, Spanish Premier José Maria Aznar, on a visit to Ecuador, said he personally was "against" the death penalty in general and that he had said as much to Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit
- JUNE 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's (opposition)...
On June 30, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's (opposition) Azamat party, Galym Abilsiitov said they do not support the imposition of the death penalty on the Kurdish leader, Abdullah Ocalan
- JUNE 30, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, a court in western Rwanda sentenced 9 people...
On June 30, a court in western Rwanda sentenced 9 people to death and 16 others to life imprisonment for involvement in the 1994 genocide
- JUNE 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, Zhou Xia, 36, a female drug dealer was...
On June 30, Zhou Xia, 36, a female drug dealer was executed in the city of Anshan, one of China's steel production bases in the northeastern province of Liaoning
- JUNE 29, 1999AustriaDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister...
On June 29, Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Wolfgang Schuessel, in statement regarding the case of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, expressed his deep concern that "the execution of Ocalan could aggravate feelings and consequently prevent a polit
- JUNE 29, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, when Turkey handed down a death sentence...
On June 29, when Turkey handed down a death sentence to Kurd rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, Government Spokesman Kostas Serezis voiced Cyprus' opposition to capital punishment
- JUNE 29, 1999United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, apropos of the death sentence awarded to...
On June 29, apropos of the death sentence awarded to Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan, the Blair Government said that the sentence was a question that concerned the Turkish authorities, but that the Government and the European Union would continue to insist un
- JUNE 29, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, District and Sessions Judge M
On June 29, District and Sessions Judge M
- JUNE 29, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On June 29, the Presidency of the European Union Council...
On June 29, the Presidency of the European Union Council noted that "in light of Turkey's aspirations to membership in the EU, it should be emphasized that non-application of the death penalty is one of the shared values, and consequently part of the "acq
- JUNE 28, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 28, the Republic's Supreme Court completed...
On June 28, the Republic's Supreme Court completed proceedings, which started on June 2, on the criminal cases of 22 citizens involved in the act of terrorism carried out in Tashkent in 1999
- JUNE 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 28, Jiang Zhongsheng, the former chairman and...
On June 28, Jiang Zhongsheng, the former chairman and party secretary of the Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- JUNE 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 28, China executed the "ringleader" of a Pakistani...
On June 28, China executed the "ringleader" of a Pakistani fundamentalist group in the north-west Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
- JUNE 26, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Also on June 26, Pham Hong Phong, another drug trafficker...
Also on June 26, Pham Hong Phong, another drug trafficker received the death sentence
- JUNE 26, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On June 26, the People's Supreme Court sentenced Ha...
On June 26, the People's Supreme Court sentenced Ha Van Thuy, a former customs officer in the Lai Chau Province Customs Department, to death
- JUNE 25, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, Eduardo Agbayani, who was convicted of...
On June 25, Eduardo Agbayani, who was convicted of the incestuous rape of his daughter was executed
- JUNE 25, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, the German Presidency of the European Union...
On June 25, the German Presidency of the European Union stressed the fact that at least 7 people had been put to death in Cuba since the beginning of the year
- JUNE 25, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, the Federal Court of Malaysia unanimously...
On June 25, the Federal Court of Malaysia unanimously affirmed the conviction of 3 Nigerians - Johnson Oshodi, 34, civil servant Tunde Apatira, 37, and businessman Oladotun Lukmanu Umaru, 37 - sentenced to death for trafficking in heroin nine years ago
- JUNE 25, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, convicted drug traffickers Cheong Chuan...
On June 25, convicted drug traffickers Cheong Chuan Peng, 36, and Chua Gin Boon, 34, were hanged at Changi Prison
- JUNE 25, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, the Federal Court of Malaysia unanimously...
On June 25, the Federal Court of Malaysia unanimously affirmed the conviction of three Nigerians - Johnson Oshodi, 34, civil servant Tunde Apatira, 37, and businessman Oladotun Lukmanu Umaru, 37 - sentenced to death for trafficking in heroin 9 years ago
- JUNE 25, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, authorities in Changsha and other areas...
On June 25, authorities in Changsha and other areas executed 8 drug traffickers
- JUNE 24, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, Anton Borissovitch Bondarenko was executed
On June 24, Anton Borissovitch Bondarenko was executed
- JUNE 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, the U
On June 24, the U
- JUNE 24, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, the Supreme Court led by the chairman of...
On June 24, the Supreme Court led by the chairman of the military collegium, Maj
- JUNE 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, Urumqi City Intermediate People's Court...
On June 24, Urumqi City Intermediate People's Court sentenced 6 drug traffickers to death for selling heroin ranging from 190 to 717g
- JUNE 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, 3 drug traffickers were executed in Mianyang...
On June 24, 3 drug traffickers were executed in Mianyang City in Sichuan Province
- JUNE 23, 1999BelarusDEATH PENALTY
On June 23, two men were executed, after being convicted...
On June 23, two men were executed, after being convicted of murder
- JUNE 23, 1999GermanyDEATH PENALTY
On June 23, Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD), said...
On June 23, Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD), said that if Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan's death sentence were carried out it would make Turkey's joining the European Union more problematical