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1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that reports continue to be received concerning the execution of hundreds of political prisoners detained in penitentiaries through the country
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
The 1999 figures for capital sentences and executions...
The 1999 figures for capital sentences and executions in Iran are unrealistic and vague
- JANUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In January, 106 political detainees were killed in...
In January, 106 political detainees were killed in three mass executions in Abu Ghurayb prison near Baghdad, the Iraqi Communist Party accused in a statement faxed to Reuters in Cairo on April 19
- JANUARY 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law
- JANUARY 1, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes...
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, then fully abolished, and replaced with life imprisonment in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In December 1998, the Government set up military trial...
In December 1998, the Government set up military trial courts (MTC) to try those responsible for "violence and terrorism" in Sindh Province, the capital of which is Karachi, where more than 1,000 people were killed in political and religious violence duri
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In 1997, the Nawaz Sharif Government introduced the...
In 1997, the Nawaz Sharif Government introduced the death penalty for rapists charged with attacking children under 10 years, and said such cases should be tried in the special courts set up under the anti-terrorism laws
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions has learned that large scale violations to the right to life are continuing to occur in Pakistan (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 1999QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses...
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Solomon Islands cosponsored the resolution on the...
The Solomon Islands cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao,...
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao, rejected a law proposed by Sen
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions submitted an individual allegation on September 18, 1998 on behalf of a man named Karma who was arrested for his supposed anti-national sentiments
- JANUARY 1, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by...
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
While in 1997 capital offenses were extended to include...
While in 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage, in March 1998 the Bangladesh cabinet approved the death penalty for crimes against women and children, including trafficking, rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased...
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased sharply over the past year, with 99 carried out in 1999, compared to 29 for the whole of 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people...
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people were on death row was not available, but there was concern that 59 people were reportedly facing charges that carry the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
On January 1, One Nation leader Bill Feldman confirmed...
On January 1, One Nation leader Bill Feldman confirmed his party would introduce a Private Member's Bill to force a referendum on capital punishment in Queensland (see 1999 Report)
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
It cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
It cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
Bhutan cosponsored the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 1999CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cambodia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's...
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In Yugoslavia the death penalty is applied for aggravated...
In Yugoslavia the death penalty is applied for aggravated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 1999IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist since 1990, the last execution took place...
Abolitionist since 1990, the last execution took place in 1954
- JANUARY 1, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
In 1989, Syrian refugee Mohamed Doguz served a prison...
In 1989, Syrian refugee Mohamed Doguz served a prison sentence in Greece for drug abuse, and was granted the status of political refugee that same year
- JANUARY 1, 1999IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art