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
- JANUARY 1, 1999MicronesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia...
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia (1980) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes, including...
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes, including robbery, hijacking, arms trading, drug trafficking, rape, and capital offenses, under Shari'a Law, introduced with governmental decrees, such as sexual relations between partners not married to ea
- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that she was dismayed by information she had received indicating that the death penalty remains legal in Thailand for drug trafficking which by international standards is not co
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader...
In the capital Islamabad, Senate opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan asked President Rafiq Tarar, in a letter, to refrain from sending to the gallows people sentenced by military courts until the Supreme Court had ruled on their validity
- JANUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General...
In January, former Senator and Millat Party General Secretary Javed Jabbar criticized the first death sentence passed by a military trial court in Karachi on Ashraf Chakar, 30, who was hanged on December 31, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments...
Papua New Guinea was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried...
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried out its first death sentence since it was established in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human...
The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment LAW called for the abolition of the death penalty from Palestinian law and requested the President to refrain from endorsing the court's decision of execution
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur...
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions that since the reintroduction of the death penalty over 820 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Philippines (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions transmitted an urgent appeal to the Government on behalf of Abdulkhafiz Adbullayev and 5 other men, who were reportedly sentenced to death for treason, banditry and terrorism (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against...
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced...
Prime Minister Tuilaeapa Sailele said he is convinced that keeping the death penalty will make those contemplating murder think twice
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against the President, illegal possession of arms, and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness
- JANUARY 1, 1999Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out on June 23, 1976,...
The last execution was carried out on June 23, 1976, when 27-year-old Jayasinghe Chandradasa, a farmer convicted of murder, was hanged to death
- JANUARY 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Sri Lanka was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft,...
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft, treason, kidnapping, arson, spying and hijacking
- JANUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- JANUARY 1, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983)...
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was a cosponsor of the...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L
- JANUARY 1, 1999PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states...
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand resumed executions in 1996 after a break of 9 years
Thailand resumed executions in 1996 after a break of 9 years
- JANUARY 1, 1999TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
According to Interfax, 700 people were sentenced to...
According to Interfax, 700 people were sentenced to death in Turkmenistan in 1998, 90% of them for drug-trafficking