Archive timeline
1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 351
- Countries where they were recorded
- 14
- News items in the archive
- 1,648
Latest news of 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory...
Antigua and Barbuda is a British Independent territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement...
About 18,000 people were arrested for their involvement in drug smuggling and drug abuse in the first 9 months of 1999, a local report stated in late October, while Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem was quoted as saying that local police have m
- JANUARY 1, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 29, 1998, the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) removed...
On August 29, 1998, the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) removed the death penalty from the Penal Code as a punishment for 5 of the above offenses: forced sex satisfaction in perverted form; breaking of laws and customs of war; making an attempt on life of the Pr
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
In the first week of January, two men were shot in public
- JANUARY 1, 1999DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Dominica was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the...
In March 1997, Congress adopted a law removing the death penalty and providing for 30 years' imprisonment without parole for parricide, murder, treason and other crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada also cosponsored the resolution on the moratorium...
Canada also cosponsored the resolution on the moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No...
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No 24 was issued, stipulating that those who will lead a gang for kidnapping or bandit, stealing or looting public or private properties by force will face death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
A charge of premeditated murder carries a mandatory...
A charge of premeditated murder carries a mandatory death penalty in Bermuda, but the Governor General is allowed to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason - but not for mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 1999BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976 and for military offenses on December 10, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
In January, Liberal party pollster Michael Marzolini...
In January, Liberal party pollster Michael Marzolini told an MPs meeting that polls have consistently shown 75% of Canadians said yes to capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (1949) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Grenada was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder...
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder of relatives; kidnapping and child abuse; kidnapping of adults provoking death; murder of police
- JANUARY 1, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959...
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, after which Castro's triumphant revolutionary forces tried and executed scores of supporters of former dictator Fulgencio Batista
- JANUARY 1, 1999ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Grenada is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979, as codified in 1998) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Penal Code (1973) provides for the death...
The Guatemalan Penal Code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide, and assassination of the President and Vice-President
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains...
Guyana is a British Independent territory that retains the death penalty but has relinquished the link with the Judicial Commission of the Privy Council
- JANUARY 1, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held