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, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after...
The Guatemalan Congress adopted lethal injection after a botched firing squad execution in 1996 forced prison guards to finish off two men with pistol shots to the head, a gruesome scene replayed hundreds of times on local television
- JANUARY 1, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
An estimated 200,000 people, mostly Mayan civilians,...
An estimated 200,000 people, mostly Mayan civilians, were killed or disappeared in the 36-year civil war that ended in 1996 with a United Nations-sponsored peace accord between the Government and Marxist rebels
- JANUARY 1, 1999NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments...
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L
- JANUARY 1, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
During a mission to Jamaica, Hands off Cain met with...
During a mission to Jamaica, Hands off Cain met with the Commissioner of Correction John E
- JANUARY 1, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
In 1993, Congress approved a new Constitution introducing...
In 1993, Congress approved a new Constitution introducing a new capital offense: terrorism (Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Lucia is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not...
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not the death penalty should be applied, because of Puerto Rico's status as a U
- JANUARY 1, 1999SurinameDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are...
Aggravated murder and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest...
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest multiple-murder in recent history, split the residents of a southern Mexico city over the issue of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for...
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, an attempt on the life of the head of state, and the military offenses of mutiny and desertion
- JANUARY 1, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory...
Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the last court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay...
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1966) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The legal problem stems from a controversial 1994 judgment...
The legal problem stems from a controversial 1994 judgment that was made by the Privy Council in London, when it ruled that it is cruel and unjust punishment to keep prisoners on death row for more than 5 years after their conviction, and their sentences
- JANUARY 1, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life...
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life is inviolable. Neither the law can provide for the death penalty, nor any authority put it into effect
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Parliament passed the region's first law against domestic...
Parliament passed the region's first law against domestic violence, in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death...
Botswana voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 1999BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason,...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the application of the...
The Penal Code provides for the application of the death penalty for serious offenses including: treason and espionage, attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement, destruction of territory, sabotage to public and economic utilities, mass
- JANUARY 1, 1999DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure...
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force in January 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...
The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions affirmed (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty