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
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Nigeria's former Army Chief Of Staff, Lt
On November 23, Nigeria's former Army Chief Of Staff, Lt
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders...
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders were executed for a string of murders and robberies in Macao and Guangdong, minutes after a Zhuhai court in the south's Guangdong Province was told their appeals had been rejected
- NOVEMBER 21, 1999QatarDEATH PENALTY
On November 21, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad...
On November 21, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani expressed the hope that Pakistan's ousted premier Nawaz Sharif will not be executed
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999BruneiDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, a court condemned Daud bin Naim, 36,...
On November 20, a court condemned Daud bin Naim, 36, a Malaysian truck driver, to hang
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, in Brunei, a court condemned a Malaysian...
On November 20, in Brunei, a court condemned a Malaysian truck driver, Daud bin Naim, 36, to hang
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence...
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence against Nabil Nanakly Qasibati for crimes against foreign tourists
- NOVEMBER 19, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On November 19, the Iraqi Communist Party reported...
On November 19, the Iraqi Communist Party reported that Sharif Dafar Udah (70 years) was executed, along with his 7 sons: Husayn (44 years), Abd al-Rida (40 years), Muhammad (38 years), Hamid (36 years), Hamed (33 years), Qasim (28 years) and Wathiq (26 y
- NOVEMBER 18, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
On November 18, Burmese leader Khin Nyunt delivered...
On November 18, Burmese leader Khin Nyunt delivered a comprehensive speech in defense of the country's political system and human rights
- NOVEMBER 18, 1999PolandDEATH PENALTY
On November 18, Poland formalized its opposition to...
On November 18, Poland formalized its opposition to the death penalty by signing Protocol No
- NOVEMBER 18, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 18, Mrs Sonia Gandhi pleaded for commutation...
On November 18, Mrs Sonia Gandhi pleaded for commutation of the death sentence of Nalini
- NOVEMBER 17, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 17, Ariffin Agas, 34, had his appeal rejected...
On November 17, Ariffin Agas, 34, had his appeal rejected by the Federal Court, affirming the conviction and his death sentence by the High Court on March 29, 1994
- NOVEMBER 17, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
On November 17, it took five guards to force Desmond...
On November 17, it took five guards to force Desmond Jennings, a 28-year-old Texan sentenced to death in 1993 for murdering a couple of drug dealers, to undergo execution by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 16, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 16, a draft royal decree on the occasion...
On November 16, a draft royal decree on the occasion of His Majesty the King's 72nd birthday was tabled at a cabinet meeting
- NOVEMBER 15, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On November 15, in a draft on the human rights situation...
On November 15, in a draft on the human rights situation in Iraq (document A/C
- NOVEMBER 15, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On November 15, the Third Committee of the General...
On November 15, the Third Committee of the General Assembly expressed its concern at the adverse impact of continuing conflict and the worrying human rights situation in the eastern part of the country, throughout which rights are violated by massacres, s
- NOVEMBER 15, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 15, the second criminal bench of the Federal...
On November 15, the second criminal bench of the Federal High Court sentenced second Lt
- NOVEMBER 15, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
On November 15, the Senate did pass by a 21-16 vote...
On November 15, the Senate did pass by a 21-16 vote a reinstatement bill, but given the House's rejection, the proposal was not likely to go further
- NOVEMBER 14, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 14, the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) urged President...
On November 14, the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) urged President Narayanan to commute the death sentences awarded to the four
- NOVEMBER 13, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On November 13, Khordad reported that Ahmad Batebi,...
On November 13, Khordad reported that Ahmad Batebi, a fine arts student at the Tehran University, had been condemned to death
- NOVEMBER 12, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
On November 12, Ambassador at the UN Movses Abelian...
On November 12, Ambassador at the UN Movses Abelian said during a meeting of cosponsors of the resolution that if the first amendment presented by Egypt (A/C
- NOVEMBER 12, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On November 12, the Court of Appeal of Ho Chi Minh...
On November 12, the Court of Appeal of Ho Chi Minh City decided to uphold the death sentence on Tran Dam, head of a smuggling ring, and Phung Long That, former head of the Anti-smuggling Bureau (Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department), and life-imprisonment
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, speaking on item 116a, question of...
On November 11, speaking on item 116a, question of human rights, at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Anna Aghadjanian of the Armenian mission said, "Being ourselves of abolitionist position, we do believe, however, that no society should be de
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Ala Rahman was publicly executed in...
On November 11, Ala Rahman was publicly executed in Laghman Province for murder by the heir of his victim
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Tadic was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment...
On November 11, Tadic was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Norwegian representative Peter Willie,...
On November 11, Norwegian representative Peter Willie, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said, "Norway believes that the right to life is the most fundamental of all human rights
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, former Director-General of Police V
On November 11, former Director-General of Police V
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Iranian representative Mostafa Alaie,...
On November 11, Iranian representative Mostafa Alaie, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said that initiatives at the international level on human rights should be guided by the principl
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Zarina Mirafsur, a 27-year-old woman,...
On November 11, Zarina Mirafsur, a 27-year-old woman, was arrested together with 9 other suspects after an early morning raid at 5 apartments in a West Jakarta hotel
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Papua New Guinea's representative Peter...
On November 11, Papua New Guinea's representative Peter Donigi, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said: "It seems ironic that there are those amongst us who claim the UN Charter and the
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Wator Abata Asharij Zembini, 29, a...
On November 11, Wator Abata Asharij Zembini, 29, a Sri Lankan bus driver at a private school, was put to death in the United Arab Emirates by firing squad because convicted of the premeditated murder of Nasser Abdullatif Mohammed Al Obaidli, an 18-year-ol