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 11, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed...
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed in a fresh crackdown on crime in Guangdong Province, southern China
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH 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 by firing squad for the premeditated murder of an 18-year-old national, Nasser Abdullatif Mohammed Al Obaidli, in October 1998
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, at the Third Committee of the General...
On November 11, at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Antigua and Barbuda, also speaking on behalf of Barbados, said International Law recognized that the decision on that form of punishment fell wi
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, at the Third Committee under the above...
On November 11, at the Third Committee under the above item 116a, Ambassador Lewis, again speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community said, "International law did not prohibit the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999BelizeDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, at the Third Committee of the General...
On November 11, at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda Patrick A
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Cuban representative Bruno Rodriguez...
On November 11, Cuban representative Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said that the debate was essentially on the principles of the Charter and on their inter
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Counselor Nicole Romulus said there was a great division in regard to the capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Mexico's representative Luis Alfonso de Alba said all countries needed impartial support to carry out the task of ensuring human rights
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, she further said that until States...
On November 11, she further said that until States were convinced of the need for such legislation, other countries that had adopted the death penalty should not be seen as coercing others to do their bidding
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed...
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed in a fresh crackdown on crime in Guangdong province, southern China
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for...
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a compatriot after an argument
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, UN Ambassador Penny Wensley, speaking...
On November 10, UN Ambassador Penny Wensley, speaking on item 116a, question of human rights, at the Third Committe of the General Assembly, singled out two issues on which progress seems halting at best
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, Yemen publicly executed a Yemeni man...
On November 10, Yemen publicly executed a Yemeni man for the murder of a man and a woman in Lahj Province, south of Sanaa
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 10, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, the representative of Trinidad and Tobago referred to the portion of the statement by Finland on behalf of the European Union regarding the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, USA Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin,...
On November 10, USA Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, introduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty and called on all states that impose the death penalty to cease the practice in their state
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999DEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 9, 1999FinlandDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, speaking at...
On November 9, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on items 116 b), c) and e) on the issue of the abolition of the death penalty, said, "Where the death penalty still exists, the European Union calls, as a fir
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, at the Third Committee of the General...
On November 9, at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Ambassador Ouch Borith said the use of the term "extrajudicial killing" mentioned in the Special Representative's Memorandum (included in his Report) was a misunderstanding
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The "Campaign Against the Death Penalty" had also intervened...
The "Campaign Against the Death Penalty" had also intervened on behalf of a condemned prisoner, L
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, Canada's representative Ross Hynes,...
On November 9, Canada's representative Ross Hynes, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), criticized the extensive use of the death penalty as well as the harsh sentences imposed on politica
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, Costa Rica's representative Deyanira...
On November 9, Costa Rica's representative Deyanira Ramirez, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly said she condemned the fighting and war that caused violations of human rights, particularly with regard to the right to life, the most fu
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
On November 9, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Venezuela's representative Carlos Bivero said his Government had made great progress in promoting human rights, as a result of a combination of national and international initiatives
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's...
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, Zhang Deyuan, former chairman and president of the International Trust and Investment Company in Hunan Province, who accepted more than 1
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, New Zealand's representative Michael...
On November 8, New Zealand's representative Michael Powels, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said New Zealand was an early co-sponsor of a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Counselor Christian Wenaweser, speaking...
On November 8, Counselor Christian Wenaweser, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said the abolition of the penalty would contribute to the progressive development of human rights
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the Swiss representative, Francois Voeffray,...
On November 8, the Swiss representative, Francois Voeffray, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said the abolition of capital punishment demonstrated respect for human dignity and the protection of life
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the Chinese appointed future governor...
On November 8, the Chinese appointed future governor of Macao Edmond Ho, who would take over once Portugal hands over the territory to China on December 20, said that his Government has no intention of introducing the death penalty in Macao after the Chin
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Ambassador Andre Mwamba Kapanga, speaking...
On November 8, Ambassador Andre Mwamba Kapanga, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said with regard to the death penalty that his country had taken an abolitionist attitude
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, the High Court in Addis Ababa handed...
On November 8, the High Court in Addis Ababa handed down its first death sentence in the mass trial, which began 5 years ago, of thousands of former government officials accused of involvement in the "Red Terror" campaign of former dictator Mengistu Haile
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking...
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that the International Criminal Tribunals were a less-than-perfect response to mass atrocities