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 2, 1999FinlandDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Ann Marie Nyroos, speaking at the Third...
On November 2, Ann Marie Nyroos, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said the EU is convinced that the abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and t
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Ukraine representative Ms
On November 2, Ukraine representative Ms
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Mr Ponnuswamy, who is also the General...
On November 2, Mr Ponnuswamy, who is also the General Secretary of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), said the party's stand was in tune with the founder leader S
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Also on November 2, the four moved the Madras High...
Also on November 2, the four moved the Madras High Court, seeking a directive to declare the rejection of their mercy petitions by Tamil Nadu Governor Justice M
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Tamil Nadu Congress President Tindivanam K
On November 2, Tamil Nadu Congress President Tindivanam K
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Palestinian Arab League envoy Muhammad...
On November 2, Palestinian Arab League envoy Muhammad Subayh said that the Palestinian leadership officially requested the Arab League to intercede with the Lebanese government to revoke the death sentence against Sultan Abu al-Aynayn, Fatah representativ
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, a special court for the suppression...
On November 2, a special court for the suppression of terrorist activities awarded the death sentence, 30 lashes and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Mohammad Siddique in a hudud case
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Awwadh, convicted...
On November 2, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Awwadh, convicted of killing a fellow Yemeni, was publicly executed in Hajah Province, northwest of the capital Sanaa
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, Saint Lucia's Ambassador Julian R
On November 2, Saint Lucia's Ambassador Julian R
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Constitutional Court began to examine...
In November, the Constitutional Court began to examine the legitimacy of the death penalty, after a capital sentence was pronounced by the Court of Appeal of Saranda on Flamur Rokajit convicted of murder
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML)...
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the military action that installed Gen
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra,...
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said San Marino is firmly convinced that death, consciously and legally inflicted by one human being on another cannot be considered either as a
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking...
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said the issue of the death penalty pertains to crime prevention and criminal justice
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, a record quantity of narcotics weighing...
In November, a record quantity of narcotics weighing more than 120kg was discovered and confiscated by Tajik customs men and staff of the Interior Ministry
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999NorwayDEATH PENALTY
On November 1, about 300 anti-American demonstrators...
On November 1, about 300 anti-American demonstrators protested U
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Slovenia's representative welcomed any progress towards the restrictive use of capital punishment with a view to its final abolition
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said...
In November, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said the Government is to re-evaluate the anti-narcotics bill
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee...
In November, Makmur Widodo, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that in the absence of an international consensus, as indicated by the fact that so many countries officially dissociated themselves from resolution 1999/61 adopted
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, a commission set up by former President...
In November, a commission set up by former President Habibie to investigate accusations of violence in Aceh, published a catalogue of killings, rapes, sexual violence, summary executions, abductions and tortures committed during anti-rebel operations, whi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
At the beginning of November, 10 people were hanged...
At the beginning of November, 10 people were hanged in a single day in Arak, on charges of drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In November, the entire Government was implicated in...
In November, the entire Government was implicated in the scandal that broke over political killings with the complicity of secret service officials
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In November, Parti Islam se-Malaysia, the Democratic...
In November, Parti Islam se-Malaysia, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and National Justice Party (Keadilan) agreed to form an Alternative Front to combat the ruling dominant United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Philippines said his country could not support any resolution calling for the progressive abolition of capital p
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SyriaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at...
In November, the Syrian representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, affirmed: "The real issue is not whether the death penalty should or should not be applied, but rather each country's sovereign right to choose its own politi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In November, the People's Court in the central province...
In November, the People's Court in the central province of Nghe An gave death sentences to 3 drug traffickers, including Xong Ra Long, Xong Gia Cua and Lu Nhia Vu
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
As of early November, around 42 people had been given...
As of early November, around 42 people had been given the death penalty for drug trafficking since the beginning of the year, according to statistics reported by the local press
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic...
In November, the UN investigator assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo estimated that 6,000 people had been killed, 500 were missing, 1
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister...
At the end of November, South African Justice Minister Penuell Maduna announced that, after receiving information from Human Rights Watch, he had asked the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, to investigate the possibility of chargi
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999LibyaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), the representative of the Libyan mission el-Sayeda Nagat el-Haggiog said that the question of the death penalty fell within the sphere of
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition...
President Olusegun Obasanjo advocates the abolition of capital punishment in a book, published in November, entitled This Animal called Man, which is replete with stories told to Obasanjo in detention by Nigerians falsely accused and jailed or later kille