Chronological archive
January 2000
The 544 news items published by Hands Off Cain in January 2000, in chronological order.
Moratorium on executions declared in Illinois
Moratorium on executions declared in Illinois
- JANUARY 31, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe (CE) authorities welcomed the decision...
Council of Europe (CE) authorities welcomed the decision of the Albanian Constitutional Court to abrogate the death penalty
- JANUARY 31, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan...
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan of six people accused of planting bombs which killed 16 people in Tashkent
- JANUARY 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Participants at a security meeting in Kirundo Prefecture...
Participants at a security meeting in Kirundo Prefecture requested that the government amend the law on sexual abuse, requiring that the death penalty be applied to all cases of criminal sexual abuse
- JANUARY 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the UN International...
Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), was to seek the extradition to the ICTR in Tanzania of Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Muvunyi, a Rwandan genocide suspect living under temporary asylum in Bri
- JANUARY 31, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan...
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan of six people accused of planting bombs which killed 16 people in Tashkent
- JANUARY 31, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress (TRC) staged demonstrations...
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress (TRC) staged demonstrations in Tamil Nadu, demanding the capital punishment awarded to four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case be carried out at the earliest opportunity
- JANUARY 31, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed...
The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed and adopted a resolution on the enforcement of the revised Criminal Code
- JANUARY 31, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium...
Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions in his state, pending an investigation into the state's capital punishment system
- JANUARY 30, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Women and Children...
The Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Women and Children Repression Prevention Bill 2000 proposed by Sheikh Hasina's government
- JANUARY 30, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) urged Prime Minister...
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) urged Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai to set up an independent committee comprising various neutral parties to look into the storming of the Ratchaburi hospital
- JANUARY 30, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Afghano Ghafour Jami was shot after spending a year...
Afghano Ghafour Jami was shot after spending a year of imprisonment at Lavasanat on a murder conviction
- JANUARY 30, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Church asked the government to abolish...
The Catholic Church asked the government to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 29, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The bodies of 10 hostage-takers who were killed by...
The bodies of 10 hostage-takers who were killed by Thai commandos on after a 24-hour hospital siege in Ratchaburi are rotting rapidly in temporary crypts instead of being taken to a police hospital where it can be preserved for examination
- JANUARY 28, 2000ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Right-wing death squads killed at least 11 people in...
Right-wing death squads killed at least 11 people in Santa Cecilia in northern Colombia
- JANUARY 28, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration...
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The European Union welcomes the recent decision of the Republic of Cyprus to ratify Protocol No 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the dea
- JANUARY 28, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) approved the death...
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) approved the death sentences handed out by the Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court and issued the order of execution for 13 pirates
- JANUARY 28, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 13 Chinese and Indonesian pirates, including...
China executed 13 Chinese and Indonesian pirates, including one identified as Soni Wee, in South China's Guangdong Province
- JANUARY 28, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Avdeev...
Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Avdeev explained that the reason why Moscow did not consider President Maskhadov either the legitimate president of Chechnya or a suitable negotiating partner was that he introduced Islamic law in Chechnya,
- JANUARY 28, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration...
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The European Union welcomes the recent decision of the Republic of Cyprus to ratify Protocol No 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the dea
- JANUARY 28, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Chan Choon Wai, 20, was sentenced to hang by a court...
Chan Choon Wai, 20, was sentenced to hang by a court in Singapore
- JANUARY 28, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The additional Session Judge Attock Rao Sultan Ali...
The additional Session Judge Attock Rao Sultan Ali Tahir sentenced to death two brothers, Mohammad Sarfaraz and Mohamad Nawaz, and imprisoned their two cousins, Ikhlaq Hussain and Shafqat Hussain, for 10 years
- JANUARY 28, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court sentenced to death...
Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court sentenced to death three narcotics traffickers, Tran Van Nghia, Nguyen Phuoc Duc and Nguyen Thanh Hai
- JANUARY 28, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court, chaired by Staff Brigadier-General...
The Permanent Military Court, chaired by Staff Brigadier-General Mahir Safiy al-Din issued a verdict of execution for Husayn Ulayyan, Chief Warrant Officer in the Lebanese army, for contacting the Israeli enemy and its agents and revealing security and mi
- JANUARY 28, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia, Jeffry Nyomi, 31, a Zimbabwean national...
In Malaysia, Jeffry Nyomi, 31, a Zimbabwean national was remanded by the Magistrate's Court for trafficking 2
- JANUARY 27, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Government warned that it would invoke...
The Federal Government warned that it would invoke the death penalty or a 21-year jail term on hoarders of petroleum products
- JANUARY 27, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iraqi Communist Party said that Iraqi...
The opposition Iraqi Communist Party said that Iraqi authorities had executed 26 political prisoners in a Baghdad jail and that 13 people had died in a detention centre near Baghdad from torture and poor conditions
- JANUARY 27, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups stepped up the pressure on the...
Human rights groups stepped up the pressure on the Thai government after more hostages, who all escaped unharmed, came forward with evidence that some of the gunmen were summarily executed
- JANUARY 27, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved Recommendation 1444 (2000) on the issue of the situation in the Chechen Republic, deciding limiting the credentials of the delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the Par
- JANUARY 27, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Trial Chamber I rendered its judgement on Alfred Musema
Trial Chamber I rendered its judgement on Alfred Musema
- JANUARY 27, 2000AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International co-ordinator Des Hogan accused...
Amnesty International co-ordinator Des Hogan accused the Australian Government of deporting an Algerian national despite an order by the United Nations Committee Against Torture to defer his deportation until his case could be assessed
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- JANUARY 27, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia's Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock defended...
Australia's Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock defended the deportation of an Algerian asylum-seeker
- JANUARY 27, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
According to reports from Bratislava Slovakia witnessed...
According to reports from Bratislava Slovakia witnessed an increase in crime rates
- JANUARY 27, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Association (ZimRights) chairman Nick...
Human Rights Association (ZimRights) chairman Nick Ndebele, appealed to the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association (CLA) and the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges' Association (CMJA) in order to seek backing in his campaign against the judiciary
- JANUARY 27, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Yugoslav police announced the arrest of Dobrosav Gavric,...
Yugoslav police announced the arrest of Dobrosav Gavric, whom they believed was the lone gunman who fired the shots which killed Zelijko Raznatovic, the Serbian warlord also known as Arkan
- JANUARY 27, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
James Moreland, 39, white, was executed by lethal injection
James Moreland, 39, white, was executed by lethal injection
- JANUARY 26, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted on a draft resolution that considered a democratic achievement the abolition of capital punishment in Bulgaria
- JANUARY 26, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe (CE) Parliamentary Assembly "expressed...
The Council of Europe (CE) Parliamentary Assembly "expressed its profound concern that Belarus continued to fall seriously short of Council of Europe standards as regards pluralist democracy, the rule of law and human rights"
- JANUARY 26, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five militants were sentenced to death for separatism,...
Five militants were sentenced to death for separatism, murder, robbery and illegally dealing in weapons and ammunition in connection with a two-year spate of separatist activities across China's northwestern territory of Xinjiang
- JANUARY 26, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
State Minister for Women Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa...
State Minister for Women Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa condemned the gang rape of a young woman in a taxi and demanded the rapists be sentenced to death if necessary
- JANUARY 26, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi Higher Council, one of the opposition factions,...
The Iraqi Higher Council, one of the opposition factions, said in a statement received by `Ukaz' (Saudi Newspaper) that the Iraqi regime aborted a coup attempt by a number of army officers led by Staff Brig-Gen Salim Ali Abd al-Husayn
- JANUARY 26, 2000Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Ephrain Georges, a High Court judge granted...
Justice Ephrain Georges, a High Court judge granted a stay of execution to five convicted murderers scheduled to hang during the week
- JANUARY 26, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh...
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh after he was found guilty of shooting and killing Saleh ibn Muhammad Al-Otaibi, another Saudi man
- JANUARY 26, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber, joining the appeals against the...
The Appeals Chamber, joining the appeals against the sentence of 14 July 1997 and that of 11 November 1999, reduced the sentence for Dusko Tadic from a maximum of 25 to a maximum of 20 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 26, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Madras High Court upheld the President's order...
The Madras High Court upheld the President's order rejecting the mercy petition of Govindasamy, who had been sentenced to death for murdering five persons in 1984, holding that there had been no inordinate delay in the disposal of his clemency plea
- JANUARY 25, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Twelve convicted felons were sentenced and executed...
Twelve convicted felons were sentenced and executed in central Henan province, as courts embarked on the annual pre-Lunar New Year flurry of executions
- JANUARY 25, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thai officials denied allegations that Burmese gunmen...
Thai officials denied allegations that Burmese gunmen holding an estimated 700 hostages at a hospital were shot in cold blood
- JANUARY 25, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, commander of the Iraqi special...
Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, commander of the Iraqi special forces, was executed after being accused of maintaining connections with hostile parties and revealing military secrets
- JANUARY 25, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court sentenced two Nepalese...
The Tangerang District Court sentenced two Nepalese nationals Nar Bahadur Tamang, 59, and Bala Tamang, 30, to death for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 25, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Council of Ministers said it would...
The European Union's Council of Ministers said it would welcome an announcement by the Palestinian Authority of a moratorium on the death penalty
- JANUARY 25, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Viktor Dallakian, the chairman of the State Legal Commission...
Viktor Dallakian, the chairman of the State Legal Commission of Armenia's National Assembly, said there were 32 prisoners condemned to death
- JANUARY 25, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Z
Senator Robert Z
- JANUARY 25, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
President Yoweri Museveni was under mounting pressure...
President Yoweri Museveni was under mounting pressure from church groups and human rights activists to pardon the 271 inmates on death row at the Luzira Maximum Prison, outside the capital city of Kampala
- JANUARY 25, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Glen McGinnis, 27, black was put to death by lethal...
Glen McGinnis, 27, black was put to death by lethal injection
- JANUARY 24, 2000KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Taalaybek Beyshembiyev, Vyacheslav Abdrashitov and...
Taalaybek Beyshembiyev, Vyacheslav Abdrashitov and Vitaliy Kurkin were sentenced to death by the Bishkek garrison military court
- JANUARY 24, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
10 Myanmar guerrillas of the God's Army who took over...
10 Myanmar guerrillas of the God's Army who took over a hospital and held 700 people hostage were all found dead, with single gun shot wounds to the head after Thai commandos stormed the building
- JANUARY 24, 2000TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision taken...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision taken by the authorities of Turkmenistan to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 24, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Communist Party of India (UCPI) demanded...
The United Communist Party of India (UCPI) demanded execution "without any change" of the Supreme Court order sentencing to death the four accused in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
- JANUARY 24, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Billy Hughes Jr, 47, white was executed via lethal injection
Billy Hughes Jr, 47, white was executed via lethal injection
- JANUARY 23, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A South Korean student studying at the Australian National...
A South Korean student studying at the Australian National University was so frightened to find himself in the same class with fellow students from communist North Korea that he went to his embassy to ask permission to speak to them
- JANUARY 23, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
President Hugo Chavez pledged to investigate reports...
President Hugo Chavez pledged to investigate reports of alleged human rights abuses in the aftermath of December 1999's devastating mudslides, charges he first dismissed as irresponsible
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- JANUARY 23, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional Sessions Judge Sargodha Zafar Iqbal Ahmad...
Additional Sessions Judge Sargodha Zafar Iqbal Ahmad awarded the death sentence to [a person identified only as] Zulfiqar in a murder case
- JANUARY 22, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ata Mohammad was hung in New Central jail, Multan
Ata Mohammad was hung in New Central jail, Multan
- JANUARY 22, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Amjad Mushtaq was to be hung on January 27...
Mohammad Amjad Mushtaq was to be hung on January 27 in New Central Jail, Multan
- JANUARY 21, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Hong Kong man and his mainland accomplice So Kwai-biu...
A Hong Kong man and his mainland accomplice So Kwai-biu and Chen Wei-cheng, both 38, were executed in Guangzhou for the murder of seven people, including an Australian and an American, in southern China
- JANUARY 21, 2000Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Hong Kong man and his mainland accomplice, So Kwai-biu...
A Hong Kong man and his mainland accomplice, So Kwai-biu and Chen Wei-cheng, both 38, were executed in Guangzhou for the murder of seven people, including an Australian and an American, in southern China
- JANUARY 21, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Family, friends and members of the community staged...
Family, friends and members of the community staged a demonstration in the grounds outside the Port Alfred Magistrate's Court when brothers Tom and Zolani Bongani appeared in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Brenda Fairhead and her 11-year-old
- JANUARY 21, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German businessman Helmut Hofer returned home from...
German businessman Helmut Hofer returned home from Iran, where he spent two years on death row for having illicit sex with a Moslem woman
- JANUARY 21, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Larry Robinson, 42, white, was executed by lethal injection
Larry Robinson, 42, white, was executed by lethal injection
- JANUARY 20, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European...
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which refers to the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 20, 2000EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma asked rhetorically why...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma asked rhetorically why Ethiopia would apply to South Africa for the extradition of its former president Mengistu Haile Mariam when it had not put such a request to Zimbabwe, the refuge of the ousted dictator
- JANUARY 20, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Following a landmark trip to Turkey, George Papandreou,...
Following a landmark trip to Turkey, George Papandreou, the Greek Foreign Minister, said Greece would not tolerate terrorism, and said "human rights, protection of minorities, and capital punishment are important for us
- JANUARY 20, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Thabit al-Sumi was stoned to death in Ibb...
Mohammed Thabit al-Sumi was stoned to death in Ibb for raping and murdering his 12-year-old daughter
- JANUARY 20, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
More than 30 farm workers gathered in front of the...
More than 30 farm workers gathered in front of the Tzaneen District Court and held up placards demanding the death penalty, when seven suspects accused of killing farmer Bill Bouller appeared in court
- JANUARY 20, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The District and Sessions Court in Assam handed out...
The District and Sessions Court in Assam handed out the death sentence to Dhaneswar Haloi for a double murder
- JANUARY 20, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Pham Van Hung, a senior official from Vietnam's National...
Pham Van Hung, a senior official from Vietnam's National Assembly, told a news conference that Vietnam's amended Penal Code cut by a third the number of crimes that carry the death penalty
- JANUARY 20, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Alireza Taraghikhah, 26, Mohammad Beigi, Nourkhoda...
Alireza Taraghikhah, 26, Mohammad Beigi, Nourkhoda Mahmoodi and Ali Salehi were executed by hanging in Tehran
- JANUARY 20, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian daily newspaper Entekhab said a woman,...
The Iranian daily newspaper Entekhab said a woman, Masoumeh Fathi, had been executed by hanging in the north-western city of Tabriz, on January 19th, after the Supreme Court upheld her death sentence for murdering a female prison warder while trying to es
- JANUARY 20, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The daily newspaper Hamshahri said a woman identified...
The daily newspaper Hamshahri said a woman identified only as Alieh and a male companion, Farhang Moradi, had been executed by hanging in Kermanshah, western Iran, for the murder of Alieh's husband
- JANUARY 20, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Divid Hicks, 38, black, was put to death by lethal injection
Divid Hicks, 38, black, was put to death by lethal injection
- JANUARY 19, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
As the representative of the Presidency of the European...
As the representative of the Presidency of the European Union, Portugal conveyed an urgent humanitarian appeal to Governor George Bush on behalf of Mr
- JANUARY 19, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
He Pu, a 29-year-old computer specialist of the People's...
He Pu, a 29-year-old computer specialist of the People's Bank of China, was shot by order of the Xinjiang Higher People's Court in the regional capital of Urumqi, in the northwestern Xinjiang region
- JANUARY 19, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
According to an ABCNEWS
According to an ABCNEWS
- JANUARY 19, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
The Venezuelan government admitted that human rights...
The Venezuelan government admitted that human rights violations, including summary executions of looters by troops, might have occurred in the aftermath of the devastating mudslides
- JANUARY 19, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The substitution of the death penalty with imprisonment...
The substitution of the death penalty with imprisonment for life will raise the efficiency of punishment, Minister of the Interior Yurii Kravchenko said
- JANUARY 19, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly...
The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly executed a murderer in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif before thousands of spectators in a sports stadium
- JANUARY 19, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The leader of the Turkish Islamist Virtue Party, Recai...
The leader of the Turkish Islamist Virtue Party, Recai Kutan, said that he sees the maintenance of capital punishment as a "vital necessity" if its abolition was not required for Turkey's entry to the EU
- JANUARY 18, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
As representative of the Presidency of the European...
As representative of the Presidency of the European Union, Joao da Rocha Paris, Ambassador of Portugal, conveyed to Governor George Bush an urgent humanitarian appeal on behalf of Glen Charles McGinnis, scheduled to be executed on January 25
- JANUARY 18, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament passed a resolution deploring...
The European Parliament passed a resolution deploring an increase in the number of executions and criticised the silencing of political dissidents and clampdowns on ethnic and religious minorities
- JANUARY 18, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Yi Chong-pin, the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister,...
Yi Chong-pin, the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, expressed deep regret over the repatriation, saying his ministry did not properly cope with the issue
- JANUARY 18, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Karabakh's president Arkadiy Ghoukassian signed a decree...
Karabakh's president Arkadiy Ghoukassian signed a decree granting amnesty to 16 prisoners following a petition
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- JANUARY 18, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese and Brazilian negotiators concluded two draft...
Lebanese and Brazilian negotiators concluded two draft agreements aimed to facilitate the extradition of fugitives and improve judicial co-operation between the two countries
- JANUARY 18, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Chair of the EP Delegation for Relations with the...
The Chair of the EP Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, Luisa Morgantini insisted that the Palestinians needed to respect human rights, in particular by abolishing the death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Sharma Kooky, a Kampala Asian businessman, was convicted...
Sharma Kooky, a Kampala Asian businessman, was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, for murdering his wife Renu Joshi
- JANUARY 18, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago, Ramesh...
The Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago, Ramesh Maharaj, spoke out in favour of a Caribbean Court of Appeal to replace the Privy Council
- JANUARY 18, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese and Brazilian negotiators concluded two draft...
Lebanese and Brazilian negotiators concluded two draft agreements to facilitate the extradition of fugitives and improve judicial cooperation between the two countries
- JANUARY 18, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A delegation of the Kirikkale Relatives of Martyrs...
A delegation of the Kirikkale Relatives of Martyrs Association led by the chairman Mehmet Gencer, criticized the government's decision to postpone the capital punishment given to Abdullah Ocalan, the head of terrorist organization, during a visit to Presi
- JANUARY 18, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Steve Manning became the 13th inmate exonerated in...
Steve Manning became the 13th inmate exonerated in Illinois, when prosecutors announced that they are dropping charges and no longer plan to retry Manning for the 1990 slaying of trucking company owner Jimmy Pellegrino
- JANUARY 18, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Spencer Goodman, 31, white, was executed by lethal injection
Spencer Goodman, 31, white, was executed by lethal injection
- JANUARY 17, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The defence made its closing arguments in the trial...
The defence made its closing arguments in the trial of thirty year old Yoshihiro Inoue, one of five Aum Shinri Kyo (Supreme Truth Sect) cult members accused of direct involvement in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system
- JANUARY 17, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Analysts said that despite the government's repeated...
Analysts said that despite the government's repeated pledges to guarantee the safety of the seven North Korean defectors, Seoul had few means to prevent the North Korean authorities from executing them
- JANUARY 17, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Terror, torture, rape and arbitrary executions had...
Terror, torture, rape and arbitrary executions had increased markedly in the troubled Indonesian province of Aceh, according to Sydney lawyer Hillary Ray of the International Commission of Jurists
- JANUARY 17, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A Turkish government commission began its proceedings...
A Turkish government commission began its proceedings to review the death penalty
- JANUARY 16, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian human rights group demanded that the...
A Palestinian human rights group demanded that the Palestinian Authority cancel 24 death sentences in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
- JANUARY 16, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk, said "capital punishment...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk, said "capital punishment in Turkey would be evaluated within the scope of new penal code
- JANUARY 16, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Omer Cicek, the Chairman of Adiyaman Relatives of Martyrs...
Omer Cicek, the Chairman of Adiyaman Relatives of Martyrs Solidarity Association, reacted against the coalition partners' decision to postpone execution of capital punishment given to Abdullah Ocalan, the head of terrorist organization PKK
- JANUARY 15, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups uncovered a series of executions...
Human rights groups uncovered a series of executions and beatings allegedly carried out by the Venezuelan military in an attempt to stop widespread looting in the wake of the deadly floods and mudslides that rocked Venezuela between December 17 and 30 Dec
- JANUARY 15, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Despite a declaration in December 1999 by the Minister...
Despite a declaration in December 1999 by the Minister for Human Rights that the government was observing a moratorium on executions, a 14-year-old child soldier named Kasongo was executed within 30 minutes of his trial by the Cour d'ordre militaire (COM)
- JANUARY 15, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
A tract, signed by the Albanian National Army, was...
A tract, signed by the Albanian National Army, was found in Podujeve [in northeastern Kosovo]
- JANUARY 15, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Ali Khalil, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee...
Ali Khalil, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee at the Lebanese parliament, contacted the Egyptian Ambassador Adel al-Khudari to express his appreciation for Egypt's intervention in the case of two Lebanese nationals sentenced to death in the Cong
- JANUARY 15, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association...
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) in its report titled "Rising Democratic Standards in Turkey: Discussions and Latest Developments" included points about "implementing capital punishment only during war and similar situati
- JANUARY 15, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit warned Abdullah...
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit warned Abdullah Ocalan that he was risking his neck by issuing statements from death row
- JANUARY 15, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Kurdistan Workers' Party Central Committee said...
The Kurdistan Workers' Party Central Committee said that the authorities' stay of execution in the case of its leader, Abdullah Ocalan, paved the way for a "democratic republic" in Turkey
- JANUARY 14, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that...
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that Bulgaria had made progress in political and economic reforms but would need to continue its efforts to gain EU membership
- JANUARY 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhuo Xiaojun, a Hong Kong national, was sentenced to...
Zhuo Xiaojun, a Hong Kong national, was sentenced to death for murder by the Fuzhou City's Intermediate People's Court
- JANUARY 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two mainland farmers both from the Sichuan Province...
Two mainland farmers both from the Sichuan Province were executed for running a prostitution racket out of a hotel hair salon
- JANUARY 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Song Yongyi an American university academic was arrested...
Song Yongyi an American university academic was arrested after he uncovered evidence of atrocities during the Cultural Revolution
- JANUARY 14, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
President Kim Tae-chung instructed the Foreign Affairs...
President Kim Tae-chung instructed the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Yi Chong-pin, to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the repatriated North Korean defectors
- JANUARY 14, 2000Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia convicted five ethnic Croats of ethnic cleansing in a 1993 rampage in a Bosnian village which left 116 Muslims dead
- JANUARY 14, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Lee Chin Seah, an unemployed 42-year-old Chinese man,...
Lee Chin Seah, an unemployed 42-year-old Chinese man, was sentenced to death by the High Court for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 14, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision of the...
The European Union (EU) welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding the death penalty as unconstitutional
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- JANUARY 14, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korean President Kim Tae-chung instructed the...
South Korean President Kim Tae-chung instructed the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Yi Chong-pin, to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North Koreans defectors, whom China had repatriated on January 12
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Drago Josipovic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Drago Josipovic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on 3 counts of crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Zoran Kupreskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Zoran Kupreskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on one count of a crime against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Vladimir Santic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Vladimir Santic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on 3 counts of crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 14, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder were executed by hanging...
Four men convicted of murder were executed by hanging at a prison in Iran
- JANUARY 14, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Jasem Ebrahimi, 17, was executed by hanging in Gonaveh,...
Jasem Ebrahimi, 17, was executed by hanging in Gonaveh, in southern Iran, after his death sentence was confirmed by the supreme court
- JANUARY 14, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said Turkey's...
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said Turkey's decision to delay his execution was a step towards its democratisation and European Union membership and called for cool heads to avoid a return to violence
- JANUARY 14, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The electric chair has ended its days as Florida's...
The electric chair has ended its days as Florida's sole means of execution after a decade that sometimes saw macabre spectacles in the state's death chamber
- JANUARY 14, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The representative of the Portugal Presidency of the...
The representative of the Portugal Presidency of the European Union conveyed a humanitarian appeal to Governor James Gilmore on behalf of Mr
- JANUARY 13, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea strongly protested China's return of the...
South Korea strongly protested China's return of the seven North Korean defectors to North Korea on January 12
- JANUARY 13, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss said President Laurent-Desire...
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss said President Laurent-Desire Kabila commuted the death sentence imposed on Sammi Yassine and Khalil Ghodban, two Lebanese convicted of illegal currency trafficking and spying for rebel forces in the Democratic Republic
- JANUARY 13, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A professor of criminology at the Indonesia University...
A professor of criminology at the Indonesia University in Jakarta, Professor Dr
- JANUARY 13, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Voronin...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Voronin welcomed the decision of the Turkish government to suspend the death sentence imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan and said: "We regard this decision as the manifestation of the readiness of the Turk
- JANUARY 13, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's decision to postpone the execution of the...
Turkey's decision to postpone the execution of the death sentence given to Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, until the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decides on his case was welcomed by the Organisation for Security and Co-op
- JANUARY 13, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The government welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone...
The government welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone the hanging of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK( the Kurdistan Workers' Party)
- JANUARY 13, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A new environment law foresees the death penalty for...
A new environment law foresees the death penalty for offences involving nuclear waste
- JANUARY 13, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish government's decision to suspend the execution...
The Turkish government's decision to suspend the execution of Abdullah Ocalan was seen as a positive sign by the German government
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas described...
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas described the Turkish move to postpone the hanging of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan as a "correct decision," saying that Greece had opposed the PKK leader's execution from the time of his trial
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana...
A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana described Turkey's decision to postpone hanging Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as "a firm step in the right direction" as Ankara tries to join the 15-nation bloc
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone execution of capital punishment given to Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist organization PKK, until the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) tak
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The President of the European Parliament, Mrs Nicole...
The President of the European Parliament, Mrs Nicole Fontaine, defined the decision by the Turkish government to postpone Mr Oecalan's execution as a "small step in the right direction", which proves that the Turkish authorities are more sensitive than be
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Moscow welcomed the decision of the Turkish government...
Moscow welcomed the decision of the Turkish government to suspend the death sentence imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The suspension of the execution of Kurdish leader Abdullah...
The suspension of the execution of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan was received with a sigh of relief in Germany
- JANUARY 13, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Steve Edward Roach, 23, white, was put to death by...
Steve Edward Roach, 23, white, was put to death by lethal injection in Greensville Correctional Center
- JANUARY 13, 2000OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Gary Alan Walker, 46, white, was executed by lethal...
Gary Alan Walker, 46, white, was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- JANUARY 13, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Government coalition member Rinnovamento Italiano senator...
Government coalition member Rinnovamento Italiano senator Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli said the Ankara government's decision to postpone the execution of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan presented a good opportunity to request a moratorium on all death senten
- JANUARY 12, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China, despite being a signatory of the international...
China, despite being a signatory of the international convention on the treatment of refugees, decided to repatriate seven North Koreans who entered Russia in November and were expelled to China (see below)
- JANUARY 12, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China repatriated Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North...
China repatriated Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North Koreans, who entered Russia in November 1999 and were expelled to China in late December of the same year
- JANUARY 12, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations investigators opened mass graves thought...
United Nations investigators opened mass graves thought to contain the remains of 18 East Timorese who were tortured and executed by pro-Indonesian militia
- JANUARY 12, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
China returned Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North...
China returned Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North Koreans defectors to North Korea
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- JANUARY 12, 2000GhanaDEATH PENALTY
President Jerry John Rawlings, in a gesture of reconciliation...
President Jerry John Rawlings, in a gesture of reconciliation as he neared the end of his final term, offered an apology to those who suffered as a result of the decisions he took during almost two decades of power
- JANUARY 12, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four businessmen had their death sentences upheld by...
Four businessmen had their death sentences upheld by the Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Association chairman Husnu Ondul said...
The Human Rights Association chairman Husnu Ondul said that a petition signed by 540,000 people requesting the abolition of the death penalty was submitted to the Assembly chairmanship
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Floodlights were switched on at Rome's Colosseum to...
Floodlights were switched on at Rome's Colosseum to mark Turkey's decision to suspend the process to execute Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's government coalition decided to postpone hanging...
Turkey's government coalition decided to postpone hanging Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan until a European rights court had given its judgment on the case
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Irate relatives of soldiers slain in action during...
Irate relatives of soldiers slain in action during the PKK terrorist campaign in southeastern Turkey protested against political leaders in Ankara by chanting slogans aimed at them during the funeral of an officer who died during clashes with renegade PKK
- JANUARY 12, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Earl Heiselbeltz Jr
Earl Heiselbeltz Jr
- JANUARY 12, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini welcomed the decision...
Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini welcomed the decision of the Turkish coalition government to postpone Kurdistan Worker's Party leader Abdullah Ocalan's execution following a request by the European Court of Human Rights
- JANUARY 11, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Several thousand Kurds held a rally in downtown Yerevan...
Several thousand Kurds held a rally in downtown Yerevan in protest against the capital punishment imposed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
200 Kurds in The Hague joined a Europe-wide demonstration...
200 Kurds in The Hague joined a Europe-wide demonstration to protest against the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mayors in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast urged government...
Mayors in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast urged government nationalists to wait for a European court ruling before pushing ahead with the execution of condemned Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Spokeswoman for the Worker-Communist Party of Iran...
Spokeswoman for the Worker-Communist Party of Iran Azam Kamguian criticised the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi's visit to England stating: "Kharrazi is representative of a regime whose record includes over 100,000 executions, torture, imprison
- JANUARY 11, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Some 200 Kurds in The Hague joined a Europe-wide demonstration...
Some 200 Kurds in The Hague joined a Europe-wide demonstration to protest against the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Several thousands of Kurds held a rally in downtown...
Several thousands of Kurds held a rally in downtown Yerevan in protest against the capital punishment passed on Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kurds of Kazakhstan called on the international...
The Kurds of Kazakhstan called on the international community to come to the defence of the leader of the Kurdish liberation movement, Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 10, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
A military court set up in Kinshasa by Kabila sentenced...
A military court set up in Kinshasa by Kabila sentenced Sammy Hachim and Khalil Algadba, two Lebanese men, to death for currency trafficking and spying for rebels holding the eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- JANUARY 10, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Fatemeh Morad-Gholi, an Iranian woman fearing persecution...
Fatemeh Morad-Gholi, an Iranian woman fearing persecution for making pornographic films in her home country, was denied refugee status in Australia
- JANUARY 10, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Akbar Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi, accused of involvement...
Akbar Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi, accused of involvement in the 1999 student demonstrations, had their sentences approved by the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 10, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Douglas Christopher Thomas, 26, white, was put to death...
Douglas Christopher Thomas, 26, white, was put to death by lethal injection
- JANUARY 9, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Sunday Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper revealed...
The Sunday Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper revealed that executed prisoners' organs were offered to Hong Kong patients at Guangdong's main transplant hospital for up to $300,000 each
- JANUARY 9, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea's National Red Cross Society urged its...
South Korea's National Red Cross Society urged its Chinese counterpart not to repatriate a group of seven North Koreans who had fled their hunger-stricken communist homeland
- JANUARY 9, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Fashion giant Benetton joined Italy's offensive against...
Fashion giant Benetton joined Italy's offensive against the death penalty with its 2000 advertising campaign called "We, On Death Row
- JANUARY 9, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that it was...
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that it was his country's international obligation to wait for a European court ruling on the death sentence handed down on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 9, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Minister of Agriculture and...
Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that when the file of Abdullah Ocalan, the head terrorist, was taken to the parliament, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) would vote for execution of Ocalan
- JANUARY 7, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Gary Hickinbottom, a solicitor with the London law...
Gary Hickinbottom, a solicitor with the London law firm, CMS McKenna, who led a team of British lawyers who acted for David Mitchell without charge, criticised the speed with which the Bahamian authorities had acted as a breach of international law
- JANUARY 7, 2000BermudaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Thorold Masefield signed the bill abolishing...
Governor Thorold Masefield signed the bill abolishing the death penalty and flogging in Bermuda
- JANUARY 7, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Six people convicted of organizing bombings in the...
Six people convicted of organizing bombings in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, were executed, a high-ranking official in the Uzbek Prosecutor-General's Office said
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister [and Nationalist Action Party...
Deputy Prime Minister [and Nationalist Action Party leader] Devlet Bahceli declared that those who wanted to dilute the decision passed down by the Turkish judiciary against Abdullah Ocalan on behalf of the Turkish nation should realise that their attitud
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan warned of "tragedies" if...
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan warned of "tragedies" if the Turkish authorities did not tackle the "essence" of the Kurdish problem
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Carrying out the death sentence passed on Kurdish rebel...
Carrying out the death sentence passed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would simply enable him to do more damage to Turkey from beyond the grave, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said
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- JANUARY 7, 2000AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
David Ray Duren, 37, white, was put to death by electric...
David Ray Duren, 37, white, was put to death by electric chair in Holman Prison, Altmore
- JANUARY 7, 2000ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
A poll of Connecticut residents conducted by the Center...
A poll of Connecticut residents conducted by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut found the following: 55% don't believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder; nearly 40% believe a black or Hispanic defendant i
- JANUARY 7, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency of European Union renewed...
The Portuguese Presidency of European Union renewed a humanitarian appeal to Governor James Gilmore on behalf of Douglas C
- JANUARY 7, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani launched...
The Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani launched in New York the new Benetton (fashion wear) campaign for death penalty awareness
- JANUARY 6, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
David Mitchell, 27, was hanged at the main Fox Hill...
David Mitchell, 27, was hanged at the main Fox Hill prison in the capital Nassau
- JANUARY 6, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four women with little education were convicted of...
Four women with little education were convicted of forming a "pyramid association" to collect money by fraud and illegally absorbing deposits from the public amounting to nearly 200m yuan
- JANUARY 6, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Municipal Intermediate Court sentenced...
The Shanghai Municipal Intermediate Court sentenced Huang Guanguo, former manager of the Minhang District Commercial Buildings Development and Trading Company, and Li Min Tai concurrently vice-chairman of the board and general manager of the Shanghai Hous
- JANUARY 6, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Communist Party sources reported that Ali Hasan...
Iraqi Communist Party sources reported that Ali Hasan al-Majid, the cousin of the dictator Saddam Hussein, gave orders to set up a special military court at the headquarters of the 4th Army Corps in Imarah
- JANUARY 6, 2000MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Moroccan Watchdog for Prisons (OMP) stated that...
The Moroccan Watchdog for Prisons (OMP) stated that Moroccan prisons are overpopulated, with malnutrition and inadequacy of medical care being the causes of infectious and mental diseases, as well as the rising number of suicides and deaths
- JANUARY 6, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Interior Minister Yuriy Kravchenko said "a presidential...
Interior Minister Yuriy Kravchenko said "a presidential guarantee in accordance with a relevant decision by the Ukrainian Constitutional Court stating that the death penalty will no longer be carried out in Ukraine" will aid investigations into crimes imp
- JANUARY 6, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said that...
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said that the decision on the execution of terrorist ringleader Abdullah Ocalan must be brought before the Turkish Grand National Assembly [TGNA] without delay
- JANUARY 6, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Malcolm Robert Johnson, 41, black, was put to death...
Malcolm Robert Johnson, 41, black, was put to death by lethal injection in Oklahoma State Penitentiary
- JANUARY 5, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Death row inmate John Higgs, 51, killed himself while...
Death row inmate John Higgs, 51, killed himself while under suicide watch
- JANUARY 5, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prison officials said nine people, including five foreigners,...
Prison officials said nine people, including five foreigners, are on death row in Thailand, all for heroin trafficking
- JANUARY 5, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Israel warned Bangkok that bilateral relations could...
Israel warned Bangkok that bilateral relations could suffer if it executes Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri, two Israelis sentenced in 1997 for trying to smuggle 2
- JANUARY 5, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE] hailed the 30 December 1999 decision by the Ukrainian Constitutional Court on the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 5, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Geneva-based body that works for the rule of law around the world, hailed Ukraine's Constitutional Court for ruling that the death penalty must be abolished in the former Soviet republic
- JANUARY 5, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Briton Albert Wilson, 47, who was on death row for...
Briton Albert Wilson, 47, who was on death row for child rape, was freed after the Supreme Court squashed his conviction
- JANUARY 5, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of India commuted to life imprisonment...
The Supreme Court of India commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to Kishori, the infamous "butcher of Trilokpuri" for killing several people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- JANUARY 4, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xu Jianshe, a vice-director of the land administration...
Xu Jianshe, a vice-director of the land administration bureau in Shangqiu, in the Henan province, his cousin Zhang Jixian and hired killer Xu Huaang were sentenced to death by a municipal court for the death of the official's boss Li Wenzhong
- JANUARY 4, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare granted pardon...
Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare granted pardon to former army chief of staff Col Ousmane Coulibaly, who was sentenced to death in 1992 along with former President Moussa Traore after the massacre of pro-democracy protesters in Bamako
- JANUARY 4, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in...
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in Thailand for attempting to smuggle 11
- JANUARY 4, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi refugees have confirmed that government authorities...
Iraqi refugees have confirmed that government authorities executed three officers serving in the Iraqi army on charges of "treason and conspiracy"
- JANUARY 4, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo granted a...
The Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo granted a pardon to convicts waiting more than 20 years for execution
- JANUARY 4, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Special Anti Terrorism Judge Zaheeruddin Kakar sentenced...
Special Anti Terrorism Judge Zaheeruddin Kakar sentenced Muhammad Fayyaz to capital punishment
- JANUARY 4, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Alex Bartolome, 41, was executed by lethal injection...
Alex Bartolome, 41, was executed by lethal injection shortly after dawn
- JANUARY 4, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Virtue Party [FP] secretary-general Turan Alcelik...
The Virtue Party [FP] secretary-general Turan Alcelik said that on the issue of the execution of terrorist ringleader Ocalan it was necessary to act in line with the wishes of the nation and not those of the EU
- JANUARY 4, 2000Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in...
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in Thailand for attempting to smuggle 11
- JANUARY 3, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six men were executed at public rallies after being...
Six men were executed at public rallies after being found guilty of selling 52 women as peasant brides
- JANUARY 3, 2000Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island...
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island (1979) under Section 6(1) states: "No crime under the law of the Republic of Marshall Island may be punished by death
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- JANUARY 3, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the federal...
India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the federal government should amend the laws dealing with terrorism to give "severe punishment", including capital punishment, to those involved in terrorist activities
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
"If we want to join the European Union, we must rid...
"If we want to join the European Union, we must rid ourselves of the death penalty," Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said in an interview about the [Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah] Ocalan affair
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Opposition True Path Party [DYP] deputy leader Mehmet...
Opposition True Path Party [DYP] deputy leader Mehmet Saglam declared that his party's stand at the Turkish Grand National Assembly with regard to the execution of terrorist leader Ocalan would be in favour of his execution
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The annulment of the death sentence imposed on Ocalan...
The annulment of the death sentence imposed on Ocalan would constitute the first step towards a solution to the Kurdish issue, the Kurdistan Workers' Party said in a statement
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Tensions were rising between the members of Turkey's...
Tensions were rising between the members of Turkey's coalition government over the fate of Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, who had been sentenced to death by a Turkish court
- JANUARY 2, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Morteza Amini Moqaddam, a teenager who had been convicted...
Morteza Amini Moqaddam, a teenager who had been convicted of murder, escaped execution after the father of his victim pardoned him
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, at least 14 people, including a woman, were...
In 1999, at least 14 people, including a woman, were publicly executed
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Another 212, including 12 foreigners, are on death...
Another 212, including 12 foreigners, are on death row for their sentences to be meted out
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
The death penalty is mandatory for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2000ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2000LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January...
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes on January 1, 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The resumption of hanging in March 1996, after a moratorium...
The resumption of hanging in March 1996, after a moratorium of almost 12 years, appears to have done little to curb murders in the Bahamas
- JANUARY 1, 2000MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death...
Art. 16 of the Moroccan penal code provides the death penalty for aggravated murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion and attempt on the King's life. The penalty is subjected to pardon which remains the constitutional prerogative of the S
- JANUARY 1, 2000Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Guinea Bissau (1984) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Since Yemen passed a law that allows judges to condemn...
Since Yemen passed a law that allows judges to condemn kidnappers to death, at least three people convicted of kidnapping have been executed
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders and does not have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese courts handed down 208 death sentences and...
Vietnamese courts handed down 208 death sentences and 323 life sentences in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2000Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
- JANUARY 1, 2000Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1966
- JANUARY 1, 2000MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
Offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- JANUARY 1, 2000BarbadosDEATH 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, 2000RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
The Constitution of Romania (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority,...
On December 10, 1998, by an overwhelming majority, the Bulgarian Parliament passed a bill abolishing the death penalty for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed...
Capital crimes are: state treason; conspiracy aimed at seizure of state power; terrorism, terrorist act against a foreigner; sabotage; gangsterism; actions aimed at frustrating order in prisons; premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances; rape by
- JANUARY 1, 2000BotswanaDEATH 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, 2000Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State...
Murder, treason, spying and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CanadaDEATH 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, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
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- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Domestic consumption of drugs is becoming `more serious...
Domestic consumption of drugs is becoming `more serious with each passing day', according to an official white paper, which acknowledges that `the situation is grim for the anti-drug struggle
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact...
Amnesty International believes that in actual fact the number of death sentences and executions is much higher than the figures in their possession; this is because the Chinese authorities never publish statistics on the death penalty as they are consider
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China also condemned to death and executed many people...
China also condemned to death and executed many people in accord with the national campaign against corruption, which was strengthened after March's annual session of the National People's Congress
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China still holds the record for executions
China still holds the record for executions
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in...
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and...
Death sentences are often pronounced in public and the condemned prisoner is presented to the crowd and forced to bow his head and wear a sign with the name of his crime written on it around his neck
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Also executed were political prisoners in the restive...
Also executed were political prisoners in the restive northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang, whom Peking regards as terrorists
- JANUARY 1, 2000Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to...
Many residents in Hong Kong have been sentenced to death or executed in China
- JANUARY 1, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offenses (13) but, in practice, it is applied only for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2000Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's...
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2000PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states...
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000BoliviaDEATH 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, 2000MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 2000BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2000Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2000BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
Premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Costa 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, 2000El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983)...
The Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder...
At least 19 people were sentenced to death for murder in Bangladesh, but no execution was reported in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country...
Bangladesh had no extradition treaty with any country except Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 2000ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Under the previous government of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), increasing efforts were made to protect human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking...
In 1997 capital offenses were extended to include skyjacking and sabotage
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A survey by the U
A survey by the U
- JANUARY 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
One of the most important capital case is the trial...
One of the most important capital case is the trial of those accused of involvement in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination that began in March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2000MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
Moldova abolished the death penalty in December 1995
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- JANUARY 1, 2000UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay...
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1966) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1997, on the occasion of the World...
On December 10, 1997, on the occasion of the World Day for Human Rights, President Alpha Oumar Konarè stated his opposition to the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking political and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- JANUARY 1, 2000San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- JANUARY 1, 2000EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity...
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000JamaicaDEATH 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, 2000SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since...
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held
- JANUARY 1, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime...
The death penalty is enforced for 41 offenses (27 peacetime and 14 wartime) and in 1997 was extended to gangsterism
- JANUARY 1, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed...
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed in South Korea, most of them by hanging
- JANUARY 1, 2000NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the Constitutional Court ruled 7-2 that the...
In 1996, the Constitutional Court ruled 7-2 that the death penalty was constitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital...
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital punishment except for military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2000DominicaDEATH 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, 2000AlaskaDEATH PENALTY
Alaska does not have the death penalty
Alaska does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes
Murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland has been fully abolitionist since 1992; the last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal...
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal Justice stated that for offences like treason, murder, rape and armed robbery, the death penalty should not be mandatory, leaving the decision to presiding judges
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium...
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium bills, because of the high number of miscarriages of justice
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has...
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has 7,647 inmates in the country's prisons, 92 of which are women and 471 juveniles
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist...
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist found to have caused deaths on the road due to carelessness, will be charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a death sentence
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- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male)...
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male) sentenced as juveniles constituting about 2% of the total death row population
- JANUARY 1, 2000ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...
Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms
- JANUARY 1, 2000VenezuelaDEATH 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, 2000CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored...
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored in other 2000 polls in such states as Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia
- JANUARY 1, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998...
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998 and reduced the number of capital crimes, also replacing the death penalty with a maximum of 30 years
- JANUARY 1, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2000EcuadorDEATH 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, 2000CubaDEATH 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, 2000ChileDEATH 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, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed...
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed in a recent survey thought capital punishment was not immoral
- JANUARY 1, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- JANUARY 1, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has been abolitionist since 1981
France has been abolitionist since 1981
- JANUARY 1, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft,...
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft, treason, kidnapping, arson, spying and hijacking
- JANUARY 1, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
The death penalty is provided for murder by the Penal Code
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
A report initiated by penal Reform International stated...
A report initiated by penal Reform International stated that over 50 prisoners die everyday in Malawi's prisons
- JANUARY 1, 2000FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in...
The Constitution Act of Finland (1919 as amended in 1995), Section 6, states in part: "Everyone shall have the right to life and personal liberty, physical integrity and security of person
- JANUARY 1, 2000MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three antistate offenses involving violence (as reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the Criminal code)
- JANUARY 1, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following...
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court
- JANUARY 1, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug...
Capital crimes are: murder, economic offenses, drug offenses and some political activities
- JANUARY 1, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq strongly attacked the U
Iraq strongly attacked the U
- JANUARY 1, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Al-Dory an Iraqi diplomat said it was regrettable...
Mohammed Al-Dory an Iraqi diplomat said it was regrettable that once again, the European Union had presented an aggressive and hostile draft resolution against Iraq
- JANUARY 1, 2000IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes...
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954
- JANUARY 1, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
Murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a...
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a moratorium on the use of capital punishment when Russia joined the Council of Europe on February 28 of that year
- JANUARY 1, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 28 people were executed in Uganda
In 1999, 28 people were executed in Uganda
- JANUARY 1, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
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- JANUARY 1, 2000MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1997, when two...
The last execution was carried out in 1997, when two men, Buck Burrows and Larry Tacklyn, were hanged for murdering the territorial governor
- JANUARY 1, 2000LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000OmanDEATH PENALTY
Executions cannot occur during public holidays or the...
Executions cannot occur during public holidays or the Eid of the person sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria...
Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria (1920 as amended in 1968) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2000QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses...
Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000OmanDEATH PENALTY
In April 1999, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced...
In April 1999, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers
- JANUARY 1, 2000Puerto 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, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000SamoaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has...
The death sentence is mandatory for murder but has not been carried out since independence in 1962
- JANUARY 1, 2000Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has planned executions of gangsters from Macau...
China has planned executions of gangsters from Macau to serve as a warning to the underworld
- JANUARY 1, 2000BurundiDEATH 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, 2000OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law
- JANUARY 1, 2000Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
When Portugal handed over its former colony Macao to...
When Portugal handed over its former colony Macao to China on December 20, it also passed on a part of Europe's legal and human rights culture
- JANUARY 1, 2000AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished on December 10, 1999...
The death penalty was abolished on December 10, 1999 as the Constitutional Court considered it to be against the spirit of the new Constitution approved by a popular referendum on November 22, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2000LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, 1999, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish...
On April 15, 1999, Parliament (64-15) voted to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
International observers think that death sentences...
International observers think that death sentences handed out in Armenia are unlikely to be carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2000LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the...
Premeditated murder, treason and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
There are 31 capital offenses
There are 31 capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2000Antigua & 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, 2000AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe which has coaxed prospective members to eliminate the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Lithuania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
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- JANUARY 1, 2000GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court and its military collegium...
The Tajik Supreme Court and its military collegium passed death sentences on 33 people in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2000CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000AlgeriaDEATH 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, 2000AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
In June 1999, aiming to promote civil reconciliation...
In June 1999, aiming to promote civil reconciliation after seven years of bloodshed, the Algerian Parliament approved a law providing for reduced prison terms to be meted out to members of armed Islamic fundamentalist groups
- JANUARY 1, 2000GambiaDEATH PENALTY
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death...
The new Constitution adopted in 1996 retains the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Kigali-based rights group LIPRODHOR said around...
The Kigali-based rights group LIPRODHOR said around 3,000 suspects have been tried since genocide trials began in late 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2000LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868,...
The Constitution of Luxembourg of October 17, 1868, as amended on April 29, 1999 states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Following the overthrow of Brig
Following the overthrow of Brig
- JANUARY 1, 2000GhanaDEATH PENALTY
President Jerry John Rawlings seized power as a young...
President Jerry John Rawlings seized power as a young air force officer in a 1979 coup that toppled General Frederick Akuffo's military regime
- JANUARY 1, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code and the legislation on civil disturbances for armed robbery, murder, treason, and offenses against the State
- JANUARY 1, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The northern Nigerian states of Zamfara and Sokoto...
The northern Nigerian states of Zamfara and Sokoto have adopted Islamic sharia law in October 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains...
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2000MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives...
On February 18, 1999, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- JANUARY 1, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death...
A penal code introduced in 1998 replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment, despite vocal campaigning by right-wing activists who pointed out that more than 60 percent of Poles support capital punishment for brutal murders
- JANUARY 1, 2000North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971...
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the Criminal Code, it had been retained under the Armed Forces Act of 1970 for certain offences committed in time of war, such as aiding the enemy, desertion and taking part in a
- JANUARY 1, 2000SwedenDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the...
The country has been abolitionist since 1972 and the last execution was conducted in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2000NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Official statistics show that in recent years, the...
Official statistics show that in recent years, the number of criminal cases in the Czech Republic stood at about 400,000 each year, almost double that before 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2000New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes...
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, then fully abolished, and replaced with life imprisonment in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those...
Zambian law provides for the death penalty for those convicted of murder, treason and aggravated robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In January 1997, 8 prisoners were sent to the gallows...
In January 1997, 8 prisoners were sent to the gallows at Mukobeko Prison
- JANUARY 1, 2000SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Ecuador cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
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- JANUARY 1, 2000SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia has been without central government since 1991,...
Somalia has been without central government since 1991, when clans ousted dictator Siad Barre and the east African country sank into inter-clan fighting in which tens of thousands died
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- JANUARY 1, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A total of 1,207 people, including 75 women, were executed...
A total of 1,207 people, including 75 women, were executed under the death sentence in former Czechoslovakia from 1918 to July 1990, when the death sentence was abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who repressed Basque culture and language during his 36 years in power
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the...
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995, when the last death sentence was passed, and the last execution took place in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2000TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security...
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Fourteen people (including 5 foreigners and a woman)...
Fourteen people (including 5 foreigners and a woman) were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
At least 34 people were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
In Uzbekistan there is no death penalty for women
In Uzbekistan there is no death penalty for women
- JANUARY 1, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kidnapping Act 1961 (Act 365) makes it mandatory...
The Kidnapping Act 1961 (Act 365) makes it mandatory for kidnappers on conviction to receive "death, imprisonment for life and shall, if he is sentenced to death, also be liable to whipping"
- JANUARY 1, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder
- JANUARY 1, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against the President, illegal possession of arms, and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness
- JANUARY 1, 2000GuyanaDEATH 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, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Two people were executed in 1999
Two people were executed in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000St. 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, 2000BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, and drug trafficking (import and export of over 15g of morphine or heroin; possession of over 30g of morphine or heroin for the purpose of unauthorized trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
But there have been calls for its reintroduction in...
But there have been calls for its reintroduction in a country with a murder rate 10 times higher than that of the United States, making it one of the world's most violent places outside a war zone
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Simple acts of prayer have reportedly resulted in life...
Simple acts of prayer have reportedly resulted in life in prison and executions
- JANUARY 1, 2000DEATH PENALTY
At least 47 executions were carried out in 1999
At least 47 executions were carried out in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2000SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against...
Aggravated murder, aggravated rape and offenses against the State are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted...
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted for a while in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five...
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five year term in Georgia's presidential election
- JANUARY 1, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999...
Seven of the eight people sentenced to death in 1999 were foreign nationals, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, 1999, the Constitutional Court ruled...
On December 30, 1999, the Constitutional Court ruled that the articles on the death penalty in the criminal code violated the principle of respect for human life and were unconstitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The new Penal Code (1995) retains the death penalty...
The new Penal Code (1995) retains the death penalty for 13 offenses as opposed to the 30 offenses of the previous code
- JANUARY 1, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached...
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached an alarmingly high number with at least 56 death sentences and 20 executions known since the beginning of 1999
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- JANUARY 1, 2000United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated...
Capital crimes are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated robbery, apostasy and drug offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution...
The death penalty was not mentioned in the Constitution suspended in 1973
- JANUARY 1, 2000EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence was suspended in Swaziland in 1982,...
The death sentence was suspended in Swaziland in 1982, after an international outcry
- JANUARY 1, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a...
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a law, introduced by the deposed dictator Numeiri and carried over by the National Islamic Front (NIF) and the present military junta
- JANUARY 1, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National...
Under white minority rule, the apartheid-era National Party, the New National Party's (NNP) predecessor, executed an average of about 100 people a year in the 1980s, peaking at 187 in 1987 when 21 people were hanged in a single week at Pretoria's notoriou
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- JANUARY 1, 2000North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for political offenses...
The death penalty is mandatory for political offenses and has reportedly been handed down for ordinary crimes and for theft and embezzlement
- JANUARY 1, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, 1999, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death...
On July 28, 1999, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death at the Royal jail in Port of Spain
- JANUARY 1, 2000Trinidad & 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, 2000DEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago currently has approximately 81...
Trinidad and Tobago currently has approximately 81 men and women under sentence of death, which is the mandatory punishment for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2000Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On May 26, 1998, the Trinidad and Tobago Government...
On May 26, 1998, the Trinidad and Tobago Government withdrew from the first Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights with effect from 26 August 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after...
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after elections were followed by an uprising by more than half a million people who took to the streets of Belgrade, seized the parliament, and burned down the state television station
- JANUARY 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions...
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions in the world in both absolute numbers and per capita, accounting for more than 1,000 lives over the last 20 years
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual...
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual who was under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi millionaire, Islamic fundamentalist and alleged...
A Saudi millionaire, Islamic fundamentalist and alleged financier of international terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, has been living in Afghanistan for several years as a "guest" of the Taleban Islamic movement
- JANUARY 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Under legislation passed in 1993, seven people have...
Under legislation passed in 1993, seven people have been executed by lethal injection for various "heinous crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani judges handed down a total of more than 4,000...
Pakistani judges handed down a total of more than 4,000 death sentences, in trials that international rights groups complain were often miscarriages of justice
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian legislative system also provides for different...
The Indian legislative system also provides for different levels of appeal, and death sentences are frequently commuted to life imprisonment upon appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In all, 194 people were sentenced to death last year
In all, 194 people were sentenced to death last year
- JANUARY 1, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder and rape are capital crimes
Murder and rape are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code...
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, 1999, the Maharashtra Control of Organized...
On February 12, 1999, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Ordinance, 1999, was signed by President K
- JANUARY 1, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug...
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug trafficking in the Southeast Asian nation
- JANUARY 1, 2000VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's communist authorities impose the death penalty...
Vietnam's communist authorities impose the death penalty for a total of 29 different offences, including a string of economic crimes as well as murder, treason, drug trafficking, sexual offences against children and serious cases of armed robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2000EritreaDEATH PENALTY
The Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation...
The Revolutionary Council of the Eritrean Liberation Front said Eritrea had executed 260 activists, and abducted 65 others over the past eight years
- JANUARY 1, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)...
The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- JANUARY 1, 2000EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital...
Murder and acts threatening State security are capital crimes