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1998
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1998, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
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Latest news of 1998
On December 10, 1998, Belgium ratified Protocol No
On December 10, 1998, Belgium ratified Protocol No
- DECEMBER 10, 1998BulgariaDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 10, 1998LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 1998 Liechtenstein ratified the Second...
On December 10, 1998 Liechtenstein ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- DECEMBER 1, 1998LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1998, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court...
In December 1998, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional
- NOVEMBER 16, 1998DEATH PENALTY
On November 16, 1998, Turkish Justice Minister Hasan...
On November 16, 1998, Turkish Justice Minister Hasan Denizkurdu presented an abolitionist bill, in the hope of facilitating the extradition process, but he did not even succeed in having it approved by the Council of Ministers
- NOVEMBER 12, 1998ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On 12 November 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan,...
On 12 November 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan, accompanied by Refounded Communist deputy Ramon Mantovani, landed at Fiumicino Airport in Rome on a flight from Russia
- NOVEMBER 12, 1998DEATH PENALTY
On November 12, 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan was...
On November 12, 1998, Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan was arrested at Fiumicino Airport in Rome upon his arrival from Moscow, with a warrant issued by Germany, which did not request his extradition, and another issued by Turkey, but he was not extradited to T
- OCTOBER 1, 1998DEATH PENALTY
The last people executed in The Bahamas were Trevor...
The last people executed in The Bahamas were Trevor Fisher and Richard Woods, in October 1998
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1998SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified...
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified Protocol No
- JULY 22, 1998YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Yemen signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 20, 1998DEATH PENALTY
On July 20, 1998, the first hanging in Saint Kitts...
On July 20, 1998, the first hanging in Saint Kitts and Nevis took place since 1981
- JULY 1, 1998Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
In July 1998, the Federation adopted a new criminal...
In July 1998, the Federation adopted a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty