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- JANUARY 1, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959...
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, after which Castro's triumphant revolutionary forces tried and executed scores of supporters of former dictator Fulgencio Batista
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's constitution allows the death penalty for...
Mexico's constitution allows the death penalty for certain crimes, but capital punishment cannot be applied, in fact, because it is not included in any state or federal code
- JANUARY 1, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include: crimes against...
Offences punishable by death include: crimes against external State security; crimes against internal State security; crimes against peace and international law; acts against State security (like the violation of Cuban territory by participating as a memb
- JANUARY 1, 2003GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and terrorism
Murder, treason and terrorism
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
No Mexican court has applied the death penalty since...
No Mexican court has applied the death penalty since the 1950s
- JANUARY 1, 2003GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
In September 2002 Guyana enacted new legislation making...
In September 2002 Guyana enacted new legislation making loosely-defined terrorist acts a capital crime
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982,...
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982, coup plotters Hezekiah Ochuka and Pancras Oteyo Okumu were executed following a court-martial
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was...
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was appointed in October 2000 to draft a new charter for the East African nation
- JANUARY 1, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for...
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for a moratorium on executions and the forming of a commission to study the use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
On December 19, 2001, Cincinnati approved a resolution...
On December 19, 2001, Cincinnati approved a resolution in favour of a moratorium
- JANUARY 1, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction...
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction of a two year moratorium and for the abolishment of the death penalty