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- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission for Human Rights in 2003, Algeria...
At the UN Commission for Human Rights in 2003, Algeria for the first time did not vote against the resolution on the death penalty but declared itself absent from the vote
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
A three-year transitional government was set up in...
A three-year transitional government was set up in November 2001 as part of efforts to end the civil war that broke-out in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria has not carried out any executions since 1993
Algeria has not carried out any executions since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria's laws prescribe the death penalty for a range...
Algeria's laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, President Idriss Deby, on occasion of his...
In 1996, President Idriss Deby, on occasion of his investiture, commuted all death sentences pronounced in 1994 and 1995 to life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1988
The last execution was carried out in 1988
- JANUARY 1, 2003Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
Cape Verde abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Cape Verde abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1981
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
In April 2003 Burundi's transitional national parliament...
In April 2003 Burundi's transitional national parliament voted unanimously to recognise the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nation's permanent war crimes court
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Former President Liamine Zeroual declared a moratorium...
Former President Liamine Zeroual declared a moratorium on executions in 1993 and no executions have been carried out since
- JANUARY 1, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Central African Republic's government was toppled...
The Central African Republic's government was toppled by a military coup in March 2003
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic...
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offences
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder...
Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder and rape, but a wide range of violent and non-violent crimes are also punished by decapitation, including: armed robbery; drug-trafficking; witchcraft; adultery; sodomy; same-sex relations; highway r
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Executions take place in public in the conservative...
Executions take place in public in the conservative kingdom, and by beheading
- JANUARY 1, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
As a consequence of a 2001 law, a legislative committee...
As a consequence of a 2001 law, a legislative committee was studying the death penalty process
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In 2002, Saudi Arabia allowed for the first time access...
In 2002, Saudi Arabia allowed for the first time access to a UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judiciary
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In 2002, Hands Off Cain counted 49 executions, including...
In 2002, Hands Off Cain counted 49 executions, including at least one woman
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
By September 2003, 6 people had been sentenced to death...
By September 2003, 6 people had been sentenced to death since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary,...
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary, Ronald Ryan, was hanged in Melbourne's Pentridge Prison on February 3, 1967
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia...
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was reinstated by parliament in 1991
The death penalty was reinstated by parliament in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder
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- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The last hanging in Papua New Guinea was in 1957
The last hanging in Papua New Guinea was in 1957
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
The legal system incorporates Islamic law as well as...
The legal system incorporates Islamic law as well as French legal codes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Comoros has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Comoros has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nation's permanent war crimes court
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana has signed and ratified the statute of the International...
Ghana has signed and ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the permanent war crimes tribunal of the United Nations
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
In September 1996 the first execution since the country...
In September 1996 the first execution since the country became independent in 1975 was carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes