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2003
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2003, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2003
- JANUARY 6, 2003AustriaDEATH PENALTY
An Austria Today editorial said
An Austria Today editorial said
- JANUARY 6, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan Justice Minister Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin revealed...
Sudan Justice Minister Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin revealed that the execution of five convicted criminals had been postponed, he did not give a reason for the decision nor state how long the postponement would last, but stressed it was not due to foreign pr
- JANUARY 6, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Clashes between convicts and guards occurred at the...
Clashes between convicts and guards occurred at the Karun 4 prison in Ahvaz, where 300 inmates tried to prevent the transfer of a prisoner to the execution site, "Entekhab" newspaper reported on 31 December
- JANUARY 6, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The state-run Bahar daily reported that a young prisoner...
The state-run Bahar daily reported that a young prisoner named Hossein was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 6, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The wife of death-row Iranian academic Hashem Aghajari,...
The wife of death-row Iranian academic Hashem Aghajari, as well as several jailed liberal opposition members and journalists signed up to stand in Iran's forthcoming municipal elections, officials said
- JANUARY 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
SUDAN POSTPONES THE EXECUTION OF FIVE CRIMINALS FOLLOWING EU CRITICISM
January 6, 2003: Sudan Justice Minister Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin said the execution of five convicted criminals scheduled for Sunday had been postponed.
- JANUARY 5, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordanian State Security Court upheld a death sentence...
The Jordanian State Security Court upheld a death sentence by hanging given to a US-born Islamist convicted of plotting attacks in Jordan during the 2000 millennium celebrations
- JANUARY 5, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was given a last minute reprieve...
A convicted murderer was given a last minute reprieve by the family of the victim in Saveh, south of Tehran
- JANUARY 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The head of a failed Chinese kindergarten was executed...
The head of a failed Chinese kindergarten was executed after being convicted of poisoning 70 children at a rival school, the official Xinhua news agency said
- JANUARY 4, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
A moratorium on executions by stoning is only temporary,...
A moratorium on executions by stoning is only temporary, a senior Iranian conservative cleric said, while admitting the practice had hurt Tehran's image abroad
- JANUARY 3, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on Sudan to commute the sentences...
The European Union called on Sudan to commute the sentences of five people who had been sentenced to death and were to be executed on January 5, a statement issued by the Greek foreign ministry said
- JANUARY 3, 2003KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan President Askar Akayev made a radio statement...
Kyrgyzstan President Askar Akayev made a radio statement regarding the extension of the death penalty moratorium until the end of 2003
- JANUARY 1, 2003GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Greece has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
In September 2002 the Albanian government took the...
In September 2002 the Albanian government took the decision to approve "in principle" Protocol No
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Belgium has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Poland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg has signed but not yet ratified Protocol...
Luxembourg has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003LatviaDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Law of Latvia envisages the death penalty...
The Criminal Law of Latvia envisages the death penalty for murder in especially aggravating circumstances, committed in wartime
- JANUARY 1, 2003SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Slovenia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom has signed and ratified Protocol...
The United Kingdom has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003HawaiiDEATH PENALTY
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Hawaii does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1956 before becoming a state
- JANUARY 1, 2003Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1986
The last execution took place in 1986
- JANUARY 1, 2003AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003MongoliaDEATH 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, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2003TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes
Murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In the past five years, the number of prisoners executed...
In the past five years, the number of prisoners executed in Taiwan has shown a clear decline, a result of greater consideration of human rights protection as well as amendments to mandatory death penalty laws
- JANUARY 1, 2003KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Bills were rejected in 2002 which would have given...
Bills were rejected in 2002 which would have given the Kentucky Criminal Justice Council the job of studying the death penalty in Kentucky; another proposing the introduction of a two year moratorium and proposing the abolishment of the death penalty were