Archive timeline
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 1, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma...
The Zambian Constitution of 1996, Article 12, comma 1, provides for the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On july 26, 2001 the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously...
On july 26, 2001 the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders
- JANUARY 1, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced...
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced to death a Kuwaiti man for possession and dealing of drugs
- JANUARY 1, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced...
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced to death a Kuwaiti man for possession and dealing of drugs
- JANUARY 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Kayhan evening newspaper reported that five Iranian...
The Kayhan evening newspaper reported that five Iranian men were hanged, three of them publicly, for a range of offences including murder, rape and armed robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordan Times reported that a 20-year-old man was...
The Jordan Times reported that a 20-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court after being convicted of the premeditated murder of a barbershop owner in Hashemi Shamali in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...
Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2003VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty,...
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so
- JANUARY 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian laws dictate that a woman's "blood money" is...
Iranian laws dictate that a woman's "blood money" is half that of a man
- JANUARY 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
State-run newspapers, Afarinesh and Sedaye Edalat,...
State-run newspapers, Afarinesh and Sedaye Edalat, reported that courts in Tehran sentenced to death two prisoners
- JANUARY 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The state-owned newspaper, Kayhan, reported that five...
The state-owned newspaper, Kayhan, reported that five prisoners had been hanged in two cities in Iran
- JANUARY 1, 2003RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The government of Rwanda maintains a list of genocide...
The government of Rwanda maintains a list of genocide suspects, which is divided into four categories, ranging from alleged planners and killers to those who looted or committed other less serious crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan hanged Abdul Sattar, a murderer of two persons,...
Pakistan hanged Abdul Sattar, a murderer of two persons, in Machh Jail after postponing his execution five times
- JANUARY 1, 2003BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Official figures record 33 executions for capital crimes...
Official figures record 33 executions for capital crimes in Botswana between 1966 and 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was one of the first three countries, along...
Switzerland was one of the first three countries, along with Malta and Ireland, that on May 3, 2002 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, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1849
The last execution took place in 1849
- JANUARY 1, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Military Code envisages the death penalty...
The Turkish Military Code envisages the death penalty for 12 crimes committed by military personnel in wartime or under imminent threat of war
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was conducted in 1944
The last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Sweden 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, 2003LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1949
The last execution was carried out in 1949
- JANUARY 1, 2003North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Macedonia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol...
Macedonia 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, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
In December 2002 Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma...
In December 2002 Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed into law the bill on ratification of Protocol 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, dealing with abolition of death penalty under all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Norway 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, 2003SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1989
Slovenia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
A legal moratorium on executions was established in...
A legal moratorium on executions was established in 1996, following a presidential decree
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Moldova abolished the death penalty for all crimes in December 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
About 180 people were executed in Ukraine between 1995...
About 180 people were executed in Ukraine between 1995 and March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Greece was carried out in 1972
The last execution in Greece was carried out in 1972
- JANUARY 1, 2003PolandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished despite vocal campaigning...
The death penalty was abolished despite vocal campaigning by right-wing activists who pointed out that more than 60 percent of Poles supported capital punishment for brutal murders