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, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1975, under the dictatorship...
The last execution took place in 1975, under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco
- JANUARY 1, 2003San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848 and fully abolished it in 1865
- JANUARY 1, 2003San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino has signed but not yet ratified Protocol...
San Marino 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, 2003IrelandDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Ireland was carried out in 1954
The last execution in Ireland was carried out in 1954
- JANUARY 1, 2003PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Portugal 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, 2003RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania abolished the death penalty in 1989
Romania abolished the death penalty in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2003NorwayDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1948
The last execution took place in 1948
- JANUARY 1, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the...
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes
- JANUARY 1, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic has signed but not yet ratified...
The Czech Republic 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, 2003RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1989
The last execution was carried out in 1989
- JANUARY 1, 2003San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1468
The last execution took place in 1468
- JANUARY 1, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Republic of Germany abolished the death...
The Federal Republic of Germany abolished the death penalty in 1949
- JANUARY 1, 2003SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia abolished the death penalty while it was still...
Slovenia abolished the death penalty while it was still a member of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Croatia 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, 2003DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the...
Denmark 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, 2003FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Finland 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, 2003AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Article 8 (3) of Andorra's Constitution states: "The...
Article 8 (3) of Andorra's Constitution states: "The death penalty is prohibited
- JANUARY 1, 2003LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtenstein has signed and ratified Protocol No 13...
Liechtenstein 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, 2003LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1987
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1987
- JANUARY 1, 2003IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment in Iceland had not been applied...
Capital punishment in Iceland had not been applied since 1830
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Albania took place in 1995
The last execution in Albania took place in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland was one of the first three countries, along...
Ireland was one of the first three countries, along with Malta and Switzerland, 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, 2003AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Andorra has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Andorra 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, 2003AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Austria 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, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
One person was condemned to death in 2002 according...
One person was condemned to death in 2002 according to OSCE data
- JANUARY 1, 2003HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following...
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1950
The last execution was carried out in 1950
- JANUARY 1, 2003FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Finland was carried out in 1994
The last execution in Finland was carried out in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2003EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Estonia 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, 2003AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria...
The Federal Constitutional Law of the Republic of Austria at Art