Archive timeline
2003
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2003, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 546
- Countries where they were recorded
- 25
- News items in the archive
- 2,951
Latest news of 2003
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Military Code envisages the death penalty for seven...
The Military Code envisages the death penalty for seven crimes: surrender to enemy forces resulting in severe consequences; releasing state secrets; collaborating with the enemy; defection of senior military personnel; non-observance of orders; forcing ot
- JANUARY 1, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the...
Cyprus 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 last execution was in 1785
The last execution was in 1785
- JANUARY 1, 2003DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1950
The last execution took place in 1950
- JANUARY 1, 2003NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 2003BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The Bulgarian Vice-President commuted the 21 death...
The Bulgarian Vice-President commuted the 21 death sentences passed between 1990 and 1998 to life imprisonment upon the abolition of the death penalty in December 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to...
Lithuania 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, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13...
Iceland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
At the time of abolition in 1998, nine prisoners were...
At the time of abolition in 1998, nine prisoners were thought to be on death row
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland became fully abolitionist in 1992
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Georgia 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, 2003HungaryDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1988
The last execution took place in 1988
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan had observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan had observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1950
The last execution took place in 1950
- JANUARY 1, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The last execution dates back to 1952
The last execution dates back to 1952
- JANUARY 1, 2003HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13...
Hungary has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13...
Spain 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, 2003MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1847
The last execution took place in 1847
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment was abolished from the Criminal...
Capital punishment was abolished from the Criminal Code on December 10, 1999, when the Constitutional Court considered the death penalty to be against the spirit of the new Constitution approved by a popular referendum on November 22, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Slovakia 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, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished when the Czech Republic...
The death penalty was abolished when the Czech Republic was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
- JANUARY 1, 2003DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes...
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes committed in peacetime and in wartime
- JANUARY 1, 2003RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania has ratified Protocol No 13 to the European...
Romania has ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was conducted in 1962, and carried...
The last execution was conducted in 1962, and carried out by hanging
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
President Eduard Shevardnadze established a legal moratorium...
President Eduard Shevardnadze established a legal moratorium on executions in Georgia in July 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
On May 30, 2002 the House of Representatives held hearings...
On May 30, 2002 the House of Representatives held hearings on the issue of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A moratorium on executions imposed by Parliament was...
A moratorium on executions imposed by Parliament was in place between July 20, 1990 and December 10, 1998