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, 2003AndorraDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Andorra took place in 1943
The last execution in Andorra took place in 1943
- JANUARY 1, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
No executions had taken place since 1990
No executions had taken place since 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes...
The death penalty is a legal punishment for crimes committed in peacetime and wartime
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty while it was still...
Croatia abolished the death penalty while it was still a member of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1992
The last execution took place in 1992
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan abolished the death penalty in February...
Azerbaijan abolished the death penalty in February 1998 for all crimes committed during peacetime
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part...
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
- JANUARY 1, 2003BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for all crimes was abolished on December...
The death penalty for all crimes was abolished on December 10, 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2003Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
The Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not provide for the death penalty but the Criminal Code does
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
People who were below the age of 18 at the time when...
People who were below the age of 18 at the time when the crime was committed and women cannot be sentenced to death, neither can men who are over the age of 65 at the time when the sentence is pronounced
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
According to official statistics, three people were...
According to official statistics, three people were executed up to June 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has been totally abolitionist since 1981
France has been totally abolitionist since 1981
- JANUARY 1, 2003Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed but not yet ratified...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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, 2003BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
In February 2003, Bulgaria deposited with the Council...
In February 2003, Bulgaria deposited with the Council of Europe the instrument of ratification of Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in February 1995
The last execution was carried out in February 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Netherlands, has signed but not yet ratified Protocol...
The Netherlands, 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 abolished the death penalty in 1997 and a penal...
Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997 and a penal code introduced in 1998 replaced it with life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 2003EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998
Estonia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998
- JANUARY 1, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
France has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
France 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, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Germany 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 Constitution of October 17, 1868, as amended on...
The Constitution of October 17, 1868, as amended on April 29, 1999 states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
The last public execution by guillotine was carried...
The last public execution by guillotine was carried out on June 17, 1939
- JANUARY 1, 2003FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Finland abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1949, and for all crimes in 1972
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes...
Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1921 and has been abolitionist for all crimes since 1972
- JANUARY 1, 2003GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment...
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment applicable to offences defined in the Greek Penal Code in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place on March 4, 1947, in...
The last execution took place on March 4, 1947, in Turin, where three men from Villarbasse, Giovanni D' Ignoti, Giovanni Puleo and Francesco La Barbero, were shot at a rifle range just outside the city