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, 2003LatviaDEATH PENALTY
President Guntis Ulmanis imposed a moratorium on executions...
President Guntis Ulmanis imposed a moratorium on executions in September 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2003North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The 1991 Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
The 1991 Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13...
Italy 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, 2003SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 102 people were executed in Yugoslavia according...
In 1999, 102 people were executed in Yugoslavia according to unconfirmed opposition reports
- JANUARY 1, 2003LatviaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in January 1996
The last execution was carried out in January 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999 Germany filed a case with the International...
In 1999 Germany filed a case with the International Court of Justice against the United States for violating the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 by not informing its consular officials of the arrest and murder convictions of two German-bor
- JANUARY 1, 2003PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Malta took place on July 5, 1943...
The last execution in Malta took place on July 5, 1943 at the Corradino Prison
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty...
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been retained in the internationally...
The death penalty has been retained in the internationally unrecognized separatist entity of Transdniestria
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with...
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with Ireland 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, 2003MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Moldova 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, 2003North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The 15 amendments to the 1991 constitution approved...
The 15 amendments to the 1991 constitution approved in November 2001 broadened rights for the Balkan state's large ethnic Albanian minority after a conflict between government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels of the National Liberation Army (UCK) from Fe
- JANUARY 1, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty...
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe, and a moratorium on executions is in place
- JANUARY 1, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey is abolitionist for ordinary crimes and retains...
Turkey is abolitionist for ordinary crimes and retains the death penalty for "crimes committed in times of war and imminent threat of war"
- JANUARY 1, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain reported 17 death sentences in 2002
Hands Off Cain reported 17 death sentences in 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Russia took place on September 2, 1996
The last execution in Russia took place on September 2, 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2003SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia and Montenegro is completely abolitionist
Serbia and Montenegro is completely abolitionist
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The federal Criminal Code of the Russian Federation...
The federal Criminal Code of the Russian Federation envisages the death penalty for five crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003SwedenDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was conducted in 1910
The last execution was conducted in 1910
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia has had a moratorium on executions since 1996
Russia has had a moratorium on executions since 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000,...
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000, with an overwhelming majority vote of the members of the Ukrainian parliament
- JANUARY 1, 2003Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
The Vatican formally abolished the death penalty from...
The Vatican formally abolished the death penalty from its constitution in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2003Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Vatican use of the death penalty persisted into the...
Vatican use of the death penalty persisted into the 19th century, with hangings under Pope Pius IX, but no execution was carried out since the establishment of the modern state in 1929
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine had promised to abolish the death penalty when...
Ukraine had promised to abolish the death penalty when it joined the Council of Europe in 1995, and the government was sharply criticized for its failure to fully abolish it
- JANUARY 1, 2003Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
The revised Vatican constitution that took effect on...
The revised Vatican constitution that took effect on February 22, 2001 removed the death penalty from the text of the Fundamental Law, equivalent to a constitution, which dates back to the 1929 creation of the modern Vatican city-state
- JANUARY 1, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for...
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18, 1969 when both Houses of Parliament voted to remove a clause in the Murder Act 1965 restricting the abolition of the death penalty to five years