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, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A commission set up in 2001 by Justice Minister (Governor...
A commission set up in 2001 by Justice Minister (Governor since 2003) Janet Napoletano produced a report which made a series of recommendations including the setting up of a public fund for legal defence, the abolishment of the death penalty towards the h
- JANUARY 1, 2003DelawareDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 a Bill was proposed for the forming of a Commission...
In 2001 a Bill was proposed for the forming of a Commission which would study the use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
A multiparty constitution inaugurated in 1996 retained...
A multiparty constitution inaugurated in 1996 retained the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A bill was presented in 2002 for the forming of a commission...
A bill was presented in 2002 for the forming of a commission on the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
On May 9, 2002, Maryland Gov
On May 9, 2002, Maryland Gov
- JANUARY 1, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Three draft laws were presented in 2001, one for the...
Three draft laws were presented in 2001, one for the abolishment of the death penalty, one for a moratorium and one for the forming of a commission to study the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offences
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Since the early 1990s, death sentences handed down...
Since the early 1990s, death sentences handed down by courts in Cameroon have not been carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1981
The last execution was carried out in 1981
- JANUARY 1, 2003MississippiDEATH PENALTY
In 2002 Bills were proposed for the abolition of the...
In 2002 Bills were proposed for the abolition of the death penalty and the introduction of forced labour; for the suspension of the death penalty from 2003 and for its abolition in 2013; for the introduction of a moratorium so as to allow a commission to
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
The penal code maintains the death penalty
The penal code maintains the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
62 executions were carried out in 1999
62 executions were carried out in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 2003Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)...
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Cameroon has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations' permanent war crimes tribunal
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
Chad has signed but not yet ratified the statute of...
Chad has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nation's permanent war crimes court
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt...
Premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon maintains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
Cameroon maintains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
CAR is a state party to the statute of the International...
CAR is a state party to the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nation's permanent war crimes tribunal
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for the application of the...
The Penal Code provides for the application of the death penalty for serious offences including: treason and espionage, attempts to change the regime or actions aimed at incitement, destruction of territory, sabotage to public and economic utilities, mass
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Like its neighbour Rwanda, Burundi has long been torn...
Like its neighbour Rwanda, Burundi has long been torn apart by ethnic conflict which has seen hundreds of thousands killed in sporadic massacres
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
A wide range of capital offences including: murder,...
A wide range of capital offences including: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission for Human Rights in 2003, Algeria...
At the UN Commission for Human Rights in 2003, Algeria for the first time did not vote against the resolution on the death penalty but declared itself absent from the vote
- JANUARY 1, 2003BurundiDEATH PENALTY
A three-year transitional government was set up in...
A three-year transitional government was set up in November 2001 as part of efforts to end the civil war that broke-out in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria has not carried out any executions since 1993
Algeria has not carried out any executions since 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria's laws prescribe the death penalty for a range...
Algeria's laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, President Idriss Deby, on occasion of his...
In 1996, President Idriss Deby, on occasion of his investiture, commuted all death sentences pronounced in 1994 and 1995 to life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1988
The last execution was carried out in 1988
- JANUARY 1, 2003Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
Cape Verde abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Cape Verde abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1981