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, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Central African Republic's government was toppled...
The Central African Republic's government was toppled by a military coup in March 2003
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic...
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law
- JANUARY 1, 2003ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying...
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offences
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder...
Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder and rape, but a wide range of violent and non-violent crimes are also punished by decapitation, including: armed robbery; drug-trafficking; witchcraft; adultery; sodomy; same-sex relations; highway r
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Executions take place in public in the conservative...
Executions take place in public in the conservative kingdom, and by beheading
- JANUARY 1, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
As a consequence of a 2001 law, a legislative committee...
As a consequence of a 2001 law, a legislative committee was studying the death penalty process
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In 2002, Saudi Arabia allowed for the first time access...
In 2002, Saudi Arabia allowed for the first time access to a UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judiciary
- JANUARY 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In 2002, Hands Off Cain counted 49 executions, including...
In 2002, Hands Off Cain counted 49 executions, including at least one woman
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
By September 2003, 6 people had been sentenced to death...
By September 2003, 6 people had been sentenced to death since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary,...
The last Australian killed by an Australian judiciary, Ronald Ryan, was hanged in Melbourne's Pentridge Prison on February 3, 1967
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia...
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was reinstated by parliament in 1991
The death penalty was reinstated by parliament in 1991
- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The last hanging in Papua New Guinea was in 1957
The last hanging in Papua New Guinea was in 1957
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
The legal system incorporates Islamic law as well as...
The legal system incorporates Islamic law as well as French legal codes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Comoros has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Comoros has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nation's permanent war crimes court
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana has signed and ratified the statute of the International...
Ghana has signed and ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the permanent war crimes tribunal of the United Nations
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
In September 1996 the first execution since the country...
In September 1996 the first execution since the country became independent in 1975 was carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are...
Armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana still retains the death penalty on the statute books
Ghana still retains the death penalty on the statute books
- JANUARY 1, 2003NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Nebraska does forbid the execution of the mentally...
Nebraska does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable to those of 16 years...
The death penalty is applicable to those of 16 years and over, but not to those with mental retardation
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances,...
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International...
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal, that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Morocco has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
No death row inmates would be executed until a special...
No death row inmates would be executed until a special commission takes a second look at the state's capital-punishment system under a bill passed by a state Assembly committee, on December 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2003GabonDEATH PENALTY
Gabon retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
Gabon retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Egypt has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal