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, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and mutiny
Murder, treason and mutiny
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death...
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death row in Uganda according to the Prisons Department
- JANUARY 1, 2003Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
In February 1993 the National Assembly approved constitutional...
In February 1993 the National Assembly approved constitutional amendments to the 1984 constitution guaranteeing fundamental human rights and abolishing the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
In January 2003, Mexico appealed to the International...
In January 2003, Mexico appealed to the International Court of Justice, at The Hague to stop the execution of 51 Mexican citizens on death row in the United States
- JANUARY 1, 2003GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Guyana is a British Independent territory that has...
Guyana is a British Independent territory that has relinquished the link with the Judicial Commission of the Privy Council, that in recent years has made executions harder
- JANUARY 1, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959...
The death penalty has been used in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, after which Castro's triumphant revolutionary forces tried and executed scores of supporters of former dictator Fulgencio Batista
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's constitution allows the death penalty for...
Mexico's constitution allows the death penalty for certain crimes, but capital punishment cannot be applied, in fact, because it is not included in any state or federal code
- JANUARY 1, 2003CubaDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include: crimes against...
Offences punishable by death include: crimes against external State security; crimes against internal State security; crimes against peace and international law; acts against State security (like the violation of Cuban territory by participating as a memb
- JANUARY 1, 2003GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and terrorism
Murder, treason and terrorism
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
No Mexican court has applied the death penalty since...
No Mexican court has applied the death penalty since the 1950s
- JANUARY 1, 2003GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
In September 2002 Guyana enacted new legislation making...
In September 2002 Guyana enacted new legislation making loosely-defined terrorist acts a capital crime
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982,...
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982, coup plotters Hezekiah Ochuka and Pancras Oteyo Okumu were executed following a court-martial
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was...
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was appointed in October 2000 to draft a new charter for the East African nation
- JANUARY 1, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for...
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for a moratorium on executions and the forming of a commission to study the use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were presented for the...
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were presented for the introduction of a one year moratorium on executions and for the creation of a study commission on the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
- JANUARY 1, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
On December 19, 2001, Cincinnati approved a resolution...
On December 19, 2001, Cincinnati approved a resolution in favour of a moratorium
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In 2002 a Bill was defeated which would have seen the...
In 2002 a Bill was defeated which would have seen the introduction of a 3 year moratorium on capital executions in order to give the state time to review some of its death penalty procedures
- JANUARY 1, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction...
Between 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction of a two year moratorium and for the abolishment of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction of...
In 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction of a moratorium on executions but they were rejected by the Commission
- JANUARY 1, 2003TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002 two bills were proposed for the...
Between 2001 and 2002 two bills were proposed for the introduction of a moratorium on executions and for the setting up of a commission to study the application of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
In 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction...
In 2001 and 2002 bills were proposed for the introduction of a moratorium on executions and for the creation of a study commission on the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
People of 16 years and above are eligible for execution,...
People of 16 years and above are eligible for execution, but not those with mental retardation
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In 2003 bills were proposed for the introduction of...
In 2003 bills were proposed for the introduction of a two year moratorium and for the setting up of a study commission on the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama does allow the execution of juvenile offenders...
Alabama does allow the execution of juvenile offenders from 16 years onwards but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders...
California does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but, as a result of the Atkins v
- JANUARY 1, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In recent years numerous Californian cities have approved...
In recent years numerous Californian cities have approved resolutions asking for a moratorium on executions
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling,...
Murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling, treason, acts which may endanger the independence or unity of the state, waging war against the state, apostasy, prostitution