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, 2003GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
Grenada has not carried out an execution since 1978,...
Grenada has not carried out an execution since 1978, when three men were hanged for rape and murder
- JANUARY 1, 2003CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003Timor-LesteDEATH PENALTY
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of...
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on the night between May 19 and 20, 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2003LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason,...
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and certain drug crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003AlabamaDEATH 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
Pennsylvania allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Pennsylvania allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Nevada allows the execution of juvenile offenders of...
Nevada allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New York forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and prohibits the execution of juveniles by requiring that the offender be "more than 18" at the time of the crime
- JANUARY 1, 2003IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and since March 2002 the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
South Carolina allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
South Carolina allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above
- JANUARY 1, 2003MontanaDEATH PENALTY
Montana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Montana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Mississippi allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Mississippi allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003IndianaDEATH PENALTY
A bill was put forward in 2002 proposing the observance...
A bill was put forward in 2002 proposing the observance of a moratorium until the first of April 2004 and the creation of a death penalty commission with the purpose of reviewing all murder trials which took place in Indian between 1 July 1976 and 1 July
- JANUARY 1, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Virginia allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In 2002 a bills were proposed for the forming of a...
In 2002 a bills were proposed for the forming of a commission with the purpose of studying the death penalty and also for the abolition and commutation of all death sentences
- JANUARY 1, 2003VermontDEATH PENALTY
Vermont has not executed anyone since 1954
Vermont has not executed anyone since 1954
- JANUARY 1, 2003OregonDEATH PENALTY
Oregon forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Oregon forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
- JANUARY 1, 2003Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, military offences...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, military offences and espionage
- JANUARY 1, 2003New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003OklahomaDEATH 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, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded...
Ohio does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2003New JerseyDEATH 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, 2003WyomingDEATH 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, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003TexasDEATH 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