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, 2003St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for...
Saint Vincent is a British Independent Territory for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 2003WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003IdahoDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable to those of 17 years...
The death penalty is applicable to those of 17 years and above at the time of the crime
- JANUARY 1, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Louisiana allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Louisiana allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Oklahoma allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003UtahDEATH PENALTY
Utah allows the execution of juvenile offenders of...
Utah allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- JANUARY 1, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas allows the execution of mentally retarded and...
Texas allows the execution of mentally retarded and juvenile offenders of 17 years and above
- JANUARY 1, 2003São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Following the events of 11 September, ''anti-terrorist''...
Following the events of 11 September, ''anti-terrorist'' proposals which would include expansion of the death penalty were made by legislators in several US states, including Alabama, Illinois, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio and North Carolina
- JANUARY 1, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which...
In the USA there are 38 retentionist states (of which at least 35 have very active death penalty dockets), 11 circuits with many federal district courts in each circuit all handling death penalty cases, all making law, some in conflict with others