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, 2003BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful...
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, and drug trafficking (possession of more than 250 grams of Syabu (methylamphetamine) the substance is enough to warrant a death sentence according to Brunei law
- JANUARY 1, 2003BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offenses for which capital punishment either can...
The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war
- JANUARY 1, 2003DEATH 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, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- JANUARY 1, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes...
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954
- JANUARY 1, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
Australia abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1984 and for wartime crimes in 1985
- JANUARY 1, 2003Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island...
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Island (1979) under Section 6(1) states: "No crime under the law of the Republic of Marshall Island may be punished by death
- 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
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art
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