World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Collective reflection to support women and LGBTQIA+ people facing the death penalty

The Gender and the Death Penalty seminar organized by the World Coalition in Philadelphia in September 2024 enabled to explore new abolitionist strategies. The event brought together organizations from 11 countries for stimulating exchanges.

Statement

Singapore: Authorities must end human rights crackdown and unlawful drug related executions

We, the undersigned seven organizations, are greatly alarmed at the deteriorating human rights situation in Singapore. Abstract of a joint statement published on 31 October 2024. To read the full statement.

Advocacy

Abolitionist advocacy at the 89th CEDAW Session

The 89th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 23 to November 10, 2024.

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Observed every 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty unifies the global abolitionist movement and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, lawyers, public opinion and more to support the call for the universal abolition of capital pu [...]

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Learn about the members that make up the World Coalition and how to contact them.

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The Death Penalty Worldwide

Abolitionist for all crimes

Retentionist

Abolitionist in practice

Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only

Source: Amnesty International

Key Figures

112

Abolitionist countries

Countries whose law does not provide for the death penalty for any crime.

Retentionist countries

Countries whose law provides for the death penalty for ordinary crimes.

1153

Number of executions

Number of executions recorded in 2023, possibly lower than the reality due to the secrecy surrounding executions in some countries.

41 047

People on death row

The generic term "death row" refers to all persons on death row awaiting the death penalty.

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NGOs voice fears for dozens of Egyptian prisoners, and hundreds of others, facing execution for drugs-related offenses in Saudi Arabia

United Nations 46th Human Rights Council

Abolition of the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council 55th session

Abolition of the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council 54th session

Abolition of the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council 56th session