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A delegation from the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty participated in the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to highlight the often-overlooked realities faced by women in contact with the criminal justice system, including those facing the death penalty.

As of early April, the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia since King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s accession to the throne on January 23, 2015—and the subsequent appointment of his son, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, on June 21, 2017—has surpassed 2,000, according to the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), marking a […]

The Maldives government should withdraw plans to introduce a bill to end the longstanding moratorium on the death penalty in the country, 10 Maldivian and international human rights organizations said today.

STATEMENT 10 April 2026 The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law (5786–2026) recently adopted by Israel.

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is publishing two new guides designed to help abolitionists and their allies incorporate a gender-responsive approach into their advocacy efforts. 

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) is alarmed by the content of two bills that are presently before Israel’s Knesset, in which it is proposed to expand the scope of the death penalty for terrorism offences, and permit resort to the death penalty in ad hoc military courts for trials related to the […]

Transparency, governance and funding priorities at the heart of FFPA Phase 2 The FFPA Death Penalty project is entering a new chapter. As part of its mission to strengthen and expand the global abolitionist movement, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, together with the FFPA Consortium partners, is preparing to launch Phase 2 of […]

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (World Coalition) actively advocated during the 91st session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), held in Geneva from 16 June to 4 July 2025, to denounce gender-based discrimination in the application of the death penalty in Afghanistan and Thailand.

From 7 to 9 November 2025, Tokyo hosted the 5th Regional Congress on the Death Penalty in East Asia, organized by ECPM (Ensemble contre la peine de mort/ Together Against the Death Penalty), in partnership with the Centre for Prisoners’ Rights (CPR), the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and the Asian Death Penalty Abolition […]

The United Nations Human Rights Council convened its 60th regular session from 8 September to 8 October 2025. If you missed it, here is what happened regarding the abolition of the death penalty!