INDEX
Article(s)
For ACATs, every executed person “is one of us”
on 22 January 2008
Wherever the Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT) is present, the struggle against the death penalty is an important element within their commitment to respect for human dignity.
2008
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Germany
Moratorium
Public Opinion
Spain
Article(s)
Nie Shubin: a victim of the arbitrary in China
on 21 January 2008
In the lead up to the Beijing Olympics, the French coalition Collectif Chine JO 2008 highlights cases of human rights abuse in China on a weekly basis. This week, they focus on Nie Shubin, who was executed by mistake in 1995.
2008
China
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Women
Article(s)
While we wait for the Supreme Court
on 17 January 2008
After the Supreme Court held a hearing much awaited by the abolitionist community on January 7th, we all need to reassess our strategy for abolition in America, writes Sandrine Ageorges.
2008
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Public Opinion
United States
Article(s)
Activists uncover secret executions in Nigeria
on 9 January 2008
Research by Amnesty International and a group of Nigerian NGOs has revealed that covert executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons.
2008
Nigeria
Nigeria
Article(s)
New Jersey sets an example for US states
on 8 January 2008
The abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey on December 17 could pave the way for other US states. Death Penalty Focus’s Speedy Rice explains how some of them may make the move.
2008
Public Opinion
United States
Article(s)
Activists celebrate abolition in Uzbekistan
on 7 January 2008
Uzbekistan became the first state to abolish the death penalty in 2008. World Coalition members Community of Sant’Egidio and Mothers Against the Death Penalty, who have led a campaign in the region, welcome the move.
2008
Moratorium
Uzbekistan
Article(s)
Video: watch and think
on 7 January 2008
As the debate about lethal injections and the presidential election campaign are raging in the United States, a short film by two young directors establishes a link between the two.
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
United States
Article(s)
EU establishes European Day Against the Death Penalty
on 12 December 2007
The change of government in Poland means that all EU member states now agree to take part in the World Day Against the Death Penalty every October 10.
2007
Article(s)
Texas report released on 25th anniversary of lethal injections
on 12 December 2007
The Texas Coalition Against the Death Penalty released its report on the death penalty in the state in 2007 exactly 25 years after the first death American row inmate received a lethal injection.
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
United States
Article(s)
International mobilisation saves the life of Filipina maid
on 12 December 2007
A Filipina woman sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of her employer has seen her sentence commuted to life imprisonment after joint action by migrant and abolitionist groups.
Kuwait
Philippines
Women