Article(s)
Mid-terms : Un premier semestre 2023 marqué par de multiples abolitions
By Nellia Halimi, on 9 October 2023
Les sept premiers mois de 2023 ont été riches pour la communauté abolitionniste avec un nouveau pays abolitionniste, un nouvel État abolitionniste aux États-Unis, ainsi que des progrès pour l’abolition dans de nombreux pays. Toutefois, certains pays continuent d’appliquer la peine de mort et le nombre d’exécutions a augmenté de manière alarmante.
2023
Ghana
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kenya
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
United States
Uzbekistan
Article(s)
Mid-terms: A first half of 2023 marked by multiple abolitions
By Nellia Halimi, on 9 October 2023
The first seven months of 2023 have been rich for the abolitionist community with a new abolitionist country, a new abolitionist state in the United States, as well as progress for abolition within multiple countries. However, some countries continue to use the death penalty and there have been alarming increases in executions.
Ghana
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kenya
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Trend Towards Abolition
United States
Uzbekistan
Article(s)
Call for actions on World Day in Sub-Saharan Africa 2
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 17 June 2020
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (World Coalition) and FIACAT are part of a joint project which aims to contribute to the abolition of the death penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2020
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Liberia
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
United Republic of Tanzania
Article(s)
Only one in 10 countries carried out executions in 2012
By Tiziana Trotta, on 10 April 2013
At least 682 people were executed last year aside from China, according to Amnesty International.
2013
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Burkina Faso
China
Death Row Conditions
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Egypt
Gambia
Ghana
Guyana
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Malawi
Moratorium
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
Viet Nam
Yemen
Article(s)
West African ACATs focus on public opinion and lobbying
By Guillaume Colin (FIACAT), on 28 November 2012
Participants to the meeting held by FIACAT in Senegal mid-November received training on regional abolitionist activism and set priorities for their actions.
2012
Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Liberia
Mali
Moratorium
Niger
Public Opinion
Senegal
Togo
Article(s)
A Moratorium acts as a “truce” for the death penalty
on 23 August 2012
Hands Off Cain published its annual report in August. President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma wrote the introduction and the book has been dedicated to Rwanda.
2012
Benin
Burundi
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Latvia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mongolia
Moratorium
Morocco
Myanmar
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Suriname
Uganda
United States
Zambia
Article(s)
Spot opportunities and focus on education, abolitionists are told
on 24 February 2010
The workshop on “Defining strategies for abolition” was an opportunity for abolitionists to share views and experience on what works – and what does not – when pushing for the repeal of the death penalty.
2010
Ghana
South Africa
Switzerland
Taiwan
