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Death penalty in India Presentation

By Shreya Rastogi, on 1 January 2017


2017

Multimedia content


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Presentation of Shreya Rastogi, from the University of New Dehli, for the plenary session on poverty and the death penalty which took place during the 2017 General Assembly of the World Coalition

  • Document type Multimedia content

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The death penalty and poverty: Promoting access to justice for the poor in Nigeria

By Adaobi Egboka, on 1 January 2017


Multimedia content

Botswana


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Presentation of Adaobi Egboka, from Legal Defense and Assistance Project for the plenary session on poverty and the death penalty which took place during the 2017 General Assembly of the World Coalition.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Botswana
  • Themes list Fair Trial, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,

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The Penalty

By Will Francome / Mark Pizzey, on 1 January 2017


Multimedia content

United States


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The penalty follows three people caught in the crosshairs of capital punishment, and the political landscape thatcould decide their fate. Going behind the scenes of some of the biggest headlines in the history of America’sdeath penalty, the film follows the lethal injection protocol crisis that resulted in a botched execution, therehabilitation of a man who spent 15 years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, and the family of a youngwoman – brutally murdered – split by the state’s pursuit of the ultimate punishment.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Fair Trial, Right to life, Murder Victims' Families, Death Row Phenomenon, Lethal Injection, Death Penalty,

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Counting executions: data analysis by justice project pakistan

By Justice Project Pakistan, on 1 January 2017


Academic report


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Facts and figures of the executions in Pakistan from december 2014 to May 2017

  • Document type Academic report
  • Themes list Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,

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Detailed Factsheet on Death Penalty and Poverty

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017


Multimedia content

fr
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Detailed information on the death penalty and poverty.

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Model letter to governments

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017


Multimedia content

fr
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With this letter, you will be able to call upon the government officials of retentionist countries to request that thesocio-economic status of the defendants facing the death penalty is taken into account as a mitigating factor.

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2016 World Day report

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017


NGO report

fr
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On 10 October 2016, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty along with abolitionist activists worldwide marked the 13th World Day against the Death Penalty by drawing attention to the death penalty for terrorism. This report presents the activities organised for the 13th world day and the media coverage it received.

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Facts and Figures 2017

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017


World Coalition

fr
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Up-to-date information on the application of death penalty around the world in 2016 and 2017.

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Designed to break you: Human Rights Violations in Texas’ Death Row

By The Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, on 1 January 2017


Academic report


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The State of Texas stands today as one of the most extensive utilizers of the death penalty worldwide. Consequently, inmate living conditions on Texas’ death row are ripe for review. This report demonstrates that the mandatory conditions implemented for death row inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice(TDCJ) are harsh and inhumane. Particular conditions of relevance include mandatory solitary confinement, a total ban on contact visits with both attorneys and friends and family, substandard physical and psychological health care, and a lack of access to sufficient religious services.

  • Document type Academic report
  • Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon, Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,

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Annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2016

By Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) / Iran Human Rights (IHR), on 1 January 2017


NGO report

fr
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The 9th annual report by Iran Human Rights (IHR) on the death penalty provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2016 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report sets out the number of executions in 2016, the trend compared to previous years, charges, geographic distribution and a monthly breakdown of executions