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How States Abolish the Death Penalty

By International Commission Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013


2013

International law - Regional body

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This document reviews the processes towards abolition of capital punishment through studying the experiences of 13 States. Drawing on these lessons and experiences, the document provides guidance to States on how to abolish the Death penalty.

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أحكام الإعدام وما نُفذ منها في عام 2012

By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2013


NGO report

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يغطي التقرير الحالي اللجوء إلى فرض عقوبة الإعدام على الصعيد القضائي خلال الفترة من يناير/كانون الثانيإلى ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012 . وتدوّن منظمة العفو الدولية الأرقام المتعلقة بفرض عقوبة الإعدام بناء علىأفضل المعلومات المتوافرة لديها. وكما جرى في سابق السنوات، تُجمع المعلومات من طائفة من المصادر المتنوعة،بما في ذلك الأرقام والإحصاءات الرسمية، والمعلومات المستقاة من الأفراد المحكومين بالإعدام، وعائلاتهم وممثليهم،وتقارير الإبلاغ الواردة من منظمات المجتمع المدني، والتقارير الإعلامية. ولا تبلغ منظمة العفو الدولية إلا عنالأرقام التي يمكن استنباطها على أسس سليمة مستقاة من البحوث التي تقوم بها.

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Death Sentences and executions in 2012

By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2013


NGO report

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The report covers the judicial use of death penalty for the period January to December 2012.It summarises Amnesty International’s global research on the death penalty. Information was gathered from various sources including official statistics (where available), non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations, human rights defenders, the media and interviews with survivors of human rights violations

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Summary Report for the United Nations Human Rights Council March 2013

By Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, on 1 January 2013


Article

Iran (Islamic Republic of)


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The report depicts the prisonners convicted of ordinary crimes’s treatment in Iran

  • Document type Article
  • Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Torture,

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Annual Report: Death Penalty in Iran 2012

By Iran Human Rights (IHR), on 1 January 2013


Article

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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Annual Report

By Puerto Rican Coalition against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013


NGO report

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The information presented in this annual report covers the situation about death penalty cases, regarding Puerto Ricans who face death penalty proceedings in the federal jurisdiction, as well as in those states of the U.S. where such punishment is strictly upheld, and a case of petition for extradition.

  • Document type NGO report
  • Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
  • Available languages Informe Anual 2012

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Juvenile Offenders Awaiting Execution in Yemen : “Look at Us with a Merciful Eye”

By Human Rights Watch, on 1 January 2013


NGO report

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The 30-page report found that at least 22 individuals have been sentenced to death in Yemen despite evidence that they were under age 18 at the time of their alleged crimes. In the last five years, Yemen has executed at least 15 young men and women who said they were under 18 at the time of their offense.

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A global approach to human rights case law

By HURIDOCS, on 1 January 2013


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Our vision is to build a database that brings together all the case law of international human rights bodies. It will be the first to make human rights case law available in a coherent manner, break new grounds in terms of accessibility and on top of that will encourage sense-making by adding tools that help the user to go beyond the text.

  • Document type Working with...
  • Themes list Public opinion,

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REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAMAICA

By IACHR , on 1 January 2013


NGO report


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The report presents the conclusions of monitoring by the IACHR in recent years, including an on-site visit to Jamaica in December 2008, several public hearings on human rights in the country, as well as a constant exchange of information with the State and civil society organizations.

  • Document type NGO report
  • Themes list Country/Regional profiles,

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Emergency Exit: Which actions for supporting offenders close te release?

By Save Anthony, on 1 January 2013


NGO report


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In a recent research , Emergency Exit: Which actions for supporting offenders close te release?, 13 key practices have proven to help resettle successfully ex offenders into society at their exit of prison and prevent them from re-offending.

  • Document type NGO report
  • Themes list Public debate,