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The death penalty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment and the protection of human dignity

By Morris Tidball-Binz, on 30 July 2026

Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment


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Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz




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Observed every 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty unifies the global abolitionist movement and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, lawyers, public opinion and more to support the call for the universal abolition of capital punishment. The day encourages and consolidates the political and general awareness of the worldwide movement against the death […]

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