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Read the articles of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty written by all the actors committed to the universal abolition of capital punishment.

Follow abolitionist news and the latest information on issues related to abolition around the world: breakthroughs, research on prison conditions or the treatment of detainees. Articles also cover the issue of legal representation for convicted persons, the status of women and the role of public opinion.

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World coalition against death penalty

Progress and impediments on path to abolition in U.S.   

The Death Penalty Information Center’s 2023 report

The unprecedent shift in attitudes towards abolition in the US

Mid-terms 2023

Mid-terms: A first half of 2023 marked by multiple abolitions

World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Death Penalty Information Center’s Annual Summary

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How the Death Penalty is Politicized: A Reflection on the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

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Public opinion supportive of the abolition

Executions and Death Sentences Near Record Lows in 2021 in the USA

Journalists participating in the media parley in Lagos © LEDAP, HURILAWS

Women Sentenced to Death Showcased on the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty

Virginia USA

The Commonwealth of Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty

DPIC’s Report on the 2020 Death Penalty Usage in the US

DPIC’s Report on the 2020 Death Penalty Usage in the US

Community of Sant’Egidio

Community of Sant’Egidio Calls for Universal Abolition with Cities for Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty

US White House

Calling for an End to the Federal Executions of the Outgoing Trump Administration

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UPR 36th Session Debriefed on Facebook Live

Recent US Federal Executions Raise Ethical and Political Issues

Expanded Ban on Death Penalty for Intellectually Disabled People in California

US Federal Executions Resume