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Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 13 – November 2013
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
More details Download [ pdf - 72 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 16 – October 2014
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 80 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law, Right to life,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 16 - octobre 2014
Document(s)
Factsheet for Parliamentarians
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2016
2016
Working with...
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While the death penalty remains, persons with mental disabilities are at risk of being sentenced to death and executed in breach of international standards. This briefing paper provides concrete examples of what can be done to address this risk, including by ensuring that all states have laws that embed international protections in their domestic legislation and by extending protection to those with [serious] mental illness not covered by existing proscriptions against executing persons affected by “insanity”.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability,
- Available languages Fiche pratique pour les parlementaires
Article(s)
Civil society instrumental in UN monitoring of progress towards abolition
By Thomas Hubert, on 22 September 2014
The World Coalition and its members are present at every step in the international human rights law process – from the signature of human rights treaties to the verification of their implementation. Their contribution is yielding more and more concrete results.
2014
Indonesia
United States
Document(s)
Stress and the Capital Jury: How Male and Female Jurors React to Serving on a Murder Trial
By Michael E. Antonio / National Center for State Courts , on 1 January 2008
2008
Academic report
More details See the document
Previous research findings gathered by the Capital Jury Project showed that many jurors whoserved on capital murder trials experienced significant stress and suffered extreme emotionalsetbacks. The present analysis extends these findings by focusing on gender-specific variationsin responses given by male and female jurors as revealed through extensive in-depth inter-views. Findings from structured questions and juror narrative accounts about psychologicaland physical suffering revealed that more females than males reported generalized fear, feltan overwhelming sense of loneliness or isolation, and experienced a significant loss of appetiteduring the trial. While male and female jurors both mentioned becoming emotionally upsetabout the crime-scene evidence and trial testimony, experienced sleeping problems, and start-ed using prescription drugs or illicit substances, these issues were discussed more often byfemales.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Women, Fair Trial, Arbitrariness,
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 18 – May 2015
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 79 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 18 - mai 2015
Document(s)
Ratification Kit for Parliamentarians
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017
2017
Working with...
fresMore details Download [ pdf - 523 Ko ]
Parliamentarians are essential to the process of abolition in several ways. They are central to law-making in their own countries and in most countries, the ultimate decision on ratification rests with parliament, which must approve ratification. This new tool will help them understand the importance and the process of ratification and it will help civil society engage with them.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification pour les parlementairesKit de ratificación para los parlamentarios
Document(s)
How to answer the deterrence argument
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2015
2015
Arguments against the death penalty
frMore details Download [ pdf - 1642 Ko ]
It was created to help all abolitionists answer the deterrent argument. It gives a definition of the deterrent theory, concrete reasons why academic studies have failed to prove the deterrent effect of the death penalty and compares figures about criminal rates in relation to abolition. It does not provide simple and easy answers, but explain, step by step, what to answer to those who believe that the death penalty has a deterrent effect.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Deterrence ,
- Available languages Comment répondre à l'argument de l'effet dissuasif
Document(s)
Bloodsworth an Innocent Man
By Gregory Bayne, on 1 January 2015
Working with...
More details See the document
BLOODSWORTH – An Innocent Man is a documentary memoir recounting Kirk Noble Bloodsworth’s remarkable journey through the criminal justice system. An innocent man convicted and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, Kirk became the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States.Set against the backdrop of his 2013 battle to repeal the death penalty in the State that sentenced him to death, BLOODSWORTH – An Innocent Man offers an intimate glimpse into what it is to wake to a living nightmare; an innocent man caught in the perfect storm of injustice.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
Battle Scars: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty
By Death Penalty Information Center / Richard C. Dieter, on 1 January 2015
NGO report
More details See the document
Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) who have committed heinous crimes present hard cases for the American system of justice. The violence that occasionally erupts into murder can easily overcome the special respect that is afforded most veterans. However, looking away and ignoring this issue serves neither veterans nor victims. PTSD has affected an enormous number of veterans returning from combat zones. Over 800,000 Vietnam veterans suffered from PTSD. At least 175,000 veterans of Operation Desert Storm were affected by “Gulf War Illness,” which has been linked to brain cancer and other mental deficits. Over 300,000 veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts have PTSD. In one study, only about half had received treatment in the prior year.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Mental Illness,
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 19 – January 2016
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 82 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 19 - janvier 2016
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 20 – October 2016
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 80 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 20 - octobre 2016
Document(s)
Kit Cities for Life – 2016
By Community of Saint Egidio, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
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The International DayCities for Life – Cities against the DeathPenalty, is the largest international mobilization ofthe abolitionist movement.Its objective is to establish a dialogue within thecivil society on the topic and involve localadministrators, aiming at abolishing the deathpenalty and making the rejection of violence thetrue identity of a city and its citizens.
- Document type Academic report
- Available languages Kit pour les Villes contre la peine de mort - 2016Kit Ciudades contra la Pena de Muerte - 2016
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 28 July 2015 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 8 September 2020
United Nations report
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guyana
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia
Moratorium
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
aresfrruzh-hantMore details See the document
The permanent missions to the United Nations in New York listed below have the honour to refer to General Assembly resolution 69/186, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Third Committee on 21 November 2014 and subsequently by the General Assembly on 18 December 2014 by a recorded vote. The permanent missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention of existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Antigua and Barbuda / Bangladesh / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / China / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Egypt / Ethiopia / Guyana / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Kuwait / Libya / Malaysia / Nigeria / Oman / Pakistan / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Sudan / Syrian Arab Republic / Trinidad and Tobago / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مذكرة شفوية مؤرخة 28 تموز/يوليه ٢٠١٥ موجهة إلى الأمين العام من البعثة الدائمة لمصر لدى الأمم المتحدةNota verbal de fecha 28 de julio de 2015 dirigida al Secretario General por la Misión Permanente de Egipto ante las Naciones UnidasNote verbale datée du 28 juillet 2015, adressée au Secrétaire général par la Mission permanente de l’Égypte auprès de l’Organisation des Nations UniesВербальная нота Постоянного представительства Египта при Организации Объединенных Наций от 28 июля 2015 года на имя Генерального секретаря2015年7月28日埃及常驻联合国代表团给秘书长的普通照会
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Sierra Leone
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
Sierra Leone
esfrMore details Download [ pdf - 199 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Sierra Leone
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación – Sierra LeoneKit de ratification - Sierra Leone
Document(s)
UPR Pre-Session Statement on the Death Penalty in Iran
By Iran Human Rights (IHR) / World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2014
2014
NGO report
More details See the document
This statement is delivered on behalf of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty (WCADP), Iran Human Rights (IHR), Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation,The Advocates for Human Rights, an NGO with special consultative status, and Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva.The statement addresses the following issues: (1) extensive use of the death penalty(official and unofficial figures); (2) the death penalty against juvenile offenders; (3) public executions; (4) the death penalty for murder or “qesas/retribution;” (5) the death penalty for drug-related charges, and; (6) the death penalty for other non-violent offenses.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Minorities, International law, Capital offences, Right to life, Drug Offences, Hanging, Stoning,
Document(s)
The Death Penalty: Should the Judge or the Jury Decide Who Dies?
By John H. Blume / Theodore Eisenberg / Sheri Lynn Johnson / Cornell Law Review / Martin T. Wells / Valerie P. Hans / Amelia Courtney Hritz / Caisa E. Royer, on 1 January 2014
Academic report
More details See the document
This article addresses the effect of judge versus jury decision making through analysis of a database of all capital sentencing phase hearing trials in the state of Delaware from 1977-2007. Over the three decades of the study, Delaware shifted responsibility for death penalty sentencing from the jury to the judge. Currently, Delaware is one of the handful of states that gives the judge the final decision making authority in capital trials. Controlling for a number of legally-relevant and other predictor variables, we find that the shift to judge sentencing significantly increased the number of death sentences. Statutory aggravating factors, stranger homicides, and the victim’s gender also increased the likelihood of a death sentence, as did the county of the homicide. We reflect on the implications of these results for debates about the constitutionality of judge sentencing in capital cases.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 16 April 2013 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 8 September 2020
2020
United Nations report
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Chad
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Grenada
Guyana
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libya
Malaysia
Mauritania
Moratorium
Myanmar
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
aresfrruzh-hantMore details See the document
The permanent missions to the United Nations in New York listed below have the honour to refer to General Assembly resolution 67/176, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Third Committee on 19 November 2012, and subsequently by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012 by a recorded vote. The permanent missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention of existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Afghanistan / Antigua and Barbuda / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Barbados / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / Chad / China / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Eswatini / Ethiopia / Grenada / Guyana / India / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Kuwait / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Libya / Malaysia / Mauritania / Myanmar / Nigeria / Oman / Pakistan / Papua New Guinea / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Solomon Islands / Somalia / Sudan / Syrian Arab Republic / Tonga / Trinidad and Tobago / Uganda / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مذكرة شفوية مؤرخة 16 نيسان/أبريل 2013 موجهة إلى الأمين العام من البعثة الدائمة لمصر لدى الأمم المتحدةNota verbal de fecha 16 de abril de 2013 dirigida al Secretario General por la Misión Permanente de Egipto ante las Naciones UnidasNote verbale datée du 16 avril 2013, adressée au Secrétaire général par la Mission permanente de l’Égypte auprès de l’Organisation des Nations UniesВербальная нота Постоянного представительства Египта при Организации Объединенных Наций от 16 апреля 2013 года на имя Генерального секретаря2013年4月16日埃及常驻联合国代表团给秘书长的普通照会
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Parliamentarians and the abolition of the death penalty – a resource
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / Francis H. Warburton, on 1 January 2014
2014
Working with...
frMore details Download [ pdf - 667 Ko ]
This resource is for parliamentarians around the globe, currently working or thinking of working for the abolition of the death penalty. It is intended to provide some of the key arguments for abolition based on a series of case studies, showing how abolition has been achieved and is being achieved around the world. The resource also sets out the mini steps that can be taken toward abolition and some information on the development of parliamentary networks and there are a list of contacts where parliamentarians can find information and support.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Public debate, Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Les parlementaires et l’abolition de la peine de mort – une ressource
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Dominican Republic
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Dominican Republic
fresMore details Download [ pdf - 144 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Dominican Republic
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification - République dominicaineKit de ratificación - República Dominicana
Document(s)
UN advocacy: the universal periodic review – Death penalty
By The Advocates for Human Rights / Amy Bergquist / Rosalyn Park / Jennifer Prestholdt, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
More details See the document
PowerPoint presentation used at The Advocates for Human Rights’ training session on death penalty advocacy for the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review of human rights. See also the video of the presentation here.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
The Innocents
By Taryn Simon, on 1 January 2002
2002
Working with...
More details See the document
The Innocents documents the stories of individuals who served time in prison for violent crimes they did not commit. At issue is the question of photography’s function as a credible eyewitness and arbiter of justice.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
The True Legacy of Atkins and Roper: The Unreliability Principle, Mentally Ill Defendants, and the Death Penalty’s Unraveling
By Scott E. Sundby / University of Miami School of Law, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
More details See the document
In striking down the death penalty for intellectually disabled and juvenile defendants, Atkins v. Virginia and Roper v. Simmons have been understandably heralded as important holdings under the Court’s Eighth Amendment jurisprudence that has found the death penalty “disproportional” for certain types of defendants and crimes. This Article argues, however, that the cases have a far more revolutionary reach than their conventional understanding. In both cases the Court went one step beyond its usual two-step analysis of assessing whether imposing the death penalty violated “evolving standards of decency.” This extra step looked at why even though intellectual disability and youth were powerful mitigators, juries were not able to reliably use them in their decision making. The Court thus articulated expressly for the first time what this Article calls the “unreliability principle:” if too great a risk exists that constitutionally protected mitigation cannot be reliably assessed, the unreliability means that the death penalty cannot be constitutionally imposed. In recognizing the unreliability principle, the Court has called into serious question the death penalty for other offenders to whom the principle applies, such as mentally ill defendants. And, unlike with the “evolving standards” analysis, the unreliability principle does not depend on whether a national consensus exists against the practice. This Article identifies the six Atkins-Roper factors that bring the unreliability principle into play and shows why they make application of the death penalty to mentally ill defendants unconstitutional. The principle, which finds its constitutional home in the cases of Woodson v. North Carolina and Lockett v. Ohio, has profound implications for the death penalty, and if taken to its logical endpoint calls into question the Court’s core premise since Furman v. Georgia, that by providing individualized consideration of a defendant and his crime, the death penalty decision will be free of arbitrariness.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Fair Trial, Intellectual Disability,
Document(s)
Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty Guide
By The Death Penalty Project, on 1 November 2022
2022
NGO report
Fair Trial
More details See the document
One of the most compelling forces behind the evolution of international attitudes towards capital punishment in recent decades has been the increasing recognition of the potential for error in its use – that those states that choose to retain the practice may be taking the lives of innocent individuals. The Death Penalty Project produced this resource on wrongful convictions and the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Fair Trial
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 17 – March 2015
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 81 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 17 - mars 2015
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Madagascar
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
Madagascar
frMore details Download [ pdf - 524 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Madagascar
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification - Madagascar
Document(s)
Infographic: Death Penalty in California
By California Innocence Project, on 1 January 2013
2013
Lobbying
More details See the document
The death penalty in the state of California continues to be a major focus, due in part to the burden it places on tax payers. Our goal with this infographic was to examine the facts, and the facts alone. Even though Proposition 34 did not pass in the most recent election, this issue will continue to be argued and remain a pressing issue, especially during difficult economic times.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Minorities, International law, Public debate,
Document(s)
Information Handbook on the Council of the European Union
By Council of the European Union / European Union, on 1 January 2006
2006
Working with...
frMore details See the document
The purpose of this handbook — which has been prepared on the responsibility of the General Secretariat of the Council and has no legal force — is to explain certain basic concepts of how the Council works, but above all to provide practical information both on existing sources of information and on the implementation of measures adopted with regard to openness and transparency. These measures illustrate the Council’s desire to get closer to citizens in order to build their confidence in European integration.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Guide de l’information du Conseil de l’Union européenne
Document(s)
The European Parliament 2004-2009 and European Civil Society: A Guide for Partnership
By European Union, on 1 January 2010
2010
Working with...
enfrMore details See the document
The handbook is intended to introduce you to the rights and value based NGO sectors in the EU and helps you to navigate your way around Civil Society. Part I gives a general overview of the context of dialogue between the EU institutions and NGOs – as it has been established over the last 20 years – and how NGOs would like civil dialogue to develop in the context of the new Constitution. In Part II you will find an overview of the policy areas that each of the 6 sectors will work on during the EP period 2004-2009. This is intended to help you identify the areas of expertise European NGOs can offer for your specific work in the EP. The values and objectives of the EU Civil Society Contact Group from Part III and the annex contain a comprehensive contact list for European NGOs within the 6 sectors.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages German : Einleitung durch die Kontaktgruppe der Europäischen Zivilgesellschaft : Ein Leitfaden für die ZusammenarbeitIntroduction du Groupe de Contact de la Société Civile: Un guide de partenariat
Document(s)
Making your Voice Heard in the EU: A Guide for NGOs
By Civil Society Contact Group, on 1 January 2006
2006
Working with...
enenenenenenenenenfresMore details See the document
This training handbook was specifically designed for those “newcomer” NGOs and activists that are in the process of establishing a European strategy. It does so by providing tailored-made information on EU institutions, the way European NGOs work, as well as lobbying “tips”, illustrated by examples of EU level campaigns.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Bulgarian : Как гласът ни да бъде чут в ЕС:Наръчник за НПОRomanian : Cum s v face i vocea auzit în cadrul Uniunii Europene: Îndreptar pentru Organiza iile Non-GuvernamentaleEstonian : Enda kuuldavaks tegemine Euroopa Liidus: juhend vabaühendusteleItalian : Far sentire la propria voce nell’UE Guida per le ONGGerman : Einfluss nehmen in der EU: Ein Handbuch für NROsHungarian : Hallassuk hangunkat az EU-ban: útmutató civil szervezeteknekLatvian : Tava balss Eiropas Savieniba: Rokasgramata NVOPortuguese : Faça ouvir A sua voz na União Europeia!Slovene : Naj se slisi vas glas v EU: Prirocnik za nevladne organizacijeFaire Entendre votre voix dans l'UE: Un Guide à l'Usage des ONGHaciéndose oír en la UE: Una Guía para ONG
Document(s)
Leaflet World Day 2011 on the inhumanity of the death penalty
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
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The International Jurisprudence Factsheet is divided in four topics: 1. The Right to Be Free from Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2. Methods of Executions 3. Death Row Conditions 4. Families of the Persons Sentenced to Death. The relevant international entities have been investigated regarding these topics and their conclusions are presented in this factsheet.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Fiche jurisprudence internationale : "La peine de mort est inhumaine"
Document(s)
World Day 2011 Petition
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
Campaigning
enfarufrfrzh-hantesMore details Download [ pdf - 39 Ko ]
The petition calls on retentionist states to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to abolish it on the ground that it is inhumane.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages World Day 2011 Petitionدرخواست برای توقف مجازات اعدام در سراسر جهانпетициюPetition 2011 contre la peine de mortPétition Journée mondiale 2011关于在全球范围暂缓使用死刑的呼吁Petición de 2011 contra la pena de muerte
Document(s)
Flyer for the UN Protocol Ratification Campaign
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017
2017
Lobbying
esfrMore details Download [ pdf - 645 Ko ]
This leaflet gives details about the importance of the Protocol for the abolitionist movement and explains the reasons behind this ratification campaign.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Folleto - campaña de ratificaciónBrochure campagne de ratification Protocole ONU
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 1 – October 2009
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 160 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 1 - octobre 2009
Document(s)
Executing the Insane: The Story of Scott Panetti
By The Texas Defender Service / Google videos, on 1 January 2007
2007
Legal Representation
More details See the document
Scott Panetti was accused of killing his parents in law and convicted. Scott suffered from severe mental illness for many years, Schizophrenia. He dismissed his legal counsel and represented himself at trial wearing a cow boy suit and asking irrelavent questions. This video tells the story of Scott Panetti’s case and questions whether he was mentally stable to attend trial and represent himself.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Videos of the 4th World Congress
By Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), on 1 January 2010
2010
Arguments against the death penalty
frMore details See the document
This video was filmed at the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Geneva in February 2010. Speaker is Elizabeth Zitrin at the opening session.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Les vidéos du 4ème congrès mondial
Document(s)
Danthong Breen – Union for Liberty
By Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Thailand
frMore details See the document
Danthong Breen, from the NGO Union for Liberty, based in Thailande, explains why the death penalty is torture.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Thailand
- Themes list Torture,
- Available languages Danthong Breen - Union pour les libertés
Document(s)
The Advocacy Handbook: A Guide to Implementing Recommendations of the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project
By Council of State Governments Justice Center, on 1 January 2006
2006
Campaigning
More details See the document
A how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illnesses who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The Advocacy Handbook reflects a shared effort among NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Practical Guide to Contract procedures for EU external actions
By European Commission, on 1 January 2014
2014
Working with...
frMore details See the document
This Practical Guide explains the contracting procedures applying to all EU external actions financed from the EU general budget (the EU budget) and the European Development Fund (EDF).
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Guide Pratique des Procédures Contractuelles dans le Cadre des Actions Extérieures de l’UE
Document(s)
Pakistani Christian Woman Sentenced to Death
By Amnesty International / British Pakistani Christian Association, on 1 January 2010
2010
Legal Representation
More details See the document
On 8 November, the 45-year-old mother of five children was found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to death under Section 295B and 295C of Pakistan’s Penal Code, for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, by a court in Nankana, around 75km (45 miles) west of the city of Lahore in Punjab province.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 11 January 2008 from the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, […] and Zimbabwe addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 8 September 2020
2020
United Nations report
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Central African Republic
China
Comoros
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dominica
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mongolia
Moratorium
Myanmar
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
aresfrruzh-hantMore details See the document
The Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York listed below present their compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and have the honour to refer to resolution 62/149, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Third Committee on 15 November 2007, and subsequently by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007 by a recorded vote. The Permanent Missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention to existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Afghanistan / Antigua and Barbuda / Bahamas / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Barbados / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / Central African Republic / China / Comoros / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Dominica / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Eswatini / Ethiopia / Fiji / Grenada / Guinea / Guyana / Indonesia / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Libya / Malaysia / Maldives / Mauritania / Mongolia / Myanmar / Nigeria / Oman / Pakistan / Papua New Guinea / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Solomon Islands / Somalia / Sudan / Suriname / Syrian Arab Republic / Thailand / Tonga / Trinidad and Tobago / Uganda / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مؤرخــةشــفويةمــذكرة11الثــانيكــانون/ينــاير2008Nota verbal de fecha 11 de enero de 2008 dirigida al Secretario General por las Misiones Permanentes ante las Naciones Unidas del Afganistán, Antigua y Barbuda, [...] y Zimbabwe ante las Naciones UnidasNote verbale datée du 11 janvier 2008, adressée au Secrétaire général par les missions permanentes auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies de l’Afghanistan, d’Antigua-et-Barbuda, [...] et du ZimbabweВербальная нота Постоянных представительств Антигуа и Барбуды, Афганистана, […] и Японии при Организации Объединенных Наций от 11 января 2008 года на имя Генерального секретаря普通照会2007
Document(s)
Lobbying Kit
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017
2017
Lobbying
frMore details Download [ pdf - 798 Ko ]
The kit aims at providing step-by-step advice on how to lobby government decision-makers at all stages of the ratification process. It includes: model letters , model press release, advice on how and when to use information contained in this kit.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Kit de Lobbying
Document(s)
Beating the Death Penalty in Illinois
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / Aurélie Plaçais, on 1 January 2011
2011
Lobbying
frMore details Download [ html - 16 Ko ]
In a video interview at the NCADP conference in Chicago, leading Illinois abolitionist Jeremy Schroeder explains how grassroots activism and political lobbying was an important factor in abolishing the death penalty in Illinois.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Illinois : abolition, mode d'emploi
Document(s)
World Day Mobilisation Kit
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
Campaigning
frMore details Download [ pdf - 530 Ko ]
This mobilisation kit for the 2011 World Day dedicated to the inhumanity of the death penalty suggests activities and gives advice to hold successful World Day events.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisation pour la Journée mondiale
Document(s)
Amnesty International Death Penalty Awareness Weeks guide
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2012
2012
Campaigning
More details See the document
This is a guide for preparing events against the death penalty. It includes a “How to” guide for holding different types of events. It also provides a short factsheet on death penalty information in the United States.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Capital Punishment Curriculum
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2009
2009
Campaigning
zh-hantMore details Download [ pdf - 36 Ko ]
This course is intended to introduce a comparative study of the death penalty in abolitionist versus retentionist countries, based on the prohibition of this punishment in International conventions. It is designed primarily for use in US law schools, with emphasis on US law, but should prove instructive in other locations.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages 世界反死刑联盟 2009 年废除死刑教材 以法学院为对象之课程设计
Document(s)
Pegagogical Guide: Teaching Abolition (2nd Edition)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
enfrruzh-hantesMore details Download [ pdf - 623 Ko ]
This manual offers several activities in anticipation of the celebrations on 10 October. It is aimed particularly at teachers of students aged 14 to 18, wherever they are in the world, but can also be used by anyone willing to organise an event for the World Day.If you are not a teacher, you may use it to make your own documents and inform the public about the reality of the death penalty in a recreational way.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Italian : Guida pedagogica: Giornata Mondiale contro la Pena di Morte 2009Guide pédagogique: Éduquer à l’abolition (2e édition)Руководство по обучению организации мероприятий по случаю Всемирного дня борьбы против смертной казни 20092009年世界反死刑日 教学手册Guia Pedagogica Educar para la Abolición
Document(s)
Student Resource Centre
By Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Campaigning
More details See the document
A resource centre for students researching the death penalty. It provides student essays as an example on how to write an essay on the death penalty. It also contains a contact list of – death row inmates, activists, jurists, families of inmates, and others that have agreed to make themselves available to answer students’ questions regarding capital punishment.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Educational Curriculum on the Death Penalty Classroom Resource Manual
By Death Penalty Information Center, on 1 January 2003
2003
Campaigning
More details See the document
This web site and its accompanying materials are designed to assist both teachers and students in an exploration of capital punishment, presenting arguments for and against its use, as well as issues of ethics and justice that surround it.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
List of signatories to the Second Optional Protocol by region
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2014
2014
Lobbying
frMore details See the document
List of states that have signed and/or ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Classifyied by region of the world as of 1st July 2011.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Liste des Etats signataires du deuxième Protocole facultatif par région
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 2 – December 2009
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 168 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 2 - décembre 2009
Document(s)
Justice Project Pakistan, Pakistanis Imprisoned Abroad Database
By Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), on 7 February 2024
2024
NGO report
Pakistan
More details See the document
Pakistan is counted among the countries that rely heavily on foreign remittances for economic stability and foreign reserves. However, despite its dependence on foreign remittances from migrant workers, Pakistan has done little to protect its vulnerable citizens from landing in foreign jails. As a result, Pakistan has seen a significant increase in the number of prisoners and executions abroad. Inadequate oversight and the lack of proper enforcement of existing protections is a literal death sentence for scores of Pakistanis who simply seek a better life and improved prospects for loved ones by working abroad.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Pakistan
Document(s)
Ratification of protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2012
2012
Regional body report
enenrufrMore details See the document
Status of the ratification of the Protocol 13 ECHR
- Document type Regional body report
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Italian : Ratifica del protocollo n° 13 alla Convenzione per la salvaguardia dei Diritti dell'Uomo e delle Libertà fondamentali relativo all’abolizione delle pena di morte in ogni circostanzaGerman : Ratifizierung des Protokoll Nr. 13 zur Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten bezüglich der Abschaffung der Todesstrafe unter allen UmständenРатификация протокола № 13 к Конвенции о защите прав человека и основных свобод относительно отмены смертной казни при любых обстоятельствахRatifcationes du protocole n° 13 à la Convention de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales, relatif à l'abolition de la peine de mort en toutes circonstances
Document(s)
Peter Jackson talks about his innocence project: ‘West of Memphis’
By Chris Nashawaty / Entertainment Weekly, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
United States
More details See the document
For the past seven years, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have quietly financed investigations to help free Jason Baldwin, Jesse Misskelley Jr., and Damien Echols, known as the the West Memphis Three, who were wrongly convicted in 1994 of murdering three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis , Arkansas. This piece provides and in-depth look into Peter and Fran’s involvement with the investigattion, the creation of ‘West of Memphis’ as a way to expose key developments in the infamous murder case and Jackson’s main goal, to exonerate the West Memphis Three and help find the real killer.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
Poster – 10th World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
zh-hantfarufresMore details Download [ pdf - 608 Ko ]
Poster of the 10th World Day against the Death Penalty:Abolish the Death Penalty. It’s a better world without it.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages 海報 - 2012 年世界反死刑日پوستر روز جهانی سال 2012плакатAffiche Journée mondiale 2012Cartel Día Mundial 2012
Document(s)
Leaflet – 10th World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
esfaruzh-hantzh-hantfarufresMore details Download [ pdf - 1500 Ko ]
The leaflet on the 2012 World Day provides information on the evolution of the abolition of the death penalty in the past ten years and presents the challenges ahead. It also gives arguments against the death penaty.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Leaflet Spanish 2012Leaflet Farsi 2012Leaflet Russian 2012Leaflet chinese 2012单张 - 2012 年世界反死刑日بسته حاوی اطلاعت : 2012 روز جهانی علیه مجازات اعدامлистовкаBrochure Journée mondiale 2012Folleto Día Mundial 2012
Document(s)
Mobilisation Kit 2012
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2012
2012
Campaigning
frMore details Download [ pdf - 523 Ko ]
This mobilisation kit for the 2012 World Day suggests activities and gives advice to hold successful World Day events.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisation 2012
Document(s)
Detailed Fact Sheet: Progress Made in 10 years and Challenges Ahead
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / Detailed Fact Sheet, on 1 January 2012
Campaigning
More details Download [ pdf - 251 Ko ]
This Fact Sheet details the progress made in the past 10 years and challenges ahead, stressing the fact that Death Sentences and Executions Have Decreased, there is a Growing Use of a Moratorium, a Growing Restrictions on the Scope of the Death Penalty: Elimination of Mandatory Death Sentences, Growing Restrictions on the Scope of the Death Penalty, Growing Support for the UN General Assembly Resolutions Calling for a Moratorium, Increasing Ratifications of the Protocols to Abolish the Death Penalty, Growing International Statements and a Growing Abolitionist Movement.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
Document(s)
Leaflet Cities Against the Death Penalty
By Community of Saint Egidio, on 1 January 2012
Campaigning
esfrMore details Download [ pdf - 326 Ko ]
- Document type Campaigning
- Available languages Folleto Ciudades contra la Pena de MuerteBrochure Villes contre la peine de mort
Document(s)
Kit for Cities Against the Death Penalty
By Community of Saint Egidio, on 1 January 2012
Campaigning
fresMore details Download [ msword - 324 Ko ]
- Document type Campaigning
- Available languages Kit pour les Villes contre la peine de mortKit Ciudades contra la Pena de Muerte
Document(s)
In Their Own Words
By Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort, on 1 January 2019
2019
NGO report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 1425 Ko ]
A tool with testimonies of children with a parent on death row, compiled by the World Coalition thanks to its member organizations.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Mineurs, Coalition Mondiale Contre la Peine de Mort, Peine de Mort,
- Available languages Paroles d'enfants
Document(s)
Incendiary: the Willingham case
By Joe Bailey Jr. / Indira Barykbayeva / YOKEL production, on 1 January 2011
2011
Legal Representation
More details See the document
After its national release in October, “Incendiary: The Willingham Case” is now available on DVD and through Apple’s iTunes Movie Store.The film examines the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham in Texas for the murder of his children by arson and centers around evolving standards of scientific evidence and the notion that an innocent man was executed
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
RESOLUTION 1044 (1994) on the abolition of capital punishment
By Council of Europe / Parlamentary Assembly, on 8 September 1994
1994
United Nations report
More details See the document
The Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the abolition of capital punishment for offences committed both in war- and in peacetime in Greece on 16 December 1993, which provides an excellent example for other countries to follow.
- Document type United Nations report
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
RECOMMENDATION 1246 (1994) on the abolition of capital punishment
By Council of Europe / Parlamentary Assembly, on 1 January 1996
1996
Regional body report
More details See the document
The Parliamentary Assembly deplores the fact that the legislation of eleven Council of Europe member states and seven states whose legislative assemblies enjoy special guest status still provides for the death penalty.
- Document type Regional body report
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
RESOLUTION 1097 (1996) on the abolition of the death penalty in Europe
By Council of Europe / Parlamentary Assembly, on 1 January 1996
Regional body report
More details See the document
The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolution 1044 (1994) on the abolition of capital punishment. It welcomes the complete abolition of capital punishment in Italy, Spain, Moldova and Belgium during the last two years, which provide an excellent example for other countries to follow.
- Document type Regional body report
- Themes list International law,
Document(s)
Position Paper: Death Penalty under the Palestinian National Authority
By Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, on 1 January 2010
2010
NGO report
More details See the document
This paper describes the international law surrounding the trend towards abolition. It then discusses this in relation to the death penalty in Palestine which has come under criticism from Human Rights NGO’s to provide prisoners with international standards regarding their detention and providing a fair trial.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
Document(s)
Video “Flight” – animation about death penalty in Belarus
By Viasna Human Rights Center, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Belarus
More details See the document
The animation film, created by talented volunteers of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against Death Penalty”, dwells on the topic of the cruelty and inhumanity of the death penalty in Belarus. Our country is the last one in Europe and on the post-Soviet space where the death penalty is still used
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Belarus
- Themes list International law, Public debate,
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 3 – February 2010
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 166 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 3 - février 2010
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 4 – April 2010
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 180 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 4 - avril 2010
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 6 – March 2011
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 71 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 6 - mars 2011
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 7 – May 2011
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 71 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 7 - mai 2011
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 10 February 2009 from the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Afghanistan, the Bahamas, […] and Zimbabwe addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 8 September 2020
United Nations report
Afghanistan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dominica
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mongolia
Moratorium
Myanmar
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
aresfrruzh-hantMore details See the document
The Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York listed below present their compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and have the honour to refer to resolution 62/149, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Third Committee on 15 November 2007, and subsequently by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007 by a recorded vote. The Permanent Missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention to existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Afghanistan / Bahamas / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Barbados / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / Central African Republic / Chad / China / Comoros / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Dominica / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Eswatini / Ethiopia / Fiji / Gambia / Grenada / Guinea / Guyana / Indonesia / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Libya / Malaysia / Maldives / Mauritania / Mongolia / Myanmar / Niger / Nigeria / Papua New Guinea / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Solomon Islands / Somalia / Sudan / Suriname / Syrian Arab Republic / Thailand / Tonga / Trinidad and Tobago / Uganda / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مذكرةشفويةمؤرخة١٠شـباط/فبرايـر٢٠٠٩Nota verbal de fecha 10 de febrero de 2009 dirigida al Secretario General por las misiones permanentes ante las Naciones Unidas del Afganistán, la Arabia Saudita, [...] y ZimbabweNote verbale datée du 10 février 2009, adressée au Secrétaire général par les Missions permanentes auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies de l’Afghanistan, de l’Arabie saoudite, [...] et du ZimbabweВербальная нота постоянных представительств Афганистана, БагамскихОстровов, […] и Чада при Организации Объединенных Наций от 10 февраля 2009 года на имя Генерального секретаря9年2月10日阿富汗、巴哈马、巴林、[...] 也门和津巴布韦常驻联合国代表团给秘书长的普通照会
Document(s)
Ratificationt Kit Angola
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017
2017
Lobbying
fresMore details Download [ pdf - 525 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification AngolaKit de ratificación Angola
Document(s)
Ratificationt Kit – Cambodia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Cambodia
fresMore details Download [ pdf - 189 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Cambodia
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification - CambodgeKit de ratificación - Camboya
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 8 – August 2011
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 75 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law, Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 8 - Aout 2011
Document(s)
World Day 2011 Petition
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
enfarufrfrzh-hantesMore details Download [ pdf - 39 Ko ]
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Torture, Death Row Conditions,
- Available languages World Day 2011 Petitionدرخواست برای توقف مجازات اعدام در سراسر جهانпетициюPetition 2011 contre la peine de mortPétition Journée mondiale 2011关于在全球范围暂缓使用死刑的呼吁Petición de 2011 contra la pena de muerte
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 9 – October 2011
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ - 0 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law, Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 9 - Octobre 2011
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 10 – March 2012
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
frMore details Download [ pdf - 69 Ko ]
This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign. This update will be published every other month to give information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law, Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 10 - Mars 2012
Document(s)
Status of signature and ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
By United Nations, on 1 January 1989
1989
NGO report
frfrMore details See the document
Status of signature ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, including declarations, reservations and objections.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Moratorium ,
- Available languages État de signature et ratification du Deuxième Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques visant à abolir la peine de mort.État de signature et ratification du Deuxième Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques visant à abolir la peine de mort.
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 11 March 2011 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 8 September 2020
2020
United Nations report
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Grenada
Guinea
Guyana
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libya
Malaysia
Moratorium
Myanmar
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
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The permanent missions to the United Nations in New York listed below have the honour to refer to General Assembly resolution 65/206, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Third Committee on 11 November 2010, and subsequently by the General Assembly on 21 December 2010 by a recorded vote. The permanent missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention of existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Afghanistan / Antigua and Barbuda / Bahamas / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Barbados / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / Central African Republic / Chad / China / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Dominica / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Eswatini / Ethiopia / Grenada / Guinea / Guyana / Indonesia / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Kuwait / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Libya / Malaysia / Myanmar / Niger / Nigeria / Oman / Pakistan / Papua New Guinea / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saudi Arabia / Sierra Leone / Singapore / Solomon Islands / Somalia / Sudan / Syrian Arab Republic / Tonga / Trinidad and Tobago / Uganda / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مذكرة شفوية مؤرخة 11 آذار/مارس 2011 موجَّهة إلى الأمين العام من البعثة الدائمة لمصر لدى الأمم المتحدةNota verbal de fecha 11 de marzo de 2011 dirigida al Secretario General por la Misión Permanente de Egipto ante las Naciones UnidasNote verbale datée du 11 mars 2011, adressée au Secrétaire général par la Mission permanente de l’Égypte auprès de l’Organisation des Nations UniesВербальная нота Постоянного представительства Египта при Организации Объединенных Наций от 11 марта 2011 года на имя Генерального секретаря2011年3月11日埃及常驻联合国代表团给秘书长的普通照会
Document(s)
The State of Criminal Justice 2011
By American Bar Association / Ronald Tabak, on 1 January 2011
2011
NGO report
More details See the document
The State of Criminal Justice 2011 contains a chapter on death penalty by Ronald Tabak (Ch. 19). Tabak explores legislative changes, the declining use of the death penalty, important Supreme Court decisions and the adequacy of representation.
- Document type NGO report
Document(s)
A Deadly Case of Mistaken Identity
By Sam Olukoya / IPS, on 1 January 2011
Legal Representation
More details See the document
The worst day of Olaniyi Emiola’s life was Mar. 17, 1998. At least it was for Olaniyi Emiola, 22, the spare motor parts trader. For Olaniyi Emiola, the armed robber, it was a lucky escape as another man with the same name had been wrongly sentenced to death for a crime he committed.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
State Information
By Death Penalty Information Center, on 1 January 2011
NGO report
More details See the document
Death penalty information and statistics by state.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2016: The Year in Review
By Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2016
2016
NGO report
More details See the document
TCADP reviews the death penalty situation in Texas in 2016: The State of Texas executed seven people in 2016, the lowest number of executions in two decades. Seven other individuals with execution dates received reprieves from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It was only the second time since the resumption of executions in 1982 that no African-Americans were put to death in Texas.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Discrimination, Intellectual Disability, Death Penalty, Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Togo
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Togo
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Togo
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Kit de ratification - Togo
Document(s)
Note verbale dated 13 September 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
By United Nations, on 15 October 2020
2020
United Nations report
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Chad
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Egypt
Ethiopia
Grenada
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Jamaica
Kuwait
Libya
Moratorium
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zimbabwe
aresfrruzh-hantMore details See the document
The Permanent Missions to the United Nations inNew York listed below have the honour to refer to General Assembly resolution 73/175, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”, which was adopted by the Assembly on 17 December 2018 by a recorded vote. The Permanent Missions wish to place on record that they are in persistent objection to any attempt to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty or its abolition in contravention of existing stipulations under international law, for the following reasons:
- Document type United Nations report
- Countries list Bahrain / Bangladesh / Botswana / Brunei Darussalam / Chad / China / Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Egypt / Ethiopia / Grenada / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Jamaica / Kuwait / Libya / Nigeria / Oman / Pakistan / Papua New Guinea / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Sudan / Syrian Arab Republic / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / Zimbabwe
- Themes list Moratorium
- Available languages مذكرة شفوية مؤرخة 13 أيلول/سبتمبر 2019 موجهة إلى الأمين العام من الممثل الدائم لمصر لدى الأمم المتحدةNota verbal de fecha 13 de septiembre de 2019 dirigida al Secretario Generalpor el Representante Permanente de Egipto ante las Naciones UnidasNote verbale datée du 13 septembre 2019, adressée au Secrétaire général par le Représentant permanent de l’Égypte auprès de l’Organisation des Nations UniesВербальная нота Постоянного представителя Египта при Организации Объединенных Наций от 13 сентября 2019 года на имя Генерального секретаря2019年9月13日埃及常驻联合国代表给秘书长的普通照会
Document(s)
Paroles d’enfant (noir et blanc)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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Témoignages d’enfants dont un parent a été condamné à mort ou exécuté, compilés par la Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort, avec le soutien de ses organisation membres pour la collecte et le partage des témoignages.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages In Their Own Words (Black and White)
Document(s)
Poster – 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
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17th World Day Against the Death Penalty Poster
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Juveniles, Public debate, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
- Available languages Malay : Poster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (Malay)German : Poster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (German)Poster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (Arabic)Poster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (Persian)Poster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (Russian)Affiche - 17ème Journée mondiale contre la peine de mortPoster - 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty (Chinese)Cartel - 17º Día Mundial Contra la Pena de Muerte
Document(s)
Ratification Campaign Update 25- June 2019
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
2019
Lobbying
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This document presents the recent evolution of the campaign as of 20 June 2019. This update gives information about the campaign development (status of ratifications, actions taken by the World Coalition and its members) and suggest taking action in the target countries
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list International law,
- Available languages Evolution de la campagne de ratification 25 - juin 2019
Document(s)
Who Are We Hanging?
on 1 January 2019
NGO report
More details See the document
The index, created by Justic Project Pakistan, gives statistical information on the use of the death penalty in Pakistan.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Detailed Factsheet 2019
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
Arguments against the death penalty
frMore details Download [ pdf - 419 Ko ]
Detailed factsheet for the 2019 World Day, on the rights of children whose a parent has been sentenced to death or executed.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Fiche détaillée 2019
Document(s)
Mobilization Kit 2019
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
Arguments against the death penalty
frMore details Download [ pdf - 861 Ko ]
Mobilization Kit for the 2019 World Day Against the Death Penalty.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisation 2019
Document(s)
Mobilization Kit 2019 (Black and White)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
Arguments against the death penalty
frMore details Download [ pdf - 863 Ko ]
Mobilization Kit for the 2019 World Day Against the Death Penalty, in black and white (to be printed).
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisation 2019 (noir et blanc)
Document(s)
In Their Own Words (Black and White)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
NGO report
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A tool with testimonies of children with a parent on death row, compiled by the World Coalition thanks to its member organizations (to be printed).
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Paroles d'enfant (noir et blanc)
Document(s)
Stolen Youth. Juvenils, mass trials and the death penalty in Egypt
By Reprieve, on 1 January 2019
NGO report
More details See the document
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Fair Trial, Death Penalty,
Document(s)
Briefing Tools for Practictioners: Educators
By Quaker United Nations Office, on 1 January 2019
Working with...
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QUNO’s tool for educators.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : enseignants
Document(s)
Briefing Tools for Practictioners: Sentencers
By Quaker United Nations Office, on 1 January 2019
Working with...
frMore details Download [ pdf - 266 Ko ]
QUNO’s tool for judges.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : juges
Document(s)
Briefing Tools for Practictioners: Media
By Quaker United Nations Office, on 1 January 2019
Working with...
frMore details Download [ pdf - 241 Ko ]
QUNO’s tool for media.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : médias
Document(s)
Briefing Tools for Practictioners: Legislators
By Quaker United Nations Office, on 1 January 2019
Working with...
frMore details Download [ pdf - 252 Ko ]
QUNO’s tool for parliamentarians.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : legislateurs
Document(s)
Briefing Tools for Practictioners: Defense Lawyers
By Quaker United Nations Office, on 1 January 2019
Working with...
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QUNO’s tool for defense lawyers.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : avocats de la défense