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Hope and Fear: Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2009
2009
NGO report
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Amnesty International received information from a number of sentenced prisoners indicating that their trials had not met international fair trial standards. Some had been tried in secret locations, rather than in properly established courts of law. Some trials had been completed within an hour. A number of prisoners complained that they had been convicted on the basis of false “confessions” which they had been forced to make under torture or other illtreatment during pre-trial detention. Detainees commonly were denied access to lawyers in the early stages of their detention, when they were usually held incommunicado, and were interrogated by the Asayish.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Due Process , Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages الأمل والخوف حقوق الإنسان في إقليم كردستان العراق
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A Thousand People Face the Death Penalty in Iraq
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2009
NGO report
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Iraq now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world. At least 1,000 people are believed to be under sentence of death, 150 of whom have exhausted all legal remedies available to them and are therefore at serious risk of being hanged. This document describes the use of the death penalty in Iraq, including issues of transperancy, crimes punishable by death, unfair trials, the death penalty as used in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and some individual cases are discussed.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages ألف شخص يواجهون عقوبة الإعدام في العراقIrak. Un millier de personnes encourent la peine de mort en IrakIrák: Un millar de personas se enfrentan a la pena de muerte en Irak
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The Death Penalty V. Human Rights: Why Abolish the Death Penalty?
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
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In this document Amnesty International calls on the UN General Assembly, 62nd session, (2007) to adopt a resolution affirming the right to life and stating that abolition of the death penalty is essential for the protection of human rights and to report on the implementation of the moratorium to the next session of the UNGA. It also calls on retentionist countries to establish a moratorium on executions and to respect international standards that guarantee the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages UN CHÂTIMENT CONTRAIRE AUX DROITS HUMAINS : Pourquoi il faut abolir la peine de mortLOS DERECHOS HUMANOS FRENTE A LA PENA DE MUERTE : ¿Por qué abolir la pena capital? Septiembre de 2007
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EVALUATING FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN STATE DEATH PENALTY SYSTEMS: The Tennessee Death Penalty Assessment Report: An Analysis of Tennessee’s Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices
By American Bar Association, on 1 January 2007
NGO report
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To assess fairness and accuracy in Tennessee’s death penalty system, the Tennessee Death Penalty Assessment Team researched the twelve issues that the American Bar Association identified as central to the analysis of the fairness and accuracy of a state’s capital punishment system: (1) collection, preservation, and testing of DNA and other types of evidence; (2) law enforcement identifications and interrogations; (3) crime laboratories and medical examiner offices; (4) prosecutorial professionalism; (5) defense services; (6) the direct appeal process; (7) state post-conviction proceedings; (8) clemency proceedings; (9) jury instructions; (10) judicial independence; (11) racial and ethnic minorities; and (12) mental retardation and mental illness. Following a preliminary chapter on Tennessee’s death penalty law, the Tennessee Death Penalty Assessment Report devotes a chapter to each of these twelve issues. Each chapter begins with a discussion of the relevant law and then concludes the extent to which the State of Tennessee is in compliance with the ABA’s Recommendations.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Due Process ,
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Japanese : 人権のための殺人被害者遺族の会
By Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
United States
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人権のための殺人被害者遺族の会(MVFHR)は、2004年の国際人権デーに、死刑に反対し、米国および世界中で幅広く講演活動を行っている被害者遺族のグループによって設立されました。私たちのメンバーが死刑に反対する理由は様々ですが、死刑はあらゆる法的・倫理的基準に違反しているという確信において一致しています。「いかなる場合であっても死刑には反対する」という方であれば、どのような遺族の方であれ~殺人事件、死刑執行、超法規 的な殺害行為そして「失踪」の被害者家族~、MVFHRの会員に なることができます
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Familias de Víctimas de Homicidio por los Derechos HumanosFamilles de Victimes de Meurtre pour les Droits de l'Homme BrochureMurder Victims Families for Human Rights BrochureItalian : Famiglie Delle Vittime Di Omicidio Per I Diritti Umani
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Mental retardation and the death penalty
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2001
2001
NGO report
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This paper attempts to summarise the issues arising from the practice of executing prisoners who have mental retardation. It draws mainly on the US experience but makes reference to other jurisdictions.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Intellectual Disability,
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Death In Decline ’09: Los Angeles Holds California Back as Nation Shifts to Permanent Imprisonment
By American Civil Liberties Union / Northern California, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
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The tide is turning in the United States from death sentences to permanent imprisonment. A growing number of states are choosing permanent imprisonment over the death penalty, fueled by growing concerns about the wrongful conviction of innocent people and the high costs of the death penalty in comparison to permanent imprisonment. In 2009, the number of new death sentences nationwide reached the lowest level since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. California lags behind in this national trend. The Golden State sent more people to death row last year than in the seven preceding years. By the close of 2009, California’s death row was the largest and most costly in the United States.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Sentencing Alternatives, Networks,
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Viêt Namese : Những biến chuyển về mặt Pháp Lý về sự riêng tư trên Internet và quyền tự do ngôn luận ảnh hưởng đến công việc và sự an toàn của những nhà Đấu Tranh Nhân Quyền toàn cầu.
By Frontline, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
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- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Digital Security and Privacy for Human Rights DefendersSeguridad y Provicidad Digital para los Defendores de los Derechos Humanos
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CHINA’S DEATH PENALTY REFORMS
By Bonny Ling / Si-si Liu / Cliff Ip / Human Rights In China, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
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The Chinese authorities have introduced reforms to the death penalty system aimed at “killing fewer, and killing carefully.” Key systemic challenges remain, however, in ensuring that the criminally accused are not arbitrarily deprived of their inherent right to life.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks,
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Juvenile Death Penalty: Is It Cruel and Unusual in Light of Contemporary Standards
By American Bar Association / Adam Caine Ortiz, on 1 January 2003
2003
NGO report
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Reviews the use of the death penalty on juveniles in light of contemporary standards.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles,
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The Persistent Problem of Racial Disparities in The Federal Death Penalty
By American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
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This paper details the profoundly troubling evidence that racial disparities continue to plague the modern federal death penalty. Of the next six federal inmates scheduled for execution, all are African-American defendants. Defendants of color make up the majority of federal death row and the majority of modern federal executions.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Minorities, Discrimination,
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Mental Illness and the Death Penalty in North Carolina
By American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2007
NGO report
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As this report lays bare, entrenched obstacles within the criminal justice system impede efforts to recognize those with severe mental illness and to treat them fairly. As detailed in this report, these obstacles include the fact that: 1, mentally ill offenders, because of their impairments, often undermine their own defenses in a variety of ways that contribute directly to their convictions, death sentences and executions; 2, although state law exclusively defines mental illness as a mitigating factor for sentencing purposes, juries often perceive mental illness as an aggravating (rather than mitigating) factor. 3, the law governing mental illness in the context of the death penalty does not often align itself with clinical realities; thus mental health experts must often answer legal questions that do not conform to their medical analyses.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Mental Illness,
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The Forgotten Population: A Look at Death Row in the United States Through the Experiences of Women
By American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2004
2004
NGO report
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This report — the first-ever national survey of women currently on Death Row — found that women who have been sentenced to death are often subjected to harsh living conditions, including being forced to live in virtual isolation, and many are sentenced for crimes that don’t result in a death sentence for men.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Women,
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Mental Illness and the Death Penalty
By American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2009
2009
NGO report
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This overview discusses the intersection of the law and the challenges faced by mentally ill capital defendants at every stage from trial through appeals and execution. It provides examples of some of the more famous cases of the execution of the mentally ill. Lastly, it describes current legislative efforts to exempt those who suffer from a serious mental illness from execution and the importance of such efforts.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Mental Illness,
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Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection: A Continuing Legacy
By Equal Justice Initiative, on 1 January 2010
2010
NGO report
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Today in America, there is perhaps no arena of public life or governmental administration where racial discrimination is more widespread, apparent, and seemingly tolerate than in the selection of juries. Nearly 135 years after Congress enacted the 1875 Civil Rights Act to eliminate racially discriminatory jury selection, the practice continues, especially in serious criminal and capital cases.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks,
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SLAMMING THE COURTHOUSE DOORS – Denial of Access to Justice and Remedy in America
By American Civil Liberties Union / Washington, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
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According to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) entitled, “Slamming the Courthouse Doors: Denial of Access to Justice and Remedy in America,” many states severely restrict access to justice for capital defendants and limit the availability of remedies to correct errors. The problem of inadequate counsel continues to pervade death penalty systems across the country: “Few states provide adequate funds to compensate lawyers for their work or to investigate cases properly. In addition to inadequate funding, the majority of death-penalty states lack adequate competency standards. Many states require only minimal training and experience for attorneys handling death penalty cases, and in some cases capital defense attorneys fail to meet the minimum guidelines for capital defense set by the American Bar Association (ABA),” according to the ACLU. The report also states that the absence of a right to counsel in post-conviction appeals leaves capital defendants with few options to address serious errors during their trial.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Networks,
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Terror on Death Row: The Abuse and Overuse of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Legislation
By Reprieve / Justice Project Pakistan, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
Pakistan
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This report is a result of death row prisoner data from 38 prisons across Pakistan’s four provinces(Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (‘KPK ’),Punjab and Sindh. For most of Pakistan, the data runs to December 2012, thereby covering all those who are presently subject to execution dates. However, the report reflects further data on the province of Sindh running to October 2014
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Pakistan
- Themes list Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,
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Broken Justice: The death penalty in Alabama
By Rachel King / American Civil Liberties Union / Alabama, on 1 January 2005
2005
NGO report
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This report documents unfairness and unreliability that plague the death penalty system in Alabama and makes several recommendations, including a moratorium on executions. The major areas of focus the report examines are: Inadequate Defence, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Judicial Overrides, Execution of the Mentallly Retarded, Racial Discrimination, and Geographic Disparities.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
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Unequal, Unfair and Irreversible: The Death Penalty in Virginia
By Laura LaFay / American Civil Liberties Union / Virgina, on 1 January 2000
2000
NGO report
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This report examines four key aspects of the administration of capital punishment in Virginia: prosecutorial discretion in the charging of capital crimes, quality of legal representation for the accused at trial, appellate review of trials resulting in the death penalty and race. During its preparation, another issue became apparent: the state’s record keeping.
- Document type NGO report
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Broken Justice: The Death Penalty in Virginia
By Rachel King / American Civil Liberties Union / Virginia, on 1 January 2003
2003
NGO report
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In April of 2000, the ACLU of Virginia published its first report on the status of the death penalty in Virginia. Since that time, a remarkable number of changes have taken place on this issue both in Virginia and throughout the country, which necessitated a second edition of the report. The first report examined four aspects of the administration of capital punishment in Virginia: prosecutorial discretion in the charging of capital crimes, quality of legal representation for the accused at trial, appellate review of trials resulting in the death penalty and the role of race. This report will look at those four areas and also add several other issues: the problem of prosecutorial misconduct in capital cases, the problem of executing mentally retarded offenders, the question of executing juvenile offenders and the danger of executing wrongfully convicted persons, as shown by the growing number of individuals who have been exonerated while on death row.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
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The Hidden Death Tax: The Secret Cost of Seeking Execution in California
By Natasha Minsker / American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2008
2008
NGO report
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California taxpayers pay at least $117 million each year at the post-conviction level seeking execution of the people currently on death row, or $175,000 per inmate per year. The largest single expense is the extra cost of simply housing people on death row, $90,000 per year per inmate more than housing in the general prison population. Executing all of the people currently on death row or waiting for them to die naturally – which will happen first – will cost California an estimated $4 billion more than if all the people on death row were sentenced to die of disease, injury or old age.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks, Financial cost,
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Blind Justice: Juries Deciding Life and Death With Only Half the Truth
By Death Penalty Information Center / Richard C. Dieter, on 1 January 2005
2005
NGO report
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Blind Justice is a report which focuses on the problems of the death penalty from the perspective of jurors. While jurors have always occupied an esteemed position in the broader criminal justice system in the United States, in capital cases the responsibility of jurors is even more critical as they decide whether defendants should live or die. Even with this unique authority in capital cases, they are treated less than respectfully. Frequently, they are kept in the dark regarding key information about the case and are often barred from serving based on their beliefs or their race.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks,
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A Crisis of Confidence: Americans’ Doubts About the Death Penalty
By Death Penalty Information Center / Richard C. Dieter, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
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According to a national public opinion poll conducted in 2007, the public is losing confidence in the death penalty. People are deeply concerned about the risk of executing the innocent, about the fairness of the process, and about the inability of capital punishment to accomplish its basic purposes. Most Americans believe that innocent people have already been executed, that the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime, and that a moratorium should be placed on all executions.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Public opinion,
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Smart on Crime: Reconsidering the Death Penalty in a Time of Economic Crisis
By Death Penalty Information Center / Richard C. Dieter, on 1 January 2009
2009
NGO report
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The death penalty in the U.S. is an enormously expensive and wasteful program with no clear benefits. All of the studies on the cost of capital punishment conclude it is much more expensive than a system with life sentences as the maximum penalty. In a time of painful budget cutbacks, states are pouring money into a system that results in a declining number of death sentences and executions that are almost exclusively carried out in just one area of the country. As many states face further deficits, it is an appropriate time to consider whether maintaining the costly death penalty system is being smart on crime.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Financial cost,
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Counting executions: data analysis by justice project pakistan
By Justice Project Pakistan, on 1 January 2017
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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The Kentucky Death Penalty Assessment Report: Evaluating fairness and accuracy in state death panlty systems. An Analysis of Kentucky’s Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices
By American Bar Association, on 1 January 2011
2011
NGO report
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This report examines how state death penalty systems are functioning in design and practice and are intended to serve as the bases from which states can launch comprehensive self-examinations, impose reforms, or in some cases, impose moratoria.
- Document type NGO report
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Commonwealth of Independent States: Positive trend on the abolition of the death penalty but more needs to be done
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2006
2006
NGO report
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On 28 November the meeting of the heads of the states in the Commonwealth of Independent States takes place in Minsk, Belarus. On the eve of the meeting Amnesty International calls on the heads of CIS states to put the issue of the abolition of the death penalty high on their agenda and to do all within their power to make the region a death penalty-free zone. Amnesty international is concerned that the conditions on death row in the region fall far short of international standards.
- Document type NGO report
- Available languages СНГ: Смертная казнь уходит в прошлое, но сделано пока недостаточно
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Zambia: Time to abolish the death penalty
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2001
2001
NGO report
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This report aims at focusing attention on the country’s use of the death penalty, particularly as Zambia does not apply international standards for fair trials in its use of the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
State Secrets: China’s Legal Labyrinth
By Andrew Nathan / ChristineLoh / Liu Baopu / Fu Hualing / Jerome A. Cohen / Human Rights In China, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
China
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This report describes and examines the PRC state secrets system and shows how itallows and even promotes human rights violations by undermining the rights tofreedom of expression and information. The PRC state secrets system, implementedthrough a CPC-controlled hierarchy of government bodies, is comprised of statesecrets laws and regulations that work in tandem with the PRC’s state security,criminal procedure and criminal laws, to create a complex, opaque system that controlsthe classification of—and criminalizes the disclosure or possession of—statesecrets. By guarding too much information and sweeping a vast universe of informationinto the state secrets net, the complex and opaque state secrets system perpetuatesa culture of secrecy that is not only harmful but deadly to Chinese society
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list China
- Themes list Transparency,
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Nigeria: The death penalty and women under the Nigerian penal systems
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2004
2004
NGO report
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The recent extension in parts of Nigeria of the death penalty to areas many consider to be private aspects of life has focused the debate on both the appropriateness of the death penalty in general and on the use of the criminal justice system as a way to regulate sexual behaviour. Amnesty International Believes that the death penalty in its application in Nigeria in particular violates women’s human rights to access to justice, according to international human rights law and standards, and has a discriminatory effect on women in certain cases and for certain crimes. This becomes especially serious in cases of capital punishment which is severely affecting women from deprived socio-economic backgrounds and remote areas.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Women,
- Available languages NIGÉRIA : Les femmes et la peine de mortNigeria : Las mujeres y la pena de muerte en los sistemas penales nigerianos
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THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – The Death Penalty in 2000
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
China
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The attached report analyses the use of the death penalty in China in 2000 and examines sentencing patterns and the legislation behind the death penalty in China.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list China
- Themes list Networks, Statistics,
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Indonesia: A briefing on the death penalty
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2004
2004
NGO report
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This briefing follows the first executions in Indonesia in more than three years. Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, an Indian national convicted of drug-trafficking in 1994, was executed by firing squad. Two Thai nationals, Saelow Prasert (m) and Namsong Sirilak (f), who had been sentenced to death in the same case, were executed on 1 October 2004. A total of at least 54 people are currently believed to be under sentence of death in Indonesia, 30 of them for drug-related offences. Amnesty International is concerned that these recent developments reflect an increasing willingness by the authorities to use the death penalty to address crime, in particular drug-trafficking. The organization is also concerned about calls to expand the number of crimes for which the death penalty may be imposed.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks, Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Indonesian : Indonesia: Urusan tentang pidana mati
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كار با برنامه حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد کتابی برای راهنمایی جامعه مدني
By United Nations / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on 1 January 2008
2008
Arguments against the death penalty
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اين كتاب راهنما خطاب به همه فعالان جامعه مدني، ازجمله سازمان هاي غيردولتي، اما نه فقط آنها، توضيح مي دهد چگونه جامعه مدني مي تواند با نهادها وسازوكارهاي گوناگون حقوق بشرسازمان ملل همكاري كند
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme A Handbook for Civil SocietyКак работать по Программе ООН в области прав человека Справочник для гражданского обществаTravailler avec le programme des Nations Unies pour les droits de l’homme: un manuel pour la société civile参与联合国人权事务 民间社会手册Trabajando con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas en el ámbito de los Derechos Humanos Un manual para la sociedad civil
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The Death Penlty In 2011: Year End Report
By Death Penalty Information Center / Richard C. Dieter, on 1 January 2011
2011
International law - Regional body
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The number of new death sentences dropped dramatically in 2011, falling below 100 for the first time in the modern era of capital punishment. Executions also continued decline, while developments in a variety of states illustrated the growing discomfort that many Americans have with the death penalty.
- Document type International law - Regional body
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
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People’s Republic of China: The Death Penalty in 1999
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
China
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This report analyses the use of the death penalty in China and examines sentencing patterns and the legislation behind the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list China
- Themes list Networks, Statistics,
- Available languages République Populaire de Chine: La peine de mort en 1999
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Unjust and unfair: The death penalty in Iraq
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
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Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in August 2004 more than 270 people have been sentenced to death in Iraq. Iraq now figures among the countries with the highest numbers of executions reported in 2006. Amnesty International is concerned that many of those sentenced to death by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq did not receive a fair trial. Amnesty International calls on the Iraqi government to immediately establish a moratorium on executions with a view to total abolition of the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages ل عدل فيها ول إنصاف: عقوبة العدام في العراقLa peine de mort en Irak: un châtiment injuste et iniquePena de muerte en Irak: arbitraria e injusta
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Italian : Convenzione per la salvaguardia dei Diritti dell’Uomo e delle Libertà fondamentali
By Council of Europe, on 8 September 2020
2020
United Nations report
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Articolo 2 – Diritto alla vita1 Il diritto alla vita di ogni persona è protetto dalla legge. Nessuno può essere intenzionalmente privato della vita, salvo che in esecuzione di una sentenza capi-tale pronunciata da un tribunale, nel ca-so in cui il reato sia punito dalla legge con tale pena.
- Document type United Nations report
- Themes list International law, Right to life,
- Available languages German : Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und GrundfreiheitenConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsКонвенция о защите прав человека и основных свободConvention de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales
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Uzbekistan: Unfair trials and secret executions: Summary of the report “‘Justice only in heaven’ – the death penalty in Uzbekistan”
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
Uzbekistan
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This document provides a summary of the report “Uzbekistan: “Justice only in heaven” – the death penalty in Uzbekistan” (EUR 62/011/2003).
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Uzbekistan
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages OUZBÉKISTAN : Procès iniques et exécutions tenues secrètesUzbekistán: Juicios sin garantías y ejecuciones secretas : Este documento es un resumen del informe de Amnistía Internacional titulado “Justice only in heaven” - the death penalty in Uzbekistan
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For or against abolition of the death penalty: Evidence from Taiwan
By Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty / The Death Penalty Project, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
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- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Public opinion, Death Penalty,
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TAJIKISTAN: DEADLY SECRETS – The death penalty in law and practice
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
Tajikistan
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Official secrecy surrounds the death penalty in Tajikistan. The picture that Amnesty International has been able to build is incomplete, yet alarming. With random and relentless cruelty, prisoners are executed in secret after unfair trials, with no warning to their families. According to the evidence gathered by Amnesty International, none of the prisoners sentenced to death in Tajikistan received a fair trial. Most, if not all, were tortured. Several different prisoners have given detailed accounts naming the same investigator, but no action has apparently been taken to investigate the truth of these allegations. Testimony extracted under torture has been admitted as evidence and used to condemn prisoners to death.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Tajikistan
- Themes list Transparency, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages ТАДЖИКИСТАН: СМЕРТЕЛЬНЫЕ ТАЙНЫ
Document(s)
Abolition of the Death Penalty: China in World Perspective
By Roger Hood / City University of Hong Kong Law Review 1-21, on 1 January 2009
2009
Academic report
More details See the document
This article outlines changes that the author has observed in the debate on the death penalty.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
Document(s)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Indecent and internationally illegal: The death penalty against child offenders
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2002
2002
NGO report
More details See the document
This report gives details of the national picture of the execution of juveniles, looking particularly at how two key decisions of the US Supreme Court have widened the gap between the USA and most other countries on this issue. The report examines the arguments used by those who oppose the execution of juvenile offenders and provides an overview of the international situation on the use of the death penalty against child offenders.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles,
Document(s)
USA: More about politics than child protection: The death penalty for sex crimes against children
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2006
2006
NGO report
esMore details See the document
On 8 June, the Governor of South Carolina signed a bill allowing the death penalty for a person convicted for a second time of sex crimes against children under the age of 11 and a day later, the Governor of Oklahoma signed a similar bill. Amnesty International urges all legislative, executive and judicial authorities in the United States to meet their human rights obligations by not permitting any expansion of the death penalty to non-lethal crimes such as sexual assault. The organization renews its call for a total moratorium on executions in the United States.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Most Serious Crimes,
- Available languages ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA : Cuestión de política, más que de protección de menores : La pena de muerte por delitos sexuales cometidos contra menores de edad
Document(s)
Death sentences and executions in 2011
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2012
2012
NGO report
enenfafrzh-hantesMore details See the document
Developments on the use of the death penalty in 2011 confirmed the global trend towards abolition. The number of countries that were known to have carried out death sentences decreased compared to the previous year, and overall, progress was recorded in all regions of the world. In this report, Amnesty International analyses some of the key developments in the worldwide application of the death penalty, citing figures it has gathered on the number of death sentences handed down and executions carried out during the year.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
- Available languages Thai : สถานการณ์โทษประหาร และการประหารชีวิต ในปี 2554Korean : 연례사형현황 보고서 2011 사형선고와 사형집행اعدام و صدور حکم اعدام در سال2011Condamnations à mort et executions 2011國際特赦組織 全球死刑報告 2011Condenas a muerte y ejecuciones 2011
Document(s)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: No return to execution – The US death penalty as a barrier to extradition
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
aresMore details See the document
This document examines the issue of extradition and the death penalty in the United States. It looks at the emergence of death penalty clauses in extradition treaties and laws and gives examples of specific cases in the US where extradition has either prevented the application of the death penalty or been circumvented to allow individuals to be sentenced to death.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Extradition,
- Available languages الولاية المتحدة الأمركية : لا عودة الى الاعدام - العقوبة الاعدام في امريكة كحاجز لالتسليمESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA : Que no se envíe a nadie a la ejecución: La pena de muerte en Estados Unidos como barrera frente a la extradición
Document(s)
Affront to Justice: Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2008
2008
NGO report
arMore details See the document
Amnesty International has been documenting the Saudi Arabian authorities’ extensive use of the death penalty for over a quarter of a century. This report is the latest evaluation, made in light of the legal, judicial and human rights changes that have been introduced in recent years in the country. The report details cases of death row prisoners on whose behalf Amnesty International has campaigned. It also includes testimonies of former detainees, some of whom have been under sentence of death.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Beheading,
- Available languages صفعة في وجه العدالة:عقوبة الإعدام في المملكة العربية السعودية
Document(s)
USA: Breaking a lethal habit – A look back at the death penalty in 2007
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
United States
esMore details See the document
This document looks back at the death penalty in 2007 beginning with the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission releasing its final report recommending abolition and concluding with the UN General Assembly passing a landmark resolution calling for a global moratorium. It includes death by electrocution; abolition; execution, commutation and stay of execution; mental illness; child rape as well as geographical and colour bias.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Networks, Statistics,
- Available languages Estados Unidos: Rompiendo con un hábito letal - Un repaso a la pena de muerte en 2007
Document(s)
People’s Republic of China: The Death Penalty Log in 2000
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
China
More details See the document
The Death Penalty Log gives available details of death sentences and executions occurring in China throughout 2000.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list China
- Themes list Statistics,
Document(s)
China: The Olympics Countdown: Repression of activists overshadows death penalty and media reforms
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
Amnesty International remains deeply concerned that several senior Chinese officials continue to use ‘strike hard’ policies to constrain the legitimate activities of a range of peaceful activists, including journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders. This report updates concerns in these areas, illustrated by the experiences of several individuals who have been detained or imprisoned in violation of their fundamental human rights. The failure of the Chinese authorities to address the legal and institutional weaknesses that allow such violations to flourish continues to hamper efforts to strengthen rule of law in China.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list International law, Public opinion,
- Available languages Chine: À l'approche des Jeux olympiques, les réformes concernant la peine capitale et les medias sont occultées par la répression contre les militantsRepública Popular de China:La cuenta atrás para los Juegos Olímpicos: La represión de activistas ensombrece las reformas sobre la pena de muerte y los medios de comunicación
Document(s)
Ending Executions in Europe – Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty in Belarus
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
Belarus
More details See the document
Belarus is the last country in Europe and in the former Soviet Union that is still carrying out executions. Since gaining its independence from the USSR in 1991 Belarus has taken some significant steps towards ending the use of the death penalty. The information in this report has been gathered over more than two decades of work monitoring the practice of the death penalty in Belarus.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Belarus
- Themes list Transparency, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
India: Lethal Lottery: The Death Penalty in India – A study of Supreme Court judgments in death penalty cases 1950-2006
By Amnesty International / Bikram Jeet Batra, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
India
More details See the document
The report shows that contrary to the majority Bench’s views and intentions in Bachan Singh, errors and arbitrariness have not been checked by the safeguards in place, and no small role in this has been played by the judges themselveswho have rarely adhered to the requirements laid down in Bachan Singh, making it clear that it is commonly the judge’s subjective discretion that eventually decides the fate of the accused-appellant.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list India
- Themes list Due Process , Statistics,
Document(s)
Death sentences and executions in 2008
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2009
2009
NGO report
arrufresMore details See the document
This document 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.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
- Available languages أحكام الإعدام الصادرة وما نُفِّذ من أحكام في عام 2008СМЕРТНЫЕ ПРИГОВОРЫ И КАЗНИ В 2008 ГОДУCONDAMNATIONS À MORT ET EXÉCUTIONS RECENSÉES EN 2008CONDENAS A MUERTE Y EJECUCIONES EN 2008
Document(s)
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: The death penalty – recent developments
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
Viet Nam
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This document contains information about the recent developments in Vietm Nam regarding the death penalty. Amnesty International welcomes the reduction in the number of offenses punishable by the death penalty. However, the organization remains concerned that there is still a broad range of offenses which are punishable by the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Viet Nam
Document(s)
Singapore: The death penalty – A hidden toll of executions
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
NGO report
Singapore
frMore details See the document
More than 400 prisoners have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, giving the small city-state possibly the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population of just over four million people. This report examines the use of the death penalty for drug offences, murder and firearms offences. It emphasizes the cruel and arbitrary nature of the death penalty and shows how it has been imposed on the most marginalized or vulnerable members of society including drug addicts, the poorly educated, the impoverished or unemployed, and migrant workers.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Singapore
- Themes list Transparency, Foreign Nationals,
- Available languages Singapore: Taux d'exécutions : un secret bien gardé
Document(s)
German : Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten
By Council of Europe, on 8 September 2020
United Nations report
enenrufrMore details See the document
Artikel 2 – Recht auf Leben1 Das Recht jedes Menschen auf Le-ben wird gesetzlich geschützt. Niemand darf absichtlich getötet werden, außer durch Vollstreckung eines Todesurteils, das ein Gericht wegen eines Verbre-chens verhängt hat, für das die Todes-strafe gesetzlich vorgesehen ist.
- Document type United Nations report
- Themes list International law, Right to life,
- Available languages Italian : Convenzione per la salvaguardia dei Diritti dell'Uomo e delle Libertà fondamentaliConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsКонвенция о защите прав человека и основных свободConvention de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales
Document(s)
Ghana: Briefing on death penalty
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2000
2000
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
As the Presidential elections approach in Ghana, Amnesty International is renewing its call for steps towards abolishing the death penalty, after seven years without any executions. This document describes the current use of the death penalty, giving details of those currently under sentence of death and describing the death penalty under Ghanaian law and international law
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages GHANA : Rapport sur la peine de mortGHANA : Informe sobre la pena de muerte
Document(s)
The death penalty worldwide: Developments in 2000
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2001
2001
NGO report
arfresMore details See the document
This paper covers events around the exercise of the death penalty during the year 2000, including such subjects as significant national and international court cases and decisions; important studies; the use of the death penalty against the mentally ill and those with mental retardation; its use against the `innocent’ and against women; medical and religious perspectives and public opinion polls and surveys.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
- Available languages العقوبة الاعدام في العالم : تطورات في العام ٢٠٠٠La peine de mort dans le monde : évolution en 2000La pena de muerte en el mundo: noticias del 2000
Document(s)
Japan: “Will this day be my last?” The death penalty in Japan
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
Japan
enesMore details See the document
This report examines a number of concerns related to the application of the death penalty in Japan, where approximately 87 prisoners currently remain on death row. These concerns include the fact that a prisoner is notified of the execution on the morning of the day it is to be carried out. In some cases the prisoner is not notified at all. This means that prisoners live with the constant fear of execution, not knowing whether they will be alive the next day. Amnesty International calls on the Japanese government to abolish the death penalty as a matter of urgency.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Japan
- Themes list Transparency, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Japanese : 今日が最期の日?“¿Será éste mi último día?” La pena de muerte en Japón
Document(s)
The death penalty worldwide: Developments in 1999
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2000
2000
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
This paper is an attempt to cover developments during 1999 and provide information current at the end of the year concerning the death penalty worldwide, different aspects of its use and attempts to abolish it or reduce its application.
- Document type NGO report
- Available languages La peine de mort dans le monde: évolution en 1999LA PENA DE MUERTE EN EL MUNDO: NOTICIAS DE 1999
Document(s)
Japan: Hanging by a thread: Mental health and the death penalty in Japan
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2009
2009
NGO report
More details See the document
The use of the death penalty is in decline globally. Japan is one of the few industrialized countries to continue to use it, hanging a small number of prisoners each year. This report discusses the legal basis for exempting mentally ill prisoners from the death penalty and documents the situation faced by such prisoners on death row in Japan. It calls on the authorities to ensure that mentally ill prisoners are not executed and to implement a moratorium on the death penalty.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Mental Illness,
Document(s)
The death penalty worldwide: developments in 2002
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2003
2003
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
This paper covers significant events concerning the death penalty during the year 2002. Other subjects covered in this paper include significant judicial decisions; important studies; the use of the death penalty against the innocent; reductions in the scope of the death penalty; moratoria and commutations; and moves to restrict appeals in capital cases.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
- Available languages La peine de mort dans le monde : Evolution en 2002La pena de muerte en el mundo: noticias del 2002
Document(s)
English speaking Caribbean: State Killing in the English speaking Caribbean: a legacy of colonial times
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2002
2002
NGO report
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This report seeks to answer the arguments put forward by the proponents of capital punishment in the English Speaking Caribbean and examines the shortcomings in the administration of the death penalty in the region.The paper primarily focuses on Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the two countries with the largest death row populations in the region. However, details of other counties are given and the themes and problems illustrated in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are prevalent in the other nations of the ESC.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
Document(s)
The exclusion of child offenders from the death penalty under general international law
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2003
2003
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
In October 2002 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held that “a norm of international customary law has emerged prohibiting the execution of offenders under the age of 18 years at the time of their crime” and that “this rule has been recognized as being of a sufficiently indelible nature to now constitute a norm of jus cogens”. This paper examines the evidence supporting the conclusion that the use of the death penalty against child offenders (people convicted of crimes committed under the age of 18) is prohibited under customary international law and as a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens).
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Statistics,
- Available languages La non-application de la peine de mort à des mineurs délinquants en droit international généralLa exclusión de los menores de la pena de muerte con arreglo al derecho internacional general
Document(s)
Children and the death penalty: Executions worldwide since 1990
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2002
2002
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
The document details cases of child offenders executed since 1990 and cites the relevant international standards. Two tables are appended: a list of cases and a table of the 113 countries which provide for the death penalty but exclude its use of the death penalty against child offenders. There are also appendices giving the text of the resolution on “The death penalty in relation to child offenders” adopted by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in August 2000 and extracts from the resolution on “The question of the death penalty” adopted by the UN Commission on Human Rights in April 2002.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Statistics,
- Available languages LES MINEURS FACE À LA PEINE DE MORT : Les exécutions recensées dans le monde depuis 1990LOS MENORES Y LA PENA DE MUERTE : Ejecuciones en el mundo desde 1990
Document(s)
Protecting the right to life against the Death Penalty. Written observations to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Legislative or Other Measures Denying Judicial or Other Effective Recourses to Challenge the Death Penalty.
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2004
2004
NGO report
esMore details See the document
This document contains Amnesty International’s written observations to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on legislative or other measures denying judicial or other effective recourse to challenge the death penalty; in the matter of a request by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for an advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (article 64(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights) and in the matter of legislative measures concerning the mandatory imposition of the death penalty and related matters.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Right to life, Mandatory Death Penalty,
- Available languages Proteger el derecho a la vida frente a la pena de muerte. Observaciones escritas a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos respecto de las medidas legislativas o de otra índole que niegan un recurso judicial u otro recurso efectivo para impugnar la pena de muerte
Document(s)
Uzbekistan: ‘Justice only in heaven’ – the death penalty in Uzbekistan
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
Uzbekistan
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This document reports on the use of the death penalty in Uzbekistan. It looks at the scope of the death penalty and the current hurdles to its abolition. The report also examines those factors which commonly lead to judicial error – the use of arbitrary detention and torture, unfair trials and corruption.The latter part of the report looks at the conditions for prisoners on death row and the suffering inflicted by the state on the families of those sentenced to death.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Uzbekistan
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme A Handbook for Civil Society
By United Nations / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on 1 January 2008
2008
United Nations report
enrufrzh-hantesMore details See the document
Speaking to all civil society actors, including but not only non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Handbook explains how civil society can engage with various United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms.
- Document type United Nations report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages كار با برنامه حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد کتابی برای راهنمایی جامعه مدنيКак работать по Программе ООН в области прав человека Справочник для гражданского обществаTravailler avec le programme des Nations Unies pour les droits de l’homme: un manuel pour la société civile参与联合国人权事务 民间社会手册Trabajando con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas en el ámbito de los Derechos Humanos Un manual para la sociedad civil
Document(s)
Death Penalty: Stop the state killing
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2007
2007
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
This document focuses on the significant developments and events – both negative and positive – in the struggle against the death penalty in 2006. It includes steps towards abolition; horrific state killings; executions after unfair trials, including that of Saddam Hussein; the growing global campaign for abolition, and the political courage needed to rid the world of judicial state killing.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks, Statistics,
- Available languages Halte aux hommicides commis par l'étatPena de muerte: Poner fin al homicidio estatal
Document(s)
The Death Penalty Worldwide – Developments in 2003
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
This document covers significant events concerning the death penalty during the year 2003. Subjects covered in this document include significant judicial decisions; the use of the death penalty against the innocent; reductions and expansions in the scope of the death penalty; moratoria on executions and commutations of death sentences
- Document type NGO report
- Available languages La peine de mort dans le monde : évolution en 2003La pena de muerte en el mundo: noticias del año 2003
Document(s)
International Affairs Forum. Capital Punishment Around the World
By Center for International Relations, on 1 January 2015
2015
International law - Regional body
More details See the document
The summer issue of International Foreign Affaires focuses on the topic of capital punishment around the world. It collects articles and interviews dealing with the issues of death penalty, the path towards abolition, and the situation of capital punishment in the world.
- Document type International law - Regional body
- Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Death Row Conditions, Death Penalty,
Document(s)
STOP CHILD EXECUTIONS! Ending the death penalty for child offenders
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2004
2004
NGO report
fresMore details See the document
International law prohibits the use of the death penalty for crimes committed by people younger than 18, yet some countries continue to execute child offenders or sentence them to death. Although executions of child offenders are few compared to the total number of executions in the world, they represent a complete disregard by the executing states of their commitments under international law, and an affront to all notions of morality and decency when it comes to the protection of children – one of the most vulnerable groups in society. This document describes the use of the death penalty against child offenders worldwide and its prohibition under international law.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles,
- Available languages HALTE À L'EXECUTION DE MINEURS DELINQUANTS!Eliminar la pena de muerte para delincuentes juveniles
Document(s)
German : Der in Kürze Gerichthof
By Council of Europe, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
enfrMore details See the document
Der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte ist ein internationales Gericht, das seine Tätigkeit im Jahre 1959 aufnahm. Er entscheidet über Individual- und Staatenbeschwerden, in denen eine Verletzung der in der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention niedergelegten bürgerlichen und politischen Rechte gerügt wird. Seit 1998 ist der Gerichtshof ein ständig tagendes Gericht, an das sich Einzelpersonen direkt wenden können.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages The Court in Brief (the European Court of Human Rights)La Cour en Bref
Document(s)
California’s Death Penalty is Dead
By Natasha Minsker / American Civil Liberties Union / Miriam Gerace / Ana Zamora, on 1 January 2011
2011
NGO report
More details See the document
California’s death penalty is dead. Prosecutors, legislators and taxpayers are turning to permanent imprisonment with no chance of parole as evidence grows that the system is costly, risky, and dangerous to public safety.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
Document(s)
People’s Republic of China: Executed “according to law”? The death penalty in China
By Amnesty International, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
China
frMore details See the document
This document describes the process that someone suspected of committing a capital crime goes through under the Chinese criminal justice system, from detention through to execution. This process will be described using examples of cases researched by Amnesty International, and others monitored in the official press in China. As shown, there is potential for the violation of human rights at every stage of the criminal justice process leading to execution.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list China
- Themes list Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages République Populaire de Chine: Des exécutions << conformes au droit >> ? La peine de mort en Chine
Document(s)
Wrongful Convicitions in Californian Capital Cases
By Death Penalty Focus, on 1 January 2008
2008
Legal Representation
More details See the document
This report details the cases of thirteen men and one woman who were convicted of first degree murder in California and later freed after a court concluded that they had been wrongfully convicted.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Advocacy Toolkit on Abolition of the Death Penalty in West Africa
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2016
2016
Lobbying
frMore details See the document
This toolkit is for the use of activists who are working on the abolition of the death penalty in West Africa. It is intended to equip activists with some key advocacy tools to effectively influence the institutions and individuals who can make abolition a reality.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Manuel de plaidoyer - Abolition de la peine de mort en Afrique de l'Ouest
Document(s)
Tools and Tips for Effective e-Activism
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2009
2009
Working with...
fresMore details See the document
This booklet provides hints and tips for effective e-activism. It includes chapters about the use of petitions, widgets, email use, letters, social networking sites, blogs, photos and videos as well as becoming an online volunteer.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Outils et Astuces pour un Cybermilitantisme EfficaceHerramientas y Sugerencias pars un Ciberactivismo Eficaz
Document(s)
The Death Penalty Resource Guide
By Amnesty International - USA, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
More details See the document
Since 1976, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that executions could resume after a four year moratorium, more than 1,050 people have been executed in the United States. Approximately 3,370 men and women remain on death row throughoutthe United States. This is a teaching guide on the death penalty in the United States after 1976.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society
By United Nations, on 1 January 2008
2008
Working with...
rufrzh-hantesMore details See the document
Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society is addressed to the civil society actors who, every day in every part of the world, contribute to the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights. Developed following a survey among users of the first edition of the Handbook—Working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: A Handbook for NGOs (2006)—this comprehensively updated and revised second edition puts United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms at its centre. Speaking to all civil society actors, including but not only non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Handbook explains how civil society can engage with various United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms. It is the hope of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that this Handbook will enable more people to enjoy and make claim to their human rights through these bodies and mechanisms.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Как работать по Программе ООН в области прав человека Справочник для гражданского обществаTravailler avec le Programme des Nations Unies pour les Droits de l’Homme: Un Manuel pour la Société Civile参与联合国人权事务 民间社会手册Trabajando con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas en el ámbito de los Derechos Humanos Un manual para la sociedad civil
Document(s)
How to Lobby
By California People of Faith Working Against the death penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Lobbying
More details See the document
Lobbying your elected officials is one of the most important actions you can take to bring about the end of the death penalty. Here are some tips for communicating effectively with government officials.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
An Introduction to Advocacy Training Guide
By Ritu R. Sharma / SARA Project, on 1 January 1997
1997
Lobbying
More details See the document
The Guide should be useful to people in all sectors who wish to improve policies and programs through advocacy.
- Document type Lobbying
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Thai : สถานการณ์โทษประหาร และการประหารชีวิต ในปี 2554
By Amnesty International / ประเทศนิรโทษกรรม, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
enenfafrzh-hantesMore details See the document
รายงานข้อมูลการใช้โทษประหารชีวิตในปี 2554 เป็นเครื่องยืนยันว่าทั่วโลกมีแนวโน้มที่มุ่งสู่การยกเลิกโทษประหาร จำ� นวนประเทศที่มีการประหารชีวิตลดลงจากปีที่ผ่านมา และในภาพรวมมีความก้าวหน้าเกิดขึ้นในทุกภูมิภาคของโลก สหรัฐอเมริกาเป็นเพียงประเทศเดียวในกลุ่มประเทศอุตสาหกรรม G8ที่ยังมีการประหารชีวิตอยู่ มลรัฐอิลลินอยส์เป็นรัฐที่ 16 ซึ่งยกเลิกโทษประหารและในเดือนพฤศจิกายน จอห์น คิตซ์ฮาร์เบอร์ (John Kitzhaber) ผู้ว่าการมลรัฐโอเรกอนประกาศยุติการใช้โทษประหารชั่วคราว
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Statistics,
- Available languages Korean : 연례사형현황 보고서 2011 사형선고와 사형집행Death sentences and executions in 2011اعدام و صدور حکم اعدام در سال2011Condamnations à mort et executions 2011國際特赦組織 全球死刑報告 2011Condenas a muerte y ejecuciones 2011
Document(s)
The lethal injection quandary: how medicine has dismantled the death penalty
By Deborah W. Denno, on 1 January 2007
2007
Article
United States
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On February 20, 2006, Michael Morales was hours away from execution in California when two anesthesiologists declined to participate in his lethal injection procedure, thereby halting all state executions. The events brought to the surface the long-running schism between law and medicine, raising the question of whether any beneficial connection between the professions ever existed in the execution context. History shows it seldom did. Decades of botched executions prove it. This Article examines how states ended up with such constitutionally vulnerable lethal injection procedures, suggesting that physician participation in executions, though looked upon with disdain, is more prevalent— and perhaps more necessary —than many would like to believe. The Article also reports the results of this author’s unique nationwide study of lethal injection protocols and medical participation. The study demonstrates that states have continued to produce grossly inadequate protocols that severely restrict sufficient understanding of how executions are performed and heighten the likelihood of unconstitutionality. The analysis emphasizes in particular the utter lack of medical or scientific testing of lethal injection despite the early and continuous involvement of doctors but ongoing detachment of medical societies. Lastly, the Article discusses the legal developments that led up to the current rush of lethal injection lawsuits as well as the strong and rapid reverberations that followed, particularly with respect to medical involvement. This Article concludes with two recommendations. First, much like what occurred in this country when the first state switched to electrocution, there should be a nationwide study of proper lethal injection protocols. An independent commission consisting of a diverse group of qualified individuals, including medical personnel, should conduct a thorough assessment of lethal injection, especially the extent of physician participation. Second, this Article recommends that states take their execution procedures out of hiding. Such visibility would increase public scrutiny, thereby enhancing the likelihood of constitutional executions. By clarifying the standards used for determining what is constitutional in Baze v. Rees, the U.S. Supreme Court can then provide the kind of Eighth Amendment guidance states need to conduct humane lethal injections.
- Document type Article
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Methods of Execution, Lethal Injection,
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Crime and Justice. Abolishing the Death Penalty
By IPS, on 1 January 2007
Book
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The IPS ‘Death Penalty Abolition Project’, supported bythe European Union, has recorded the voices of many of those who have played a key role in the recently fast-moving journey towards a death-penalty-free world. In doing so, IPS has been guided by the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, theInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.Collected here are some 100 reports from dozens ofcountries and every continent. The voices of those who have spoken out here – many hundreds in number – include activists,academics, lawyers and, of course, those waiting for that dreaded last knock on their cell door.
- Document type Book
- Themes list Moratorium , Trend Towards Abolition, Death Penalty,
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Coping with Innocence after Death Row
By Kimberly J Cook / Saundra D Westervelt / Contexts, on 1 January 2008
2008
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The enduring images of exonerees are of vindicated individuals reunited with family and friends in a moment of happiness and relief, tearful men embraced by supporters who have long fought for their release.We think of these moments as conclusions, but really they’re the start of a new story, one that social science is beginning to tell about how exonerees are greeted by their communities, their homes, and their families, and how they cope with the injustice of their confinement and rebuild their lives on the outside.
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Fundraising from Institutions
By Angela James / Bond - For International Development, on 1 January 2010
2010
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Donor funds are under intense pressure and receive applications from many more civil society organisations than they are able to fund. When you have identified your project and are ready to look for funding, you will want to present it to the most appropriate donor in the most effective way. This guide gives you the essential information about institutional donors who operate a two stage application process.
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Fundraising from Trusts, Foundations and Companies
By Billy Bruty / Bond - For International Development, on 1 January 2010
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Each trust has a legally binding trust deed that defines the beneficiaries, objectives and geographical area for its charitable activities. The more narrowly defined trusts may only support a certain age group, cause or locality. Those trusts with a wide remit will often be legally defined with objectives that are for “General Charitable Purposes” with “Worldwide Beneficiaries”. Many trusts will also change their policies to focus on topical or specific geographical priorities. It’s important to know where the heart of decision making lies and it can be very different across a number of trusts, and change according to the different stages of their ‘lifecycle’.
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Charter of Arab League
By League of Arab States, on 1 January 2006
2006
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The League of Arab States is composed of the independent Arab states which have signed this Charter.
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- Themes list Networks,
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Model League of Arab States: Delegates’ Handbook and Rules of Procedure
By Youngstown State University, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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This document provides an introduction to the League explaining the idea of the Arab League, how it was formed, its objectives and its structure.
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- Themes list Networks,
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The Court in Brief (the European Court of Human Rights)
By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2011
2011
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The European Court of Human Rights is an international court set up in 1959. It rules on individual or State applications alleging violations of the civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights. Since 1998 it has sat as a full-time court and individuals can apply to it directly.
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- Available languages German : Der in Kürze GerichthofLa Cour en Bref
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Korean : 연례사형현황 보고서 2011 사형선고와 사형집행
By Amnesty International / 국제앰네스티는, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
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2011년 세계 사형현황은 전세계적인 사형폐지 움직임을 잘 나타내주고 있다. 사형을 적용하는 국가의 수는 예년에 비해 더 줄어들었으며 세계 모든 지역에서 사형폐지를 향한 움직임이 있었다.미국은 G8 국가들 중 유일하게 사형을 집행했지만 일리노이 주(州)가 16번째 사형폐지주가 되었고 오레곤 주지사가 사형집행모라토리엄을 선포하는 등 일정 부분에서 발전이 있었다.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Statistics,
- Available languages Thai : สถานการณ์โทษประหาร และการประหารชีวิต ในปี 2554Death sentences and executions in 2011اعدام و صدور حکم اعدام در سال2011Condamnations à mort et executions 2011國際特赦組織 全球死刑報告 2011Condenas a muerte y ejecuciones 2011
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Advocacy and Campaigning
By Ian Chandler / Bond - For International Development, on 1 January 2010
2010
Campaigning
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This guide describes the functions of advocacy and campaigning and provides instructions on how to approach and who participates in advocacy and campaigning.
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- Themes list Networks,
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Monitoring and Evaluation
By Louisa Gosling / Bond - For International Development, on 1 January 2010
Campaigning
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Monitoring is the routine tracking of the key elements of programme/project performance, usually inputs and outputs and some of the outcomes, through record-keeping, regular reporting and surveillance systems as well as observation and studiesyour. Evaluation attempts to link a particular output or outcome directly to an intervention after a period of time has passed. An evaluation is usually carried out at some significant stage in the project’s development, e.g. at the end of a planning period, as the project moves to a new phase, or in response to a particular critical issue. This guide explains how to conduct monitoring and evaluation of your projects.
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- Themes list Networks,
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Greek : Τι είναι το ODIHR;
By Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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Το Γραφείο Δημοκρατικών Θεσμών και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων (ODIHR) του ΟΑΣΕ είναι ένα από τα βασικά περιφερειακά όργανα ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων στον κόσμο. Με έδρα την Βαρσοβία της Πολωνίας, το ODIHR δραστηριοποιείται σε όλη την Ευρώπη, τον Καύκασο, την Κεντρική Ασία και την Βόρεια Αμερική.Προάγει τις δημοκρατικές εκλογές, τον σεβασμό των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, την ανοχή και την εξάλειψη των διακρίσεων και το κράτος δικαίου. Το ODIHR είναι ο θεσμός για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα του Οργανισμού για την Ασφάλεια και την Συνεργασία στην Ευρώπη (ΟΑΣΕ), ενός διακυβερνητικού φορέα που εργάζεται για την σταθερότητα, την ευημερία και την δημοκρατία στα 56 Κράτη που συμμετέχουν σε αυτόν.
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- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Polish : Czym jest ODIHR?German : Was ist das ODIHR?What is the ODIHRЧто такое БДИПЧ?Qu’est-ce que le BIDDH?
Document(s)
Making up for Lost Time : What the Wrongfully Convicted endure and how to Provide Fair Compensation
By The Innocence Project, on 1 January 2010
2010
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It’s an accepted principle of fairness in our society to compensate citizens who, through no fault of their own, have suffered losses. When a person’s land has been seized for public use, they receive adequate repayment. Crime victims and their families receive financial compensation in all 50 states. Yet, strangely, the wrongfully imprisoned, who lose property, jobs, freedom, reputation, family, friends and more do not receive compensation in 23 states of the nation. These recommendations for state compensation laws have been developed by the Innocence Project after years of working with exonerees and their families, legislators, social workers and psychologists.
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Death without Justice: A Guide for Examining the Administration of the Death Penalty in the United States
By American Bar Association, on 1 January 2001
2001
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This guide was created because of the growing flaws in the adminstration of the death penatly, it provides a guide to the death penalty administration process and vulnerable populations in death row administration.
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Alternatives to the Death Penalty: The Problems with Life Imprisonment
By Penal Reform International, on 1 January 2007
2007
Arguments against the death penalty
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This briefing examines the use of life imprisonment worldwide, including the increasing trend of life imprisonment without the possibility of release, or life without parole (LWOP). Emerging trends indicate an increase in the number of offences carrying the sanction of life imprisonment, a greater prevalence of indeterminate sentencing, a reduction in the use of parole, and the lengthening of prison terms as a whole. The abolition of the death penalty has played a significant role in the increased use of life imprisonment sentences, and LWOP in particular. Conditions of detention and the treatment of prisoners serving life sentences are often far worse than those for the rest of the prison population and more likely to fall below international human rights standards.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Sentencing Alternatives,
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Indonesian : Tidak Manusiawi: Kondisi Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Bagi Terpidana Mati di Indonesia
By Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) / Kontras / Carole Berrih, on 8 September 2020
2020
NGO report
Indonesia
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Meskipun telah banyak penelitian telah dilakukan terkait dengan administrasi peradilan dalam kasus-kasus hukuman mati di Indonesia, hanya sedikit penelitian tentang kondisi penahanan seseorang yang dijatuhi hukuman mati di sebuah negara. Penelitian ini adalah salah satu penelitian pertama yang berfokus pada kondisi penahanan narapidana yang di hukum mati di Indonesia. Laporan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan suara kepada mereka yang mengalami hukuman mati di Indonesia dan juga pendapat dari keluarga mereka, bersamaan dengan mendokumentasikan situasi mereka.
- Document type NGO report
- Countries list Indonesia
- Themes list Death Row Conditions, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Dehumanized: The Prison Conditions of People Sentenced to Death in Indonesia
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Objection Handbook
By John H. Blume / Cornwell Death Penalty Project, on 1 January 2008
2008
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This handbook is divided into five tabbed sections. The first section provides some general guidelines to assist trial counsel in properly preserving issues for appellate review. Sections 2-4 address the following topics: (2) pre-trial issues; (3) jury selection and juror misconduct issues; (4) the substantive admissibility of evidence; and, (5) the solicitor’s closing argument.
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Facts Law Enforcement Should Know About the Death Penalty
By Death Penalty Focus, on 8 September 2020
2020
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A leaflet detailing the facts that law enforcement should be aware of; how the system prolongs suffering of the victim’s family, mistakes that have been made, the uneven application of the death penalty – these amongst other topics are explored to inform law enforcement about the facts of the death penalty.
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