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Article(s)
Executions for drug crimes: a violation of international law -international organizations
By Tiziana Trotta, on 15 October 2015
International organizations joined the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty to stand against this cruel practice. United Nations, the European Union and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights merged to claim that capital punishment is not the solution to deter drug crimes.
2015
Drug Offenses
Article(s)
Activists uncover secret executions in Nigeria
on 9 January 2008
Research by Amnesty International and a group of Nigerian NGOs has revealed that covert executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons.
2008
Nigeria
Nigeria
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Article(s)
World Coalition members call for increased scrutiny of Iran
By Thomas Hubert, on 31 March 2014
The UN has renewed the mandate of its special rapporteur on Iran as a new IHR/ECPM annual report exposes rising execution numbers since increased engagement between President Rohani and the West.
2014
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Article(s)
African Commission urges Gaddafi not to kill Nigerian convicts
on 20 September 2009
The African human rights watchdog has asked Libya not to execute 20 Nigerians on death row in the North African country after a Nigerian NGO highlighted their plight.
2009
Libya
Moratorium
Nigeria
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Article(s)
A new decline in the use of the death penalty in the US in 2016
By Elise Guillot, on 17 January 2017
With 30 death sentences pronounced and 20 executions carried out, the use of the death penalty in the USA saw a new record decline in 2016, as reported in the Death Penalty Information Center’s year-end report. Nevertheless, the abolitionists are worried that 2017 may not be so successful.
2017
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Public Opinion
United States
Article(s)
Saudi Arabia: why are foreigners losing their heads?
on 26 March 2008
Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan servant sentenced to death by a Saudi court, is facing decapitation. ACAT-France and ECPM have joined forces to defend poor immigrants at risk of capital punishment in Saudi Arabia.
2008
Fair Trial
Juveniles
Legal Representation
Saudi Arabia
Women
Article(s)
California’s moratorium holds
on 11 October 2010
A few days out from the World Day Against the Death Penalty, California has decided not to resume executions. A shortage of one of the drugs used for lethal injections gives death row inmates and abolitionists more time to continue the legal battle.
2010
Clemency
Mental Illness
Moratorium
United States
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Article(s)
After abolition: what alternative to the death penalty?
By Thomas Hubert, on 15 June 2013
Ending the death penalty means finding replacement sanctions to punish former capital crimes – while taking into accounts human rights standards.
2013
Public Opinion
Article(s)
UN Protocol campaign harnesses diplomatic power
on 4 November 2009
The World Coalition launched its action programme in favour of the UN Protocol to abolish the death penalty on 21 October in Geneva.
2009
Brazil
El Salvador
Latvia
Spain
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Article(s)
Tanzania: President Magufuli declares his position against the death penalty.
By Thalia Gerzso, on 20 September 2017
While officiating the new Chief Justice at the State House, the President of Tanzania, President Magufuli, expressed his support towards the abolitionist movement by refusing to sign any future death warrant. For the Tanzanian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, this statement is an unhoped opportunity to ask for the complete abolition of the death penalty in the country.
2017
United Republic of Tanzania
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Article(s)
Abolition in Africa- 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
By Yasin Sentumbwe Munagomba and Bronwyn Dudley, on 12 January 2024
The ACHPR (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) 77th Public Ordinary Session was held in Arusha, Tanzania from 20 October – 9 November 2023.
2024
Gender
Trend Towards Abolition
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
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Article(s)
Indonesian executions on the rise as election looms
By Emile Carreau, on 10 December 2013
Executions have multiplied in Indonesia throughout 2013. World Coalition local member organization KontraS sees political motivations behind the end of a four-year moratorium.
2013
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Article(s)
Indian ruling highlights importance of next World Day
By Emile Carreau, on 3 February 2014
On 21 January, India’s Supreme Court formally banned the execution of mentally ill prisoners and in doing so highlighted why this year’s World Day against the Death Penalty, which is dedicated to issues of mental health, is so important.
2014
India
Intellectual Disability
Mental Illness
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Article(s)
Statement on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 10 December 2020
Humanity and the global human rights movement, including the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, are celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. This day has been commemorated by the United Nations as International Human Rights Day.
2020
Moratorium
Article(s)
Call for tenders for printing, design and layout services
By Carlos Valera, on 7 July 2020
The World Coalition requires contracts for printing, design and layout services, visibility items and reprography for any publications that may be required, in addition to materials that may be required with these features.
2020
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Article(s)
Tunisian Constitution enshrines right to life but upholds death penalty
By Delphine Judith, on 28 January 2014
After weeks of debates, Tunisia has adopted a new Constitution. As expected by local abolitionists, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) passed a text allowing capital punishment on 26 January 2014.
2014
Moratorium
Tunisia
Article(s)
8 Demands for Beijing
on 21 June 2007
By welcoming the Olympics in 2008, China committed itself to improving its human rights situation. Anxious to remind Chinese authorities of their commitments, nine French associations, five of which are members of the World Coalition, created the China 2008 Olympic Games Collective.
2007
China
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Article(s)
“Catastrophic” conditions on Lebanon’s death row
By Delphine Judith, on 31 May 2013
Ogarit Younan is a co-founder of the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights, which has just joined the World Coalition. She takes stock on the death penalty and abolitionist progress in Lebanon.
2013
Death Row Conditions
Lebanon
Article(s)
African Great Lakes Coalition gets stronger
on 6 November 2009
The group, which brings together more than 30 member organisations from four countries, established itself as a formal body and launched its website on World Day Against the Death Penalty.
2009
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Juveniles
Rwanda
Uganda
Article(s)
10.10.10 World Day Against the Death Penalty – USA special
on 6 August 2010
On 10 October 2010, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will focus on the USA. There are two months left to prepare and promote the events planned around the world on the big day.
2010
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
United States
Article(s)
Live from death row
on 25 February 2010
The 180 members of the public who had gathered to view the film Manners of dying had an opportunity to witness a discussion between Mumia Abu-Jamal and his lawyer Robert Bryan.
2010
Switzerland
United States
Article(s)
Iranian World Coalition member receives Martin Ennals award
on 23 May 2009
A group of prestigious human rights organisations have chosen to honour Emad Baghi, the founder of the Association for the Right to Live.
2009
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Article(s)
Training consultant
By World Coalition, on 21 January 2016
The World Coalition calls for applications for a consultant in charge of planning a training session in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2016
Article(s)
Program Officer
By PGA, on 22 February 2016
PGA is recruiting a Programme Officer for its Hague office.
2016
Article(s)
Every voice counts to oppose the death penalty in California
on 24 June 2009
Abolitionists are given a unique opportunity to voice their position as Californian authorities seek comments from the public on the review of the lethal injection process.
2009
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
United States
Article(s)
Small Grant for Activities in the Caribbean
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 29 August 2019
Call for action on the abolition of the death penalty in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States launched by the Greater Caribbean for Life and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
2019
Barbados
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Article(s)
Call for tenders for the contracting of travel management services
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 15 June 2021
The World Coalition requires travel management services, on a non-exclusive basis, for World Coalition staff, members and partners.
2021
Article(s)
Évaluation finale externe d’un projet de 36 mois sur l’abolition de la peine de mort en Afrique
By FIACAT, on 13 March 2018
1. OrganisationLa Fédération internationale de l’Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture, la FIACAT, est une organisation internationale non gouvernementale de défense des droits de l’homme, créée en 1987, qui lutte pour l’abolition de la torture et de la peine de mort. La Fédération regroupe une trentaine d’associations nationales, les ACAT, présentes sur quatre […]
2018
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Article(s)
Event on the UNGA resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty at the World Congress
By Federica Merenda, on 27 June 2016
In the context of the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, the World Coalition together with Hands Off Cain and Amnesty International co-hosted a side event focusing on the 6th UNGA resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, whose adoption will be decided in New York in December this year.
2016
Moratorium
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Article(s)
Pardon Prisoners On Death Row
By Lucy Peace Nantume, on 8 November 2016
At the end of October, the death sentences of more than 2,500 prisoners were commuted by the Kenyan President. The presidential power of mercy was also recently exercised by the Zimbabwean President, where 10 death row prisoners were pardoned.
2016
Clemency
Kenya
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Article(s)
Kenya’s new taskforce to review death penalty laws
By Nicolas Chua, on 11 September 2018
In December 2017, two Kenyan men challenged the legality of capital punishment at the Supreme Court, which resulted in Chief Justice Marage declaring the « mandatory nature of the death sentence » unconstitutional. Following this groundbreaking statement, the Taskforce on the Review of the Mandatory Nature of the Death Penalty was appointed on March 15 2018.
2018
Kenya
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Article(s)
Applause for Pennsylvania’s death penalty moratorium
By Death Penalty Focus, "Free Mumia!" French Support Group, on 23 February 2015
Newly elected Governor Tom Wolf placed a moratorium on executions in Pennsylvania on 13 February until concerns about the fairness of the state’s death penalty system are addressed.
2015
Moratorium
United States
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Article(s)
The Undercurrent: How we took part in the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
By Wang Peiqi (Executive Secretary of the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)), on 7 October 2019
As night fell, Xu Ziqiang and Zheng Xingze boarded a plane for Dubai together with a group of TAEDP members. Belgium was their final destination following this layover. This would be Ziqian’s and Xingze’s first time on European soil; they were preparing to take part in the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, held once every three years.
2019
Taiwan
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Article(s)
Ratification of abolition treaties gathers pace in 2012
By Aurelie Placais, on 20 March 2012
The ratification campaign for the international protocols on the death penalty is on a roll with three new ratifications since January.
2012
Angola
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cambodia
Honduras
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Mongolia
Poland
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Article(s)
American death penalty area shrank further in 2012
By Thomas Hubert, on 20 December 2012
Only nine US states carried out executions this year, the lowest number in 20 years, according to a new report released by the independent organisation Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC).
2012
United States
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Article(s)
Study explores variety of national paths to abolition
By Thomas Hubert, on 3 May 2013
From courageous political leaders to traditional African values, the International Commission against the Death Penalty’s analysis of the factors leading to the abolition of capital punishment in 13 countries offers advice to retentionist countries.
2013
Cambodia
Haiti
Mongolia
Norway
Public Opinion
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
United States
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Article(s)
7th Congress – Preventing the resurgence of the death penalty
By Louis Linel, on 19 March 2019
The fragile victories of the abolitionist movement are being undermined by several states ready to resume the use of the death penalty, at the cost of abuses.
2019
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Article(s)
Joint Open Letter to the President of Sri Lanka on the Imminent Resumption of Executions
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 2 July 2019
The letter, co-signed by 58 organizations, encourages the President of Sri Lanka to do everything in his power to stop executions in Sri Lanka and consign the death penalty to the history books.
2019
Sri Lanka
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Article(s)
A Training on Advocacy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Abdoul Razak Ahmadou Youssoufou, on 29 July 2019
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in partnership with FIACAT, and their local members ACAT Cameroon and Droits et Paix (Rights and Peace), organized a continental training course in July on advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa in Douala, Cameroon. This training brought together abolitionists and experts from 23 African countries.
2019
Cameroon
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Article(s)
Divided opinions on death penalty in Belarus
on 8 October 2013
On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, World Coalition member organizations Penal Reform International and Belarus Helsinki Committee are releasing a rare opinion poll on what people know and think about capital punishment in the last European country with the death penalty.
2013
Belarus
Belarus
Public Opinion
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Article(s)
Mexico fights on after Texas illegally executes one of its nationals
By Thomas Hubert, on 23 January 2014
The execution of Edgar Tamayo in violation of an international court order spurs Mexico to pursue its efforts in favour of consular rights in the US, a diplomat says.
2014
Mexico
United States
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Article(s)
African Commission adopts draft Protocol on abolition
By Maria Donatelli, on 24 April 2015
At its 56th ordinary session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) put the abolition of the death penalty at the heart of its debates and adopted a draft regional treaty to help African Union member states move away from capital punishment.
2015
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Article(s)
National conference gives Lebanese abolitionist movement a boost
By Thomas Hubert, on 14 February 2014
Several hundred activists, experts and political leaders met in Beirut at the end of January to push the abolitionist cause with the Lebanese authorities and organise their movement at the national level.
2014
Lebanon
Moratorium
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Article(s)
Asia develops into hub of abolitionist dialogue
By Emile Carreau, on 6 November 2014
World Coalition member, Community of Sant’Egidio, has organised anti-death penalty conferences in Japan and the Philippines, both of which were overwhelmingly attended. Further conferences in the region are set to continue.
2014
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Viet Nam
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Article(s)
Sri Lanka: the death sentences of 60 prisoners commuted
By Elise Guillot, on 17 February 2017
Good news from Sri Lanka: by decision of the President, the death sentences of 60 prisoners have been commuted.
2017
Sri Lanka
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Article(s)
More than 1,000 sentenced to death in Iraq in 8 years
By Dr Nasr Abbood, on 1 March 2012
The Iraqi institutions established after the US-led invasion and the fall of Saddam Hussein have reinstated the death penalty and extended its scope since 2004. In this op-ed article, Iraqi Coalition Against the Death Penalty president Nassr Abood calls for alternative sentences and for a strong stance from the international community.
2012
Drug Offenses
Iraq
Iraq
Terrorism
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Article(s)
Armenia and Angola Commit to Irreversible Abolition
By Aurelie Placais, on 4 October 2019
Following the United Nations Treaty Event in New York, two more states have committed to irreversible abolition of the death penalty by signing and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (OP2-ICCPR). The Protocol was highlighted by the United Nations […]
2019
Angola
Armenia
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Article(s)
Sharing best practices on ratifying the UN treaty to abolish the death penalty
By Aurélie Plaçais, on 25 September 2011
Belgium and the United Nations’ human rights office have held a panel discussion to promote efforts in favour of the strongest international instrument against capital punishment.
2011
Belgium
Mongolia
Moratorium
Russian Federation
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Article(s)
Inside Tunisia’s death row
By Delphine Judith, on 4 June 2013
Following the launch of the investigative report Buried alive: a study of the death penalty in Tunisia is launched, ECPM’s Middle East and North Africa officer Nicolas Bray presents the research carried out in December 2012.
2013
Death Row Conditions
Tunisia
Article(s)
US death sentences hit new low in 2009
By Death Penalty Information Center, on 7 January 2010
As legal efforts and economic woes weighed in against the death penalty, fewer Americans were sent to death row in 2009 than any other year since the restoration of capital punishment in the US in 1976.
2010
Mental Illness
United States
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Article(s)
Philippines: House of Representatives must uphold international law obligations ahead of first death penalty vote
By Amnesty International & other organisations, on 19 February 2017
Nine international organisations are calling upon the Philippines to uphold its international obligations and not to restore death penalty in the country.
2017
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Philippines
Public Opinion
Article(s)
Flurry of initiatives against the death penalty at ACATs in the past year
on 7 August 2007
During the past year, the 28 member associations in the FIACAT network have given their abolitionist activities a boost. The issue of the death penalty is at the heart of their mission.
2007
Belgium
Burundi
Canada
Democratic Republic of the Congo
France
Luxembourg
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Article(s)
Algerian MPs want to abolish the death penalty
on 9 December 2008
A group of Algerian parliamentarians has filed a bill aimed at abolishing capital punishment. The World Coalition supports their campaign to have the proposed legislation passed.
2008
Algeria
Moratorium
Article(s)
800 cities light up for life
on 17 November 2008
On November 30, monuments in nearly 800 cities across the globe will light up to celebrate “Cities for Life – Cities Against the Death Penalty”.
2008
Italy
Public Opinion
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Article(s)
The United Nations Human Rights Council votes in favor of a new resolution on the death penalty
By Jessica Corredor, on 4 October 2017
After putting the death penalty at the heart of discussion, the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended with the adoption of a resolution on the death penalty.
2017
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
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Article(s)
Philippines’ Major Setback as Abolitionist Leader in South-East Asia
By Dinda Royhan, on 23 January 2020
As a prominent leader in the campaign against death penalty in the South East Asia region for the last decade, Philippines’ reputation is endangered with President Duterte’s determination to reintroduce death penalty in the country. The country’s legislators are now on its second attempt to pass the bills.
2020
Philippines
Article(s)
Two days to discuss abolition in Morocco
on 27 October 2008
Gathered in Rabat on World Day Against the Death Penalty, Moroccan and international politicians, religious leaders and campaigners held advanced discussions on this subject. The country has not carried out a single execution in the last fifteen years.
2008
Moratorium
Morocco
Article(s)
Liberia illegally restores the death penalty
on 28 July 2008
New Liberian legislation makes some violent crimes punishable by death, in violation of the country’s international obligations.
2008
Liberia
Liberia
Terrorism
Article(s)
Abolition of death penalty is now complete in Italy
on 4 March 2009
Italy became the 41st state to ratify the 13th Protocol to the European Convention for Human Rights on 3 March 2009.
2009
Italy
Article(s)
Paris activists lie down against US federal executions
on 10 July 2009
ACAT-France and Amnesty International France staged their 9th “die-in” against the death penalty in the United States.
2009
Death Row Conditions
France
France
Innocence
United States
Article(s)
Four World Coalition members among NCADP award winners
on 3 February 2008
Each year, the US National Coalition Against the Death Penalty honours those individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the struggle against the death penalty. This year’s award winners included a number of World Coalition members.
2008
United States
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Article(s)
2007 Campaign : developing the world abolitionist movement
on 1 May 2007
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has obtained financial support from the European Commission for its 2007 campaign, an indication of its growing recognition and legitimacy.
2007
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Article(s)
South Korea’s 5,000th day without an execution an opportunity for abolition
By Martin Carbonell with ADPAN and MVFHR, on 8 September 2011
8th September 2011 marks the 5,000th day without executions in South Korea. Houng-oh Kim, a member of the National Assembly and former Speaker, is aiming to introduce a new bill abolishing the death penalty to mark this occasion.
2011
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Moratorium
Republic of Korea
Article(s)
Activists celebrate abolition in Uzbekistan
on 7 January 2008
Uzbekistan became the first state to abolish the death penalty in 2008. World Coalition members Community of Sant’Egidio and Mothers Against the Death Penalty, who have led a campaign in the region, welcome the move.
2008
Moratorium
Uzbekistan
Article(s)
“Ending the death penalty in Lebanon and worldwide”
on 5 November 2007
Over 75 people attended the conference focussing on the legal and social perspectives of the abolition of capital punishment in Beyrouth on October 17.
2007
Lebanon
Moratorium
Murder Victims' Families
Article(s)
Africa’s human rights body takes a stance against the death penalty
on 30 November 2008
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for a moratorium on executions and the ratification of the UN Protocol for the abolition of the death penalty.
2008
Fair Trial
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Article(s)
Statement on the occasion of the adoption of the upr report of Mauritania
By Together against the death penalty, the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, The Advocates for Human Rights and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 2 August 2021
Together against the death penalty, the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, The Advocates for Human Rights and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty welcome the adoption of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Mauritania by the Human Rights Council.
2021
Mauritania
Moratorium
Article(s)
Fear of mass executions in Iraq
on 4 January 2010
Information obtained by the World Coalition suggests that the Iraqi authorities have been planning the mass execution of nearly 1,000 people. In a column offered to international newspapers, the World Coalition denounces that barbaric plan.
2010
Clemency
Iraq
Iraq
Women
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Article(s)
ADPAN network reinforces its strength in Asia
By Jessica Corredor, on 22 August 2017
The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network held its third AGM in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 20 July, followed by a national conference on the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia and Asia-Pacific.
2017
Malaysia
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Article(s)
Advocating for the Adoption of the Draft Protocol by the African Union: A Step in the Right Direction for Abolition in Africa
By Florence Venunye Ayivor-Vieira and Hervé Nsambimana, on 15 December 2023
Advocacy in Addis-Ababa On the 10 October 2023, the FIACAT (International Federation of ACATs), and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, represented by Ms. Florence Ayivor-Vieira of ACAT-Ghana and Mr. Hervé Nsabimana of CODHAS (Centre d’observation des Droits de l’Homme et d’Assistance Sociale), Co-Chairpersons of the World Coalition’s working group on the draft protocol […]
2023
Trend Towards Abolition
Article(s)
Puerto Rico hosts a week of World Coalition events
on 16 February 2011
International abolitionists gathered on the Caribbean territory to promote their message and to show solidarity with the local authorities against capital punishment.
2011
Murder Victims' Families
Public Opinion
Puerto Rico
United States
Article(s)
Kyrgyzstan becomes 73rd country to pass irreversible abolition
on 17 December 2010
Following one year of lobbying led by the World Coalition, the Central Asian country has become a party to the UN protocol on the abolition of the death penalty.
2010
Kyrgyzstan
Moratorium
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Strong support for US abolitionists on World Day
on 11 October 2010
On 10.10.10, the 8th World Day against the Death Penalty focused on ending the use of the death penalty in the United States of America. Since 2003, abolitionists have taken actions all over the world every 10 October to raise awareness and opposition to the death penalty.
2010
Juveniles
Mental Illness
Public Opinion
United States
Article(s)
EU-NGO forum: death penalty is a priority
on 6 August 2010
At a meeting in Brussels in July, European institutions and NGOs restated their commitment to a long-term partnership to oppose the death penalty worldwide.
2010
Innocence
Japan
Murder Victims' Families
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From moratorium to abolition: Africa wants to make the jump
on 28 February 2010
Five African icons in the struggle against the death penalty joined together to debate the transition from a moratorium on executions to full legal abolition.
2010
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Togo
Uganda
Article(s)
Kirghizstan definitively outlaws death penalty
on 18 February 2010
The Kirghiz parliament has ratified the UN Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty as demanded by the World Coalition and its partner States, months after several leaders called for its reinstatement.
2010
Kyrgyzstan
Article(s)
UN Protocol on death penalty turns 20
on 15 December 2009
For 20 years, the United Nations Protocol to abolish the death penalty has been the only universal treaty of worldwide scope to prohibit executions and secure universal abolition of the death penalty for all crimes.
2009
Armenia
Burundi
Côte d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Mauritius
Poland
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Joint Statement on Malaysia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 10 October 2019
As we mark the 17th World Day against the Death Penalty, a year after the government of Malaysia announced the revision of the country’s laws to fully abolish the death penalty on 10 October, we, member organizations of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty: • Positively note the support by Malaysia for the seventh […]
2019
Malaysia
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7th World Day Against the Death Penalty: teaching abolition
By Aurélie Plaçais, on 27 July 2009
On 10 October 2009, World Day Against the Death Penalty, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty wishes to teach abolition to all citizens around the world, especially to teenagers aged 14 to 18.
2009
Public Opinion
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Saudi Arabia: “Killing in the Name of Justice”
By Elisa Belotti, on 7 October 2015
When it comes to the execution of death penalties, Saudi Arabia is one of the most prolific country in the world. This is what emerges from a new report published by Amnesty International in August 2015.
2015
Saudi Arabia
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Dialogue should make death penalty “a sentence of the past” – foreign ministers
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 9 October 2014
Twelve governments from countries with and without capital punishment release a joint declaration calling for a world that “respects human dignity” on World Day Against the Death Penalty.
2014
Argentina
Australia
Benin
Burkina Faso
Haiti
Intellectual Disability
Mental Illness
Mexico
Mongolia
Norway
Philippines
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
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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
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Joint statement from 48 coalitions, networks and human rights organizations from 12 Arab countries
By The Arab Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 6 January 2016
The statement strongly condemns the execution of Nimr Baqir al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia and renewed its demand for Saudi Arabia to support the United Nations resolution on a global moratorium on the death penalty and to abolish the death penalty in national legislation.
2016
Saudi Arabia
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Greater Caribbean for Life addresses Inter-American Commission on death penalty in their region
on 19 March 2015
On Monday, 16 March 2015, the Greater Caribbean for Life (GCL) addressed the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on issues relating to the death penalty in the Greater Caribbean, during a dedicated thematic hearing held at the Organisation of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., USA.
2015
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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The 6th International Conference on Human Rights issues a warning on the alarming situation in Bahrain
By Emmanuel Trépied and Coalition marocaine contre la peine de mort, on 10 March 2017
The World Coalition was invited to take part in the 6th international Conference on Human Rights, on February 22nd, 2017 in Beirut. addressing the very worrying situation in Bahrain, the event resulted in a series of calls and recommendations.
2017
Bahrain
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Fair Trial
Moratorium
Terrorism
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Abolition of the death penalty in Nauru
By Marion Gauer, on 3 June 2016
Nauru recently ended its de facto moratorium by abolishing the death penalty in law.
2016
Nauru
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The strategic path to abolition in Nigeria
By Emile Carreau, on 2 December 2014
Two World Coalition members, Avocats Sans Frontières France and the Paris Bar Association, held a conference on the death penalty in Nigeria in Paris on the 27th of November.
2014
Nigeria
Nigeria
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LEDAP condemns the killing of three death row prisoners in Nigeria
By Chino Obiagwu - LEDAP National Coordinator, on 28 December 2016
Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) condemns the killing on December 23 2016 of three death row prisoners in Benin City prison on death warrants signed by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Those executed were Ogbomoro Omoregie, Apostle Igene and Mark Omosowhota. They were all convicted and sentenced to death nearly 20 years ago by military tribunals under the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Decree as amended.
2016
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Nigeria
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Iranian death sentence for Facebook postings violates international law
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 28 November 2014
Statement of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty on Soheil Arabi’s Death Sentence in Iran: Exercising freedom of expression is not a crime.
2014
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Executions in Jordan and Pakistan show need to go beyond moratorium
By Thomas Hubert, on 16 January 2015
The World Coalition and its members have criticised decisions by the governments of Jordan and Pakistan to reverse their policy of suspending executions despite a historic vote in favour of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty at the UN General Assembly.
2015
Jordan
Moratorium
Pakistan
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The death penalty at the heart of the debates of the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
By Guillaume Colin - Jessica Corredor, on 15 May 2018
The 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the African Union body responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa, was held from April 25th to May 9th, 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.The death penalty was at the heart of the debates throughout this Session, during panel discussions, side-events or during the review of the State’s periodic reports.
2018
Mauritania
Public Opinion
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Article(s)
Greater Caribbean for Life responds to the call for the resumption of the death penalty in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
By Greater Caribbean for Life and Emmanuel Trépied, on 21 July 2017
Emotions are running high in Trinidad and Tobago because of “runaway crime,” and once again the country finds itself in the throes of looking for ways in which to resume hanging. The Greater Caribbean for Life (GCL) urges Trinidad and Tobago’s government to focus on human development and crime prevention rather than expend time and energy in seeking to resume hanging.
2017
Trinidad and Tobago
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Responsible Business Initiative on the Death Penalty
By Louis Linel, on 19 July 2019
On the occasion of the meeting of its Steering Committee on Friday 28 June and Saturday 29 June 2019, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has invited the director of Responsible Business Initiative Against the Death Penalty, Ms. Celia Ouellette, to present the involvement of companies against the capital punishment alongside with traditional activists.
2019
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Recent US Federal Executions Raise Ethical and Political Issues
By Louis Linel, on 2 September 2020
Two more federal executions were carried out at the end of August in the United States of America. The abolitionist movement in the United States denounces human rights violations, challenges the cost of the death penalty in this time of crisis and even opposes its disrespect for tribal sovereignity.
2020
Fair Trial
Intellectual Disability
Public Opinion
United States
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Article(s)
The Death Penalty in Human Rights Watch “World Report 2020”
By Majdoulin Sendadi, on 6 February 2020
HRW, a member organization of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, focused its report on human rights practices in almost 100 countries, including on abuses in civil and political rights.
2020
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Increased use of the death penalty in Egypt since 2013
By Abdoul Razak Ahmadou Youssoufou, on 13 June 2019
Since the fall of the Morsi regime in 2013, the use of the death penalty has increased considerably in Egypt with a death sentence rate estimated at 2443 people between 2013 and 2018 according to Reprieve.
2019
Egypt
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Between hope and disillusion: the Iranian death penalty reform
By Thalia Gerzso, on 13 September 2017
On August 13, 2017, the Iranian parliament finally approved an amendment aiming at raising the bar for a mandatory death sentence in cases involving drug related offenses. Despite this first step, abolitionists deplore the limited effect of this new legislation.
2017
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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The State of Palestine commits to abolishing the death penalty
By Louis Linel, Aurélie Plaçais, on 10 April 2019
On 18 March 2019, the State of Palestine acceded to the United Nations Treaty aiming to abolish the death penalty, becoming the 87th State Party to the OP2-PIDCP.
2019
State of Palestine
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Gambia commits to full abolition of the death penalty
By Nicolas Chua, on 26 October 2018
On 28 September 2018, during the UN Treaty Event in New York, Gambia ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the irreversible abolition of the death penalty, alongside the Convention Against Torture.
2018
Gambia
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Global overview of women facing the death penalty
By Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and World Coalition, on 10 October 2018
Launch of a groundbreaking report entitled “Judged for more than her crime: A Global Study on Women Facing the Death Penalty”
2018
Women