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…organized by Reprieve, and an audit by the Indian government, Kayem announced that they would no longer be selling the drug to the USA. “In view of the sensitivity involved…”…

…abolition, as the World Coalition has been doing as part as its campaign for the ratification of the UN Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty. Finally, following the…

…Union regrets that the executions mark the end of a near six year-long de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Thailand,” the statement read. Thailand was…

…death penalty. Moreover, the death penalty often follows the use of torture during interrogation or unfair trials during which lawyers for the defendant are not always present – violating more…

…government to make available statistics and other factual information on the use of the death penalty (A/HRC/18/11, para. 95.15). The lack of transparency in relation to the scheduled executions therefore…

…current information on capital punishment around the world and engages in the promotion of international human rights norms within the criminal justice process.  The Death Penalty Worldwide database was created…

…state: Virginia comes second with 110 executions. “Texas’ 500th execution is sobering, but the movement to replace the death penalty is only speeding up. The death penalty is prohibitively expensive,…

…pardons 61 death row inmates. This is a positive step towards abolition of death penalty in Tanzania in line with the growing worldwide trend against death penalty. Death penalty as…

Mario Marazziti, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty: “Let’s give the kids of the new generation a world without death penalty. The Death Penalty is sick and weakened. Well, it…

…man; rather he describes human vulnerability during the countdown period that precedes the execution: the suffering endured by waiting, the impossible indifference of time slipping past, the last days, the…

…and Stockholm University, exposed the European outlook on the death penalty. After giving an overview of the history of abolition in Europe since the 18th century, he explained that political…

…Coalition Against the Death Penalty and will play a major role in 2013 in the preparation of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, which will be dedicated…

…since 1988. The pandemic contributed to these historically low numbers, but the trend is clear: 2021 marked the seventh consecutive year where there were fewer than 50 death sentences and…

…in the seven executions so far which have taken place using drugs from Lundbeck. Citing their “concern over the use of the drugs in U.S. executions”, the fund directors sold…

…export controls and ensure that the drug is not used to execute a human being. Catch-all clause The submission also recommends adding a ‘torture-death penalty end-use catch-all’ clause in the…

…parties cannot repeal. This makes it an important tool for the abolition of the death penalty. Nathalie Jeannin of FIACAT highlighted the role of the UN’s Human Rights Committee, which…

…sign the forgiveness, I will further reduce the penalty”, he reportedly told Arroyo. The decision follows an international campaign to save Marilou Ranario. Migrant groups started the campaign in the…

…the immediate adoption of a moratorium, recalled that no study could prove that Death Penalty is efficient against re-offence. On the contrary, it is proved that the death penalty is…

…crime of a military nature committed during wartime”. The Protocol does not offer state parties the possibility to opt out. It therefore makes the abolition of the death penalty final…

…as protector of its citizens. Bellivier invited the participants to the Marrakesh Forum to join the debate during the sessions on death penalty issues scheduled during the event. Follow the…

…and popular support for the death penalty and American influence in regional politics. Amnesty International’s death penalty coordinator Piers Bannister, made an implacable demonstration: “Behind the tourist picture of the…

…Resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty. “However, while strides have been made worldwide in the campaign for the abolition of the death penalty, progress in the Arab…

What is the International Academic Network for the Abolition of Capital Punishment about? The idea is to bring together research projects and publications. You can find articles on the death…

Members of the conference welcomed news from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice that the Nigerian Government has instituted a moratorium on the death penalty because…

…on the US. Two plenary sessions and four thematic debates will give participants a chance to discover or further explore the fields in which the battle against the death penalty…

…the world) and executions. But the political temptation is there. “The government that pleads for death penalty using the Islamic pretext to gain public favour is the worst,” he said….

…including inside the prison. Abroad, Rome city council said they would illuminate the Colosseum in support of the condemned man, while French abolitionists gathered near the US embassy. “The Internet…

…local NGOs to research the issue. Work on the ground “They did the work on the ground”, said AI’s Nigeria researcher Aster van Kregten. “They went to the prisons, were…

…that peaceful activities against the death penalty are sentenced to 10 years in prison shows that the Iranian authorities consider the death penalty as an important tool for their survival”. …

…the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the United Nations General Assembly.” Hands Off Cain will launch the report on the death penalty worldwide, edited by Italian MP…

…of the death penalty. Live from the Congress To escape the death penalty: be rich and kill a foreigner Campaigners and political leaders unite against the death penalty Protecting vulnerable…

…the death penalty’s deterrent value and any miscarriage or failure of justice in the death penalty’s implementation is irreversible and irreparable”. There are 21 inmates on death row in Guatemala….

…2018, the Council of Ministers adopted a decree to commute the sentences of the last 14 death row inmates to life imprisonment. A draft Criminal Code without the death penalty…

…in the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty (24-26 February 2010), the best venue to further the debate and work on the forthcoming UNGA vote aiming at a worldwide…

…mandatory death penalty remains the law. While the crime rate remains high in many of these countries, inadequacies in law enforcement and preventive measures hinder progress. There is a need…

…preparation of the World Day Against the Death Penalty that in 2016 will be focused on the death penalty and terrorism. The slogan of this year World Day is “Execution…

…and make a fat profit. The official admission comes as the Chinese government and the Red Cross are launching an organ donation system to address the problem. The authorities estimate…

…19.    SYNAFEN 20.    Taiwan Aliance to End the Death Penalty The statutory meeting also saw the adoption of the 2016 accounts and balance sheet, the 2016 activity report, the provisional…

…aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty congratulates Armenia for this important step towards universal abolition. It encourages Armenia to also ratify Protocol…

…Trends 2018 explores •    Trends in the use of imprisonment, including the use of pre-trial detention as an automatic response to suspects; the ongoing challenge of prison overcrowding; and the…

…fund the continuation of the legal battle and the medical treatments needed for Mumia. The French Collective “Free Mumia” congratulates itself for having contributed to this victory of the respect…

During its General Assembly held on the morning of the opening of the 5th World Congress against the Death Penalty in Madrid, the World Coalition elected 20 member organizations to…

…and on Death Row.” These steps are completed by social enquiry reports with the prison authorities and other inmates to understand the behaviour of the prisoner. “We also ask the…

The increasing use of the death penalty was among the key issues raised at the Universal Periodic Review on human rights in Iraq at the UN Human Rights Council in…

…for up to €5,000 to implement a small project aimed at the progressive abolition of the death penalty and the implementation of humane alternative sanctions after a moratorium or abolition….

…a large majority a resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty worldwide. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty calls upon the Japanese government to…

…sentences. The Iranian authorities must make sure that the cases of all drug offenders on death row are reviewed automatically and the process must be closely monitored by the international…

…tragedy,” said MVFHR executive director Renny Cushing. “In the public debate about the death penalty and how to respond in the aftermath of violent crime, these are the voices that…

…voted against the United Nations’ 2018 moratorium on the use of the death penalty, arguing a contradiction with its domestic law that  permits capital punishment only for the rarest of…

…all death penalty sentences had to be reviewed by the Supreme People’s Court (SPC). In the years immediately after 2007, the SPC overturned about 15% of death sentences.It currently quashes…

…the abolition of the death penalty, its analysis raises fundamental questions about the obvious breaches of the judiciary system in India. This report thus provides an in-depth understanding of the…

…the state of the world they are living in: the severity, sometimes the cruelty, but also the beauty of the human rights ideal. Our aim is for them to acquire…

On Friday 23rd July 2021, Sierra Leone’s Parliament unanimously abolished the death penalty by passing the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act. Prior to this vote, the Deputy Justice Minister…

…there is a nationwide shortage of sodium thiopental, the anesthetic in the three-drug cocktail. The drug was rushed in from Britain for the execution. Landrigan’s lawyers raised questions over the…

…2007, it has conducted targeted research and advocacy on the death penalty for drug offences. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Human Rights and Justice team,…

…no to the death penalty. The closing ceremony was also an opportunity for the World Coalition to read the final declaration of the Congress. Finally, to conclude this very beautiful…

…amend the right to abortion. Today, commitment against the death penalty is becoming one of the main issue raised by socially responsible corporations (CSR). According to Celia Ouellette, Founder and…

…Death Penalty on October 10, the online library contains the sources of information you need. It contains all the resources on the death penalty identified by the World Coalition since…

…successfully completed without the enthusiastic involvement of numerous partners, who were all present at the closing ceremony: there were militants of the abolitionist cause (such as Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner), the French…

…programme. The Swedish presidency of the European Union, too, criticised the executions. As more people face execution in the wake of the Xinjiang riots, it said in a statement: “The…

…Penalty (ECPM) is organising the event in co-operation with the World Coalition and Switzerland. The World Congresses against the death penalty gather hundreds of participants who unite to elaborate national,…

Zambia has acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, which is the UN treaty aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, on 19 December 2024. One day…

…with organizations. “If you’re sitting in Dakar and oppose the death penalty, how do you contact like-minded people?” he asked. With the Death Penalty Action Network, he hopes to make…

The USA is one of the few federalist countries which give the states the power to legislate on the issue of the death penalty. At present there are 15 abolitionist…

The ruling was issued in the case of Allen Gregory, an African-American man sentenced to death for rape and murder: in the process of proving the death penalty’s unconstitutionality, the…

…them around to meet up with their friends. Except their uncle Jeffrey Wood is on Texas death row, and the meetings they go to tend to be abolitionist protests and…

…long periods on death row recognized as unconstitutional, the court had dismissed their argument that the death penalty itself was a violation of constitutional rights. Other countries in the region,…

…bill. The proposed legislation must know go through parliament. “FIDH and LTDH call on the lawmakers who will soon examine the abolition of the death penalty to transcend their divisions…

…policy violates international legal provisions that reserve the death penalty for the most horrible crimes. “There is no room to interpret that drug-related offences are regarded as ‘the most serious…

…these circumstances. I am now in Taiwan and joining the campaign organized by Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, together with Speedy Rice from the World Coalition Against the…

In February 2024, Armenia’s ratification of Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all…

…the US. The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) chose the 25th anniversary of this tragic event to release its first annual report on the use of capital…

…than 500 words explaining their interest in interning with the Centre. > Read more about the call for intership: http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/UploadedImages/d9019b31-7ea0-46fb-a40f-8589f99bbca8.pdf > Read more about the Death Penalty Research Project: http://www.deathpenaltyindia.com/…

…Sierra Leone signed into law a bill for abolition.  In June 2022, the President of the Central African Republic promulgated the law abolishing the death penalty. In September 2022, the…

…families. He explained that in Japanese society, more than 85% of the population is in favour of the death penalty and that the families of prisoners sentenced to death are…

…penalty depends upon the people of India being mature enough to understand the ills of capital punishment. Photo: demonstration in India for World Day against the Death Penalty in 2008…

…the country the second, after China, in the number of executions carried out annually. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty strongly opposes the increase of executions in Iran and…

…address. Death Penalty Focus would be grateful if senders could send an email copy of their submission to EZITRIN@DeathPenalty.org. The organization will then organize a state-wide day of action in…

…discussed the international trend towards the abolition of the death penalty from domestic laws, and the recent United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on executions. During the…

…the civilian population for the theft of a chicken without the justice system intervening”. Moreover, the majority of politicians support the death penalty. But the five experts are confident and…

…arbitrary sentencing. It also touches upon the Indian death row conditions. Finally, it mentions the fact that the country is going against the worldwide trend towards abolition. The Commission had…

…a lawyer. 130 on death row Since he took office, Ogawa has clearly denied the possibility of continuing the stay of executions, by claiming that ordering an execution is the…

…Sant’Egidio and Arianna Ballotta for the Italian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The event is co-sponsored by Coop. Sociale Città dell’Essere, The Italian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, association Campi…

…the word on Facebook and Twitter: #nodeath*]}*penalty > Why some victims of terrorism are against the death penalty? To know more, read and share their Stories > Parliamentarians are essential…

The global figures on the use of the death penalty in 2015 revealed two starkly divergent developments. On one hand, four countries abolished the death penalty, reinforcing the long-term trend…

…Poland have signed it but not ratified it. In 1995, Italy ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Politic Rights, which abolishes the death penalty…

…dinner, Gail Chasey, member of New Mexico legislature and promoter of the bill to abolish the death penalty adopted in 2009, was awarded the Abolitionist of the year prize (watch…

…Assistance Project (LEDAP), a World Coalition member organisation, had lodged an appeal with the Federal High Court on behalf of the four executed men. “Under the Nigerian laws, an appeal…

…from across the world, a diversity which reflects the universal nature of the death penalty. To join the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, please download the membership form here….

…Berlin, Germany in November. The last execution in Zambia took place in January 1997.  Full statement made by Amnesty: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/12/zambia-amnesty-international-welcomes-the-abolishment-of-the-death-penalty/  Photo credit: Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema assenting the bill/ Twitter …

…1: THE MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY 5PM to 6PM Testimonies: JUDICIAL OFFICIALS/JUDGES/LAWYERS AND THE DEATH PENALTY Friday 12 June 9AM to 10.30AM: First roundtable discussion: THE ELEMENTS OF UNFAIR TRIALS 11AM…

…scheduled to arrive in Huntsville, the home of Texas’s death row, mid-May. Activists from World Coalition member organisations such as Journey of Hope and the Texas Coalition to Abolish the…

…Todd Willingham and Troy Davis, the high number of capital cases on the Registry of Exoneration once again highlights the high risk of executing innocents inherent to the death penalty….

In the framework of this project, GCL and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty want to support a civil society movement for the abolition of the death penalty in…

…High Court seeking the death penalty. The original sentence was subsequently replaced by the death penalty, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court. It must be said that this execution…

…2003 to obtain the legislative abolition of the death penalty in their country. Although no execution has taken place in Morocco since 1994, the courts still hand down death sentences….

As an abolitionist country in practice applying a moratorium on executions since 2002, Guinea finally took it to the next level by choosing to abolish the death penalty in law….

The Greater Caribbean For Life (GCL) and the World Coalition are part of a joint project, led by the Death Penalty Project and funded by the European Union, which aims…

…for the privilege we had to discuss with him,” another person added. The emotion was palpable among the public.“Mumia doesn’t feel like a symbol of the anti-death penalty campaign,” said…

…row, it entitles them to be further reviewed by a medical board so their death sentence may be commuted, which contributes to reducing the scope of the death penalty as…