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…Committee dropped the death penalty for 13 crimes, reducing the list from 68 to 55. The death penalty is still used for a wide range of crimes, including non-violent crimes…

According to the judges of the highest court, the death penalty violates the Constitution and international conventions such as the American Convention on Human Rights. Thus, it abolished capital punishment…

…abolition of the death penalty”. The Collective called for a first gathering in Paris on June 3, 2007 in commemoration of the bloody repression of Tian An Men. Find the…

…The famous American black journalist, on death row for 25 years, has become a symbol of the fight against the death penalty. On the occasion of this new hearing, the…

…work and coalition building on the issue of the death penalty for drug offences    * Playing a leadership role in international human rights and drug policy advocacy    *…

…lives of political activists”. Gambia has yet to abolish the death penalty in its Criminal Code, but this is undoubtedly a huge step in the right direction. The Gambia is…

…and coalition building on the issue of the death penalty for drug offences     •    Playing a leadership role in international human rights and drug policy advocacy     •    Developing…

…a Decree granting authority to sign Protocol No. 13 to mark the 25th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the country. Protocol No. 13 to the ECHR…

…of the death penalty. This information is taken from the Death Penalty Worldwide database, which also offers an advanced search function (capital crimes, prison conditions, appeal procedures, legal representation…) in…

…in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. According to the World Coalition, the threat “not only indicates the lack of rule of law in China but is also detrimental to the…

…during the course of the event. The Tuscany regional council, the Community of Sant’Egidio and Amnesty International, all members of the World Coalition, have prepared the conference together. To take…

The death sentence is forbidden in Buddhism. Yet “it is still supported by many monks,” emphasizes Danthong Breen, the President of the Union for Civil Liberties in Thailand. According to…

…abolition of the death penalty is currently considered, met officials from African countries that have ended capital punishment, such as Djibouti. Gabon itself abolished the death penalty on September 13,…

…Shubin’s family was not informed about his situation in the eyes of the law after his sentence had been passed. They have still not received a copy of the judgement….

Today is the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death…

…so doing, the country does not respect international laws’ restrictions and safeguards limiting the scope of death penalty to the “most serious crimes”. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly and increasingly violated…

…such offences remain death-eligible, irrespective of the age of the defendant. In theory, Royal Decree No.113 on the Juvenile Law, enacted in August 2018, already prohibited death sentences being imposed…

…supported by Hands Off Caïn, the International Committee against Torture, Rights & Democracy, and the Canadian Center for the Victims of Torture (CCVT), among others. The World Coalition Against the…

About thirty other events were planned in the US and abroad. In France, around 200 people gathered in Paris to listen to speeches by personalities and take part in a…

…into their language. Sandra Babcock, director of Death Penalty Worldwide and Professor at the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law in the US, is the lead…

…which have binding obligations not to use the death penalty). Countries retaining the death penalty worldwide declined to 40 (as of 30 June 2013), compared to 43 in 2011. In…

…on executions in 2019. According to Amnesty International’s last report on death sentences and executions in 2019, “people with mental or intellectual disabilities” are facing the death penalty in the…

Take action now! The 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

Take action now! The 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

…the 6 countries that still retain the death penalty in their legislation (Belarus, the USA, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Latvia) to completely abolish it. Read official declarations by the participants…

Take action now! The 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

The 11th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are fighting for its…

Take action now! The 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

The 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are fighting for its…

Take action now! The 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

The 12th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are fighting for its…

Take action now! The 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

Take action now! The 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

Activists – all members of the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) – speak in their own language but viewers can choose between subtitles in the folowing languages: Hindi, Thai, Korean,…

The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty has just released a clip presenting its work and the status of capital punishment in the country. The students who form TAEDP’s…

Those images are currently exhibited at the entrance of the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty under the title “Until death part us”. Caroline Planque is in Geneva and…

…minors at the time of the offense, the latter would benefit from recent criminal justice reforms introduced by a royal decree in April 2020 aiming at the abolition of the…

A resolution by the UN highest political body would be an important international milestone in the campaign to abolish the death penalty worldwide and would carry considerable moral weight. This…

This initiative, which originated in Italy, now includes over 30 capital cities. All the cities involved commemorate the anniversary of the first piece of legislation to abolish the death penalty,…

According to early statistics published by World Coalition member Amnesty International (AI), 1,252 executions were recorded in 2007 in 24 countries – although the secrecy surrounding the death penalty means…

The position taking is expected to November. The deadline for applications is the 18th of September. The position is based in Paris (Montreuil), missions in the target countries of the…

As the World Coalition puts the spotlight on Asia on October 10, APYN has decided to rally its members and their friends via the social networking website, Facebook. The network…

…abolition of the death penalty in China.   The WCADP is calling on the Chinese authorities to conduct a full and impartial investigation into this incident, and to ensure that…

…from being exposed to COVID-19. Although Zambian criminal law still provides for the death penalty, the last known execution took place in 1997, making the country abolitionist practice. Source: Xinhuanet…

…judicial guidelines providing directives to prosecute and harshly punish, including by the death penalty, those advocating and acting for Taiwan’s independence. The guidance effectively encourages China’s courts and law enforcement…

On the occasion of Tanzania’s Independence Day on 9 December, President John Magufuli announced he would commute the death sentences of 256 convicts into life imprisonment. The law say I…

…Side events: – 12:00-13:00 (GMT+2): Abolition in OIC member states – EN and FR – 16:30-17:30 (GMT+2): Abolition in Malawi and trend in Africa – EN – 16:45-17:45 (GMT+2): The…

The Programme Officer will work under the supervision of the Secretary-General of PGA, and in close collaboration with other officers in the implementation of the Campaigns in specific target-countries and…

Even though Nauru retained the capital punishment in its legislation, it was in fact an abolitionist country in practice, since it hadn’t performed any execution since its independence in 1968….

…our founding member organizations. 20 years of memories, meetings, activism and fight with the hope to see one day a world without death penalty. Discover those testimonials in our newsletter….

On 9 July 2020, the Sudan’s Sovereign Council approved legislative amendments substantially reforming the Sudanese justice system. The death penalty was repealed for certain crimes, including apostasy – consisting in…

…activists. “If one of them cannot see you, go to the embassy of another EU member state.” European diplomats added that the European Commission could offer discreet financial help to…

Read the press release announcing the handover of 5 million signatures in favour of the moratorium Download full-length videos of all the speeches Sign the petition…

We are keen to broaden the widely held perspective of a unidimensional criminal law by introducing students to an interdisciplinary approach to the criminal justice system and to enhance their…

As the debate about lethal injections and the presidential election campaign are raging in the United States, a short film by two young directors establishes a link between the two….

Watch the diaporama below to see them at work and click here to read about the meeting’s agenda….

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