Article(s)
Inquiry into Australia’s Advocacy for the Worldwide Abolition of the Death Penalty
By Peter Norden, on 25 November 2015
On 17, 20 and 27 November, the Australian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs is conducting public hearings on Australia’s advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty. The World Coalition and its members uses this opportunity to make their voices heard.
2015
Australia
Article(s)
Watch Belarus Free Theatre Live Stream!
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 6 November 2015
Sunday 8 November: live stream starts at 19:00 London time. Belarus Free Theatre serve up food, music, dance and Shakespeare as they share true stories from inmates, executioners, human rights lawyers and families of the executed.
2015
Belarus
Belarus
Article(s)
“We need to feel the reality of the death penalty”
By Lauranne Mailhabiau, on 22 June 2015
So said Raphael Chenuil Hazan, director of ECPM, at the opening ceremony of the Asian Regional Congress in Kuala Lumpur.
2015
Indonesia
Malaysia
Public Opinion
Taiwan
Article(s)
Regional Congress against the Death Penalty Live!
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 12 June 2015
Follow the Asia Regional Congress against the Death Penalty organised by ECPM in partnership with ADPAN on 11-12 June 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2015
Malaysia
Article(s)
Worldwide abolitionists to focus on South-East Asia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 30 April 2015
The next general assembly of the World Coalition will take place on Saturday 13 June 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following the Regional Congress against the Death Penalty organised by ECPM in partnership with ADPAN on 11-12 June 2015.
2015
Malaysia
Article(s)
Death sentences and executions 2014
By Amnesty International, on 1 April 2015
This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2014. As in previous years, information is collected from a variety of sources, including: official figures; information from individuals sentenced to death and their families and representatives; reporting by other civil society organizations; and media reports. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation.
2015
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At least 1,193 executions since Hassan Rouhani’s election as president in Iran
on 13 March 2015
The annual report on the death penalty in 2014 shows that the Iranian authorities have executed more than 1193 people since the election of President Rouhani in June 2013. This is an average of more than two executions every day.
2015
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Document(s)
Joint Statement on the Death Penalty in Bahrain
By Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, on 1 January 2015
2015
Multimedia content
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85 More details See the document Joint statement calling on the government to immediately commute all death sentences; to investigate all allegations of torture made by persons sentenced to death, and to dismiss any and all convictions made on the basis of confessions obtained under conditions of torture; to re-impose a moratorium on the death penalty with a view towards abolishing the practice.
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The Death Penalty: Myths and Realities
By Penal Reform International, on 1 January 2015
NGO report
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85 More details See the document The Penal Reform International’s Report “Myths and Realities” provides ‘quick answers to common questions’ about the death penalty.The ‘myths’ covered include: ‘The death penalty keeps societies safer’, ‘the death penalty is applied fairly’, ‘there is nothing in international law to stop countries using the death penalty’, and ‘victims and relatives are in favour’. The booklet is a useful guide for activists and advocates of abolition, giving them the arguments they need to tackle common pre- and misconceptions.
- Document type NGO report
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- Themes list Public opinion, Death Penalty,
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Drugs and the Death Penalty
By Patrick Gallahue / Open Society Foundations, on 1 January 2015
NGO report
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85 More details See the document Experience has proved that for certain governments it is not easy to balance international drug laws with human rights, public health, alternatives to incarceration, and experimentation with regulation.This Report intends to provide a primer on why governments must not turn a blind eye to pressing human rights and public health impacts of current drug policies.
- Document type NGO report
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