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…Death Penalty Project, a member organisation of the World Coalition, appeared before the Commission at a thematic hearing on ‘The situation of the death penalty in the English-speaking countries of…

…Death Penalty Focus, explains “why the California vote matters” and recalls that California has the largest death row in the US, with 749 prisoners. While the abolition of the death…

…and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty. One of its conclusion is that the imposition of the death penalty is…

…and lawyers to the campus; in Togo, the African Forum Against the Death Penalty is showing a film, followed by a general discussion on the death penalty; in Germany, a…

…doesn’t ban the death penalty, contrary to other constitutions or the international protocol,” said Mostafa Znaidi of the Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Jaber underlined the positive and negative…

…the imposition or implementation of the death penalty on the rights of the children of parents sentenced to death or executed. You pressed States to give these children the protection…

…the Third Committee vote for a moratorium to reconsider their position at the next vote in mid-December 2020. Finally, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty commends the efforts of…

…the death penalty inappropriate. A temporary moratorium is also inappropriate, since the final judgement must be executed impartially and thoroughly under the rule of law.” It is clear that the…

…more crimes, in line with the abolition of the death penalty for 13 non-violent economic crimes in the 2011 Amendment (VIII) to the Criminal Law”. However, the expression “death penalty”…

…abolition of the death penalty. The World Coalition and the 32 co-signatories further condemn the arbitrary use of the death penalty and the violation of an incredible number of international…

…the Asia-Pacific region have abolished the death penalty for all crimes; Fiji has abolished it for ordinary crimes only, 10 are abolitionist in practice and 13 retain the death penalty….

…all.” At the end of 2018, 106 countries had abolished the death penalty in law for all crimes and 142 countries had abolished the death penalty in law or practice….

…ago to abolish the death penalty. After the Asian nation acceded to the United Nations Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty in June, the Parliament has presented a…

…death penalty”. This is what the NGO the Advocates for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Iraqi Coalition against the Death Penalty, stated in their submission to the Committee. The…

…International’s regional office) and finally on the issue of the death penalty. In this regard, the Tunisian coalition against the death penalty through Chokri Latif presented a precise overview of…

…party PJD, which opposes abolition, attended part of the proceedings. “The objective was to include the issue of the death penalty in the reform of the Penal Code, which is…

…nationals has been linked to prejudice and ethnic discrimination.(11) Reintroduction/expansion of the death penalty for drug offences. Art.6 ICCPR prohibits abolitionist countries from reintroducing the death penalty and from expanding…

…the abolition of death penalty.  After the occupation of the Palestinian Territories following the 1967 War, Israel declared that the military courts it established there could impose the death penalty….

…UN Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty. Since 2002, the government has pursued the policy of phasing out the application of death penalty. In 2007, Kazakhstan amended its…

…country’s death penalty and deeply concerning human rights record, and would be contrary to the stated goal of abolition of the death penalty set out in Article 6(6) of the…

…Against the Death Penalty are among several non-governmental organizations intervening in the case, in support of the full abolition of the death penalty. The constitutional challenge arises from the case…

The Next Frontier is a study of the death penalty in Asia. The title derives from the belief of the authors that “Asia is the next frontier in the two…

…stated on the report calling for the establishment of an official moratorium and for the abolition of the death penalty.  The authors of the report urged the authorities of Bahrain…

…the result of the legislature recognizing the voices of family member of murder victims opposed to the death penalty, the voices of law enforcement opposed to the death penalty, and…

…Lanka. Aurelie Placais, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty presented stories of women facing the death penalty for drug related offenses in Iran, Indonesia, insisting on the specific discrimination they…

…and spokesperson, said: “We welcome any reduction in the use of the death penalty. But, unfortunately, there are no indications that the relative decrease in the number of the executions…

…on the case prior to the trial.  The defense attorney failed to oppose the selection of jurors who indicated that they would automatically impose the death penalty and called no…

…the Paris-based NGO Together Against the Death Penalty added that the authorities of Haiti, which has abolished the death penalty, gave him assurances during a country visit in June that…

…death row survivors can successfully reintegrate into society and for some of them, advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Death row survivors against the death penalty Death row…

…of abolishing the death penalty, and how to build an advocacy mission and manage potential obstacles. To underpin these reflections, some of the participants gave presentations outlining the death penalty…

…death penalty for their own political ambitions.  Lastly, the death penalty becomes a political tool to dehumanize people. This is possible through “othering” people, making them the enemy or the…

…discuss the death penalty? At the moment, most of them only have government-controlled information about the death penalty. But when they can discuss it freely, their opinion will change. More…

…terrorism, Islam’s and Christianity’s perspectives on the death penalty, the abolition of the death penalty worldwide and the Nigerien situation, strategies to encourage the abolition of the death penalty. The…

…of the death penalty. The presidents of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the European Commission, on the EU side, and the president of the Parliamentary Assembly, the…

…people. “While those who wish to retain the death penalty, known as ‘retentionists’, continue to call for the imposition of the death penalty, especially in relation to murder, rape and…

The 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty explored the theme “Access to Counsel: A Matter of Life or Death” in light of the continued execution of individuals who struggle…

…executions and the death of their brothers. They strongly wished for their brothers to be repatriated and if found guilty, they did not ask for impunity, they just want them…

…the Chinese government systematically rejected recommendations on the use of the death penalty and the independence of the judiciary and lawyers. Then on 12 November 2013, the UN General Assembly…

…did not prevent the House of Representatives to approve on third and final reading the bill restoring the death penalty in the country. The Commission on Human Rights of the…

…all crimes. Gambia’s representant also took the floor to remind the commitments made by The Gambia in favour of the abolition of the death penalty. The day before the panel,…

…on the death penalty and women – the theme of the 2021 World Day Against the Death Penalty. The resolution called for the abolition of the death penalty in Africa…

…historic policy. The first call on the legislature to repeal the death penalty was from the “anti-gallows movement” in 1834. This is the end run. I think the World Coalition…

…Then, the government delegation may be given the floor to provide other States with oral answers. Stage three consists of the drafting and the adoption of the review report in…

…still unsure if the death penalty should be abolished, they all recognize the complexity of each crime and the cruelty of the death penalty. Promoting abolition through education From my…

…the context of the death penalty. An entire part of the report focuses on socio-economic discriminations which echoes the World Day Against the Death Penalty’s theme: the death penalty and…

…of the ACLU of Northern California, who was the campaign manager of the SAFE California campaign to replace the death penalty in 2012, said the ruling marked “the first time…

…•    The implementation of a profound reform of the criminal legal arsenal, exempt from the death penalty; •    The implementation of the recommendations of the UN committees concerning the ratification…

…local authorities, and trade unions. The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate goal is the universal…

…of the legislative framework surrounding the death penalty. Taskforce on the Review of the Mandatory Nature of the Death Penalty On March 15 2018, Attorney-General Githu Muigai appointed the Taskforce…

…country for the universal abolition of the death penalty. It will then be an encouraging example at the regional level. 16 Member States of the African Union have abolished the…

…not include language on the death penalty” because of their unequivocal opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances, and because they considered that the death penalty undermined  human dignity…

…of the death penalty.  Over the last few years, the debate on the abolition of the death penalty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not been prolific. To…

…since World Day Against the Death Penalty 2021, dedicated to the invisible reality of women on death row, with the coordination and support of The Advocates for Human Rights, around…

…death penalty and the fight against crime, against terrorism or the death penalty and torture were discussed. The seminar was also the occasion of strengthening the connections among the World…

…finds that the death penalty was wrongfully imposed. Mumia is pleased with this part of the ruling because it could help others on death rows across America. The prosecution now…

…the death penalty worldwide. We are inspired by the speakers we listened to, by the quality of the debates, the wealth of information shared and the solidarity within the movement.” …

…both in principle and in practice. The report also dismantles, point by point, the main common justifications for imposing the death penalty. It explains how the death penalty for drug…

…the death penalty. “We are living proof that the death penalty is broken beyond repair” Witness to Innocence, the national organization of wrongly convicted and exonerated death row survivors, also…

The death penalty has been a focus of attention in the United States in recent weeks and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty takes the opportunity to support the…

…to execute it. The first paragraph of Article 1 is directed at the State parties as they must take all the necessary steps to abolish the death penalty in their…

…including 20 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have abolished the death penalty. But Saudi Arabia is still one of the largest executors in the world. The organisations…

…specify the nature of the sentences issued against them, but they are likely taazir sentences. The undersigned organizations believe that the approval of new death sentences against minors exposes the…

…members of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (World Coalition) conducted research to document the situation of women on death row in their countries. WOMEN ARE ON DEATH ROW…

…death for the manufacture and possession of approximately 6.2 kilograms of crystal meth. The judge sentences these defendants to death by focusing on their confessions during the investigation phase—and by…

…the stakes related to human rights and the abolition of the death penalty.   The Mairie de Paris is one of the oldest partners of the Paris FC, and has a…

…since they have already abolished the death penalty. Rather, they are working for others, spending time and money to help others, you just feel very grateful. Their work benefits the…

…today by UNODC, once again omits any mention to the application of the death penalty for drug-related offences. Achieving the abolition of the death penalty demands concentrated and combined efforts…

…the recent book on the death penalty in the region, to university libraries across the three countries. The distribution will associate political leaders and the media at local book-launch events….

In 2006, the Philippines abolished the death penalty for all crimes. A year later, the country gained the reputation of a regional leader in the campaign against death penalty for…

…on the death penalty on the second day of the NGO Forum. Upon the discussion, a draft resolution on the death penalty was submitted to the ACHPR by the Forum,…

…to support the moratorium on the use of the death penalty, noting that the upcoming World Day Against the Death Penalty could be an opportunity for such a commitment.  The…

…– abolish the death penalty. ________________________________________ The above is a joint statement from Aliran, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (Adpan), Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (Afad), Association of Parents of Disappeared…

…to campaign for the end of the death penalty. The Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (MADPET) hopes “that there will be no more death penalty in Malaysia by the…

…is proposing for the country on the issue of the death penalty. Since its abolition of the death penalty − for the second time − in 2006, the Philippines has…

…The event title was “Moving away from the death penalty – Wrongful Convictions”. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon opened the event with the affirmation that “the taking of life in…

…the Death Penalty in collaboration with the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa of the ACHPR, addressed the issue of capital punishment in view of the adoption of…

…the Andhra Pradesh state legislature amended the Indian Penal Code of 1860 to provide for the death penalty as the exclusive punishment for rape. This state-sponsored amendment to the Indian…

…Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN). On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Reformasi, period of changes and…

…for the abolition of the death penalty in the region. The opening of the meeting, chaired by David Berry, dean of Law of the University of the West Indies  was…

…Greater Caribbean for Life and the Puerto Rican Coalition against the Death Penalty detailed racial discrimination in the application of capital punishment there. “If the victim is white, a defendant…

…the death penalty is a response to rising crime rates,” said Carmelo Campos Cruz of the Puerto Rican Coalition Against the Death Penalty. (photo) “The annual homicide rate in the…

…of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (Paris, France) and the Death Penalty Commission of the Puerto Rico Bar, confirmed these conclusions. In his view, the death penalty is…

…penalty. For states that have not yet abolished capital punishment, the use of the death penalty, according to Article 6 of the ICCPR, is restricted to the « most serious…

…The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the ratification process, but according to them, the lack of legislator independence, the absence of political debate around the death penalty, and overall political instability…

…and the World Coalition to mark the 25th anniversary of this treaty, which outlaws the death penalty in the countries that ratify it. She highlighted the importance of the Protocol…

Joint statement on the situation of the death penalty in Africa for the 71st Ordinary Session of the African Commission, signed by the FIACAT, ECPM and the World coalition. Mr….

…about the death penalty in a way that seldom if ever happens in these countries,” said MVFHR’s Susannah Sheffer. The fact that murder victim’s relatives could oppose the death penalty…

…prison terms for the death penalty for certain apostasy-related crimes if the offender promptly repents. The law also extends the scope of application of the death penalty to “renegade acts.”…

…to organise against the death penalty. Anne Souléliac co-chaired a training session presenting them key aspects of the best practices manual on the defence of clients facing the death penalty….

…the death penalty but only 35% of Trinidadians support the death penalty when there is a possibility of killing an innocent person. Based on these findings the report concluded, inter…

…can do without the death penalty”. The campaign, which is co-ordinated by Japan’s Center for Prisoners’ Rights and Amnesty International section, regrets that the heaviest users of the death penalty…

It is the only international treaty that tackles this issue globally and is on the frontline in the UN’s struggle against the death penalty. The Protocol’s impact The Protocol is…

…the death penalty has a unique deterrent effect. As recently as March 2019, the UN has reiterated in unequivocal terms that the application of the death penalty for drug-related offences…

…for a more severe use of the death penalty at the cost of serious human rights violations. For example, minors are exposed to the death penalty because of their forced…

…well as the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign, We Believe In Second Chances and the Humanitarian Organization For Migration Economics are opposed to the death penalty that has been meted out…