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…the injustices of the death penalty and pressing Parliamentarians for change. Being one of the few countries around the world to still retain the use of the death penalty in…

…Protocol the only international instrument on the death penalty? Currently there are four international treaties which provide for the abolition of the death penalty. The Second Optional Protocol is the…

…death penalty. They called for the government to adopt a de jure moratorium on the use f the death penalty and the commuting of all death sentences.Watch the intervention here. …

…Convention, extracted the content repeated by the interviewees and conducted thematic analysis based on the verbatim transcripts of the interviews. He said that the death penalty is not just an…

…of the Death Penalty in China, february 2019, by The Rights Practice, https://www.rights-practice.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=90e3b1e6-1a56-4cfa-8911-3c262bd731a3%20 [10]Rule 70 of the 2011 Bangkok Rules for the Treatment of Women Offenders and the Imposition of…

…and its member organizations share the common objective of universal abolition of the death penalty. ARTICLE 1: NAME  The name of the association is “World Coalition against the Death Penalty”…

…there were folders of the cases from floor to the ceiling.” “My brother was sentenced to death before the implementation of the new law. Fortunately, the Supreme Court did not…

…Against the Death Penalty has been committed to promoting the concept of abolition of the death penalty in China, providing legal aid to those facing the death penalty, organizing death…

…and trend in Africa Organized by the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide, the East African Coalition Against the Death Penalty and Reprieve, the event “Abolition of the Death…

…penalty cases during the High Level panel on the question of the death penalty.  A side event on the death penalty in Saudi Arabia was co-hosted by Reprieve and the…

…and restraint of government power. The Ministry of Justice, as the competent authority for the death penalty, on the one hand knows that there is a problem with the law…

…on the human rights violations associated with the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to the theory that the use of the death penalty has a deterrent…

…the death penalty On the occasion of this 56th session, several members of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty presented oral statements on the death penalty.  During the adoption…

…the international community and the Iranian civil society are the main driving forces behind any reforms towards restricting the use of the death penalty in Iran. The few times we…

…of the death penalty in ongoing efforts. UN ECOSOC AND UNODC’S WORK AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY The UN unequivocally opposes the death penalty and ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies have…

…universal abolition of the death penalty. Goals: The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate goal is…

…global trend toward the abolition of the death penalty, a recent survey has identified that more than 80% of people support the death penalty in Japan. The Japanese government has continued to…

…Resolutions adopted While there was no specific resolution on the death penalty at this session, some of them were linked to the death penalty: Extension of the mandate of the…

…declaration to define the territorial application of the Protocol: “Until the full re-establishment of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova , the provisions of the Convention shall be…

…ECPM – Together Against the Death Penalty Harm Reduction International MADPET– Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty World Coalition Against the Death Penalty…

…bodily harm. Malaysia must expedite the abolition of the death penalty, especially the mandatory death penalty. THEREFORE, we: a) Call on Malaysia to immediately put into force the Dangerous Drugs…

…the adoption process.  Advocating for the adoption of the death penalty by the African Union is a step in the right direction. Photograph Copyright: World Coalition Against the Death Penalty…

…Criminal Justice Reform), “The Challenging Path to Abolishing the Death Penalty” in Indonesia (KontraS),  “Drug Executions: The Politically Costless Victims of the Death Penalty in Iran” (Iran Human Rights),  “Annual…

…include the abolition of the death penalty. According to Ms. Kayitesi, Commissioner and President of the Working group on the death penalty of the ACHPR, political leaders have the last…

…competition on the topic “Why should the death penalty be abolished?”, and member organization Greater Caribbean for Life (GCL) presented a paper at a conference organized by the EU delegation…

…the death penalty on the defendant. The most recent trial judgment in this case (the third trial) is particularly perplexing. It acknowledges the possibility of the defendant’s rehabilitation but refuses…

…their position against the death penalty and their commitment to its abolition. The Working Group on the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions in Africa of the African…

…the death penalty in the country was welcomed. The annual report of the Secretary General on the question of the death penalty was also presented. This report commends the efforts…

…aid and the political support from the US and the EU countries has driven its anti-death penalty policy in the mid-2000s, with promises for bilateral treaties for the exchange of…

The death penalty in the Congolese legislation Whereas the death penalty is enshrined in the legislation, its implementation has been challenged. Through the 2003 de facto moratorium on the death…

…Corredor (World Coalition Against the Death Penalty). Moderation was provided by Mabassa Fall, FIDH representative to the African Union. The speakers presented the situation regarding the death penalty in their…

…of the law on the abolition of the death penalty.  The death penalty was also mentioned during the presentation of the Secretary-General’s report on the situation of human rights in…

…issue in the bilateral dialogue between Iran and the countries which are the main promoters of abolition of the death penalty on the international scene. If the death penalty is…

…the Niger Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The death penalty on the agenda The opening ceremony marked the tone of the Session with two abolitionist calls. African Court Justice Blaise…

…sentences have been trending down since their historic highs in the late 1990s. In the past two decades, eleven states have abolished the death penalty, bring the total of non-death…

The World Coalition and its local member, the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP), have been highlighting the abuses linked to the use of the death penalty as…

…a mandatory death sentence. The first bill, namely the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 (DR 7) abolished the mandatory death penalty for all 12 offences which previously carried…

…CIVIL SOCIETY ORAL STATEMENTS ON THE DEATH PENALTY On the occasion of this 53rd session, several members of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty presented oral statements on the…

…the Death Penalty (Republic of the Congo) Cornell Center on Death Penalty Worldwide (USA/ International) Death Penalty Focus- DPF (USA) Ditshwanelo- The Botswana Centre for Human Rights (Botswana) Droits et…

…core of the discussions What stands out of the different interventions is the desire to link the issue of the death penalty to the rule of law. The participants referred…

…the mandatory death penalty is an accepted position for the country. Representatives from countries that have recently abolished the death penalty such as Zambia and Sierra took the floor to…

…the development and training of legal aid lawyers around the world, because they are the first guardians of the rights of those facing the death penalty. Through these measures, we…

…special rapporteur on the death penalty. European Union The main channel of collaboration between the EU and civil society on the death penalty is linked to funding provided by the…

TheDeath Penalty Information Center’s 2020 annual report highlights the continuing trend toward abolition in the US and the resumption of federal executions in a challenging COVID-19 context. The Death Penalty…

20th World Day against the Death Penalty On this 20th anniversary of the World Day Against the Death Penalty dedicated to the link between torture and the use of the…

…the two instruments, but because of COVID-19, the third round of the international assessment only took place in May 2022. During the periodic review of these instruments, the practice of…

…the Government’s intention to abolish the death penalty, to transform the de facto moratorium into abolition of the death penalty, and to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR. …

…and degrading treatment and urged the Tanzanian authorities to amend the death penalty laws. For World Day Against the Death Penalty 2022, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has…

…a glimpse of hope to the abolitionists. The death penalty reforms quickly disappointed abolitionists and international observers, however. Whereas the death penalty reforms aimed to amend the mandatory death penalty…

…France, recalled, those events support the growing consensus in favour of the universal abolition of the death penalty. To date, 105 States are abolitionist, 7 have abolished the death penalty…

…the continuity of the project. Different working groups have been set up depending on the geographical areas and the situation of the country regarding the death penalty, which has made…

…of the death penalty! During the debates  During the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran on March 18, Chairperson Sara Hossain, denounced the…

…on the Death Penalty, click here.  By: Lisa Borden, a volunteer with The Advocates for Human Rights, currently based in Geneva, Switzerland. Link to the original article in English: https://theadvocatespost.org/2019/10/09/the-rights-of-children-whose-parents-are-sentenced-to-death-the-case-of-tunisia/…

…the death penalty: the Congress re-introduced the capital punishment in 1993 after the Constitution had abolished it in 1987. In 2006, the death penalty had been anew abolished. However, William…

The 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty highlighted the intersectional discrimination that women face in the judicial process leading to the death penalty, making visible one facet of the…

…the ACHPR. Change in Participation- Prioritizing the Session over the NGO Forum Unlike previous advocacy work within the sphere of the ACHPR, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty did…

…progress in this direction and eventually abolish the mandatory death penalty. The death penalty in the Caribbean was the focus of World Day Against the Death Penalty 2013. Mental health…

Every October 10th, the World Coalition against the death penalty and its members celebrates the World Day against the Death penalty. In 2024 and 2025, the abolitionist movement will focus…

…reflect on the links between gender-based violence and the death penalty based on their experiences. The result is clear: although the subject of women and gender minorities sentenced to death…

…May, during the 60th ordinary session of the ACHPR, the Working Group on the death penalty and extrajudicial execution organized a panel on the death penalty. In its intervention, the…

…orally.  Two resolutions on the death penalty were also passed. One championed by NGOs and the ACHPR’s working group on the death penalty, N°544 ‘Resolution on the Death Penalty and…

…for Human Rights, the International Commission against the Death Penalty and the World Coalition. In September 2014, the UN Treaty event will highlight the Protocol on the abolition the death…

…the death penalty “Despite the 23 year moratorium, it is difficult to get rid of the death penalty. The non-application of the death penalty is not a problem for the…

…the Human Rights Council, ECPM organised a side-event to launch the proceedings and the film of the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty. The side event was also the…

…the death penalty and that for a seven year period the govern observed a de facto moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty. Our organisations and institutions, listed below,…

…first one was dedicated to the death penalty and poverty, the theme of the next World Day Against the Death Penalty, in which intervened Shreya Rastogi, Center on the Death…

…It officially became the 24th African state to abolish the death penalty. Other states seem inclined to abolish the death penalty in the coming months. The President of the Republic…

…– International Federation for Human Rights MADPET – Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture Parliamentarians for Global Action Taiwan Alliance Against the Death Penalty World Coalition Against the Death Penalty…

…on the Death Penalty organized a notable panel discussion on the death penalty and security, which is the theme of this year’s World Day. The panel featured insights from Dr….

…periodic report was studied along with Senegal –abolished the death penalty in December 2022.  Additionally, Honorable Idrissa Sow announced that the 2011 study on the death penalty in Africa would…

…the Death Penalty created a film festival called ‘The State vs You and Me’ in which international movies regarding the death penalty were shown. Moreover, some organizations used the World…

…rules on the legality of the mandatory death penalty. In 2010, the Court of Appeal at Mombasa held that the mandatory death penalty violated the right to life and the…

…death penalty as well as secret executions. Towards the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia Malaysia being the host country of the conference, the abolition of the death penalty…

…the death penalty”. The regional trend against the death penalty is a reality: 17 AU Member States have enacted laws to abolish the death penalty , including four States in…

Discussing Death Penalty Abolition in Egypt On 25th April, the day after the opening ceremony of the 64th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR, a panel on the death penalty was…

…Zitrin of Death Penalty Focus updated the AGM on the campaign to abolish the death penalty in California. Watch her interview below: The death penalty to enforce terror in Irak…

…International Benin organized a conference debate in Cotonou on the topic of the abolition of the death penalty and state security. The event was accompanied by the collection of signatures…

…or retentionist. These are the categories identified by Amnesty International and used by many anti-death penalty organizations, including the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty and the Maldivian Democracy Network….

…advocacy videos, the newspaper Dawn published the story of three families victims of the death penalty. Through storytelling, JPP wished to demonstrate how unfair and inadequate the death penalty is….

…on the constitutionality of the death penalty. But only one of these judges is still on the court today. Revisions to the Criminal Code Activists could also lobby for the…

…since the organization first began campaigning for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty in 1977. Since this landmark moment, countries that use the death penalty have become an increasingly…

…or of other entities acting at the instigation or under the direction or control of these organisations, that is, in the capacity of agents of the State. For example, the…

…part of the government of the Philippines to reintroduce the death penalty, who, under the leadership of President Duterte, has called for a return to the death penalty since his…

…is the first time since 1999 that the king has spoken on the death penalty”, said Abderrahim Jamai, co-ordinator of the Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty. MP Kadhija Rouissi,…

…spoke about the death penalty as “never having been truly a part of human nature”. He framed the battle against the death penalty, along with the battles against slavery and…

…the death penalty in the Gazan strip’s courts’, supported by the “HAMAS” government, The number of death sentences in Gaza since the beginning of this year has now reached (12),…

…way to provide justice” “The vast majority of the world’s nations no longer use the death penalty,” said Stefanie Faucher, associate director of Death Penalty Focus. “95% of executions occur…

Chosen as the theme of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2018, living conditions on death row are subjected to general standards in line with those…

…in line with the actual domestic situation of the death penalty. As its name suggests, the resolution does not call upon States to formally abolish the death penalty, but rather…

…the lower courts. Death reference cases from different districts of the country are constantly being submitted to the Death Reference Branch of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court….

…Against the Death Penalty from Madrid to Geneva with the official opening ceremony, a film/debate evening, business meetings and deliberations about the death penalty by experts. The death penalty as…

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, and ACAT-France, ACAT-Germany (and their partner organization Federal Association of Vietnamese Refugees in the Federal Republic of Germany), Amnesty International, Anti-Death Penalty Asia…

…Coalition against the Death Penalty, has launched a factsheet on the death penalty for terrorism, insisting on the ineffectiveness of the death penalty. The factsheet also suggests ways to contribute…

…Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, or heard a talk about the famous Spanish painter Francisco de Goya’s abhorrence of the cruelty of the death penalty, a group…

…in line with the World Day Against the Death Penalty’s theme this year, that focused on the impact the death penalty has on women. Resolution 483 is the fifth resolution…

…the death penalty was a CEDAW issue and concluded by questioning the Malaysian government’s plans to abolish the death penalty, thus reaffirming their commitment to abolishing the death penalty. In…