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Incendiary: the Willingham case
By Steve Mims / Joe Bailey Jr. / Yokel, on 1 January 2011
2011
Legal Representation
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This film, by Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr., is just what its title implies: a match being lit to a tinderpile of flimsy evidence that led to the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham in Texas in 2004 after his 1992 conviction for setting the fire that killed his three babies.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
The Night I Forgave My Daughter’s Killer
By Marietta Jaeger-Lane / Yes! Magazine / Lynsi Burton, on 1 January 2011
Legal Representation
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How a grieving mother put compassion before vengeance, and found closure along the way.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Murder Victims' Families,
Document(s)
Living with murder, the video documentary: Meet those touched by Detroit homicide
By Suzette Hackney / Kathy Kieliszewski / Romain Blanquart / Detroit Free Press, on 1 January 2011
Legal Representation
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More than 3,300 people have been murdered in the City of Detroit since 2003. In this Detroit Free Press documentary, meet some of the families who have lost loved ones to homicide, are searching for justice and trying to come to terms with their losses.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list FRONTPAGE
Document(s)
Making your Voice Heard in the EU: A Guide for NGOs
By Civil Society Contact Group, on 1 January 2006
2006
Working with...
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This training handbook was specifically designed for those “newcomer” NGOs and activists that are in the process of establishing a European strategy. It does so by providing tailored-made information on EU institutions, the way European NGOs work, as well as lobbying “tips”, illustrated by examples of EU level campaigns.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Bulgarian : Как гласът ни да бъде чут в ЕС:Наръчник за НПОRomanian : Cum s v face i vocea auzit în cadrul Uniunii Europene: Îndreptar pentru Organiza iile Non-GuvernamentaleEstonian : Enda kuuldavaks tegemine Euroopa Liidus: juhend vabaühendusteleItalian : Far sentire la propria voce nell’UE Guida per le ONGGerman : Einfluss nehmen in der EU: Ein Handbuch für NROsHungarian : Hallassuk hangunkat az EU-ban: útmutató civil szervezeteknekLatvian : Tava balss Eiropas Savieniba: Rokasgramata NVOPortuguese : Faça ouvir A sua voz na União Europeia!Slovene : Naj se slisi vas glas v EU: Prirocnik za nevladne organizacijeFaire Entendre votre voix dans l'UE: Un Guide à l'Usage des ONGHaciéndose oír en la UE: Una Guía para ONG
Document(s)
Ross, Colin Campbell Eadie (1892 – 1922)
By Australian Dictionary of Biography , on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Australia
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The raped, strangled and naked body of 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke was found in a right-of-way off nearby Gun Alley. The press, notably the Herald under (Sir) Keith Murdoch, fanned public outrage, pressured police for an arrest and matched the government’s initial reward, which was quickly raised from £250 to £1000. Ross, one of many people routinely interviewed, was arrested and remanded. The police, relying on the information of dubious characters, including the fortune-teller ‘Madame Ghurka’, claimed that Ross had confessed to violating and choking the girl. The Herald prejudiced his trial by publishing his photograph and printing the names and addresses of the jury. George Maxwell, appearing for Ross with T. C. Brennan, described the Crown witnesses as ‘disreputables’, mercenaries whose evidence was contradictory and untrustworthy.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Australia
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Detailed Factsheet 2019
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
2019
Arguments against the death penalty
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Detailed factsheet for the 2019 World Day, on the rights of children whose a parent has been sentenced to death or executed.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Fiche détaillée 2019
Document(s)
Petition – Guatemala
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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For the 2013 World Day, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is asking Guatemala to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in law.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list International law, Country/Regional profiles,
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Leaflet – 12th World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
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The 2013 World Day leaflet provides information on the issues surrounding mental health and the death penalty. It also gives arguments against the death penalty.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability,
- Available languages Brochure Journée mondiale 2014
Document(s)
Working with Victims: A Guide for Activist
By Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, on 1 January 2009
2009
Working with...
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The common assumption is that all victims’ family members support the death penalty. We cannot expect to abolish the death penalty without presenting an alternative view. Victims’ voices have a powerful effect – lawmakers have voted against the death penalty as a result of hearing victims’ testify for abolition. Including victims’ stories when working for abolition is strategically wise and is essential to bringing new people into the abolition movement. Here are a few suggestions. We encourage activists to consult with MVFHR for further guidance.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Annual Report
By Puerto Rican Coalition against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
2013
NGO report
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The information presented in this annual report covers the situation about death penalty cases, regarding Puerto Ricans who face death penalty proceedings in the federal jurisdiction, as well as in those states of the U.S. where such punishment is strictly upheld, and a case of petition for extradition.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Informe Anual 2012
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FACTS AND FIGURES 2020/2021
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 30 June 2021
2021
Campaigning
Terrorism
Women
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2020/2021 Facts & Figures Sheet for the World Day Against the Death Penalty
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Terrorism / Women
- Available languages FAITS ET CHIFFRES 2020/2021
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Human Rights Activists in Iran Annual Report on Executions in Iran 2019-2020
on 1 January 2020
2020
NGO report
More details See the document
- Document type NGO report
Document(s)
Documentary: An eye for an eye
By Ilan Ziv, on 1 January 2016
2016
Multimedia content
United States
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The powerful documentary AN EYE FOR AN EYE, conveys message of forgiveness and healing. Directed by award winning filmmaker Ilan Ziv, AN EYE FOR AN EYE tells the story of death row inmate Mark Stroman, and the friendship he ultimately forges with one of his surviving victims Rais Bhuiyan, who sets about to save Stroman from death row.With unprecedented access and in-depth interviews, the film charts this riveting drama of revenge, change and forgiveness. A powerful human drama that carries a warning and a message of hope in our troubled times.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Capital offences, Murder Victims' Families, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
: Waiting for capital punishment
By Sadegh Souri, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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According to Iranian law, the age when girls are held accountable for criminal punishment is nine years old, while international conventions have banned the death penalty for persons under 18. In Iran, the death penalty for children is used for crimes such as murder, drug trafficking, and armed robbery.Pursuant to the passing of new laws in recent years, the Iranian Judiciary System detains children in Juvenile Delinquents Correction Centers after their death sentence verdict, and a large number of them are hanged upon reaching age 18.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Themes list Juveniles, Women, Death Row Conditions,
Document(s)
Mobilisation Kit
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2018
2018
Campaigning
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Produced to guide organisers, the kit suggests action and provides information about World Day and the theme chosen. For example, the section called “10 things you can to do on 10.10” suggests 10 activities to carry out within the framework of World Day such as participation in an art project, organisation of an event, or writing to those sentenced to death. It also suggests 10 tips for successful action.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Drug Offences, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
- Available languages KIT DE MOVILIZACIÓNKit de mobilisation
Document(s)
There Will Be No Stay
By Patty Ann Dillon, on 1 January 2015
2015
Working with...
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There Will Be No Stay is not a documentary about the death penalty. Not in any way you’ve ever seen before, at least. It is a film about the actual men who are tasked by society with carrying out the death penalty. This is a first-hand look at executioners, the pressures they’re put under, and the unbearable toll the act of taking another’s life has on their own.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Death Row Conditions, Methods of Execution,
Document(s)
Mobilisation Kit
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2018
2018
Campaigning
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Produced to guide organisers, the kit suggests action and provides information about World Day and the theme chosen. For example, the section called “10 things you can to do on 10.10” suggests 10 activities to carry out within the framework of World Day such as participation in an art project, organisation of an event, or writing to those sentenced to death. It also suggests 10 tips for successful action.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Terrorism,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisationKit de movilización
Document(s)
Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia
By Penal Reform International, on 1 January 2012
2012
NGO report
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The aim of this research paper is to provide upto-date information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty. It includes an analysis of the alternative anctions to the death penalty (life and long-term imprisonment) and whether they reflect international human rights standards and norms.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Death Row Phenomenon, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Marshall Islands
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
2022
Lobbying
Marshall Islands
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Marshall Islands
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - Islas MarshallKit de ratification - Îles Marshall
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Burundi
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
Lobbying
Burundi
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Burundi
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - BurundiKit de ratification - Burundi
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Central African Republic
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 21 July 2023
2023
Lobbying
Central African Republic
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Central African Republic
- Available languages Kit de ratification - République Centrafricaine
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Papua New Guinea
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 21 July 2023
Lobbying
Papua New Guinea
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Papua New Guinea
- Available languages Kit de ratification - Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Zambia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty , on 21 July 2023
Lobbying
Zambia
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Zambia
- Available languages Kit de ratification - Zambie
Document(s)
Report 2008. Asia: Its time to end executions
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2008
2008
Campaigning
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The 2008 World Day report presents information on the death penalty in the world with particular attention to India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam. The events that took place around the world in 2008 for the world day are noted in this report also.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Rapport Journée Mondial de la Coalition mondiale : Asie: Il est temps d'arreter les exécutions
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Congo
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
2022
Lobbying
Congo
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Congo
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - CongoKit de ratification - Congo
Document(s)
Pegagogical Guide: Teaching Abolition (2nd Edition)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
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This manual offers several activities in anticipation of the celebrations on 10 October. It is aimed particularly at teachers of students aged 14 to 18, wherever they are in the world, but can also be used by anyone willing to organise an event for the World Day.If you are not a teacher, you may use it to make your own documents and inform the public about the reality of the death penalty in a recreational way.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Italian : Guida pedagogica: Giornata Mondiale contro la Pena di Morte 2009Guide pédagogique: Éduquer à l’abolition (2e édition)Руководство по обучению организации мероприятий по случаю Всемирного дня борьбы против смертной казни 20092009年世界反死刑日 教学手册Guia Pedagogica Educar para la Abolición
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Kazakhstan
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Lobbying
Kazakhstan
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Kazakhstan
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - KazajstánKit de ratification - Kazakhstan
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Haiti
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
Lobbying
Haiti
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Haiti
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - HaitíKit de ratification - Haiti
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Fiji
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
2022
Lobbying
Fiji
esfrMore details Download [ pdf - 154 Ko ]
This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Fiji
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - FiyiKit de ratification - Fidji
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Ghana
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 21 July 2023
2023
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Array
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - GhanaKit de ratification - Ghana
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Guatemala
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 October 2020
2020
Lobbying
Guatemala
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Guatemala
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - GuatemalaKit de ratification - Guatemala
Document(s)
Ratificationt Kit – Armenia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Lobbying
Armenia
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Armenia
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - ArmeniaKit de ratification - Arménie
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Suriname
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
2022
Lobbying
Suriname
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Suriname
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - SurinamKit de ratification - Suriname
Document(s)
Capital Punishment: Strategies for Abolition
By William A. Schabas / Peter Hodgkinson / Cambridge University Press, on 1 January 2004
2004
Book
Georgia
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The editors of this study isolate the core issues influencing legislation so that they can be incorporated into strategies that advise governments in changing their policy on capital punishment. What are the critical factors determining whether a country replaces, retains or restores the death penalty? Why do some countries maintain the death penalty in theory, but in reality rarely invoke it? These questions and others are explored in chapters on South Korea, Lithuania, Georgia, Japan and the British Caribbean Commonwealth, as well as the U.S.
- Document type Book
- Countries list Georgia
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Peru
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 October 2020
2020
Lobbying
Peru
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Peru
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - PerúKit de ratification - Pérou
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Côte d’Ivoire
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
2022
Lobbying
Côte d'Ivoire
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Côte d'Ivoire
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - Côte d'IvoireKit de ratification - Côte d'Ivoire
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Guinea
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 13 July 2022
Lobbying
Guinea
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the Second Optional Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Guinea
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - GuineaKit de ratification - Guinée
Document(s)
Mpagi Edward Edmary
By Amnesty International / YouTube, on 1 January 2008
2008
Legal Representation
More details See the document
Mpagi Edward Edmary from Uganda spent over 18 years on death row, accused of killing a man who was later found to be alive.Mr. Mpagi’s family successfully campaigned for his release, providing evidence that the alleged victim was still alive. Sentenced to death for murder in 1982, the Attorney General proved that the man Mr Mpagi was accused of murdering was still alive in 1989. However it was not until 2000 when a nine member presidential committee released Mr Mpagi, deciding he was innocent.Held for many years in the Luzira Upper Prison, Mr. Mpagi taught his fellow inmates to read and write. He became one of the longest serving inmates and a prison elder. Mr. Mpagi is now an advocate for the abolition of the death penalty and is a committed religious leader. A graduate from a Catholic Diocese he regularly tours prisons providing inspiration and hope to prisoners.
- Document type Legal Representation
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Deadly Injustice. Visualizing Executions in Iran 2011-2015
By Iran Human Rights (IHR), on 1 January 2015
2015
NGO report
More details See the document
On the occasion of the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, Iran Human Rights in collaboration with “Small media” published an overview of the IHR’s annual reports from 2011-2014 along with the first half of 2015. This report shows that the average daily number of executions have increase from under two executions each day in 2011-2014 to three daily executions in 2013. The report also highlights some of the victims of the Iranian authorities deadly injustice.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Drug Offences, Statistics, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Promises Unfulfilled: An Assessment of China’s National Human Rights Action Plan
By Human Rights Watch, on 1 January 2011
2011
NGO report
More details See the document
In August 2010, the Chinese government announced a draft amendment to China’s criminal law which would eliminate the death penalty for a total of 13 “economy-related nonviolent offenses,” including the smuggling of precious metals and cultural relics out of the country. However, the government has provided no indication regarding if or when the draft amendment might be approved, and, in September 2010, Chen Sixi, member of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee and vice chairman of the NPC’s Committee for Internal and Judicial Affairs, announced that the government would not in fact pursue these reforms.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Networks,
2809872v1_wsdocs_-sentencing-to-death-without-execution-2020
on 15 April 2022
2022
Document(s)
Death sentences and executions 2019
on 1 January 2020
2020
NGO report
aresfafrruMore details See the document
ENG_Country Mapping report_Women on Death Row
on 1 August 2023
ENG_Country Mapping report_Women on Death Row
2023
Document(s)
Supreme Court of India ruling in Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. Versus Union of India & Ors.
By P. Sathasivam / Supreme Court of India / Ranjan Gogoi / Shiva Kirti Singh, on 8 September 2020
2020
Multimedia content
India
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The Court (pictured) ruled in favour of two prisoners who petitioned for a commutation of their death sentences to life imprisonment, claiming “the unconscionably long delay in deciding the mercy petition has caused the onset of chronic psychotic illness”. It acknowledged the “unbearable mental agony after confirmation of death sentence” and added that in some cases “death-row prisoners lost their mental balance on account of prolonged anxiety and suffering experienced on death row”.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Countries list India
- Themes list Mental Illness, International law, Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon,
Document(s)
Making the Media Work for You
By European Journalism Centre, on 1 January 2015
2015
Arguments against the death penalty
More details See the document
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Public opinion, Networks, Member organizations,
AHR The Maldives DP CEDAW
on 21 April 2022
2022
Document(s)
Innocence, Error, and the ‘New Abolitionism’: A Commentary
By Sarat Austin / Criminology & Public Policy, on 1 January 2005
2005
Article
United States
More details See the document
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
- Document type Article
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Innocence,
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Member(s)
The Sunny Center Foundation
on 30 April 2020
2020
Ireland
Article(s)
Évaluation finale externe d’un projet de 36 mois sur l’abolition de la peine de mort en Afrique
By FIACAT, on 13 March 2018
1. OrganisationLa Fédération internationale de l’Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture, la FIACAT, est une organisation internationale non gouvernementale de défense des droits de l’homme, créée en 1987, qui lutte pour l’abolition de la torture et de la peine de mort. La Fédération regroupe une trentaine d’associations nationales, les ACAT, présentes sur quatre […]
2018
Document(s)
In Their Own Words (Black and White)
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2019
2019
NGO report
enMore details Download [ pdf - 802 Ko ]
A tool with testimonies of children with a parent on death row, compiled by the World Coalition thanks to its member organizations (to be printed).
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Paroles d'enfant (noir et blanc)
Document(s)
Student Resource Centre
By Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Campaigning
More details See the document
A resource centre for students researching the death penalty. It provides student essays as an example on how to write an essay on the death penalty. It also contains a contact list of – death row inmates, activists, jurists, families of inmates, and others that have agreed to make themselves available to answer students’ questions regarding capital punishment.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Facts and Figures – 2020 World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
World Coalition
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Facts and figures from several human rights organizations on death sentences and executions in 2019, as well progress towards the abolition of capital punishment worldwide.
- Document type World Coalition
- Themes list World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Faits et chiffres - Journée mondiale 2020
Document(s)
Detailed Factsheet – 2020 World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / The Advocates for Human Rights, on 8 September 2020
Academic report
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Detailed factsheet on international and regional human rights standards on the right to access to effective legal representation.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Fair Trial, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Fiche détaillée - Journée mondiale 2020
Document(s)
Facts and Figures 2015
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2015
2015
World Coalition
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Up-to-date information on the application of death penalty around the world in 2014 and 2015
- Document type World Coalition
- Themes list Drug Offences, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
- Available languages HECHOS Y DATOS 13° Día Mundial contra la pena de muerteFaits Et Chiffres 2015
Document(s)
Poster – 10th World Day
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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Poster of the 10th World Day against the Death Penalty:Abolish the Death Penalty. It’s a better world without it.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
- Available languages 海報 - 2012 年世界反死刑日پوستر روز جهانی سال 2012плакатAffiche Journée mondiale 2012Cartel Día Mundial 2012
Document(s)
Dolores Story of Hope and Redemption
By Coalition for the Abolition of Death Penalty in ASEAN (CADPA), on 1 January 2016
2016
Multimedia content
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Dolores’ world was turned upside down when her husband was arrested. Then the news came that he would be executed. But the abolition of the death penalty has given his whole family a second chance, turning this story, at least until now into one of redemption.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Themes list Public debate, Networks, Death Penalty,
Document(s)
: Fiche d’information pour les juges – Journée mondiale 2020
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / The Advocates for Human Rights, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale 2020, portant sur le droit à un·e avocat·e, The Advocates for Human Rights et la Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort proposent une fiche d’information à destination des juges.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Fair Trial, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Factsheet for Judges - 2020 World Day
Document(s)
Activity Report 2015
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2016
2016
NGO report
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Executions worldwide increased dramatically in number in 2015, dueprincipally to sharp increases in Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia. At thesame time, this Activity Report for 2015 also reflects real progress toward abolition in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa. Thesteady, consistent work of educating and encouraging accession toregional and international instruments to end the death penalty, is anincremental strategy that continues to bear fruit.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
- Available languages Rapport D'Activités 2015
Document(s)
Capital Punishment: A Global Perspective
By Roger Hood / Punishment and Society, on 1 January 2001
2001
Article
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This article reviews the extent to which the movement to abolish capital punishment has been successful and discusses some of the influences which have produced a remarkable increase in the number of abolitionist countries in the past two decades. It asks whether this trend has now come to an end as many countries which retain the death penalty continue to defy, for a variety of reasons, international pressure to change their laws and practices. Finally, it discusses some actions that might prove effective in overcoming these obstacles.
- Document type Article
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Death Penalty,
Document(s)
2012 World Day Report
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
2013
Campaigning
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It presents the theme of 2012 World Day, facts on the death penalty and all the actions and media coverage for the 10thWorld Day on the progress made and challenges ahead.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
Document(s)
: Factsheet for Lawyers – 2020 World Day
on 8 September 2020
2020
Article
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On the occasion of the 2020 World Day, focusing on the right to access to counsel, Reprieve and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty released a facthsheet for defense lawyers.
- Document type Article
- Themes list Fair Trial, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
- Available languages Fiche d'information pour les avocat·e·s de la défense - Journée mondiale 2020
Document(s)
Mobilisation Kit
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2018
2018
Campaigning
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Produced to guide organisers, the kit suggests action and provides information about World Day and the theme chosen. For example, the section called “10 things you can to do on 10.10” suggests 10 activities to carry out within the framework of World Day such as participation in an art project, organisation of an event, or writing to those sentenced to death. It also suggests 10 tips for successful action.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon,
- Available languages Kit de mobilisation
Document(s)
Behind Bars
By Penal Reform International, on 1 January 2012
2012
Multimedia content
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This 2012 documentary film ‘Behind Bars’ was produced under the EU funded project ‘Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty and Alternatives that Respect International Human Rights Standards’.The film reflects the application of life sentence, conditions of lifers and long sentenced prisoners and the State’s attitude towards these offenders in the countries of the South Caucasus.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Themes list Death Row Conditions,
TESTIMONIALS FROM WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
on 1 July 2021
2021
Debunking the deterrence theory
on 9 July 2024
Debunking the deterrence theory
2024
Member(s)
Center for Constitutional Rights
on 30 April 2020
Center for Constitutional Rights is an American NGO based in New York. The Center for Constitutional Rights is committed to fighting injustice on many fronts, as demonstrated by the breadth of our cases as well as our organizing work. CCR works on a wide range of issues: illegal surveillance and attacks on dissent, Criminal Justice […]
2020
United States
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Member(s)
Ville de Dijon
on 30 April 2020
The City of Dijon, France, is a member of the World Coalition.
France
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Member(s)
Ordine Provinciale dei Medici-Chirurgi e degli Odontoiatri di Firenze
on 30 April 2020
The Provincial Order of Doctors, Surgeons and Dentists in Florence is a member of the World Coalition.
Italy
Document(s)
Terms of Reference – Gender-sensitive evaluation of the 2021 World Day Against
on 7 October 2022
2022
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- Document type Array
Program of the 18 June 2021 General Assembly
on 15 June 2021
2021
ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO RAISE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI
on 27 May 2021
2021
Page(s)
Contact us
on 22 June 2020
You can write to the World Coalition by filling in the form below in English or in French.
2020
Document(s)
Pathways to abolition
By Death Penalty Worldwide / Cornell Law School, on 1 January 2016
2016
Academic report
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This report documents the processes by which 14 jurisdictions abolished the death penalty in law. The conclusions attempt to identify patterns and draw conclusions in the hope that they will provide ideas, insights and inspiration to countries that either already are on their path to abolition or yet have to embark on it.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Leaflet
By California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2007
2007
Working with...
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California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CCV) is made up of families, friends, and loved ones of murder victims who support alternatives to the death penalty.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Poster World Day 2008
By World Coalition against the death penalty , on 10 October 2008
2008
Campaigning
Trend Towards Abolition
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Poster World day against the death penalty 2009
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition
- Available languages Affiche Journée mondiale 2008
Document(s)
Swahili – Ripoti ya kimataifa ya amnesty international: hukumu za kifo na watu walioadhibiwa kifo 2023
on 29 May 2024
2024
NGO report
Trend Towards Abolition
More details Download [ pdf - 1806 Ko ]
Ufuatiliaji wa Amnesty International wa matumizi ya adhabu ya kifo duniani ulibaini watu
1,153 wanaofahamika kuwa walinyongwa mwaka 2023, ambalo ni ongezeko la asilimia
31 kutoka 883 mwaka 2022. Hata hivyo nchi zinazowanyonga watu zilipungua kwa
kiwango kikubwa kutoka 20 mwaka 2022 hadi 16 mwaka 2023
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition
Document(s)
Facts and Figures 2014
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2014
2014
World Coalition
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Up-to-date information on the application of death penalty around the world in 2013 and 2014
- Document type World Coalition
- Themes list Death Penalty, Statistics,
- Available languages Faits et chiffres 2014Hechos y datos 2014
Document(s)
Factsheet for Parlementarians 2017
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2017
2017
Working with...
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Parlementarians Factsheet for the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Public opinion, Public debate, Discrimination, Death Penalty,
- Available languages Fiche d'information pour les parlementaires 2017
Document(s)
Facts and Figures 2018
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2018
2018
World Coalition
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Up-to-date information on the application of death penalty around the world in 2017 and 2018.
- Document type World Coalition
- Themes list Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon,
- Available languages Datos y Cifras 2018Faits Et Chiffres 2018
Document(s)
Fact Sheet – Judges
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
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While the death penalty remains, persons with mental disabilities are at risk of being sentenced to death and executed in breach of international standards. This briefing paper provides concrete examples of what can be done to address this risk, including by implementing existing standards barring the imposition of death sentences or executions on those with intellectual disabilities and those who are seriously mentally ill.
- Document type Academic report
- Themes list Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability,
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Colombia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 October 2020
2020
Lobbying
Colombia
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the American Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Colombia
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - ColombiaKit de ratification - Colombie
Document(s)
World Day 2011 Petition
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2011
2011
Campaigning
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The petition calls on retentionist states to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to abolish it on the ground that it is inhumane.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages World Day 2011 Petitionدرخواست برای توقف مجازات اعدام در سراسر جهانпетициюPetition 2011 contre la peine de mortPétition Journée mondiale 2011关于在全球范围暂缓使用死刑的呼吁Petición de 2011 contra la pena de muerte
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – Bolivia
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 October 2020
2020
Lobbying
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the American Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - BoliviaKit de ratification - Bolivie
Document(s)
Murder Victims Families for Human Rights Brochure
By Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, on 8 September 2020
2020
Working with...
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Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights was launched on international human rights day, 2004, by a group of victims’ family members who oppose the death penalty and have extensive speaking and organizing experience in the United States and around the world. Through their statements, testimony, and educational materials, MVFHR members let policymakers and the general public know that it is possible to be both pro-victim and anti-death penalty. The response to one human rights violation should not be another human rights violation. We honor victims by preventing violence, not by perpetuating it.
- Document type Working with...
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Familias de Víctimas de Homicidio por los Derechos HumanosFamilles de Victimes de Meurtre pour les Droits de l'Homme BrochureJapanese : 人権のための殺人被害者遺族の会Italian : Famiglie Delle Vittime Di Omicidio Per I Diritti Umani
Document(s)
Last 100 executed: Who are they?
By Death Penalty Information Center, on 1 January 2014
2014
Arguments against the death penalty
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Some defendants who commit murder are automatically excluded from the death penalty in the U.S., such as juveniles and the intellectually disabled. Others with similar deficits are regularly executed. A new study by Robert Smith (l.), Sophie Cull, and Zoe Robinson examined the mitigating evidence present in 100 recent cases resulting in execution, testing whether the offenders possessed mitigating qualities similar to those spared from execution. This infographic presents some of their findings.
- Document type Arguments against the death penalty
- Themes list Mental Illness, Arbitrariness,
Document(s)
2009 World Day Report: Teaching Abolition 2009
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2009
2009
Campaigning
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It presents the theme of 2009 World Day, facts on the death penalty and all the actions and media coveragefor the 2009 World Day on Teaching Abolition.
- Document type Campaigning
- Themes list Networks,
- Available languages Rapport Journée mondiale 2009: Eduquer à l'abolition
Document(s)
Executions of juveniles since 1990 (as of April 2019)
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2019
2019
NGO report
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The use of the death penalty for crimes committed by people younger than 18 is prohibited under international human rights law, yet some countries still execute child offenders. Since 1990 Amnesty International has documented 145 executions of child offenders in 10 countries: China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, the USA and Yemen. This is the most up to date version of this document.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Death Penalty, Statistics,
- Available languages عمليات إعدام الأحداث التي تم تنفيذها منذ 1990 وحتى أبريل/نيسان 2019Ejecuciones de personas que eran menores de edad en el momento del delito desde 1990 hasta abril de 2019
Document(s)
Advocacy Strategy
By Fulgence Massawe, on 1 January 2017
2017
Multimedia content
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Presentation of Fulgence Massawe, Legal and Human Rights Centre for the Advocating for the abolition of the death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa workshop, which took place during the 2017 General Assembly of the World CoalitionLegal and Human Rights Centre
- Document type Multimedia content
- Themes list Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Ratification Kit – El Salvador
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 October 2020
2020
Lobbying
El Salvador
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This Ratification Kit is designed for government decision-makers. It gives the procedure to ratify or accede to the Protocol to American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, and arguments to convince target countries to endorse it. Governments are not likely to have an expert understanding of the American Protocol. This document may contain answers to government concerns that will be addressed to you during your lobbying action.
- Document type Lobbying
- Countries list El Salvador
- Available languages Kit de Ratificación - El SalvadorKit de ratification - El Salvador
Document(s)
Gambia has decided
By Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH), on 1 January 2017
2017
Multimedia content
Gambia
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Movie about the challenges faced by the abolitionnists and the hopes raised by the recent abolition of the death penalty in Gambia
- Document type Multimedia content
- Countries list Gambia
- Themes list Public debate, Death Penalty, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Tanzania Human Rights Reports 2009: Incorporating Specific Part on Zanzibar
By Clarence Kipobota / Legal and Human Rights Centre, on 1 January 2010
2010
NGO report
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The statistical information suggests that despite the executions that were done between 1961 and 1995, incidents of offences punishable by the death penalty were increasing and are still on the rise, from 46 convicts in 1961 to 2,562 in 2007. This report briefly describes the death penalty system in Tanzania.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Statistics,
Document(s)
MVFHR Asia Speech Tour in Korea & Japan
By Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty / Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights / YouTube, on 8 September 2020
2020
Academic report
Japan
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MVFHR is an organization formed by a group of victim’s family members. They have traveled across the ocean all the way down to Korea, Japan, and Taiwan to share their stories and views on the death penalty with the local victim’s family members, attorneys, and human rights organizations.
- Document type Academic report
- Countries list Japan
- Themes list Murder Victims' Families,
- Available languages MVFHR 飄洋過海來看你:看見被害人 20100704 台北信義誠品
Document(s)
Earl Washington’s Ordeal
By Eric M. Freedman / Hofstra Law Review, on 1 January 2001
2001
Article
United States
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I offer an account of the ordeal of Earl Washington, who—having come within days of execution—was released from prison on February 12, 2001, after DNA evidence of his innocence finally proved conclusive to the Virginia authorities. I do so for two reasons. First, I believe, both as a member of his legal team and a scholar, that history deserves an accurate account of the events. Second, more broadly, I believe that the case exemplifies many of the phenomena that contribute to the injustice of the death penalty in America today.
- Document type Article
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Go With God
By Frank Harriman / Filmbay Ltd., on 1 January 2012
2012
Multimedia content
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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David Taylor has just half an hour to live. He is alone in his cell, in a foreign country, facing execution for something that isn’t even a crime back home in Britain.David has committed the crime of adultery in Iran, a fundamentalist Islamic nation. In the last minutes of his life he tries to come to terms with terrifying finality of his seemingly insignificant actions.Written to be shot in real-time, we follow every second of every minute of the last half hour of David’s life. As he chain smokes his way through to his upcoming oblivion, David is a mess of emotions. From tears and rage to laughter and even calm, he is trying to wrench everything… anything… from his dwindling life.As he interacts with different people, each having a different agenda – the prison governor, the Swedish consul, the guards and his best friend – we see a mirror being held up to reflect the wider world we live in.And finally, it is a simple study of raw human emotion, of friendship and of love.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Themes list Foreign Nationals, Death Penalty,
Document(s)
Capital punishment and American culture
By David Garland / Punishment & Society 7, 347-376, on 1 January 2005
2005
Article
United States
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This is an essay about capital punishment and American culture. Its point of departure is the recent publication of several books and articles suggesting that the USA’s retention of the death penalty is an expansion of an underlying cultural tradition that creats an elective affinity between American society and the execution of criminal offenders. The implicit – and sometimes explicit claim – of this new literature is that today’s capital punishment system is an insurance of ‘American exceptionalism’, an expression of a deep and abiding condition that has shaped the American nation from its formative years to the present.
- Document type Article
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Networks,
Document(s)
Innocence Database
By Death Penalty Information Center, on 1 January 2011
2011
NGO report
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This database can be searched using any combination of the search filters below. All columns are sortable by clicking the title at the top of the column. To find out more about a case in the list, click on the name of the individual.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Innocence,
Document(s)
Human Rights Council March 2016 Iran letter
By Impact Iran , on 1 January 2016
2016
Multimedia content
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Some Human Rights and civil society groups wrote to the member states of the Human Rights Council to get them to support the resolution to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
- Document type Multimedia content
- Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Themes list International law, Most Serious Crimes, Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
New claims about executions and general deterrence: déjà vu all over again?
By Richard Berk / Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, on 1 January 2005
2005
Article
United States
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A number of papers have recently appeared claiming to show that in the United States executions deter serious crime. There are many statistical problems with the data analyses reported. This article addresses the problem of “influence,” which occurs when a very small and atypical fraction of the data dominate the statistical results. The number of executions by state and year is the key explanatory variable, and most states in most years execute no one. A very few states in particular years execute more than five individuals. Such values represent about 1 percent of the available observations. Reanalyses of the existing data are presented showing that claims of deterrence are a statistical artifact of this anomalous 1 percent.
- Document type Article
- Countries list United States
- Themes list Deterrence , Statistics,
Document(s)
Executions, Deterrence and Homicide: A Tale of Two Cities
By David T. Johnson / Jeffrey Fagan / Franklin Zimring / Columbia School of Law, on 1 January 2009
2009
Article
China
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We compare homicide rates in two quite similar cities with vastly different execution risks. Singapore had an execution rate close to 1 per million per year until an explosive twentyfold increase in 1994-95 and 1996-97 to a level that we show was probably the highest in the world. Hong Kong,has no executions all during the last generation and abolished capital punishment in 1993. Homicide levels and trends are remarkably similar in these two cities over the 35 years after 1973. By comparing two closely matched places with huge contrasts in actual execution but no differences in homicide trends, we have generated a unique test of the exuberant claims of deterrence that have been produced over the past decade in the U.S.
- Document type Article
- Countries list China
- Themes list Deterrence ,
StatementSingapore
on 28 August 2024
2024