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…successfully completed without the enthusiastic involvement of numerous partners, who were all present at the closing ceremony: there were militants of the abolitionist cause (such as Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner), the French…

…programme. The Swedish presidency of the European Union, too, criticised the executions. As more people face execution in the wake of the Xinjiang riots, it said in a statement: “The…

According to the Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor, 167 death row inmates have seen their sentence commuted to life in prison this year. Their reprieve is the consequence of a…

…penalty depends upon the people of India being mature enough to understand the ills of capital punishment. Photo: demonstration in India for World Day against the Death Penalty in 2008…

…2005. Its goals include the recognition of the suffering, of the Afghan people, investigations into crimes committed and the creation of a justice system. This indicated the beginnings of national…

…Sierra Leone signed into law a bill for abolition.  In June 2022, the President of the Central African Republic promulgated the law abolishing the death penalty. In September 2022, the…

In February 2024, Armenia’s ratification of Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all…

…punishment in Texas. The report was launched at a press conference in the state capitol in Austin (watch the video). Speaking at the event, TCADP president Rick Halperin said: “Is…

…than 500 words explaining their interest in interning with the Centre. > Read more about the call for intership: http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/UploadedImages/d9019b31-7ea0-46fb-a40f-8589f99bbca8.pdf > Read more about the Death Penalty Research Project: http://www.deathpenaltyindia.com/…

…policy violates international legal provisions that reserve the death penalty for the most horrible crimes. “There is no room to interpret that drug-related offences are regarded as ‘the most serious…

…these circumstances. I am now in Taiwan and joining the campaign organized by Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, together with Speedy Rice from the World Coalition Against the…

…International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), a member of the World Coalition, and its branch in Togo, the Togolese League for Human Rights (LTDH), also hailed the introduction of the…

…discussed the international trend towards the abolition of the death penalty from domestic laws, and the recent United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on executions. During the…

…their submission to EZITRIN*]}*@DeathPenalty.org. The organization will then organize a state-wide day of action in California on June 30 to highlight the demands made in its submissions to the CDCR.…

…the country the second, after China, in the number of executions carried out annually. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty strongly opposes the increase of executions in Iran and…

…the civilian population for the theft of a chicken without the justice system intervening”. Moreover, the majority of politicians support the death penalty. But the five experts are confident and…

…Sant’Egidio and Arianna Ballotta for the Italian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The event is co-sponsored by Coop. Sociale Città dell’Essere, The Italian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, association Campi…

Take action now! The 14th World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are…

…a lawyer. 130 on death row Since he took office, Ogawa has clearly denied the possibility of continuing the stay of executions, by claiming that ordering an execution is the…

…for this conclusion. The Commission displayed empirical evidences questioning the deterrent effect of the death penalty. It points out that the Indian justice system is flawed and may conduct to…

The global figures on the use of the death penalty in 2015 revealed two starkly divergent developments. On one hand, four countries abolished the death penalty, reinforcing the long-term trend…

…Poland have signed it but not ratified it. In 1995, Italy ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Politic Rights, which abolishes the death penalty…

…1: THE MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY 5PM to 6PM Testimonies: JUDICIAL OFFICIALS/JUDGES/LAWYERS AND THE DEATH PENALTY Friday 12 June 9AM to 10.30AM: First roundtable discussion: THE ELEMENTS OF UNFAIR TRIALS 11AM…

…from across the world, a diversity which reflects the universal nature of the death penalty. To join the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, please download the membership form here….

…Berlin, Germany in November. The last execution in Zambia took place in January 1997.  Full statement made by Amnesty: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/12/zambia-amnesty-international-welcomes-the-abolishment-of-the-death-penalty/  Photo credit: Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema assenting the bill/ Twitter …

…dinner, Gail Chasey, member of New Mexico legislature and promoter of the bill to abolish the death penalty adopted in 2009, was awarded the Abolitionist of the year prize (watch…

…the death penalty, which though is no longer in use in Nigeria, is anachronistic and not an effective deterrent to crimes,” HURILAWS said in a statement. Nearly 1,000 prisoners are…

…Death Penalty will walk part of the way with him. Born in a Puerto-Rican neighbourhood in New York, Latallade was in and out of prison for two decades for drug-related…

…to create a platform for death penalty reform in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, leading to eventual abolition. In the framework of this project, GCL and the World Coalition want…

As an abolitionist country in practice applying a moratorium on executions since 2002, Guinea finally took it to the next level by choosing to abolish the death penalty in law….

…High Court seeking the death penalty. The original sentence was subsequently replaced by the death penalty, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court. It must be said that this execution…

In the framework of this project, GCL and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty want to support a civil society movement for the abolition of the death penalty in…

…board so their death sentence may be commuted, which contributes to reducing the scope of the death penalty as a first, but crucial, step toward abolition in law. Source: The Guardian…

…for the privilege we had to discuss with him,” another person added. The emotion was palpable among the public.“Mumia doesn’t feel like a symbol of the anti-death penalty campaign,” said…

…2003 to obtain the legislative abolition of the death penalty in their country. Although no execution has taken place in Morocco since 1994, the courts still hand down death sentences….

…Todd Willingham and Troy Davis, the high number of capital cases on the Registry of Exoneration once again highlights the high risk of executing innocents inherent to the death penalty….

…New Guinea is one of the few countries that had previously abolished the death penalty in 1970 before reinstating it in 1991. The last execution took place in November 1954….

Responding to the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty’s appeal, citizens, national and international institutions and NGOs rally together every year on 10 October to oppose the use of the…

…in the lead up to the Olympics in their own country, travelled to Paris to join in the action. Watch the video of the Paris protest below and send us…

That is the age when Weng started debating. “The death penalty was the first topic I had to debate on. I thought I supported it, but the moment you have…

One of Nigeria’s most influential states has taken an important step towards abolition of the death penalty by pardoning and releasing three condemned prisoners. A further 37 death row inmates…

The 8th World Day aims to strengthen the trend towards abolition in the US and also the trend towards universal abolition. It is an opportunity to publicly oppose the use…

…Presidents for two years. The Executive Board, under the delegation of the Steering Committee, has the responsibility for the general control, management, governance and legal issues concerning the non-profit association….

…the dramatic increase in the number of public executions. This increase is due to the fact that the Iranian authorities use executions as a political instrument to spread fear among…

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

…retain the death penalty in both law and practice, and Europe remains on the list of continents where capital punishment still exists – in 2015 – because of Belarus. •…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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