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Voices and video from death row- Ghezelhesar mass-executions

By Iran Human Rights (IHR), on 1 January 2015


2015

Multimedia content

Iran (Islamic Republic of)


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This video was made by IHR after the start of the executions of 77 prisoners in Ghezehesar prison. Two of the prisoners speak about the interrogations, torture, – You also see the last farewell of a prisoner before the execution.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Torture, Death Row Conditions,

Document(s)

Female executions 2000 to date

By Capital Punishment U.K., on 1 January 2015


Multimedia content


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Listing of women executed worldwide reported per year, between 2000 and 2015. The majority have been hanged or beheaded, whilst others have been shot or executed by lethal injection. Two have suffered electrocution in America and at least five have been stoned to death in Afghanistan, Iran and Somalia.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Themes list Women,

Document(s)

Will Wrongful Convictions Be a Catalyst for Change in Japanese Criminal Justice?

By Australian Broadcasting Company, on 1 January 2015


Multimedia content

Japan


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Televised report on the flawed Japanese Justice System in an analysis of 2 exonorated prisoners from death row.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Japan
  • Themes list Fair Trial, Innocence,

Document(s)

Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald Part 2

By YouTube, on 1 January 2014


2014

Multimedia content

United States


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  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon, Death Penalty,

Document(s)

Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald Part 1

By YouTube, on 1 January 2014


Multimedia content

United States


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  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon, Death Penalty,

Document(s)

The last executioner

By Tom waller , on 1 January 2014


Multimedia content

Thailand


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Inspired by true event, The last executioner is the story of Chavoret Jaruboon, the last person in Thailand whose job was to execute by gun.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Thailand
  • Themes list Firing Squad,

Document(s)

Central African Republic : Seventeenth Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review

By The Advocates for Human Rights, on 1 January 2014


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Central African Republic


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This submission addresses the Central African Republic’s compliance with its humanrights obligations with regard to its use of the death penalty. This submission concludesthat although the Central African Republic (CAR) should be given great credit for takingimportant steps towards abolition of the death penalty, including supporting the 2012U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, manyhurdles remain in terms of ensuring that the citizens of CAR are afforded adequatedomestic and international guarantees against the arbitrary deprivation of life.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Central African Republic
  • Themes list Due Process , Trend Towards Abolition, Arbitrariness,

Document(s)

Iran : 20 th Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review

By Iran Human Rights (IHR) / World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / The Advocates for Human Rights / Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran / Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva (KMMK-G), on 1 January 2014


Multimedia content

Iran (Islamic Republic of)


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Thisreport examines the imposition of the death penalty in Iran in light of international human rightsstandards.This report will also examine and discuss the judicial process applied in casesinvolving punishment by the death penalty.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Themes list Due Process , Fair Trial, International law,

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Iraq : Twentieth Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / The Advocates for Human Rights / Iraqi Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2014


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Iraq


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This submission addresses Iraq’s compliance with its human rights obligations withregard to its use of the death penalty. This submission concludes that Iraq cannotguarantee its citizens adequate domestic and international guarantees against the arbitrarydeprivation of life and therefore should abolish the death penalty.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Iraq
  • Themes list Fair Trial, Arbitrariness,

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Japan : 111 th Session of the Human Rights Committee

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty / The Advocates for Human Rights / Center for Prisoners' Rights / Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH), on 1 January 2014


Multimedia content

Japan


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This report examinesprison conditionsandthe imposition of the death penalty in Japan in light of international human rights standards.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Japan
  • Themes list Due Process , International law, Death Row Conditions,