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This Practice guide offers guidance to defense counsel in Uganda for the accused person facing a criminal trial of a capital offence involving a death penalty. The best practices are intended to ensure effective legal representation in order to mitigate the potential of imposition of the death penalty. The best practices detailed in the Practice guide intend to enhance the performance of criminal defense counsel in all stages of the criminal trial proceeding to mitigate the adverse effect of an erroneous conviction and sentencing of the accused person to death.The Practice guide was developed in recognition of the unique nature and effect of the death penalty compared to other criminal penalties, and therefore defense counsel in a capital case should take extraordinary efforts on behalf of the accused to review and ensure compliance with these best practices throughout the proceedings.

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• Themes list Legal Representation,

QUNO’s tool for activists.

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• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : militants

QUNO’s tool for defense lawyers.

• Document type Working with...
• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : avocats de la défense

QUNO’s tool for parliamentarians.

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• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : legislateurs

QUNO’s tool for media.

• Document type Working with...
• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : médias

QUNO’s tool for prison staff.

• Document type Working with...
• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : personnel pénitentiaire

QUNO’s tool for judges.

• Document type Working with...
• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : juges

QUNO’s tool for educators.

• Document type Working with...
• Themes list Juveniles, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Outil d'information pour les professionnels : enseignants

Business engagement in the death penalty is critical because of the impact it can have. Putsimply: the power is in your hands. If your business is looking for a human rights issue whereit can achieve measurable change, advocacy on the death penalty must be considered.Global support for the death penalty is declining. Meanwhile, competition for investment isfierce. Governments and the public at large care more about job creation and a healthy economythan a system of executions. Therefore, the voices of businesses and business leaders havea huge role to play in shaping public dialogue about whether to keep – or end – the use ofcapital punishment.

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• Themes list Networks, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Entreprises Responsables et Engagements sur la Peine de Mort: Guide Pratique

Factsheet for the media – World Day Against the Death Penalty 2018.

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• Themes list Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, Death Row Conditions, Death Row Phenomenon, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty,
• Available languages Fiche pratique pour les médias