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AsiaWhy Jordan resumed executing people on the death row?
Article by Hend Hanafy, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge published on April 18th, 2018For eight years since June 2006, Jordan was adopting a moratorium on the death penalty. However, in December 2014, 11 people were hung, thus, triggering questions about the timing and the reasons behind the resumption of the death penalty. It is arguable that the internal political pressures on the government have fuelled this setback which was further eased through the international political opportunity of Jordan’s role in the war on terrorism.
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NewsNo reason to delay commencement of DDAA 2017
The Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act which was passed by the Parliament and received a Royal Assent on December 27, 2017, only came into force on March 15, 2018. This statement deals with the fact that there was no reasons to this delay and it has condemned 10 persons to the mandatory dealph penalty for drug trafficking between december and february.
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Africa3rd Regional Congress Against the Death Penalty
The African Congress will be held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 9-10 April 2018. Over 300 participants are expected.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on March 13th, 2018 -
StatisticsAnnual report on the death penalty in Iran 2017
The report shows that in 2017 at least 517 people were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This number is comparable with the execution figures in 2016 and confirms the relative reduction in the use of the death penalty compared to the period between 2010 and 2015.
Article by Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) published on March 22nd, 2018 -
StatisticsDeath Penalty in India in 2017
A report describing the use of the death penalty in India in 2017 in comparison with 2016 was recently released by the National Law University’s Death Penalty Research Project (based in New Delhi).
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StatisticsThe Death Penalty for Drug Offences, A Global Overview 2017
This report identifies 33 countries and territories that retain the death penalty for drug offences, including nine in which the sentence is mandatory. Hundreds of people continue to be executed for non-violent drug offences every year by a small minority of States committed to aggressively pursuing extremely harsh penalties for drug crimes, in clear violation of international law.
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Death RowJustice Denied: A Global Study of Wrongful Death Row Convictions
The report is a first-of-its-kind comparative study of wrongful convictions. The report illuminates the similarities in wrongful conviction in six countries: Cameroon, Indonesia, Jordan, Malawi, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
Article by Death Penalty Worldwide published on March 26th, 2018
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- Special issues
13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes
Published on June 10th, 2015
Cities Against the Death Penalty
Published on October 31st, 2017
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
Published on September 14th, 2010
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World Day
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.
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Protocol
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition
The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the international and regional protocols on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states that have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice.
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Moratorium
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
In December 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the four previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its action in favour of a global moratorium.
