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Drug OffencesDrug policy reform, harm reduction movement and the death penalty abolition movement have much in common
As 26 June is “Support. Don’t Punish” Global Day of Action, the World Coalition shares some insight on the 2019 Harm Reduction International Conference which took place in Porto end of April.
Article by Aurélie Plaçais published on June 26th, 2019 -
AdvocacyStatement on executions in the USA
As the worldwide trend towards abolition of the death penalty grows, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty notes with concerns that the USA has reached a total of 1500 executions since 1977.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on June 21st, 2019 -
StatisticsIncreased use of the death penalty in Egypt since 2013
Since the fall of the Morsi regime in 2013, the use of the death penalty has increased considerably in Egypt with a death sentence rate estimated at 2443 people between 2013 and 2018 according to Reprieve.
Article by Abdoul Razak Ahmadou Youssoufou published on June 13th, 2019 -
AbolitionNew Hampshire: 21st State to Abolish the Death Penalty in the USA
On 30 May 2019, the NH state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto. The death penalty repeal took effect immediately.
Article by Aurelie Placais published on June 12th, 2019 -
International StandardsFollow-up to the initiative on the conditions of detention and treatment of death row prisoners
PRDH, in partnership with ECPM and the University of Grenoble- Alpes, organized a side event on the conditions of detention and treatment of death row prisoners worldwide during the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty in Brussels (27 February - 1 March 2019) which provided food for thought and some areas of work thanks to the presence of some thirty participants working in more than 10 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The results of these discussions are shared in this article.
Article by Nordine Drici (Planète Réfugiés) & Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner (ECPM) published on June 10th, 2019 -
MENAMass executions in Saudi Arabia with more than 100 people executed since January 2019
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia once again made its mark on the international scene by executing 37 people sentenced to death for terrorism in six regions of the country on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 36 of whom were beheaded, while the last was crucified.
Article by Abdoul Razak Ahmadou Youssoufou published on June 07th, 2019
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6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
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12th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Mental Health
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5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
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17th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Children, Unseen Victims
On 10 October 2019, the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness on the rights of children whose parents have been sentenced to death or executed.
