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StatementTAEDP Withdraws from Ministry of Justice’s Task Force to Research the Gradual Abolition of the Death Penalty
TAEDP Press Release, April 2, 2020 The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty made this decision after the Ministry of Justice, in total disregard for the rule of law, arbitrarily and illegally executed a death row inmate on April 1, 2020.
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StatisticsDeath penalty in 2019: Facts and figures
Amnesty International published its annual report on death sentences and executions worldwide on 21 April 2020. It showed that the number of known executions decreased slightly on the 2018 total, reaching the lowest figure in more than 10 years, despite Iraq nearly doubling its tally and Saudi Arabia having its highest executions total in any given year.
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ReportPunishing Sex Crimes: The Evolution of the Death Penalty in India
"The Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics", an annual report published in January 2020 by Project 39A, details the application of the death penalty in India during the year 2019. It also describes developments in criminal justice and policy in the country.
Article by Hédia Zaalouni published on April 21st, 2020 -
Internship OfferProgram and Admin Assistant (Trainee)
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is recruiting an intern for a period of 6 months going from mid-June to mid December 2020.
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Good newsHow Colorado became the 22nd abolitionist State in the USA
On March 23 2020, the Governor of the State of Colorado, Jared Polis, signed legislation abolishing the death penalty. The bill SB20-100 had passed the Senate by a 19-13 vote on January 30 and the House by a 38-27 vote on February 26. He also commuted the sentences of the three people on death row in the state.
Article by Aurélie Plaçais published on March 30th, 2020 -
AfricaThe World Coalition Has Published a New Guide on Working with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
The World Coalition has developed and published a training manual, in partnership with its member the International Federation of Christians Against Torture (FIACAT), on working with the African Union’s human rights organ, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR). This how-to guide was created specifically for civil society to help encourage successful interaction with the ACHPR, a growing and influential human rights mechanism on the continent.
Article by Bronwyn Dudley published on March 26th, 2020
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6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on June 15th, 2016
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
Published on September 14th, 2010
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18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.
