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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 -
ACHPR64th ACHPR Session: Concluding in Egypt, Where Sentences & Executions are on the Rise
The 64th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) is concluding in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The ACHPR, the African Union organ steadfast in promoting and protecting human rights on the African continent, held the session from 24 April – 14 May 2019.
Article by Bronwyn Dudley published on May 14th, 2019 -
AfriqueAwareness Building Workshop with African Union Members
The end of March saw a first of its kind awareness-building workshop in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia for the permanent French-speaking members to the African Union.
Article by Bronwyn Dudley published on May 14th, 2019
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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.
