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StatisticsSaudi Arabia’s false promise on the use of the death penalty
With 149 executions in 2018, one of the highest rates since the 1990’s, the Saudi Kingdom seems to be locking itself into a violent authoritarian drift
Article by European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights published on February 06th, 2019 -
Statistics2018 confirms a long-term decline of the death penalty in the US
The Death Penalty Information Center’s 2018 End-of-Year report confirms decline despite strong lasting inequalities.
Article by Death Penalty Information Center published on January 28th, 2019 -
GalleryThe use of the death penalty in the US in 2018
Death Penalty Information Center (https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/yearend2018)
Gallery published on January 24th, 2019 -
Good News10 years with no hanging in the Caribbean
The Greater Caribbean for Life (GCL) notes the 10th anniversary of the last hanging in the region
Article by Greater Caribbean for Life published on December 19th, 2018 -
GalleryNew voting countries on 2018 UN's moratorium
Ensemble contre la peine de mort (http://www.ecpm.org/en/121-countries-voted-for-a-universal-moratorium)
Gallery published on December 18th, 2018 -
MoratoriumDeath penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions
A record number of States voted in favour of a moratorium on the death penalty at the United Nations General Assembly on 17 December 2018.
Article by Amnesty International published on December 17th, 2018
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The campaign for the abolition of the death penalty on the African continent
Published on December 09th, 2016
6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on June 15th, 2016
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
Published on June 10th, 2016
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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.
