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StatementLoopholes in Saudi promise to end death sentences against children
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission has announced that children are no longer eligible for the death penalty in the Kingdom. Citing a royal decree, the commission stated that anyone convicted of crimes that took place while they were under the age of 18 will face a maximum punishment of ten years in juvenile detention.
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ReportIran: Annual report on the death penalty 2019
Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) published its 12th report on 31 march 2020. The report provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Article by Iran Human rights and ECMP (Together Against the Death Penalty) published on May 04th, 2020 -
ResearchSentenced to death without execution: Why capital punishment has not yet been abolished in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados
Roger Hood and Florence Seemungal with the assistance of Amaya Athill, published a empirical study aims to shed light on why Eastern Caribbean States and Barbados hang on to capital punishment even though they haven't carried out any executions in the last ten years.
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Good newsAbolition of the death penalty for terrorism in Chad
On 28 April 2020, the Chadian National Assembly unanimously voted to abolish the death penalty for crimes of terrorism.
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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.
Article by Amnesty International published on April 22nd, 2020
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5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on March 06th, 2013
11th World Day against the Death Penalty: Greater Caribbean
Published on May 31st, 2013
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
Published on June 12th, 2017
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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.
