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StatementJoint Open Letter to the President of Sri Lanka on the Imminent Resumption of Executions
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on July 02nd, 2019The letter, co-signed by 58 organizations, encourages the President of Sri Lanka to do everything in his power to stop executions in Sri Lanka and consign the death penalty to the history books.
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World Day17th 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.
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ResearchGlobal overview of women facing the death penalty
Launch of a groundbreaking report entitled "Judged for more than her crime: A Global Study on Women Facing the Death Penalty"
Article by Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and World Coalition published on October 10th, 2018 -
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.
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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.
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StatisticsDeath penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Despite a rise in executions in some countries, global executions fell by 31% in 2018. The universal fight for the abolition of the death penalty seems to be on the right way.
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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 -
ProtocolThe State of Palestine commits to abolish the death penalty
On 18 March 2019, the State of Palestine acceded to the United Nations Treaty aiming to abolish the death penalty, becoming the 87th State Party to the OP2-PIDCP.
Article by Louis Linel, Aurélie Plaçais published on April 10th, 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
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- Special issues
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
Published on June 12th, 2017
13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes
Published on June 10th, 2015
5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on March 06th, 2013
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World Day
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.
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Protocol
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition
The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the international and regional protocols on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states that have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice.
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Moratorium
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
In December 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the four previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its action in favour of a global moratorium.
