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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 12d

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk said: “In total, nearly 3,000 death row inmates in [ADF] countries are often held in inhumane conditions without access to legal aid. They may live in solitary confinement for years, chained by fear, uncertainty & intolerable psychological torment."

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 This afternoon, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, we unveiled our research on abolitionist de facto (ADF) countries — states that haven’t executed in 10+ years but still retain the death penalty in law.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 8d

Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in Taiwan's democracy.

Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy 👇

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 23h

Did you know there are currently 42 countries that retain the death penalty, but have not carried out an execution in 10+ years?

Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding 👇

Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 15d

The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:

Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 15d

The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 15d

This Friday 26 September, the DPRU and the Death Penalty Project will publish our new report on the death penalty under abolitionist de facto (ADF) status, with a launch event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 27d

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See our new paper:

Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''

One of the key aims of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU) is to encourage death penalty

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New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of

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iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 29d

Iran: 13 months into Pezeshkian’s presidency, the execution toll has surpassed 1,625.
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Aug 28

In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:

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In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Aug 28

In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:

www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of

In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · Aug 6

"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."

Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...

A decade on death row in Kenya

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if you’re interested in the #DeathPenalty … and why wouldn’t you be?!

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 We're recruiting a Fundraising Manager! The Death Penalty Project is on the lookout for an experienced fundraiser with a passion for human rights to develop and manage our new major donor and regular giving programmes.

For more information:🔗 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...

Apply now for Fundraising Manager. , £40,000 - £45,000 per year, find a career with meaning today

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From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · Jul 31

Japan’s recent execution of Takahiro Shiraishi marked not only a return to executions, but a clear refusal to address systemic flaws in its criminal justice system and use of capital punishment.

Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...

From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Jul 25

From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from historic miscarriage of justice case
Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japan’s reputation following the recent execution
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A decade on death row in Kenya

Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Jul 21

"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture. It torments you and your family. The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."

Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Jul 21

*NEW* DPRU blog post

Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya

"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."

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A decade on death row in Kenya

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Jul 21

*NEW* DPRU blog post

Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya

"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Jul 17

We are pleased to share a new report #MappingSolitaryConfinement in #ElSalvador

With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu 👏🙏🙏🙏

Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just published on #MappingSolitaryConfinement website!

Solitary confinement in Honduras!

Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras

#Mapping #Solitary

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A Permanent Maid Moratorium: The Death Penalty in The Middle East and Female Migrant Workers From Indonesia

Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Jun 12

Excellent new article by our colleagues Lucy Harry & Jocelyn Hutton.

Lucy Harry @lucyharry.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢 New article out where we examine bans on female migrant workers from Indonesia travelling abroad in response to executions in the Middle East. Spoiler alert - they are ineffectual & do not signal an abolitionist stance @dpruoxford.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

While existing research has examined travel bans as a result of the abuse of migrant workers, here they are analysed in relation to capital punishment. Focusing on female migrant workers travelling t...

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Exploring punitive populism and performative justice in India’s trial courts

Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · May 23

*NEW* DPRU Blog post

Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in India’s capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:

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Death penalty sentencing in India: The futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Apr 3

*NEW* DPRU Blog post

Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment

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