The death penalty protects no one.

Our new report examines how victims & bereaved families view & experience the death penalty - finding that instead of serving their complex needs, capital punishment systems can retraumatise them and delay healing. More 👇

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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...

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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📖 Read the High Commissioner’s full remarks: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

📑 Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...

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."

The study uncovers that, despite a suspension in executions, death row populations are often maintained in ADF states. As is common in retentionist states, this means people on death row can experience poor conditions & severe psychological distress, which can amount to ‘death row phenomenon’.

🚨 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.

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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Our new report on victim experiences of the death penalty uncovers that capital punishment systems can retraumatise victims & their families, in part through tying them to a long legal process that often disrupts and delays the recovery journey.

Read here 👉 deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge-re...

Taiwan is renowned for its respect for the rule of law and progress in advancing human rights. Despite this, the country has taken regressive steps when it comes to its use of the death penalty.

Read our Co-Executive Director's observations in Deutsche-Welle:
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In 2007, the Malawi High Court ruled that the mandatory imposition of a death sentence for murder was unconstitutional. Read reflections from our Co-Executive Director Saul Lehrfreund on the strategic features of the case and it's wider contribution to the global movement towards abolition 👇

We're on the lookout for a talented and proactive fundraiser to join The Death Penalty Project team who is passionate about building successful relationships that resource the global movement towards abolition.

Sound like you, or someone you know? 👉 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...

"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...

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...

🚨 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...