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A Future Without the Death Penalty in the U.S.
As the U.S. commemorates its 250th birthday, Rick Halperin argues that it’s past time to abolish the death penalty, the…
July 2, 2026
Press Release
Global: UN Drug Control Bodies Must Take Urgent Action Towards Ending Unlawful Use of the Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offenses
The death penalty is an abhorrent practice with no place in today’s world.
June 25, 2026
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 People Executed so Far This Year as Dozens More Remain on Death Row for Drug-Related Offenses
Saudi Arabia continues to execute people for offenses that should never be punished by death under international law and standards.
June 22, 2026
Press Release
Iran: Mass Arbitrary Arrests and Political Executions Mark Intensifying Repression
Iranian authorities are using the cover of what they call “wartime conditions” to intensify their repression of dissent.
May 28, 2026
Report
Amnesty International Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2025
Amnesty International’s monitoring of the global use of the death penalty recorded 2,707 executions in 2025, an increase by 78%…
May 17, 2026
Press Release
Global: Executions Surge to Highest Recorded Figure in 44 Years; In the U.S. Executions Nearly Doubled from 2024
It’s time for executing countries to step into line with the rest of the world and leave this abhorrent practice…
May 17, 2026
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10 Facts About the Death Penalty in California
In light of Governor Newsom's pledge to end the death penalty in his state before leaving office in 2027, learn…
May 14, 2026
Press Release
Bangladesh: Death Sentences for Former Police Officers Are Not the Answer to Abu Sayed Killing
We urge the Bangladeshi authorities to take steps to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
April 10, 2026
Press Release
India: Death Penalty for Nine Police Officers Will Not End Custodial Torture in India
This death penalty is not justice. It is a deflection from the deeper reforms urgently required to ensure police oversight and…
April 7, 2026
Press Release
Iran: Seven Protesters and Dissidents at Risk of Imminent Execution after Four Men Arbitrarily Executed in Secret Within 24 Hours
Iran must immediately halt all executions and establish a moratorium on all executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.
March 31, 2026
Press Release
Israel/OPT: Newly Adopted Death Penalty Law Must be Repealed
Israel is brazenly granting itself carte blanche to execute Palestinians while stripping away the most basic fair-trial safeguards.
March 30, 2026
Press Release
North Korea: People 'Executed for Watching South Korean TV,' Bribery to Escape Punishment Widespread
North Koreans caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labor camps or even execution.
February 4, 2026