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September 30, 2022

ICDP participates in the high-level side event at the UN General Assembly on Pathways to Moratorium on the Use of Death Penalty: Effective and Good Practices from Member States

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) participated in a high-level side event tititled 'Pathways to Moratorium on the Use of Death Penalty
October 10, 2022

Statement by ICDP President Navi Pillay on the World Day against the Death Penalty

On the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, ICDP President Navi Pillay recorded the following statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of the World Day, calling on all countries and individuals to respect the most fundamental right: the right to life. 
October 11, 2022

A Public Event to Commemorate the World Day against the Death Penalty in Madrid

On 10 October, on the occasion of the 20th World Day against the Death Penalty, Commissioner O’Malley participated in a well-attended public event at the Bolívar Hall in Casa de América featuring a panel co-organized by the ICDP, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation titled “The Death Penalty in the Americas”
November 24, 2022

Kuwait resumes executions after more than five years by carrying out executions of seven persons

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) strongly condemns the executions of seven persons, including two women, carried out by authorities in Kuwait on Wednesday, 16 November 2022, after a five-year hiatus on executions.
December 5, 2022

Minors in Iran could face death penalty on protest-related charges

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) is deeply concerned after hearing reports that suggest that three teenage protesters, who were arrested during the recent crackdowns on protests in Iran, face charges that carry the death penalty.
February 27, 2023

Zambia abolishes the death penalty

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) warmly welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in Zambia´s law statutes on 23 December 2022 when President Hakainde Hichilema made history by signing the legislation, which was earlier voted in its Parliament.
March 6, 2023

Third meeting in Geneva of ICDP Commissioners and representatives of countries of Central Asian region and Mongolia on moving towards becoming a death-penalty free zone

On 28 February 2023, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) co-hosted a hybrid meeting of countries of the Central Asian region and Mongolia
April 10, 2023

ICDP delegation participates in the 13th International Congress of Justice Ministers on the issue of the death penalty organized by Community San´t Egidio in Rome

On 1 and 2 March 2023, a delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP), led by ICDP Commissioner Martin O´Malley, participated in the 13th International Congress of Justice Ministers (Congress)