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October 8, 2021

19th World Day against the Death Penalty focuses on “Women and the death penalty, an invisible reality”

On 10 October, ICDP commemorates the World Day against the Death Penalty. This year, the World Day against the Death Penalty focuses on a special and very relevant topic: “Women and the death penalty, an invisible reality”
December 9, 2021

Commissioner Hanne Sophie Greve participated in the Oslo Peace Days 2021 conference on the Efforts Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty

On 8 December 2021, The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Research Group on Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, and the Law of Peace and Security organized a conference on international, regional and national efforts towards ensuring the abolition
December 10, 2021

ICDP receives the 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe at the Portuguese Parliament

On 9 December 2021, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) received the prestigious 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe. ICDP was represented by Commissioner Marta Santos Pais in person
February 18, 2022

ICDP´s Honorary Commissioner Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with Ambassador Petri Fabrizio, Italy´s Special Envoy for Human Rights of LGBTIQ+ persons

On 15 February 2022, ICDP´s Honorary Commissioner Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with Ambassador Petri Fabrizio, Italy´s Special Envoy for Human Rights of LGBTIQ+