NEWS
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
ICDP warmly welcomes the unanimous vote by the National Assembly of the Republic of Suriname (Suriname), on 23 July 2026
August 13, 2026
August 13, 2026
ICDP warmly welcomes the adoption by Lebanon's Parliament of the law abolishing the death penalty for all crimes after 22 years without executions. The law, approved on 11 August by a broad majority of the 128-member Parliament
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
ICDP condemns in the strongest possible terms the accelerating use of capital punishment by the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) as an instrument of political repression
July 7, 2026
July 7, 2026
A delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) participated in the 9th World Congress against the Death Penalty, which was held in Paris from 30 June to 2 July 2026
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026
Commissioner Isabelle Lonvis-Rome took part in the Opening Session of the Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty, held in Seoul on Monday 22 June
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026
Commissioner Isabelle Lonvis-Rome took part in the Opening Session of the Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty, held in Seoul on Monday 22 June
June 9, 2026
June 9, 2026
The International Commission against the Death Penalty held its XXI Annual Meeting of Commissioners and related meetings between 31 May and 2 June 2026 in Madrid.
May 2, 2026
May 2, 2026
ICDP held a high-level mission to Australia from 29 April to 1 May 2026 to participate in events focused on initiating efforts to establish the South Pacific as a region free of the death penalty
April 30, 2026
April 30, 2026
Commissioner Marta Santos Pais was invited to deliver the keynote speech at the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Europe.
April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026
ICDP, represented by Commissioner Barbara Lochbihler, addressed the debate on the report “Towards the Universal Abolition of the Death Penalty in All Circumstances”.