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March 28, 2014

Mass death sentences in Egypt

Following a trial held on 23 and 24 March 2014, 529 individuals were sentenced to the death by the criminal court in Minya, Egypt Please read our […]
February 12, 2014

Washington State Governor declares moratorium on executions

On 11 of February Governor Jay Inslee declared a moratorium on executions in Washington State, USA (US), Governor Inslee said the moratorium would last for as […]
January 31, 2014

ICDP supports “Universities against the Death Penalty”

“Universities against Death Penalty” aims to be a global network of universities that use their voice and their symbolic power in the work against capital punishment. […]
January 23, 2014

Execution of Edgar Tamayo Arias, in Texas, US

The International Commission against the Death Penalty, condemns the execution of Mexican national Edgar Tamayo Arias (46) in Texas, United States of America (US) on 22 […]
December 20, 2013

Imminent execution of Edgar Tamayo Arias

Edgar Tamayo Arias, Mexican national, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 22 January 2014 in Texas. Edgar Tamayo, 46, was sentenced to death without […]
December 13, 2013

More executions in Japan

Two men were executed in Japan on 12 December Mitsuo Fujishima, 55, who murdered his ex-wife’s aunt and a male company employee in 1986, was hanged […]
December 13, 2013

First execution for crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation War

On 12 December, Abdul Quader Mollah was executed in Bangladesh Abdul Quader Mollah, 65, was executed at Dhaka Central Jail following his conviction by Bangladesh’s International […]
November 19, 2013

Indonesia – fifth execution in 2013

Muhammad Abdul Hafeez, a 44 year-old Pakistani national, was reportedly executed in secret on Sunday 17 November 2013 in South Tangerang. He was sentenced to death […]
November 8, 2013

152 individuals sentenced to death following a mass trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) condemns the death sentences handed down to 152 individuals following a mass trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 5 […]
October 2, 2013

Support grows for UN Protocol to abolish the death penalty – Guinea-Bissau and Angola

On 24 September 2013, Guinea-Bissau’s ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death […]