NEWS
October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022
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”
October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022
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.
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
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
September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) welcomes Equatorial Guinea’s announcement of the abolition of the death penalty
July 29, 2022
July 29, 2022
The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) strongly condemns the executions of four people by authorities in Myanmar on 25 July 2022
July 12, 2022
July 12, 2022
On 22 July 2022, ICDP participated in a webinar on human rights and the promotion of good practices in Spain and Kyrgyzstan, organized by Casa Asia and the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. Executive Director Asunta Vivó discussed the events leading up to abolition in both countries
July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022
The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) held its 17th Meeting of Commissioners on 4 July 2022 in a hybrid format. This was the first in person Meeting of Commissioners for those Commissioners who were able to physically participate
July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022
The Permanent Missions of Uzbekistan in Geneva organized a roundtable on Constitutional Reforms: Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Rights on 4 July 2022 on the margins of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council. ICDP Vice President Ruth Dreifuss participated in the roundtable discussion
June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022
On 29 June, ICDP co-organized with Australia a side event at the sidelines of the Human Rights Council consisting of a panel discussion with presentations of the international human rights legal framework providing for the abolition of the death penalty for those children
June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022
On 24 June 2022, ICDP co-organized with Kazakhstan a side event at the sidelines of the 50th Human Rights Council consisting of a roundtable on lessons learned by countries from national experiences in the global campaign for a universal abolition of death penalty