Next 24 June 2024, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) will be celebrating a High-Level Side Event at the side-lines of the 56th UN Human Rights Council to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Second Optional Protocol

On 21 May 2024, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) celebrated a public event to launch the Spanish version of its report on Children, Youth, and the Death Penalty (Niños, Jóvenes y Pena de Muerte).

The International Commission against the Death Penalty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dannel Malloy as its newest Commissioner. Mr. Malloy served as the 88th Governor of the US state of Connecticut for two terms from 2011 to 2019. For further information, please read our public statement.

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Enda Kenny as its newest Commissioner.

On the occasion of the launching of the Spanish language version of its report on Children, Youth and Death Penalty, the International Commission against the Death Penalty is holding an event in Madrid, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain (MAEUEC) on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) warmly welcomes Côte D’Ivoire´s accession, on 3 May 2024, to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Second Optional Protocol), aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.

The International Commission against the Death Penalty is delighted to announce the appointment of Barbara Lochbihler as its newest Commissioner.

The International Commission against the Death Penalty is delighted to announce the appointment of Michelle Bachelet as its new Commissioner.