On 9 December 2021, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) will receive the prestigious 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) warmly welcomes the signature by Sierra Leone´s President Julius Maada Bio, on 8 October 2021

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”

On 23 July 2021, the Parliament of Sierra Leone, voted in favour of a Bill abolishing the death penalty. ICDP notes that this vote is the culmination of earlier commitments made by Government authorities

On 1 July 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered to halt federal executions in the USA

ICDP warmly welcomes former Governor of the US state of Maryland Martin O´Malley as its new Commissioner

It is with great sadness that the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) mourns the sudden demise of the eminent human rights lawyer, scholar, human rights defender, practitioner and our friend Professor Christof Heyns

The International Commission against the Death Penalty warmly welcomes former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais as its new Commissioner

On 24 March 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in his state. By doing so, Virginia has become the 23rd state in the USA to end capital punishment

The International Commission against the Death Penalty warmly welcomes former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais as its new Commissioner