- TCADP June 2023 Newsletter: Anatomy of a Wrongful Convictionby Kristin on June 1, 2023 at 3:25 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: A summer without executions in Texas In case you missed it: U.S. Supreme Court grants stay to Richard Glossip; new reports on exonerations, use of
- TCADP May 2023 Newsletter: Opening the door for justiceby Kristin on May 1, 2023 at 3:13 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: A brief respite in Texas; sign the petition to save Richard Glossip in Oklahoma In case you missed it: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of
- TCADP April 2023 Newsletter: Images of igniting change in Texasby Kristin on April 4, 2023 at 8:06 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Ivan Cantu on April 26 Images from the TCADP 2023 Annual Conference: Check out photos from the day as well as
- State of Texas executes Arthur Brownby Kristin on March 9, 2023 at 3:51 pm
On March 9, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its second execution of the week, putting Arthur Brown to death significant evidence of his innocence and intellectual disability. In
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- Abolition of the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council 52nd sessionby Hedia Zaalouni on May 22, 2023 at 8:56 am
The United Nations Human Rights Council met for its 52nd Regular Session from February 27 to April 4, 2023. If you missed it, here is what happened regarding the abolition of the death penalty! During the debates Opening his first session as UN High […]
- How Likely Is the Return of the Death Penalty in Israel?by Hedia Zaalouni on May 22, 2023 at 8:33 am
Early 2023, the newly elected government of Israel announced an ensemble of judicial reforms; including a new bill that would introduce the death penalty for acts of terrorism. As of May 2023, the judicial reforms have been put on hold by the PM Netanyahu. […]
- Recontextualizing the threat of death penalty for homosexuality in Ugandaby Hedia Zaalouni on May 2, 2023 at 8:00 am
On Tuesday March 21, the Ugandan parliament passed a law that severely criminalizes people who have consensual same-sex relations. At the end of April, the law had still not been validated by the President Museveni. Among a range of harsh penalties, the law […]
- Moratorium Stays in Place in Sri Lanka and Anti-Death Penalty Petitioners Secure an Official Record in Court Proceedings to Protect Future Rightsby Hedia Zaalouni on March 28, 2023 at 9:40 am
Petitioners challenging the potential resumption of executions in Sri Lanka experienced received reassuring news on 23 February 2023 when the Attorney General of Sri Lanka reported to the Supreme Court that the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe has […]