- BOOKS: "Shattered Justice: Crime Victims’ Experiences with Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations"by Death Penalty Information Center on December 8, 2022 at 4:09 pm
In Shattered Justice: Crime Victims’ Experiences with Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations, released in August 2022, University of North Carolina-Wilmington sociology and criminology professor Kimberly Cook explores how crime victims and their family […]
- As Lethal Injection Turns Forty, States Botch a Record Number of Executionsby Death Penalty Information Center on December 8, 2022 at 4:50 am
On December 7, 1982, Texas strapped Charles Brooks to a gurney, inserted an intravenous line into his arm, and injected a lethal dose of sodium thiopental into his veins, launching the lethal-injection era of American executions. In the precisely forty years […]
- Midterm Elections: Moratorium Supporters, Reform Prosecutors Post Gains Despite Massive Campaign Efforts to Tie Reformers to Surge in Violent Crimeby Death Penalty Information Center on December 6, 2022 at 9:26 pm
In a year that featured massive campaign advertising attempting to portray legal reformers as responsible for increases in violent crime, candidates committed to criminal legal reform or who promised to continue statewide moratoria on executions posted key […]
- Saudi Arabia Reneges on Pledge to End Death Penalty for Drug Crimes; Execution Spree Draws Condemnation from UN and Human Rights NGOsby Death Penalty Information Center on December 6, 2022 at 3:50 am
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and a coalition of more than 30 non-governmental organizations have condemned the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a series of executions for drug crimes carried out in violation of international law. Human rights […]
- TCADP December 2022 Newsletter: The gift of justiceby Kristin on November 30, 2022 at 9:52 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Eight individuals set for execution in 2023, including Andre Thomas, a man with severe mental illness who gouged out his own eyes; executions on hold
- State of Texas executes Stephen Barbeeby Kristin on November 16, 2022 at 3:49 pm
Last night, November 16, 2022, the State of Texas executed Stephen Barbee despite the violation of his constitutional right to a fair trial that occurred when his lawyers unexpectedly and impermissibly
- State of Texas executes Tracy Beattyby Kristin on November 9, 2022 at 3:08 pm
On November 9, 2022, the State of Texas executed Tracy Beatty. He was convicted of killing his mother, Carolyn Click, in Smith County in 2003. Beatty faced execution in March 2020
- TCADP November 2022 Newsletter: Announcing our 2023 Keynote Speakerby Kristin on November 2, 2022 at 7:07 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: State of Texas set to execute two men this month; both had previous execution dates in the past two years Case updates: U.S. Supreme Court
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- Calling on international bodies to condemn drug executions in Saudi Arabia and seek to stop themby Aurelie on December 1, 2022 at 5:37 pm
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights and Harm Reduction International, and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty along with 32 other NGOs have called on the International Narcotics Control Board and the United Nations Office on Drugs and […]
- Reflecting on the links between the death penalty and gender-based violenceby Aurelie on November 25, 2022 at 8:46 am
On 25 November 2022, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, through the testimony of representatives of abolitionist member and partner organizations, wishes to raise awareness of the […]
- Publication of a New Guide on Working with National Human Rights Institutions to Abolish the Death Penaltyby Aurelie on November 16, 2022 at 11:55 pm
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has published a new how-to guide, in collaboration with Mr. Isidore Clément Capo-Chichi, President of the Beninese Commission on Human Rights. It is aimed for civil society organizations and illustrates how […]
- Malaysia and the Politics Behind the Death Penalty: A Tumultuous Relationship. by Hedia Zaalouni on October 24, 2022 at 10:46 am
On 6 October 2022, the Malaysian government tabled bills abolishing the mandatory death penalty. However, the parliament was dissolved on 10 October, before the bills were passed. Despite the turbulent journey that Malaysia has undergone towards being an […]
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- Race and the Death Penalty: “Just a Bunch of Racists”?by James Clark on November 4, 2016 at 4:29 pm
At a recent public debate of California’s competing ballot initiatives on the death penalty, Paul Pfingst, a former district attorney for San Diego County and a supporter of Prop 66, spoke about the role race plays in the death penalty. … Please […]
- Troy Davis: 5 Years Onby James Clark on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty, with his steadfast spirit and unshakeable faith in justice inspiring activists around the world.
- Troy Davis’s Legacyby Guest Writer on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
By Savannah Fox, Field Organizer Five years ago today, on September 21st, I became an activist. I didn’t sign my first petition or attended my first rally. I found my passion, my anger and my hope as an activist, all … Please continue reading.
- Jeffrey Wood is Scheduled for Execution on August 24th, but he Didn’t Commit Murderby James Clark on August 17, 2016 at 9:41 pm
As death sentences and executions dwindle around the country and most states are abandoning the death penalty, a few states are determined to keep executions rolling. Top of the list is Texas, the state that’s now gearing up to execute a man who never […]