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DPRU Research Associate Sabrina Mahtani writes for The Guardian about her new research with Penal Reform International and Women Beyond Walls examining laws and practices which criminalise women due to poverty or status worldwide:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
*NEW* DPRU Blog post:
Taqbir Huda argues that the death sentence recently imposed on the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina - while offering powerful symbolic and communicative censure - makes genuine legal accountability far less likely:
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
DPRU Research Associate Dr Ron Dudai writes for @972mag.com on a new bill in Israel which, if passed, would reinstate judicial executions
"Much is at stake β for Palestinians, for Israeli society, and for global efforts to abolish capital punishment."
www.972mag.com/israel-death...
How does the capital punishment process impact the families of victims of crime?
A new report by Dr Amelia Inglis, published by the Death Penalty Project (DPP), provides new evidence based on interviews with the families of murder victims in the U.S.
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
π Read the High Commissionerβs full remarks: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
π Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker TΓΌrk said: βIn total, nearly 3,000 death row inmates in [ADF] countries are often held in inhumane conditions without access to legal aid. They may live in solitary confinement for years, chained by fear, uncertainty & intolerable psychological torment."
26.09.2025 16:02 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0π¨ This afternoon, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, we unveiled our research on abolitionist de facto (ADF) countries β states that havenβt executed in 10+ years but still retain the death penalty in law.
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Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in Taiwan's democracy.
Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy π
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Did you know there are currently 42 countries that retain the death penalty, but have not carried out an execution in 10+ years?
Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding π
Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...
The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker TΓΌrk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:
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The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker TΓΌrk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:
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This Friday 26 September, the DPRU and the Death Penalty Project will publish our new report on the death penalty under abolitionist de facto (ADF) status, with a launch event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
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See our new paper:
Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''
Iran: 13 months into Pezeshkianβs presidency, the execution toll has surpassed 1,625.
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
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#NoDeathPenalty
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In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
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In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
At the U.S. UPR pre-session πΊπ³ @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social
28.08.2025 09:15 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isnβt going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if youβre interested in the #DeathPenalty β¦ and why wouldnβt you be?!
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π¨ We're recruiting a Fundraising Manager! The Death Penalty Project is on the lookout for an experienced fundraiser with a passion for human rights to develop and manage our new major donor and regular giving programmes.
For more information:π www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...
Japanβs recent execution of Takahiro Shiraishi marked not only a return to executions, but a clear refusal to address systemic flaws in its criminal justice system and use of capital punishment.
Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from historic miscarriage of justice case
Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japanβs reputation following the recent execution
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"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture. It torments you and your family. The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isnβt going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
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*NEW* DPRU blog post
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
We are pleased to share a new report #MappingSolitaryConfinement in #ElSalvador
With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu ππππ
Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...
Just published on #MappingSolitaryConfinement website!
Solitary confinement in Honduras!
Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras
#Mapping #Solitary
Excellent new article by our colleagues Lucy Harry & Jocelyn Hutton.
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*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in Indiaβs capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
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You and Bernard, the A team!
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