The Death Penalty Project

Justice delayed is justice denied: The case for a posthumous conditional pardon of Ruth Ellis Mishcon de Reya will be hosting a panel session featuring those closely connected with the case.

Are you joining us tomorrow?

We are joining this panel discussion on the execution of Ruth Ellis, exploring the impact she had on the abolition movement in the UK and why her historic case is still important in the global death penalty landscape today.

More: www.mishcon.com/news/events/...

Working together across the legal sector to widen access to legal support, advocate for criminal justice reform and challenge injustices is at the heart of what we do.

Thank you to all the firms who have joined this scheme so far, and every legal professional who makes our work possible 💙

In the past few years we've created a pro bono scheme to improve access to legal aid for individuals in the Caribbean taking their appeals to the Privy Council.

We have built a network of law firms and produced practical resources to help firms navigate Privy Council procedures.

UK Pro Bono Week is coming to an end, and we want to take the time to say an enormous thank you to all of our incredible pro bono partners.

Throughout our five decades of work, likeminded legal professionals working pro bono have been fundamental to our existence. More 👇

Death penalty has no place in Taiwan - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

"States are moving away from the death penalty & life without parole, recognizing that justice cannot be built on punishments that extinguish all hope. By doing the same, Taiwan would align with international human rights standards..." In today's Taipei Times 👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Living on Death Row: A voice for the wronged and forgotten These are the questions that photographer Mostifqur Rahman Johan confronts in his exhibition Living on Death Row, curated by Tanzim Wahab and co-curated by Hadi Uddin. The exhibition, hosted at Drik G...

📸 'Living on Death Row' is a new exhibition featuring remarkable photography & deeply sensitive visual storytelling by Mosfiqur Rahman Johan. It movingly portrays the anguish & resilience of people condemned to death in Bangladesh.

🔗 More about the exhibition: www.thedailystar.net/entertainmen...

The death penalty protects no one.

Our new report examines how victims & bereaved families view & experience the death penalty - finding that instead of serving their complex needs, capital punishment systems can retraumatise them and delay healing. More 👇

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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 👇

Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...

Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in

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 👇

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High Commissioner Türk: Only justice systems that are humane and rights-based can truly deliver justice Excellencies, distinguished participants,As you meet today, thousands of people are on death row.Some were sentenced without a fair trial, and some for crimes outside the limits set by international l...

📖 Read the High Commissioner’s full remarks: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

📑 Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk said: “In 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."

The study uncovers that, despite a suspension in executions, death row populations are often maintained in ADF states. As is common in retentionist states, this means people on death row can experience poor conditions & severe psychological distress, which can amount to ‘death row phenomenon’.

🚨 This afternoon, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, we unveiled our research on abolitionist de facto (ADF) countries — states that haven’t executed in 10+ years but still retain the death penalty in law.

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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Our new report on victim experiences of the death penalty uncovers that capital punishment systems can retraumatise victims & their families, in part through tying them to a long legal process that often disrupts and delays the recovery journey.

Read here 👉 deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge-re...

专访：台湾距离废除死刑越来越远吗？ – DW – 2025年9月23日 台湾政府曾经承诺逐步迈向废死，但政策停滞不前。盡管面对国际压力，总统赖清德今年初仍执行了他任内的首个死刑。在死刑释宪案之后，台湾距离废死更远还是更近？两名日前访台的国际人权专家，向DW分享他们的观察。

Taiwan is renowned for its respect for the rule of law and progress in advancing human rights. Despite this, the country has taken regressive steps when it comes to its use of the death penalty.

Read our Co-Executive Director's observations in Deutsche-Welle:
www.dw.com/zh/%E4%B8%93...

In 2007, the Malawi High Court ruled that the mandatory imposition of a death sentence for murder was unconstitutional. Read reflections from our Co-Executive Director Saul Lehrfreund on the strategic features of the case and it's wider contribution to the global movement towards abolition 👇

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We're on the lookout for a talented and proactive fundraiser to join The Death Penalty Project team who is passionate about building successful relationships that resource the global movement towards abolition.

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"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t 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...

From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from

Japan’s 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...

Fundraising Manager | The Death Penalty Project | CharityJob Apply now for Fundraising Manager. , £40,000 - £45,000 per year, find a career with meaning today

🚨 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:🔗 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...