US, death penalty. Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution

BY KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Lawyers for the first inmate scheduled to be put…

Two days to say NO to the death penalty: the ‘Cities for Life’ Conference on November 29th and 30th

On November 29th and 30th, Rome hosts the event ‘Cities for Life – Cities Against…

A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT AND PRAYER FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO

On World Day Against The Death Penalty. A prayer vigil in support of the abolition…

Alabama’s Controversial New Death Row Execution Method

Kenneth Smith has been sentenced to death for the murder of a pastor’s wife. His…

Ghana abolishes death penalty for common crimes

The Parliament of Ghana has approved the abolition of the death penalty for common crimes,…

Jemaine Cannon has been executed by the state of Oklahoma with the death penalty

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2023, 00:33 a.m. With sorrow we report that Jemaine Cannon has been…

WCADP: Sant’Egidio keeps working for the abolition of the death penalty

During the General Assembly of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty in Nairobi, Kenya,…

Racism in the Justice System: James Broadnax’s fight for a fair trial

James Broadnax has been on Texas Death Row for the past ten years for a…

Two Australians facing the death penalty in Vietnam have been granted clemency

At the beginning of June, in a positive development for the abolition of the death…

A Global Alarm: record number of executions in 2022, highest since 2017

Amnesty International has released its annual report on the death penalty worldwide, revealing a five-year…