Uzbekistan: Death Penalty Abolished by New Constitution

A decision that completes Tamara Chikunova’s life’s work. The new Constitution of Uzbekistan, approved by…

Washington State has officially abolished the death penalty

The death penalty was abolished in Washington state Thursday after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed…

Ivan Cantu’s execution suspended amid new revelations and legal controversies

A week before his death sentence, a court stayed Cantu’s execution pending new developments, including…

Indonesia: convicted woman pardoned for drug trafficking

Merri Utami spent nearly two decades on death row in Indonesia for a drug crime…

NO JUSTICE WITHOUT LIFE: 13th International Congress of Justice Ministers. Photos and videos

The world is making progress in the fight against the death penalty, as demonstrated by…

NO JUSTICE WITHOUT LIFE: 13th International Congress of Justice Ministers Rome, 1-2 March 2023

As part of a broad commitment against the death penalty, since 2005 Sant’Egidio has started…

Sierra Leone: President signs the bill abolishing the death penalty

FREETOWN, OCT 08 – The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has signed the…

For a world without the death penalty. Awarding Dale Recinella, the chaplain of the sentenced

On October 10 the World Day against the death penalty is celebrated. The recent award…

October 12, in Ohio an Interfaith Prayer Vigil to end the death penalty

On October 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio a prayer vigil  is held in the “Death Penalty…