Death penalty
Asia
Death penalty
Japan
Japan is one of the few economically developed countries to still have the death penalty, and hanging has been its sole execution method for around 150 years.
The trio at the Osaka detention centre, whose identities have not been revealed, are “seeking an injunction” against death by hanging, lawye…
Source — RTE
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Africa
Death penalty
Congo - Kinshasa
I was locked up in a cell with no windows, so I didn’t see the light of day for 20 years. If I wanted to use the toilet, I had to ask, but the guards would sometimes refuse. I didn’t receive any food—I only ate thanks to my friends and family who came to drop off meals for me. Prison here is not li…
Source — OMCT
Read more DRC: "psychologically, I am no longer human’ – life after 20 years on death row"
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Africa
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Torture
Congo - Kinshasa
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has written an opinion piece on the limits of moratoriums and the suffering inflicted on people sentenced to death. We reproduce it here.
Source — OMCT
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Culture
LGBTI
Death penalty
Germany
The fight to end capital punishment is far from over but progress continues to be made. Over a thousand attendees are expected to converge on the German capital in November 2022 for the 8th World Congress against the Death Penalty. The assembly aims to unite individuals around the global issue of a…
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Africa
Death penalty
Kenya
In all, 22 member countries of the African Union (AU) have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, and one for ordinary crimes. In 2021, only four countries in the AU carried out executions: Botswana, Egypt, Somalia and South Sudan.
Seventeen African countries are considered “de facto abolition…
Source — The Conversation
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Equatorial Guinea
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Singapour : les condamnés à mort sont priés de sourire avant leur exécution
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Asia
Justice
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Singapore
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Africa
Death penalty
Liberia
The plenary of the Liberian Senate with a unanimous vote of 17, yesterday passed a portion of the penal code to abolish the death penalty and other capital offenses.
The committee on Judiciary recommended passage of the bill for the Legislature to remove the provisions of the death penalty. In 2005…
Source — Daily Observer
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Pre-trial detention
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Middle East
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Human rights organisations in the region feel like they are fighting alone against capital punishment. People are still sentenced to death and executed regularly. What is the situation in Palestine?
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Sunny Jacobs: Life Outside
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North America
Death penalty
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United States
How is life after release? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about the many challenges one faces upon release. She now works actively towards the abolition of the death penalty.
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Sunny Jacobs: Life Beyond
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North America
Mental health
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Religion
United States
How can you escape prison with your mind? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider how yoga, meditation and prayer helped her find freedom behind prison walls.
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Sunny Jacobs: Life Inside
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North America
Mental health
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Death penalty
Activities
United States
What is daily life on death row like? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about her detention conditions and the burden of complete isolation.
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Asia
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Death penalty
Japan
Death penalty is an ongoing issue despite international criticism. What is the current situation in Japan regarding the death penalty?
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Middle East
Death penalty
Iran
Despite sustained international pressure, in 2021, the rate of executions increased 26 percent from the previous year. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran, 299 individuals were executed that year. Of the 299 documented executions, drug-related offenses continued to account for…
Source — Atlantic Council
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Iran : Deux hommes exécutés pour homosexualité
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Iran
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Iran
At least 12 prisoners were executed between January 9 and 13. Six prisoners were executed in Gohardasht Prison on Wednesday, two brothers in Zanjan on Tuesday, and one in Qazvin on Sunday.The clerical regime’s court in Zahedan sentenced Yazdan Mirzaei 27, to death in Zahedan prison. Mirzaei is a wu…
Source — National Council of Resistance of Iran
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Years in the Row
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Africa
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Europe
Foreign prisoners
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Death penalty
Torture
Some people fear death every morning. Others are sentenced to death in countries that no longer carry out executions. At least 483 executions were documented in 2020. Prison Insider publishes an overview of practices in nine countries that have not abolished the death penalty.
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Africa
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Mauritania
Mauritania has a moratorium on executions. Figures about the prisoners sentenced to death are scarce, as is information on their detention conditions. These prisoners are under the same detention regime as the rest of the prison population.
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Asia
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Japan
No executions were recorded in Japan in 2020, for the first time since 2011. Reportedly, more than 25% of people sentenced to death are over the age of 70 and two of them have been incarcerated for over 40 years.
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Asia
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Indonesia
No execution has been recorded since 2016. The number of sentences, however, has been on the rise. Since 2014, Indonesia has increased its efforts in the war on drugs after Indonesian President Widodo described it as a “national emergency”.
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Asia
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Pakistan
In 2015, Pakistan accounted for 20% of executions worldwide. However, 2020 saw a suspension of executions and a decline in sentences. Currently, there are more than 4,000 prisoners sentenced to death awaiting execution.
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