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Ndume Olatushani: 20 years on death row for a crime he didn't commitNdume Olatushani spent 20 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Oskar Butcher sat down with him to talk about his experience.
Blog post 10 Oct 2019 -
AGM Report BackBlog post 25 Apr 2019
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Death penalty cruelty - a stain on governmentsPrisoners under sentence of death around the world are often subjected to the cruellest conditions of detention.
Blog post 09 Oct 2018 -
Why Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein’s case mattersWhy Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein’s case matters
Blog post 25 Sep 2018 -
Florida: the sunshine state or the death row state?Florida's diehard pursuit of the death penalty casts a black shadow over the sunshine state. It has the second largest death row in the US and is ranked fourth in the number of executions carried out at state level since 1976.
Blog post 31 Aug 2018 -
Urgent: Stop the executions about to happen in the MaldivesWhile countries around world are abolishing the death penalty, the Maldives are reinstating it for the first time in 60 years.
Blog post 01 Aug 2017 -
Theresa May's "Global Britain" - prosperity over peace?The Met police is investigating allegations of war crimes by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Meanwhile, Theresa May is visiting Saudi Arabia, and her government continues to supply weapons to the country. What kind of messages is our Prime Minister sending out?
Blog post 11 Apr 2017 -
UPDATE: Hamid Ahmadi's execution has been stayed!Hamid Ahmadi is facing execution on Saturday 18 February for a crime he was charged with as a teenager - after being tortured in to a 'confession'. Tell Iran: don't execute Hamid Ahmadi.
Blog post 09 Feb 2017 -
Stop the execution of Amanj Veisee - a juvenile offender in IranBlog post 09 Apr 2016
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'My heart is exhausted': A mother’s story of death row in Saudi Arabia'When I first heard the verdict to execute my little boy, I felt as if a thunderbolt was hitting my head.' Nassra al-Ahmed writes about her son, Ali al-Nimr, on death row in Saudi Arabia, and facing execution for going to protests there when he was 17.
Blog post 15 Feb 2016 -
The long road to death penalty abolition in Mongolia"It has been a long and difficult road to finally convince the Mongolian authorities to abolish this cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. We faced many challenges along the way, but never lost hope." Our campaigner in Mongolia on the historic…
Blog post 04 Dec 2015 -
The UK is trading away its credibility in its relations with Saudi Arabia and ChinaShady deals and blanket silence speak volumes about the UK's attitude towards the importance of human rights when it comes to talking business with the likes of Saudi Arabia and China.
Blog post 05 Oct 2015 -
Iran: don't execute Salar, juvenile offenderBlog post 10 Sep 2015
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Seven must-see human rights documentaries on NetflixDon't let your Netflix account gather dust. We've picked 7 unmissable human rights films you need to see.
Blog post 13 Aug 2015 -
Nebraska just abolished the death penaltyBlog post 22 Jun 2015
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A week to spare the life of Moses AkatugbaLast October, the Governor of Niger State suggested he could help Moses Akatugba, on death row in Nigeria, if his appeal was withdrawn.</p> Moses has now withdrawn his appeal, so let's hold the Governor to his word. Join our social media action.
Blog post 21 May 2015 -
People can change – if you let them liveIndonesia has executed eight men for drugs offences, despite international outcry. One prisoner, Mary Jane Veloso, was spared execution. The executions will not fix the drugs trade. Their needless deaths only wrench apart the families of prisoners who…
Blog post 28 Apr 2015 -
'I felt the shadow of execution over my head': A letter from Iran's death rowHamed was hanged along with five other men in Iran. All of them were executed for the vague crime of 'enmity against god'; each was a Sunni Muslim from Iran's Kurdish minority. Before Hamed was hanged in March this year, he snuck out a letter detailing…
Blog post 09 Mar 2015
