Death penalty
No one – including any government – has the right to take away someone else’s life.
No matter what the crime, who the alleged criminal is, or the method proposed to execute them – we will always stand against it.
Explore how we’re working to end the use of the death penalty around the world, and won’t stop until every country in the world has abolished it.
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Anti-Death Penalty Project
The Anti-Death Penalty Project is our network campaigning to end the use of the death penalty around the world. We ask people to join us in speaking out, supporting campaigns, and helping change laws so the death penalty ends for good.
Latest updates
Urgent Action - Iran: Children among 30 people facing uprising-related death penalty
Date: February 20 2026
Malaysia: Death penalty review must be first step towards abolition once and for all
Date: November 13 2025
Urgent Action Outcome: Abdullah Al-Derazi Executed For Alleged Crimes As A Child
Date: November 03 2025
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