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The Death Penalty in Iran : The Highest Number of Executions in Over 17 Years

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Joint Statement by 42 Human Rights NGOs on Human Rights Violations in Iran

As the 58th session of the Human Rights Council is ongoing in Geneva this week, 42 human rights NGOs published a joint statement calling for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran and for the continuation of independent investigations into serious human rights violations in Iran.

Portrait d'Aminata Niakaté, Présidente d'ECPM au Congrès régional d'Amman en 2022

58th Session of the Human Rights Council: Speech by Aminata Niakaté, President of ECPM

At the end of February 2025, the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened in Geneva. On February 25, Aminata Niakaté, President of ECPM, delivered an oral statement during the biennial high-level panel on the death penalty. During this video intervention, ECPM specifically raised concerns about the…

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Women and the death penalty: discrimination on the rise

On International Women's Rights Day, ECPM reiterates its concern about the various problems and specific discrimination related to the application of the death penalty for women, whether they are on death row, the relatives of death row prisoners or campaigners for the abolition of the death penalty.

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The Augustin-Thierry High School Becomes the Robert Badinter International High School: An Opportunity for ECPM to Engage Students in Abolition Awareness

25 February 2025

A year after the passing of Robert Badinter, the Augustin-Thierry High School in Blois was renamed the Robert Badinter International High School. This symbolic gesture honors the committed lawyer, fervent abolitionist and ECPM’s Honorary President for over twenty years. On this occasion, the education team of ECPM led class activities…

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Interview with Laura Agofsky : The Story of Her Husband Sentenced to Death in the United States

10 February 2025

For over ten years, Laura Agofsky has been pleading for the innocence of her husband Shannon, sentenced to death in the United States in the early 90s. Today, they face new challenges following President Biden's decision to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. Paradoxically, this risks weakening his defense…

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Serge Atlaoui : Back in France at last

06 February 2025

After spending two decades in Indonesian prisons, including nearly 18 years on death row, Serge Atlaoui was transferred to France on February 4 and was finally able to set foot on French soil yesterday, February 5, 2025.

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French nationals sentenced to death abroad

03 February 2025

At least five French nationals, including one woman, are on death row in four states around the world: one in Algeria, one in China, one in Indonesia, and two in Morocco. The death penalty thus continues to affect French citizens abroad, as well as their families and friends at home.

From Evin prison, Anisha Asadollahi’s call to end executions

23 January 2025

PEN America and ECPM publish the following statement from Iranian activist Anisha Asadollahi from Evin Prison, Iran, where she is incarcerated.

Monitoring conditions of detention of prisoners sentenced to death: a new practical guide for NHRIs and NPMs

16 January 2025

ECPM has released a new practical guide for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) on ‘Monitoring the conditions of detention of prisoners sentenced to death’. Available in French and English, its digital publication is accompanied by an online presentation organised on Tuesday 28 January 2025 by…

2025 : A year full of promise

14 January 2025

The whole ECPM team wishes you a Happy New Year 2025 ! In 2025, ECPM will continue to fight for the universal abolition of the death penalty with major projects such as the organisation of the next regional Congress in Tokyo, the continuation of advocacy work within governments and institutions…

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