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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…

US President Joe Biden Commutes Federal Death Sentences

08 January 2025

In an act of justice and mercy, President Biden commuted nearly all federal death row sentences to life imprisonment in December 2024. This action nearly emptied the federal death row, preventing any potential wave of executions by the incoming administration, a stark contrast to the final months of Trump's first…

Événement, In pictures, In the field

“The Death Penalty Protects No One”: A Look Back at Mobilization Efforts on the 22nd World Day Against the Death Penalty

22 November 2024

The 22nd World Day against the Death Penalty was celebrated on 10 October. As a unifying event for the abolitionist movement, the World Day serves as an opportunity for civil society, political leaders, legal experts, and others to mobilize and implement a variety of actions: press conferences, press releases and…

American presidential election: the death penalty still in debate

05 November 2024

In the United States, despite the decrease in the number of executions, the use of the capital punishment still convinces a significant part of the American public opinion. For the United States as a whole, the support of the death penalty went from 80% in 1994 to 53% in 2023,…

Event, In pictures

Ndume Olatushani : Ambassador for the abolition of the death penalty

17 October 2024

September 2024 was an eventful month for ECPM, including the visit to France of American abolitionist activist Ndume Olatushani. He has shared his experience as a former death row inmate in the United States for over 20 years, giving talks at several high schools, universities and prisons. To mark the…

Lebanon: 20 years of moratorium

14 October 2024

ECPM hesitated before publishing this article. However, at a time when Lebanon is living under bombardment, we felt it was essential to highlight the evolution that had been made to date, to emphasize that Lebanon had made undeniable progress towards taking into account the right to life as the foundation…

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Editorial / opinion page

Declaration by the Youth Ambassadors for the Abolition of the Death Penalty on the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty

10 October 2024

We, the Youth Ambassadors for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, the youth of Europe and the world, unite today to call for the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances. In a time of increasing global challenges, we wish to reaffirm that justice, human rights, and equality…

Event, In pictures

World Forum Normandy for Peace: ECPM in the Village for Peace

08 October 2024

From 26th to 27th September, the 7th World Forum Normandy for Peace occurred in Caen with « This world that escapes us: How to win peace in the face of new violence? » as the leading subject. ECPM was on site with a booth within the Village for Peace for…

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Tribune / Editorial

Saudi Arabia : NGOs voice fears for dozens of Egyptian prisoners facing execution

12 September 2024

We, the undersigned organisations, are gravely fearful for the lives of hundreds of prisoners threatened with imminent execution in Saudi Arabia on drugs-related charges, including 33 Egyptians on a single wing of Tabuk Prison. These men are living in a state of terror, since the number of executions for such…