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Invisibilisation and Discrimination: The Double Penalty for Women

Press release
Lifting of the Moratorium in the DRC: ECPM and CPJ call for the non-instrumentalisation of the death penalty
18 March 2024
ECPM and CPJ asbl share their very strong concern following the publication of the circular note dated March 13, 2023, issued by the Ministry of Justice formalizing the lifting of the moratorium, as requested by the Supreme Defence Council to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E…
Plaidoyer, Uncategorized
Joint letter signed by 43 NGOs calling for the renewal of the mandates of the SR and FFM on Iran
18 March 2024
In this joint appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, various Iranian and international human rights organizations call for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and the extension of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission. These mandates are crucial…
Salle du Conseil de l'Europe
Événement, Sur le terrain
Ecpm, German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the council of Europe call on european youth to mobilise against the death penalty
11 March 2024
Young volunteers, students, and active members of civil society, we are excited to announce the second edition of the "Advocacy and Awareness for the Abolition of the Death Penalty" training, organised by ECPM, the Council of Europe and German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, from June 19th to 21th,…
Press release
Death penalty in Iran: An appalling number of executions in 2023
04 March 2024
The 16th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, published jointly by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and ECPM (Together against the death penalty), is alarming: there has been an explosive rise in the number of executions in 2023. At least 834 people were executed, an increase of 43% compared…
Testimony
Fatia Maulidiyanti: “human rights defenders face a lack of recognition”
01 March 2024
Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar, two prominent human rights defenders in Indonesia, are were accused of defamation for discussing a report on mining operations in Papua on Haris's YouTube channel. Human rights organizations are callingcalled on the Indonesian government to end their persecution and protect all human rights activists in…
Editorial / opinion page
The death penalty in the USA: a state of play by Sandrine Ageorges Skinner (2023-2024)
20 February 2024
The political climate in the USA has a clear impact on the development of the death penalty in the country. While the figures confirm the downward trend in recent years in the number of death sentences and executions, they reveal that in 2023, for the first time since 1976, there…
Advocacy
ECPM opens a tribute book for Robert Badinter
15 February 2024
42 years after the abolition of the death penalty in France, Robert Badinter, a leading figure in the fight, has passed away. It was with great emotion that the ECPM team learned the news on Friday morning, just like the entire abolitionist community. In tribute to him, ECPM is opening…
Press release
ECPM and 80+ international abolitionist organisations react to comments made by the Supreme Defence Council of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 February 2024
In a press release broadcast on 05 February 2024 on the 8 p.m. edition of the national television news programme (RTNC), the Supreme Defence Council asked the Supreme Commander of the FARDC and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to lift the moratorium on executions of death…
Testimony
“Robert Badinter was the beacon that helped us stay on course.” Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, General Director of ECPM
09 February 2024
We have just learned of the passing of MR. Robert Badinter, what was your initial reaction to this announcement ? I feel a great sadness, a sense of personal loss, an immense void, having lost my mentor, and more broadly, a loss for humanity, for France, for our values, our convictions,…
Témoignage
Olivier Dechaud, Co-founder of ECPM shares his memories of Robert Badinter
09 February 2024
“I am connected to ECPM through two avenues. The first is historical, as I am one of the founders of the association. I had the opportunity to establish a structure and to witness its evolution without deviating from its original theme. The second dates back to my youth. At nineteen,…