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DRC : over 480 death sentences in 2024, a 300% increase in one year

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Exposition des Visages de l'abolition à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris - Juin 2026
Event, In pictures
The Faces and Places of abolition: ECPM unveils two exhibitions in Paris!
12 June 2026
In the build-up to the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, which will take place from 30 June to 2 July 2026 at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique and the Hôtel de Lassay, ECPM invites you to discover the history and the faces behind the…
Publication
Lives on hold: the situation of people sentenced to death in Cameroon
26 May 2026
In 2016, Cameroon was the French-speaking African country that handed down the highest number of death sentences. Although the death penalty has not been carried out in the country since 1997, nearly 300 death sentences were handed down in 2015 and 2016. Together Against the Death Penalty, Droit et Paix…
Culture, Event
7th edition of the international graphic poster competition ‘Draw Me the Abolition’: voting is now open!
13 May 2026
The Abolition Education International Network, supported by Together Against the Death Penalty, invites you to take part in the People’s Choice Award for the 7th edition of the international poster competition ‘Draw Me Abolition’!
Couverture du rapport annuel sur la peine de mort en Iran (2025)
Press release, Press release
Iran : At least 1,639 executions in 2025, a deadly record
13 April 2026
The 18th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, published jointly by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and ECPM (Together against the death penalty), reveals an unprecedented escalation in the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic in 2025. At least 1,639 people were executed, marking a dramatic…
Drapeau Israël
Editorial / opinion page
Israel : ECPM denounces a legislative reform that stands in total violation of human rights standards
01 April 2026
On 30 March 2026, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, passed a bill expanding the scope of the death penalty at its third reading, by 62 votes to 48, with one abstention and nine members absent.
Advocacy
Women and death penalty: double punishment
06 March 2026
On 8 March, International Women's Day, ECPM reaffirms its concerns about the various issues and specific forms of discrimination that the application of the death penalty imposes on women, whether they are sentenced to death or are relatives of those sentenced to death. ECPM also takes this opportunity to pay…
Advocacy
Israel: ECPM calls for withdrawal of draft law extending the scope of the death penalty
09 February 2026
In 1954, Israel abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes. Since then, Israeli law has provided for the death penalty for genocide and war crimes. However, it has not been applied since the execution of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962. Israel has also consistently voted in favour of the…
Miniature carte Iran
In pictures
Protests in Iran: ECPM warns of the risk of an escalation in the use of the death penalty
16 January 2026
In Iran, 2025 saw an intensification and increase in human rights violations, continuing right up until the final weeks of the year. On 12 December, Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, and several human rights defenders were violently arrested while attending a memorial ceremony in honour of…
Drapeau du Burkina Faso
Press release
Burkina Faso: ECPM calls on the authorities to abandon the draft law re-establishing the death penalty
09 December 2025
Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) expresses deep concern following the government's adoption of a draft law re-establishing the death penalty in Burkina Faso during the Council of Ministers on 3 December.
Participants of the 5th Regional Congress on the death penalty in East Asia during the opening ceremony, Rissho University
Event, In pictures, Press release
A look back at the 5th Regional Congress on the Death Penalty in East Asia in Tokyo
02 December 2025
The 5th Regional Congress on the Death Penalty in East Asia, organized by Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) in partnership with the Center for Prisoners’ Rights (CPR), the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), has concluded after three days of inspiring…
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