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How does the capital punishment process impact the families of victims of crime?
A new report by Dr Amelia Inglis, published by the Death Penalty Project (DPP), provides new evidence based on interviews with the families of murder victims in the U.S.
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A new report by Dr Amelia Inglis, published by the Death Penalty Project (DPP), provides new evidence based on interviews with the families of murder victims in the U.S.
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New DPRU-DPP report on victims’ experiences of capital
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November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How does the capital punishment process impact the families of victims of crime?
A new report by Dr Amelia Inglis, published by the Death Penalty Project (DPP), provides new evidence based on interviews with the families of murder victims in the U.S.
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
A new report by Dr Amelia Inglis, published by the Death Penalty Project (DPP), provides new evidence based on interviews with the families of murder victims in the U.S.
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
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📖 Read the High Commissioner’s full remarks: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
📑 Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...
📑 Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...
High Commissioner Türk: Only justice systems that are humane and rights-based can truly deliver justice
Excellencies, distinguished participants,As you meet today, thousands of people are on death row.Some were sentenced without a fair trial, and some for crimes outside the limits set by international l...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📖 Read the High Commissioner’s full remarks: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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📑 Explore our new report: deathpenaltyproject.org/study-uncove...
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk said: “In total, nearly 3,000 death row inmates in [ADF] countries are often held in inhumane conditions without access to legal aid. They may live in solitary confinement for years, chained by fear, uncertainty & intolerable psychological torment."
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk said: “In total, nearly 3,000 death row inmates in [ADF] countries are often held in inhumane conditions without access to legal aid. They may live in solitary confinement for years, chained by fear, uncertainty & intolerable psychological torment."
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🚨 This afternoon, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, we unveiled our research on abolitionist de facto (ADF) countries — states that haven’t executed in 10+ years but still retain the death penalty in law.
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 This afternoon, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, we unveiled our research on abolitionist de facto (ADF) countries — states that haven’t executed in 10+ years but still retain the death penalty in law.
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Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in Taiwan's democracy.
Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy 👇
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Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy 👇
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Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in
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October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in Taiwan's democracy.
Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy 👇
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Following a visit to Taipei, our Co-Executive Director and researcher Catherine Appleton share their reflections on Taiwan's recent regressive steps in criminal justice policy 👇
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Did you know there are currently 42 countries that retain the death penalty, but have not carried out an execution in 10+ years?
Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding 👇
Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...
Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding 👇
Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...
October 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Did you know there are currently 42 countries that retain the death penalty, but have not carried out an execution in 10+ years?
Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding 👇
Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...
Our new report with @dpruoxford.bsky.social examines the practices and rationales of these unusual states, finding 👇
Full report: deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/ab...
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The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Human Rights Council side event in Geneva will feature discussion of the report's findings from the DPRU and DPP team, with opening remarks from Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights at the Council of Europe:
This Friday 26 September, the DPRU and the Death Penalty Project will publish our new report on the death penalty under abolitionist de facto (ADF) status, with a launch event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
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September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This Friday 26 September, the DPRU and the Death Penalty Project will publish our new report on the death penalty under abolitionist de facto (ADF) status, with a launch event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
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See our new paper:
Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''
See our new paper:
Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''
DPRU Research Paper Series | Faculty of Law
One of the key aims of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU) is to encourage death penalty
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September 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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See our new paper:
Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''
See our new paper:
Daniel Pascoe and Mai Sato, 'The death penalty, due process violations, murder by decree and extra-legal killings: A typology of 'murder by governments''
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Iran: 13 months into Pezeshkian’s presidency, the execution toll has surpassed 1,625.
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty
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Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty
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@dpruoxford.bsky.social
@rdunhamdp.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Iran: 13 months into Pezeshkian’s presidency, the execution toll has surpassed 1,625.
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty
@drmaisato.bsky.social
@dpruoxford.bsky.social
@rdunhamdp.bsky.social
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty
@drmaisato.bsky.social
@dpruoxford.bsky.social
@rdunhamdp.bsky.social
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In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
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New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of
In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and
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August 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of
In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and
www.law.ox.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
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At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social
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August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social
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"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
A decade on death row in Kenya
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August 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture... The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read Willis Nandi's blog post published by @dpruoxford.bsky.social: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if you’re interested in the #DeathPenalty … and why wouldn’t you be?!
August 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our partners @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social are on this platform, if you’re interested in the #DeathPenalty … and why wouldn’t you be?!
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🚨 We're recruiting a Fundraising Manager! The Death Penalty Project is on the lookout for an experienced fundraiser with a passion for human rights to develop and manage our new major donor and regular giving programmes.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🚨 We're recruiting a Fundraising Manager! The Death Penalty Project is on the lookout for an experienced fundraiser with a passion for human rights to develop and manage our new major donor and regular giving programmes.
For more information:🔗 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...
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Japan’s recent execution of Takahiro Shiraishi marked not only a return to executions, but a clear refusal to address systemic flaws in its criminal justice system and use of capital punishment.
Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from
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July 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Japan’s recent execution of Takahiro Shiraishi marked not only a return to executions, but a clear refusal to address systemic flaws in its criminal justice system and use of capital punishment.
Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Read our analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from historic miscarriage of justice case
Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japan’s reputation following the recent execution
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Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japan’s reputation following the recent execution
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from
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July 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from historic miscarriage of justice case
Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japan’s reputation following the recent execution
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Saul Lehrfreund and Kate Arthur at The Death Penalty Project write about the damage to Japan’s reputation following the recent execution
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture. It torments you and your family. The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
*NEW* DPRU blog post
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
A decade on death row in Kenya
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July 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"The death penalty in Kenya is literally a mental torture. It torments you and your family. The suffering is so severe, waiting for something that isn’t going to happen, that prisoners would demand to be executed."
*NEW* DPRU blog post
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
A decade on death row in Kenya
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
*NEW* DPRU blog post
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Willis Nandi shares his experience of spending 10 years on death row in Kenya
"When I found out in the courtroom that I could be sentenced to death, I fainted in the dock."
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
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We are pleased to share a new report #MappingSolitaryConfinement in #ElSalvador
With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu 👏🙏🙏🙏
Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...
With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu 👏🙏🙏🙏
Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We are pleased to share a new report #MappingSolitaryConfinement in #ElSalvador
With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu 👏🙏🙏🙏
Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...
With many thanks to our colleagues at the Criminology and Criminal Justice Group at @upf.edu 👏🙏🙏🙏
Read all about it:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/el-salva...
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Just published on #MappingSolitaryConfinement website!
Solitary confinement in Honduras!
Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras
#Mapping #Solitary
Solitary confinement in Honduras!
Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras
#Mapping #Solitary
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July 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just published on #MappingSolitaryConfinement website!
Solitary confinement in Honduras!
Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras
#Mapping #Solitary
Solitary confinement in Honduras!
Have a look at:
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/honduras
#Mapping #Solitary
Excellent new article by our colleagues Lucy Harry & Jocelyn Hutton.
📢 New article out where we examine bans on female migrant workers from Indonesia travelling abroad in response to executions in the Middle East. Spoiler alert - they are ineffectual & do not signal an abolitionist stance @dpruoxford.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Permanent Maid Moratorium: The Death Penalty in The Middle East and Female Migrant Workers From Indonesia
While existing research has examined travel bans as a result of the abuse of migrant workers, here they are analysed in relation to capital punishment. Focusing on female migrant workers travelling t...
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June 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Excellent new article by our colleagues Lucy Harry & Jocelyn Hutton.
*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in India’s capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:
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Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in India’s capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:
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Exploring punitive populism and performative justice in India’s trial courts
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May 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in India’s capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Lawyer and @oxfordcrim.bsky.social MSc candidate Simran Chawdhary on punitive populism and performative justice in India’s capital trials, and how abolitionist advocacy can reframe justice beyond retribution:
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
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*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
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Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
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Death penalty sentencing in India: The futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
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April 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
*NEW* DPRU Blog post
Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...
Lakshmi Menon of Project 39A on the Indian Supreme Court's attempts to reform sentencing practices in capital cases, and the futility of introducing safeguards for an inhuman punishment
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...