The Death Penalty Project
@thedeathpenalty.bsky.social
We’re death penalty experts, fighting alongside our partners for criminal justice reform wherever capital punishment and its legacy still exists.
👉 https://deathpenaltyproject.org/
👉 https://deathpenaltyproject.org/
Working together across the legal sector to widen access to legal support, advocate for criminal justice reform and challenge injustices is at the heart of what we do.
Thank you to all the firms who have joined this scheme so far, and every legal professional who makes our work possible 💙
Thank you to all the firms who have joined this scheme so far, and every legal professional who makes our work possible 💙
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Working together across the legal sector to widen access to legal support, advocate for criminal justice reform and challenge injustices is at the heart of what we do.
Thank you to all the firms who have joined this scheme so far, and every legal professional who makes our work possible 💙
Thank you to all the firms who have joined this scheme so far, and every legal professional who makes our work possible 💙
In the past few years we've created a pro bono scheme to improve access to legal aid for individuals in the Caribbean taking their appeals to the Privy Council.
We have built a network of law firms and produced practical resources to help firms navigate Privy Council procedures.
We have built a network of law firms and produced practical resources to help firms navigate Privy Council procedures.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In the past few years we've created a pro bono scheme to improve access to legal aid for individuals in the Caribbean taking their appeals to the Privy Council.
We have built a network of law firms and produced practical resources to help firms navigate Privy Council procedures.
We have built a network of law firms and produced practical resources to help firms navigate Privy Council procedures.
📖 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...
www.ohchr.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📖 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...
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."
The study uncovers that, despite a suspension in executions, death row populations are often maintained in ADF states. As is common in retentionist states, this means people on death row can experience poor conditions & severe psychological distress, which can amount to ‘death row phenomenon’.
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The study uncovers that, despite a suspension in executions, death row populations are often maintained in ADF states. As is common in retentionist states, this means people on death row can experience poor conditions & severe psychological distress, which can amount to ‘death row phenomenon’.