The people on death row
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On death row live the people who have been sentenced and are waiting to be executed. The wait can last years or decades, often in isolation, with a date that arrives or is put off again and again. It is a punishment inside the punishment, and in many countries the number of people held there is the hardest figure of all to obtain.
This page collects the news on the people on death row, on the conditions they are held in, and on the numbers the association is able to document.
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MAY 29, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR ZHYLNIKAU AND SUKHARKO
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences earlier handed down to Aliaksandr Zhylnikau and Viachaslau Sukharko for the murder of three people.
- MAY 4, 2018ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Over 20 death row exonerees gather to call for an end to the death penalty.
USA - Arizona. Over 20 death row exonerees gather to call for an end to the death penalty.
- APRIL 30, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - BJS Releases “Capital Punishment, 2016”.
USA - BJS Releases “Capital Punishment, 2016”.
- APRIL 18, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Vicente Benavides to Be Freed After 26 Years on Death Row.
USA - California. Vicente Benavides to Be Freed After 26 Years on Death Row.
- APRIL 18, 2018ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Jessie Campbell resentenced to life in prison without parole
USA - Connecticut. Jessie Campbell resentenced to life in prison without parole
APRIL 11, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ‘PRESIDENT REJECTED 513 MERCY PETITIONS OF DEATH ROW PRISONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS’
Pakistan is among the five most prolific executioners in the world with 487 executions in the last three years, while the president has rejected 513 mercy petitions in the last five years, a report launched on April 11 has found.
APRIL 6, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: WOMAN ACQUITTED AFTER 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A Pakistani woman infamously put on death row for killing her family in 1998 has been acquitted and walked free after 20 years in prison, her lawyer said.
MARCH 29, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES 30 ON DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor, has approved the grant of total pardon to five inmates who were serving various prison terms and commuted 30 others on death row to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 26, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SIXTEEN ESCAPE HANGMAN’S NOOSE
At least 16 inmates sentenced to death have escaped the hangman’s noose.
MARCH 21, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA REVERSES SENTENCE FOR PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commuted prison sentence to life for inmates who have stayed on the death row for over 10 years.
- MARCH 13, 2018DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
- MARCH 12, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
- MARCH 3, 2018DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE ALVA CAMPBELL DIES IN PRISON CELL
Alva Campbell, the terminally ill prisoner whom Ohio unsuccessfully attempted to execute in November, has died of his illness.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2018VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A federal judge (Brikema) barred automatic solitary confinement on death row
USA - Virginia. A federal judge (Brikema) barred automatic solitary confinement on death row
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: APEX COURT ACQUITS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG POSSESSION
In a rare 2-1 decision, the apex court acquitted a man on death row for drug possession.
FEBRUARY 2, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 2,277 INMATES AWAIT EXECUTION
There are indications that the number of prison inmates awaiting execution across the country has hit 2,277, according to findings by New Telegraph.
- JANUARY 4, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Court extends halt in executions
USA - Louisiana. Court extends halt in executions
- JANUARY 1, 2018EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Law and Procedure Act No.67 of 1938, as amended in 1975...
The Criminal Law and Procedure Act No.67 of 1938, as amended in 1975...
- JANUARY 1, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian penal code, section 43, foresees that the death penalty...
The Zambian penal code, section 43, foresees that the death penalty...
- JANUARY 1, 2018QatarDEATH PENALTY
Since March 2013, after ten consecutive years without executions...
Since March 2013, after ten consecutive years without executions...
- JANUARY 1, 2018TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
- JANUARY 1, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person
- JANUARY 1, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
- JANUARY 1, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences
- JANUARY 1, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
- JANUARY 1, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
- JANUARY 1, 2018AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life
- JANUARY 1, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must
- JANUARY 1, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment remains for crimes
Capital punishment remains for crimes such as murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse of children.
- JANUARY 1, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States