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.
Latest news
- DECEMBER 28, 2012AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
the two Australians on death row in Indonesia appear to have received a one-year reprieve
the two Australians on death row in Indonesia appear to have received a one-year reprieve
- DECEMBER 21, 2012DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): SETH PENALVER ACQUITTED IN 1994 TRIPLE MURDER
A Broward County jury acquitted Seth Penalver, 39, white, of all charges.
- DECEMBER 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The death penalty in 2012: Year End Report. From the Death Penalty Information Center
USA - The death penalty in 2012: Year End Report. From the Death Penalty Information Center
DECEMBER 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYUSA: DPIC'S YEAR END REPORT
Just four states carried out more than three-fourths of the executions in the United
DECEMBER 13, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 477 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
There are 477 convicts on death row in India, the government says.
DECEMBER 11, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC SEEKS DETAILS OF ALL PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
Pakistan's Supreme Court sought details of all prisoners on death row in jails across the country
DECEMBER 4, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ABOUT 970 INMATES IN PRISONS ARE ON DEATH ROW
At least 970 inmates in Nigerian prisons are on death row, awaiting their execution. This
NOVEMBER 9, 2012AustraliaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: AUSTRALIAN NURSE FREED FROM DEATH ROW
The lawyer for Australian nurse Emma Louise L'Aiguille accused of drug trafficking in Malaysia
- NOVEMBER 2, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO PHASE OUT PRISONER ORGANS 'NEXT YEAR': RESEARCHER
China will start phasing out the use of executed prisoners as a source of organs for transplants next
NOVEMBER 1, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS EXECUTION BY SHOOTING
In Vietnam, many National Assembly deputies expressed their lack of sympathy with
- OCTOBER 29, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals set aside the capital sentence of Douglas Ray Stankewitz, 54, Native American, California's longest-serving death row inmate
USA - California. The U.S. Court of Appeals set aside the capital sentence of Douglas Ray Stankewitz, 54, Native American, California's longest-serving death row inmate
OCTOBER 11, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: REPORT ON 200 DEATH ROW PRISONERS TO PRESIDENT
Sri Lanka Minister of Justice Rauf Hakeem said today that the Ministry of Justice
- OCTOBER 10, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN IN FREETOWN TO DELIVER THE PRIZE ‘ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2012’ TO THE PRESIDENT KOROMA
during a ceremony at the Palace State House in Freetown in Sierra Leone, the seat of the Presidency of the Republic, a delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT), composed of the Secretary of HOC, Se
- OCTOBER 10, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 930 ON DEATH ROW
A total 930 death row prisoners were in jails in Malaysia as of Aug 31, their cases pending
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012DEATH PENALTY
LOUISIANA (USA): THIBODEAUX FREED FROM DEATH ROW
Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA after 15 years.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA After 15 years
USA - Louisiana. Damon Thibodeaux, 38, white, was freed from death row through DNA After 15 years
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT SAYS SUSPENDING EXECUTIONS, FOR NOW
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders, the government said in a statement.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Michael Keenan was released from Death Row after 24 years.
USA - Ohio. Michael Keenan was released from Death Row after 24 years.
AUGUST 23, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: NINE DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED
Gambia executed by firing squad nine death row prisoners, after President Yahya Jammeh
- AUGUST 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment for a juvenile offender - that's inconceivable in law.
Capital punishment for a juvenile offender - that's inconceivable in law.
JULY 18, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
In Indonesia, the Constitutional Court turned down a request by two death row
JUNE 27, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CLEMENCY FOR 3 DEATH ROW INMATES
President Pratibha Patil commuted the death sentences of three prisoners lodged in
- JUNE 25, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA MOVING TO REDUCE DEATH ROW POPULATION BY INCREASING RATE OF EXECUTIONS
In Indonesia, the Bali Post quoted the National Chief Prosecutors office as confirming that
- JUNE 25, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT PRATIBHA PATIL DEFENDS RECORD DEATH ROW PARDONS
India's outgoing president has defended herself against media criticism that she went on a "mercy
- JUNE 22, 2012DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN EXECUTION LAW
The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s lethal injection law as unconstitutional because
- JUNE 22, 2012ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s lethal injection law as unconstitutional because it delegated too much authority to the Department of Corrections
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s lethal injection law as unconstitutional because it delegated too much authority to the Department of Corrections
- JUNE 7, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS NOW AT 818
In Sri Lanka, Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Ministry sources said 818 death row
- JUNE 5, 2012TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
findings from the recently launched Tanzania Human Rights
findings from the recently launched Tanzania Human Rights
JUNE 5, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EXECUTION OF AUM FOUNDER LIKELY POSTPONED
The execution of Aum Supreme Truth founder Chizuo Matsumoto is highly likely to be postponed
- MAY 18, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Victor Stephens, 49, black, was taken off death row after 25 years and resentenced to life in
USA - Alabama. Victor Stephens, 49, black, was taken off death row after 25 years and resentenced to life in prison