Report
Over 2,000 people were interviewed for this survey on the death penalty in in four districts of Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by the NGO, Nota Bene, in 2013, funded by a small grants programme run as part of PRI’s EU-funded programme on the progressive abolition of the death penalty. Key findings include that […]
Languages: English, Russian
Briefing
The death penalty is retained for terrorism offences in many countries, but how does it conform with international standards? The global community has had much to say about both terrorism and capital punishment; this paper brings together the key arguments to identify the appropriate state responses in the face of terrorism.
Languages: Arabic, English
Submission
This submission to the UN’s annual update on the death penalty details developments in ten PRI project countries.
Languages: English
Submission
This statement submitted to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva between 3 – 28 March 2014, welcomes the High Level Panel on the Question of the Death Penalty. It focuses on the conditions on death row and the impact these conditions have on the rights and well-being of prisoners and their […]
Languages: English
Report
In 2013, PRI commissioned a detailed survey of public opinion about crime, punishment and the death penalty in Belarus. Market researchers, Satio, conducted the survey, interviewing 1,000 participants. The results show that opinions around capital punishment are more varied and nuanced than is often stated, while public attitudes about crime in general are strongly affected […]
Languages: English, Russian
Submission
This submission to the 51st session of the UN Committee against Torture focuses on the use of the death penalty and life imprisonment in Belarus, on prison monitoring, and on due process related (primarily) to death penalty-applicable cases. It highlights ongoing concerns over the continued use and execution of the death penalty in Belarus; the extremely […]
Languages: English
Report
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan permits the use of the death penalty for two types of offence: terrorist offences resulting in fatalities, and especially grave crimes committed in wartime. While a moratorium on the death penalty has been in place since 2004, since 2013, Kazakhstan has been considering a new Criminal Code, the current draft of […]
Languages: English, Russian
Submission
This statement was made to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during its discussion of the death penalty in October 2013 and focuses in particular on the impact on children when a parent is sentenced to the death penalty.
Languages: English
Submission
This statement on the death penalty was submitted ahead of the Human Rights Council ahead of its 24th Regular Session (September 2013). It welcomes the report of the UN Secretary-General on the Question of the Death Penalty (A/HRC/21/29) covering the period June 2012 to May 2013 and details areas of concerns. These include in particular […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
This year’s Annual Report looks at highlights from each month in 2012, and gives an overview of the breadth and depth of PRI’s work.
Languages: English