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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We are delighted to acknowledge the announcement that our partners Parvais Jabbar and Saul Lehrfreund of @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social have been nominated for appointment to the House of Lords: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yesterday, our Co-Executive Directors Saul Lehrfreund & Parvais Jabbar, were appointed to the House of Lords as life peers. This honour recognises over 30 years of work defending the rights of people facing death sentences. More: deathpenaltyproject.org/the-death-pe...

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The Death Penalty Project’s Co-Executive Directors Saul Lehrfreund and Parvais Jabbar Appointed to the House of Lords - The Death Penalty Project

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This week brought a significant moment in the history of the death penalty in the UK: a posthumous pardon for Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain. We were honoured to work with Ruth's family & legal team this year to provide a written submission in support of their application.

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Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom, granted a posthumous pardon - The Death Penalty Project

Just days before the 71st anniversary of her execution Ruth Ellis was granted a posthumous conditional pardon.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Last week, The Death Penalty Project team had the pleasure of joining abolitionists, policymakers, legal experts and civil society organisations from around the world at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🚨 New research from Bangladesh uncovers alarming structural flaws compromising the effectiveness of legal representation – meaning unfair and unsafe outcomes are inevitable in death penalty cases 🚨 More: deathpenaltyproject.org/poor-legal-r...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

After decades of subjecting individuals with mental illness & intellectual disabilities to the mandatory death sentence, the Privy Council has directed that Trinidad and Tobago must introduce “long overdue” mental health assessments for defendants. More: deathpenaltyproject.org/mental-healt...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Our Co-Executive Director, Saul Lehrfreund & Matthew Goldberg, President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, have co-authored an article for @dpruoxford.bsky.social analysing the overtly political motivations behind Israel's new death penalty laws: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...

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A distortion of legislative necessity: Israel’s new death

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Join us next Tuesday! We’re delighted to be taking part in this event — sign up now to avoid missing out 👇

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The death penalty continues to exist in more than 70 countries. An estimated 28,000 people are on death row around the world. And globally, the annual number of executions are sharply on the rise. Taking action against capital punishment is not straightforward – so how do we do it?

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report brings together our legal wins, global partnerships and the human stories that drive our mission forward. Dive deeper into the impact we can have thanks to your support. Read our Annual Report today 📖🔗 deathpenaltyproject.org/resource/the...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Today, we are stepping forward with a refreshed look and a new website – a renewed expression of who we are: a bold and impactful legal action charity tackling one of the most urgent human rights challenges of our time. We are ending the death penalty and its legacy. End of sentence. Join us.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Yesterday, the Israeli Knesset passed new legislation which makes the death penalty the automatic sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks — a measure that The Death Penalty Project unequivocally denounces.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We've settled into the new year & have bold strategies and ambitious plans for the months ahead. But right now, we’re reflecting on our impact in 2025. Wondering how you can best fuel more of this work in the coming year? Consider setting up a monthly gift: deathpenaltyproject.org?form=DONATE

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

On World Human Rights Day, DPP hosted an event, 'Life After Death Row', at Whitechapel Gallery, exhibiting the work of photographer Mosfiqur Rahman Johan. Through his storytelling, we explored the resilience of seven people wrongly convicted & subjected to the horrors of death row in Bangladesh.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Are you joining us tomorrow? We are joining this panel discussion on the execution of Ruth Ellis, exploring the impact she had on the abolition movement in the UK and why her historic case is still important in the global death penalty landscape today. More: www.mishcon.com/news/events/...

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Justice delayed is justice denied: The case for a posthumous conditional pardon of Ruth Ellis

Mishcon de Reya will be hosting a panel session featuring those closely connected with the case.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

UK Pro Bono Week is coming to an end, and we want to take the time to say an enormous thank you to all of our incredible pro bono partners. Throughout our five decades of work, likeminded legal professionals working pro bono have been fundamental to our existence. More 👇

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"States are moving away from the death penalty & life without parole, recognizing that justice cannot be built on punishments that extinguish all hope. By doing the same, Taiwan would align with international human rights standards..." In today's Taipei Times 👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

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Death penalty has no place in Taiwan - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📸 'Living on Death Row' is a new exhibition featuring remarkable photography & deeply sensitive visual storytelling by Mosfiqur Rahman Johan. It movingly portrays the anguish & resilience of people condemned to death in Bangladesh. 🔗 More about the exhibition: www.thedailystar.net/entertainmen...

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Living on Death Row: A voice for the wronged and forgotten

These are the questions that photographer Mostifqur Rahman Johan confronts in his exhibition Living on Death Row, curated by Tanzim Wahab and co-curated by Hadi Uddin. The exhibition, hosted at Drik G...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The death penalty protects no one. Our new report examines how victims & bereaved families view & experience the death penalty - finding that instead of serving their complex needs, capital punishment systems can retraumatise them and delay healing. More 👇 deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge/un...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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 👇 url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/qvIxCLgR0f...

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Cruel punishments that extinguish hope have no place in

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🚨 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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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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 law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our new report on victim experiences of the death penalty uncovers that capital punishment systems can retraumatise victims & their families, in part through tying them to a long legal process that often disrupts and delays the recovery journey. Read here 👉 deathpenaltyproject.org/knowledge-re...

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Understanding Victim Experiences in Capital Punishment Cases | The Death Penalty Project

New research from Oxford University challenges the validity of using victims' interests to justify the death penalty.

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

In 2007, the Malawi High Court ruled that the mandatory imposition of a death sentence for murder was unconstitutional. Read reflections from our Co-Executive Director Saul Lehrfreund on the strategic features of the case and it's wider contribution to the global movement towards abolition 👇

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

We're on the lookout for a talented and proactive fundraiser to join The Death Penalty Project team who is passionate about building successful relationships that resource the global movement towards abolition. Sound like you, or someone you know? 👉 www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-dea...

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Fundraising Manager | The Death Penalty Project | CharityJob

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"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...

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A decade on death row in Kenya

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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...

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From exoneration to execution: Japan fails to learn from

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The Death Penalty Project @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🚨 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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Fundraising Manager | The Death Penalty Project | CharityJob

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