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Fighting for every person facing the death penalty

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James Guthrie
Prisoners at Belize Central Prison

Our vision

We believe that the death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment which discriminates against the poorest and most disadvantaged members of society.

We use the law to create change and achieve fairer criminal justice systems,  where the human rights of all people are upheld.

Our Stories

Our legal work provides a lifeline to vulnerable prisoners and has helped to develop the law around the world.

What we do

We fight on behalf of those whose right to life, to a fair trial and to humane treatment is at stake.

Our latest news and events

Read the latest news on The Death Penalty Project and our work from around the world

A Lawyer Writes: Man cleared after 12 years in prison Judges find voluntary confession inherently improbable
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Eyewitness News (The Bahamas) - Privy Council quashes conviction of man imprisoned due to ‘forced’ confession
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PRESS RELEASE: Forced to confess - Privy Council quashes conviction in The Bahamas – describing original conviction as “unsafe and unsatisfactory”
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A Review of ‘Voices from Death Row: Art as a form of Expression’
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Voices from Death Row: Lincoln College to host moving art exhibition
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PRESS RELEASE: Whilst out of step with international law, Privy Council rules that Jamaica’s sentencing of children is lawful
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Singapore's imminent execution of Tangaraju Suppiah - Statement from The Death Penalty Project
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New research exploring the motivations and pathways to committing drug crime in Indonesia
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Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms
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Malaysia set to abolish the mandatory death penalty
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Privy Council clarifies the approach trial judges should adopt when explaining “intent” to juries in The Bahamas
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International Women's Day Q&A: Women in Human Rights
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Cayman News Service: UK court rules against closed-door legal hearing
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Cayman Loop News - Justin Ramoon, sentenced for murder, gets go ahead for judicial review
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PRESS RELEASE - Privy Council refuses to allow Cayman Government to hold secret hearings in prisoner transfer case
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Cayman Compass - Privy Council rules against secret trial for exiled killers
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Cayman Marl Road - Privy Council refuses secret hearings in Cayman prisoner transfer case
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NEW op-ed: Time to scrap capital punishment in Taiwan
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Privy Council: Appeal dismissed amidst serious disclosure failings
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James Guthrie, impressive barrister whose work in the Privy Council included a string of landmark cases – obituary
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