Singapore has already carried out 15 executions in 2026. Read our joint statement with Amnesty International, ADPAN and Harm Reduction International.

An open letter from 45 organisations calling on Governor Newsom to end the threat of execution for more than 550 people currently sentenced to the death penalty in California.

After 10 years without executions, Indonesia becomes a de facto abolitionist state, plus the latest death penalty news from the USA, Iran, Singapore and beyond.

A joint statement recognising Indonesia’s significant milestone in reaching de facto abolition status.

On World Drug Day 2026, 65 organisations call on the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to take urgent action to end unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences.

A joint statement urging the Government of Bangladesh to revise the proposed NHRC Bill, 2026 to adhere to international standards and deliver a robust and independent Commission.

Read about our recent Melbourne screening of GUILTY, plus Amnesty International's latest global report on executions, and some powerful podcast recommendations.

A joint statement on the occasion of the International Week of the Disappeared 2026.

Ahead of Singapore’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 12 May 2026, we call on member states to urge Singapore to end its use of the death penalty.

CPJP joins 37 international human rights organisations in calling for an immediate halt to executions in Saudi Arabia.

CPJP joins nine other Maldivian and international human rights organisations in calling on the Maldives to withdraw a new bill that would end the country's longstanding moratorium on executions.

A joint statement calling for an immediate halt to tomorrow’s planned execution of Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj.

Read our joint submission, made with four of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Papua New Guinea.

A joint statement condemning the execution of Malaysian man Lingkesvaran Rajendaren in Singapore on 11 February 2026.

The execution of Ronald Ryan in Victoria - the last to take place in Australia - occurred 59 years ago today.

A joint statement by ADPAN and six partner organisations opposing the decision of South Korean prosecutors to seek the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-Yeol during his trial for insurgency.

A joint statement by ADPAN and 17 partner organisations denouncing the decision of the Parliament of the Maldives to expand the scope of the death penalty to drug-trafficking offences.

Read our joint statement condemning the imposition of the death penalty against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and urging the Bangladesh Interim Government to work towards a justice system that rebuilds and restores, rather than replicates the violence of the past.

Twenty years on, we reflect on Van Nguyen’s legacy and the ongoing, collective fight to end Singapore’s executions.

Read our joint stakeholder submission, made with seven of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Singapore.