News & Updates
The Maldives: Reject introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and abolish this punishment once and for all
A joint statement by 9 organisations calling on the Government of the Maldives to abandon attempts to increase the use and scope of the death penalty.
Holding Australia to account on its commitment to death penalty abolition
Read our joint submission, made with two of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Australia.
Strengthening Australia's anti-death penalty advocacy: CPJP’s response to the inquiry’s report
Read CPJP’s statement on the findings and recommendations of the recent parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s advocacy against the death penalty.
Fighting the Death Penalty from Australia
CPJP Chair Stephen Keim SC recently published an article in the journal Pandora’s Box about why opposing the death penalty is important to him, and why it should matter to all Australians.
World Day Against the Death Penalty 2024
Today CPJP joins activists around the world to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty under the theme 'The death penalty protects no one'.
Joint submission: Inquiry into Australia's efforts to advocate for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty
Read our joint submission, made with four of our partners, to the inquiry being held by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Parliament of Australia.