Harm Reduction International has monitored use of the death penalty for drug offences worldwide since our first ground-breaking publication on this issue in 2007. We provide regular updates on legislative and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international human rights law.
Numerous international authorities and legal scholars have reaffirmed the illegality of the death penalty for drug offences – yet, at least 35 countries and territories retain the punishment in law.
Harm Reduction International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exceptions, regardless of the person accused and their guilt, the nature of the crime, and the method of execution.
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The Death Penalty of Drug Offences: Global Overview 2021
This report, our eleventh on the subject, presents an analysis of key developments related to the death penalty for drug offences in 2021, with a focus on analysing and disseminating available figures on drug-related executions and death sentences. An overview is compiled for each category, including case studies where relevant. A supplementary analysis of other national policy developments can be found at the end.
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The Death Penalty of Drug Offences: Global Overview 2020
This report, our tenth on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international law.
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A Death Sentence for Drug Offence
Demand Clemency for Merri Utami - who has been on death row in Indonesia for nearly two decades
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The Death Penalty of Drug Offences: Global Overview 2019
This report, our ninth on the subject, continues our work of providing regular updates on legislative, policy and practical developments related to the use of capital punishment for drug offences, a practice which is a clear violation of international law.
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The Death
Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2018
Our latest report on the death penalty finds a significant fall in executions for drug offences globally - but worrying signs of the death penalty's resurgence in some countries.
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The Death Penalty
for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017
Our March 2018 publication tracked major developments in use of the death penalty for drug offences from 2015-17, and analysed the rise of extrajudicial killings.
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