International Commission against the Death Penalty

ICDP warmly welcomes the decision announced on 5 November 2026 by the Governor of California Gavin Newsom to exercise his constitutional clemency authority to commute all death sentences in California to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. icomdp.org/icdp-welcomes-…

A delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty, led by Commissioner Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former President of the Republic of the Philippines, visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 28 October 2026.

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A delegation led by Commissioners Sylvie Kayitesi and Barbara Lochbihler visited Kenya from 12 to 14 October 2026 to discuss the current state of play on the death penalty with leading national actors in the judiciary, the Parliament and civil society.
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Today ICDP met Kenya’s National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. Thank you to the Committee for the warm welcome and the constructive discussion on efforts to eradicate the death penalty in Kenya.#13thParliament

Our President Judge Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize for her work to promote peace & international law.
The accolade inspires us further to keep going until the death penalty is abolished everywhere.
Congratulations President Pillay! #AbolishTheDeathPenalty