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On 9 October, the day before World Day Against the Death Penalty, DPRU Director Professor Hoyle and Lord Jabbar of @thedeathpenalty.bsky.social presented on the death penalty at the UN in New York, at an event during the 81st session of the #UNGA:
Cruelty is not a flaw in the death penalty system. It is the system.
Recent events in the US have brought that cruelty into sharp focus.
This World Day Against the Death Penalty, we demand better.
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50 years of fighting the death penalty.
Our new film series, Five Conversations, reflects on the people, cases and partnerships that have shaped our history, beginning with how a handful of pro bono cases grew into The Death Penalty Project.
📽️ Watch: deathpenaltyproject.org/five-convers...
We are delighted that our work is featured in this month's National Pro Bono Centre bulletin.
Read about the invaluable pro bono support that underpins our work and our anniversary campaign marking 50 years of fighting the death penalty with Simons Muirhead Burton.