Death penalty

Effective defence

An effective defence can be a matter of life or death if you are facing the death penalty. Read more

Protective Safeguards

For Nie Shubin the decision of China's Supreme Court was 21 years too late. Read more

Abolishing the Death Penalty

The use of the death penalty always carries the risk of an unsafe conviction and a miscarriage of justice. Read more

Latest

An open letter to Chinese officials on the status of the Changsha Funeng 3

The Rights Practice, along with three other organisations, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Frontline Defenders, and International Service for Human Rights, penned an open letter to Chinese officials on the status of the Changsha Funeng 3.

China and the United Nations

On 13 October 2020, China was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council. UN member states have an obligation to ensure that China complies with international human rights standards.

Civil Society Space

On 21 October 2020, Nicola Macbean, Director, The Rights Practice, spoke at an online panel event held by LSE on “Civil Society Under Threat: Covid-19, authoritarianism and more”.

Respect for Minimum Standards? Report on the Death Penalty in China

To mark the 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty, on 10 October 2020, we have produced a report in an attempt to assess the use of the death penalty in China. This is an updated and expanded version of an interim publication we produced in February 2019.