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

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Interim Review of the Death Penalty in China

As part of our work engaging with China on the death penalty, we decided to undertake a review of how far the minimum standards were respected in China’s application of the death penalty. We have produced this interim report in time for the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Brussels.

Access to Education Proposals in Shenzhen

The city of Shenzhen has made headway in enabling the children of migrant workers access to the same education rights as their urban peers.

Empirical Research and the Death Penalty

Legal scholars, policy advocates and PhD students exploring the use of empirical research on the death penalty and policy advocacy in Asia.

Adopt Resolution at UN Human Rights Council

The Rights Practice signed a joint letter, with 40 organisations in total, calling on governments to adopt a resolution addressing human rights violations in China.