On September 15, 2022, dozens of organizations across the United States submitted a complaint to United Nations independent experts challenging the United States’ policy and practice of condemning people to death by incarceration (DBI), also known as life sentences. Over 40 people currently serving DBI submitted letters in support of the complaint.
Death by incarceration (DBI) refers to extreme sentencing practices, including life without parole, life with parole, “virtual life” sentences that exceed life expectancy, and other lengthy and indeterminate sentences.
For more information visit the Death By Incarceration Is Torture website.
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Side event at the 139th Session of the human rights committee
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UN ‘Special Rapporteur on Racism’ Charges U.S. Death by Incarceration Prison Sentences Especially Hurt Black, Latino Criminalized by Domestic Violence
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The United Nations special rapporteur on racism this week released, according to the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), a powerful statement charging the U.S. “makes it way too easy for people to receive death-by-incarceration prison sentences, especially Black and Latino people and women who are criminalized in the context of domestic violence.
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN U.S.
November 3, 2023 –
The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its conclusions and recommendations based on a review of U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
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DEATH BY INCARCERATION: ABOLITIONISTS AT UN CALL FOR END TO “THE OTHER DEATH PENALTY”
October 29, 2023 – Abolitionists at the United Nations call for the end to “The Other Death Penalty”.
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GROUPS URGE U.N. TO CALL FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH BY INCARCERATION DURING HISTORIC U.S. VISIT
April 28, 2023 – Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Death By Incarceration During Historic U.S. Visit.
Read about it here, and at The Center for Constitutional Rights.
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