The death penalty is wrong.
It is cruel and inhumane. It is expensive, impractical and there is no evidence it deters crime. But despite all this it is still used as a form of punishment – from the US to Saudi Arabia, from Indonesia to Egypt.
Reprieve works with fellows and partners around the world to save our clients from execution – and in doing so we challenge whole systems of injustice. We focus on the cases that are most likely to have a wider impact for a large number of people.
We do what is needed – that might mean unearthing evidence, drafting legal documents for a court case, or working with governments to provide representation and support.
And what we do works.
Reprieve’s death penalty projects and interventions have saved the lives of at least 600 people since 1999.
Thanks to our award winning resentencing project, 163 people who faced the death penalty in Malawi have ben released and reintegrated into society.