Action at the Japanese Embassy in relation to the World Day Against the Death Penalty

October 2023

A planned action will be taking place outside the Japanese Embassy, London on Tuesday 10^th October 2023 to mark World Anti-Death Penalty Day. Japan has long been criticised for retaining the death penalty and concerns have been expressed by human rights defenders about death-row inmates only being notified of their execution on the day it takes place. 

In November, Japan’s Minister of Justice Yasuhiro Hanashi resigned after making a joke about the death penalty, in which he stated that the justice minister can only make the news headlines by signing off execution warrants.  

Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception, regardless of the nature or circumstances of the crime, guilt, innocence or other characteristics of the individual, or the method used by the state to carry out the execution. We want to demonstrate that we are serious about ending the Death Penalty in Japan. 

If you are interested in finding out more about this planned action and understand how to get involved please email Rebecca.patterson@amnesty.org.uk