It is estimated that there are several hundred prisoners under sentence of death in Caribbean and African countries who are at risk of execution. The vast majority do not have the financial resources to challenge their convictions at the appeal stages, or to establish violations of their domestic and international human rights. In capital cases legal aid remains very limited, and is unavailable for the vast majority of those seeking redress in constitutional or international proceedings.

There are very few lawyers in Caribbean and African countries who have the resources to consistently provide pro bono representation to prisoners facing the death penalty; still fewer with the training and expertise sufficient to equip them to do so. As a result, there continues to be a very real need for the advice, litigation and training on human rights and the death penalty that we provide.

We therefore work with a dedicated number of committed lawyers in Caribbean and African countries in providing expert support on international and comparative law as it relates to the death penalty. In virtually all the cases, we are fortunate to be able to instruct a number of UK barristers and medical experts to represent and assess prisoners at all stages of their appeals on a pro bono basis.

We are currently working on cases from various countries including Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, St Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and we continue to promote minimum fair trial guarantees in all capital cases.