ECPM - Together against the death penalty

What ECPM - Together against the death penalty does

ECPM (Ensemble contre la peine de mort / Together against the Death Penalty) is a French non-profit advocacy association founded in 2000 and headquartered at 62 bis avenue Parmentier, 75011 Paris. The organization campaigns for the universal abolition of capital punishment through three principal program lines: (i) the triennial World Congress Against the Death Penalty, the world's largest abolitionist event, most recently hosted in Paris from June 30 to July 2, 2026 with 1,300+ participants from approximately 100 countries; (ii) field operations in 15 action countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Southeast Asia, executed through 39 associative partners and 14 in-country partners; and (iii) educational programming anchored by the Teaching Abolition Project (launched 2010), which reaches 1,500 youth annually, plus university-level initiatives.

ECPM's product portfolio spans digital research tools (Interactive Abolition World Map, Death Penalty Barometer), publications (the Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran co-published with Iran Human Rights since 2011, plus ad-hoc reports), cultural programming (Les Visages de l'abolition and Les Lieux de l'abolition exhibitions, the Abolition podcast), and event technology (the official World Congress mobile and web application). The organization does not develop proprietary technology platforms; its digital tools are conventional web and mobile applications supporting advocacy, awareness, and event logistics.

The business model is that of a grant- and donation-funded association under French law of July 1, 1901, with no commercial product sales. Revenue streams include individual membership fees (approximately 200 members), donations, and institutional grants from governmental and intergovernmental bodies (notably France, the European Union, Switzerland, and UN-affiliated institutions). The organization operates on an annual budget of approximately €1.5 million with ~20 regular staff, expanded to 34 during congress periods, and is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Aminata Niakate (Paris Bar lawyer, in role since November 2020) under Honorary President Robert Badinter, with day-to-day management by Executive Director Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan. ECPM holds consultative status at UN ECOSOC (since 2016), observer status at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (since 2017), and observer status at the International Organisation of La Francophonie (since 2018).

Name

ECPM - Together against the death penalty

Legal name

Ensemble contre la peine de mort

Website

https://ecpm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ECPM is a French non-profit association founded in 2000 that campaigns for the universal abolition of the death penalty via triennial World Congresses, educational programs, and a coalition of 39 partner organizations across 15 action countries in Africa, MENA, and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Death penalty abolition
• Human rights advocacy
• Abolitionist coalition building
• Death penalty research
• Abolition education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Individual membership fees and donations from supporters of the abolitionist cause
2. Institutional Funding: Grants from foundations and institutional donors supporting human rights and abolition initiatives
3. Congress and Event Participation: Free admission to congresses with registration requirements; the 9th World Congress was accessible to all participants through official application

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ECPM is a French non-profit advocacy organization that campaigns for the universal abolition of the death penalty through international political advocacy, capacity building for local abolitionist actors, educational programs, awareness campaigns, and the convening of the triennial World Congress Against the Death Penalty. Its core deliverables include research outputs (Death Penalty Barometer, Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, country-specific reports), educational programs (Teaching Abolition International Network), exhibitions (Les Visages and Les Lieux de l'abolition), the Abolition! podcast, and coalition coordination via the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP), which it co-founded.

Product overview

ECPM (Ensemble contre la peine de mort / Together Against the Death Penalty) is a French non-profit advocacy organization established in 2000 that campaigns for the universal abolition of the death penalty. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and tools rather than a unified software product. Its offerings include the triennial World Congress Against the Death Penalty (the world's largest abolitionist event), the Teaching Abolition International Network for educational activities, the Interactive Abolition World Map and Death Penalty Barometer for research, exhibition programs (Les Visages de l'abolition and Les Lieux de l'abolition), the Abolition podcast, and publications/reports. The organization also developed a World Congress mobile application for participant engagement.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• World Congress Against the Death Penalty Triennial international congress convening more than 1,300 abolitionist actors from around 100 countries for debates, testimonies, and political announcements to advance universal abolition of the death penalty.
• Teaching Abolition International Network Educational program coordinating awareness-raising activities about abolition in schools and universities, reaching about 1,500 youth annually and supporting 50 young ambassadors from 30 countries.
• Interactive Abolition World Map Interactive digital map showing abolitionist and retentionist countries worldwide, giving a visual overview of the global state of capital punishment.
• Death Penalty Barometer Annual statistical resource tracking executions, death sentences, and abolitionist progress globally (e.g., 26,000+ persons condemned; 114 abolitionist states; 47 retentionist states; latest abolition by Zimbabwe).
• Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran Annual research publication documenting executions and death penalty cases in Iran, co-published with Iran Human Rights since 2011.
• Les Visages de l'abolition Exhibition Public exhibition in Paris showcasing historical and contemporary figures who have embodied the abolitionist struggle through portrait galleries.
• Les Lieux de l'abolition Exhibition Public exhibition in Paris presenting 15 historical locations that mark the key stages of the fight for abolition of the death penalty.
• Abolition! Podcast Podcast produced by ECPM exploring the history of abolition in France and the impact of its major public figures, distributed via podcast platforms.
• World Congress Mobile Application Official mobile (iOS/Android) and web application supporting registration, scheduling, and engagement for the World Congress Against the Death Penalty.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zimbabwe abolished death penalty (latest country)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partner working on death penalty abolition in Asia. ECPM supports and collaborates with ADPAN on advocacy and capacity building for Asian abolitionist actors.
• Association Justice et Miséricorde (AJEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLebanese organization working on justice and mercy. AJEM is a key partner in the MENA region for death penalty advocacy and support for affected families.
• Association Libanaise pour les Droits Civils (LACR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLebanese civil rights organization actively involved in death penalty advocacy in Lebanon.
• Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme (AMDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMauritanian human rights organization working on death penalty issues in Mauritania.
• Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian organization working on death penalty justice issues globally and in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Coalition marocaine contre la peine de mort (CMCPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoroccan coalition against the death penalty, founding member of the network. ECPM works closely with CMCPM on Moroccan and regional abolition efforts.
• Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort (WCADP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Coalition Against the Death Penalty - co-founded by ECPM in 2002. This is ECPM's flagship partnership, coordinating global abolitionist efforts.
• Coalition tunisienne contre la peine de mort (CTCPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTunisian coalition against the death penalty. Partner in North Africa for regional abolitionist coordination.
• Crime Si PoacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan organization founded by former death row prisoner Pete Ouko, focusing on youth safety awareness and crime prevention.
• Culture pour la Paix et la Justice (CPJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemocratic Republic of Congo organization co-founded by Maître Lievin Ngondji (Grand Prix Robert Badinter winner 2026). Works on culture for peace and justice.
• Droits et PaixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCameroonian human rights organization working on death penalty issues in Central Africa.
• Impact IrancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on Iran, working on documentation and advocacy regarding death penalty in Iran.
• Iran Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization documenting executions and death penalty cases in Iran. ECPM co-publishes Annual Report on Death Penalty in Iran with this partner since 2011.
• KontraS (Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndonesian human rights organization working on death penalty issues in Southeast Asia.
• Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Masyarakat (LBHM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndonesian legal aid organization providing support in death penalty cases.
• Ligue Algérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (LADDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlgerian human rights league working on death penalty advocacy in North Africa.
• Observatoire marocain des prisons (OMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoroccan Observatory of Prisons - independent NGO created in 1999 working on detention conditions and supporting death row prisoners. ECPM and OMP collaborated on fact-finding mission on death row conditions.
• Robert BadinterflagshipOthersFormer French Minister of Justice who initiated abolition of death penalty in France in 1981. Honorary President of ECPM since 2001, opening first World Congress at European Parliament in Strasbourg.
• FranceflagshipOthersHost country for 9th World Congress (2026). President Emmanuel Macron attended the opening ceremony. France provides institutional support for the congress.
• European UnionflagshipOthersInstitutional sponsor/paragon of the 9th World Congress. EU external policy supports abolition of death penalty.
• SwitzerlandflagshipOthersInstitutional sponsor/paragon of the 9th World Congress alongside France and EU.
• United Nations (ECOSOC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPM holds consultative status with UN ECOSOC since 2016, enabling participation at Human Rights Council (Geneva), UN headquarters (New York), and UNODC (Vienna).
• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPM holds observer status at ACHPR since 2017, enabling advocacy at African regional human rights level.
• International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPM holds observer status at OIF since 2018, enabling Francophone country advocacy.
• Ville de Paris (City of Paris)coreOthersSupported the exhibition 'Les Visages de l'abolition' on Hôtel de Ville grilles and 'Les Lieux de l'abolition' walking tour in Paris streets.
• Nuit NoiresminorOthersProduction company for the 'Abolition!' podcast initiative by ECPM.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH): Paris-based international human rights federation of 200+ member organizations. Comparable to ECPM in French HQ, NGO model, and broader human rights advocacy that includes death penalty work as a subset.
• Human Rights Watch: International human rights organization that publishes country-level death penalty reporting and engages in advocacy at the UN. Overlaps with ECPM on documentation, reporting, and UN-level advocacy, but from a much broader human rights portfolio.
• Amnesty International: Global human rights NGO whose "Death is Not Justice" campaign is one of the most established anti-death-penalty programs. Broader mandate than ECPM, but overlapping on capital punishment advocacy and abolitionist state-count tracking.

Direct peers

• Iran Human Rights (IHR): Norway-based NGO documenting executions in Iran; ECPM has co-published the Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran with this partner since 2011. Direct peer on Iran-focused death penalty reporting.
• Reprieve: UK-based international NGO that provides legal representation and advocacy to individuals facing the death penalty globally. Directly comparable to ECPM on abolitionist legal work and high-profile death-penalty cases.
• Penal Reform International: International NGO working on criminal justice reform, including death penalty abolition, with strong UN and regional body engagement. Closely comparable operating model to ECPM, focused on penal reform and abolition.
• World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP): Co-founded by ECPM in 2002, WCADP is the global coalition of NGOs working against the death penalty. Closest peer: same mission, same constituency, and structural overlap since ECPM anchors the coalition it co-founded.
• The Death Penalty Project: UK-based charity providing pro bono legal representation, research, and policy advocacy on death penalty abolition worldwide. Comparable to ECPM on the legal-advocacy intersection of the abolition movement.
• Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN): Asia-focused network of organizations working on death penalty abolition — listed as a core partner of ECPM. Directly comparable on regional coalition model and Asian country advocacy.

Emerging players

• FIACAT (International Federation of ACAT): Paris-based international federation of ACAT associations working against torture and the death penalty. Comparable in French HQ, NGO structure, and explicit anti-death-penalty advocacy, but with a torture-prevention primary mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles34 records

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