Be the turning point
Reprieve fights for people facing torture, unlawful detention and the death penalty. We’ve been doing it for over 25 years.
Authoritarian abuses are on the rise globally – we know how to fight back.
Our impact
Reprieve is a small charity with a big impact. Working alongside expert partners, we’ve:
600
Stopped more than 600 executions
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Won freedom for over 80 men from Guantánamo
1200
Secured access to justice for more than 1,200 people denied their right to a fair trial
100
Fought for more than 100 people indefinitely detained in North East Syria
Read Ishmael's story
Country
Malawi
Case Type
Death Penalty
Outcome
Released
Stand with us
Reprieve fights for people facing torture, unlawful detention and the death penalty.
Authoritarian abuses are on the rise globally - we know how to fight back
The issues we tackle
We fight for people facing extreme state abuses – and for the lasting change that protects thousands more.
End the death
penalty
We work to prevent executions, get people off death row and campaign for abolition of the death penalty. A world without capital punishment is possible.
End unlawful
detention
From CIA torture chambers to “Europe’s Guantánamo” in North East Syria, Reprieve fights for people indefinitely detained without trial.
Stop citizenship
stripping
Reprieve is fighting to abolish citizenship stripping – an extreme power where people can be stripped of fundamental rights at the stroke of a politician’s pen.
Stop the use of
torture
Reprieve fights to get justice for people have been tortured – and challenges the systems that enabled the abuse.
Get involved
Leave a legacy
Reprieve’s fight for justice is not quick or easy. It takes years – sometimes decades. A gift in your Will ensures that we can protect people from state-sanctioned abuses long into the future and work towards a world where no one is facing a death sentence.
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Whether it’s a run, hike, walk or swim, taking on a challenge and raising money for Reprieve is a great way to reach your fitness goals while defending human rights.
Jagtar Singh Johal
Jagtar Singh Johal has been imprisoned in India since 2017, facing a death sentence on trumped-up political charges.
Latest updates
Published: 14/08/26
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BISHOPS CALL ON MBS AND ED MILIBAND TO INTERVENE IN CASES OF ETHIOPIAN MEN FACING EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA - TELEGRAPH REPORT
Church of England Bishops have written to Saudi Arabian leader Mohammed bin Salman and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, highlighting the plight of Ethiopian nationals who have been sentenced to death for drug offences following unfair trials in Saudi Arabia. Three of the UK’s leading religious figures, the…
Published: 11/12/25
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New research exposes racist reality of UK citizenship stripping laws - 3 in 5 people of colour are at risk
A report released today by the Runnymede Trust and Reprieve shows that up to nine million people are vulnerable to having their British citizenship stripped, three million more than previously estimated. People of colour are twelve times as likely to be at risk as their white peers. This…
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Published: 22/05/26
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Reprieve on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday
This Sunday, Reprieve’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal airs – and we’re honoured to have actor and long-time Reprieve supporter Adjoa Andoh as our voice. Adjoa has championed Reprieve’s work for over a decade. In the appeal, she tells the story of Ishmael Gome, a man who spent ten…