THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES: GLOBAL OVERVIEW 2025

Harm Reduction International: The year 2025 was an exceptionally brutal one for global drug control. A record number of drug-related executions in a small but resolute group of countries translated into the highest number of executions ever recorded globally since HRI started reporting on drug-related executions in 2007. At least 1,212 people were executed due to a drug offence.

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Year: 2026

Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Listings
Report
Submission/Statements

Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Fees and Fines
Human Rights
Petty Offences
#PoorNotGuilty
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Torture
Use of Public Spaces

Region:
Global
Africa
Australia & the Pacific Islands
Asia
Europe
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East
North America

Country(ies):
Egypt
Libya
Malaysia
Pakistan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Vietnam

People Groups:
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Duty Bearers
Human Rights Defenders
Informal Workers
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People who use Drugs
People facing Exclusion
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Protestors
Women and Girls

Approach:
Advocacy
Coalition Building
Policy Reform
Research
Strategic Litigation

Campaign Partner:
Harm Reduction International