The EC Project: Europeans Facing the Death Penalty

In 2012, Reprieve launched a three-year project, EC Project 2, funded by the European Commission. The project identifies and supports European nationals facing the death penalty in the United States, Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, and then works with European governments and consular staff to assist their nationals.

It also provides free and confidential support to the capital defence teams to leverage government assistance, and bring European power to bear on capital cases.

This builds on the success of the first EC funded Project, launched in 2009, which worked with lawyers in the U.S. to identify and assist foreign nationals facing the death penalty.