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The last decade has seen a significant amount of progress in the struggle to abolish the death penalty for drug offences, a practice that is both illegal under international law and proven to be ineffective. Political, legal and policy developments at the international, regional and national level have led to a progressive shift away from capital punishment as a tool for drug control, resulting in a relatively sharp decrease in global executions. Yet a small number of countries, primarily in Asia, continue to aggressively pursue the