Statements On the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty Posted on October 11, 2018June 17, 2019 by JHRNGO 11 Oct On the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty.. The Cairo Felonies Court sentenced 75 defendants to death.. 47 defendants to life imprisonment Justice for Human Rights-JHR has received a distress letter from the families of the political detainees inside Burj Al Arab prison, west Alexandria, Egypt.