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Tanzania: President Magufuli declares his position against the death penalty.
Article by Thalia Gerzso published on September 20th, 2017While officiating the new Chief Justice at the State House, the President of Tanzania, President Magufuli, expressed his support towards the abolitionist movement by refusing to sign any future death warrant. For the Tanzanian Coalition Against the Death Penalty, this statement is an unhoped opportunity to ask for the complete abolition of the death penalty in the country.
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World Day15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.
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Between hope and disillusion: the Iranian death penalty reform
On August 13, 2017, the Iranian parliament finally approved an amendment aiming at raising the bar for a mandatory death sentence in cases involving drug related offenses. Despite this first step, abolitionists deplore the limited effect of this new legislation.
Article by Thalia Gerzso published on September 13th, 2017
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- Special issues
6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on June 15th, 2016
13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes
Published on June 10th, 2015
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
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World Day
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.
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Protocol
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition
The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the international and regional protocols on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states that have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice.
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Moratorium
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
In December 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the four previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its action in favour of a global moratorium.
