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USARecent US federal executions raise ethical and political issues
Article by Louis Linel published on September 02nd, 2020Two more federal executions were carried out at the end of August in the United States of America.
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World Day18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.
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USAExpanded ban on death penalty for intellectually disabled people in California
The California State Legislature extended the ban on capital punishment for intellectually disabled people
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Good newsSaudi Arabia reviews death sentences issued against children
According to the Saudi Human Rights Commission, the death sentence issued against Ali al-Nimr, Dawoud al-Marhoun and Abdullah al-Zaher will be reviewed in accordance with reforms decreed in the Kingdom in April on juvenile criminal justice.
Article by Louis Linel published on September 01st, 2020
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- Special issues
Teaching abolition: educational resources
Published on June 11th, 2013
7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on December 14th, 2018
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
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World Day
18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.
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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 2020, the United Nations’ General Assembly will vote on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the seven previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its action in favor of a global moratorium.
