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Lethal injectionEuropean Union tightens rules on export of death drug
Article by Emile Carreau published on January 20th, 2012On 20 December 2011 the European Commission added sodium thiopental to the list of goods that are subject to tight export controls to ensure they do not find their way into overseas death chambers.
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Fair TrialAsia: Stop executions and unfair trials
A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said today in a new report.
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OpinionA challenge to the abolitionist movement
Over the last few decades, we have made great strides toward the universal abolition of the death penalty. Nevertheless, despite the progress we have made, the death penalty remains entrenched in a significant number of states.
Article by Sandra Babcock published on December 16th, 2011
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- Special issues
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
Published on September 14th, 2010
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the UN Protocol on abolition
Published on January 07th, 2011
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
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World Day
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
On 10 October 2011, the 9th World Day is to raise awareness on the inhumanity of the death penalty throughout the entire process, from sentence to execution.
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Protocol
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the UN Protocol on abolition
The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the United Nations Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states parties to the ICCPR that have abolished the death penalty, either for all crimes, or for ordinary crimes only.
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Moratorium
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
In December 2012, the United Nations’ General Assembly will vote on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the three previous resolutions, the Coalition continues its action in favour of a global moratorium.
