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Cities for LifeJustice ministers meet on the eve of Cities Against the Death Penalty
Article by Elizabeth Zitrin (World Coalition vice-president), in Rome published on December 01st, 2013More than 20 ministers of justice met in Rome for the annual conference on the abolition of the death penalty organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio and heard harrowing testimonies from courageous activists.
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AsiaLawyers' manual published in traditional Chinese
The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty are proud to announce the online publication of the Chinese version of Representing Individuals Facing the Death Penalty: A Best Practices Manual.
Article by Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty published on November 30th, 2013 -
AfricaIvory Coast invited to ratify the UN Protocol on the death penalty
World Coalition member organization FIACAT has taken part in a follow up mission to the Ivory Coast after the African human rights body issued the country with recommendations including ratifying the treaty that copperfastens abolition.
Article by Guillaume Colin (FIACAT) published on November 27th, 2013
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- Special issues
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
Cities Against the Death Penalty
Published on October 30th, 2013
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
Published on September 14th, 2010
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World Day
11th World Day against the Death Penalty: Greater Caribbean
On 10 October 2013, the 11th World Day Against the Death Penalty is dedicated to the Greater Caribbean where few executions take place, but where a core of countries remain strongly opposed to abolition.
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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 2012, the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on a new resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Following the three previous resolutions, the Coalition continued its action in favour of a global moratorium.
