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African Commission on Human and Peoples' RightsA major abolitionist gathering for the 60th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in Niger
Article by Jessica Corredor published on May 19th, 2017The work of the 60th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) took place in Niger between the 8th and the 22th of May. Invited by SYNAFEN, one of its members, the World Coalition took this opportunity to gather in the margins of the ACHPR session.
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AfricaThe campaign for the abolition of the death penalty on the African continent
The World Coalition, FIACAT, FIDH and Ditshwanelo have partnered in a project that vectors the main objective of contributing to the abolition of the death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa.
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ReportIran: 2016 a deadly year despite a slight decrease in the executions
The 9th annual report by Iran Human Rights (IHR)and ECPM (Ensemble contre la peine de mort) on the death penalty in Iran shows that in 2016 at least 530 people were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although this number is significantly lower than the annual execution numbers from the past five years, Iran remained the country with the highest number of executions per capita.
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United NationsDeath penalty and the "war on drugs" discussed during the 60th U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs annual meeting.
In March 2017, the 60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs annual meeting in Vienna took place. During this meeting, governments have been encouraged to “promote proportionate national sentencing policies for drug-related offences". The death penalty was addressed during several side events.
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Raising awareness projectCommitment of youth to universal abolition
On Tuesday, April 18th 2017, Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) held an award ceremony at the City Hall of Paris for their “Educational Project on Human Rights and the Abolition of the Death Penalty”.
Article by Lorène du Crest published on April 20th, 2017
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- Special issues
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
Published on June 10th, 2016
5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on March 06th, 2013
12th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Mental Health
Published on May 21st, 2014
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World Day
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
On 10 October 2016, the 14th World Day Against the Death Penalty is raising awareness around the application of the death penalty for terrorism-related offences, to reduce its use.
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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.
