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United NationsCall for Moratorium on Executions Gains Record-High Support at Committee Vote
Article by Amnesty International & Comunità di Sant'Egidio published on November 16th, 2018Today the international community offered unprecedented support to a UN call to halt executions when the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly considered a draft resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
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Cities Against the Death Penalty
Since 2002, the Community of Sant’Egidio has organized the International Day of Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty, which takes place every year on November 30 – on the anniversary of the first abolition of the death penalty on the part of a State, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on November 30, 1786.
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Good NewsGambia commits to full abolition of the death penalty
On 28 September 2018, during the UN Treaty Event in New York, Gambia ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the irreversible abolition of the death penalty, alongside the Convention Against Torture.
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AfricaNGO Forum & The ACHPR: A broad overview of African prisons amidst tensions
The NGO Forum, preceding the ACHPR session, was held from 20 to 23 October 2018, with “The Fight against Corruption” as its main topic.
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World DayHope resonates globally on World Day against the Death Penalty
On 10 October 2018, abolitionist forces around the world celebrated the 16th World Day against the Death Penalty in a flurry of diverse activities and events meant to raise awareness on living conditions on death row.
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China"3+4": Death Penalty Cases Now Jury Cases
On 24 April 2018, ‘The People’s Jury Law’ established a new judicial framework to deal with serious criminal cases, including death penalty cases. As of its enactment, death penalty cases in China are now jury cases.
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ResearchGlobal overview of women facing the death penalty
Launch of a groundbreaking report entitled "Judged for more than her crime: A Global Study on Women Facing the Death Penalty"
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Good NewsWashington State Abolishes Death Penalty
On 11 October 2018, Washington became the 20th US state to abolish the death penalty: the court ruling, written by Chief Justice Mary E. Fairhurst, cited the “arbitrary and racially biased manner” in which the death penalty was applied as a violation of the state’s constitutional prohibition of “cruel punishment”.
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Good newsCaribbean Court of Justice strikes down mandatory death penalty in Barbados
In probably the most significant judgment to arise from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) so far, the region’s highest court has unanimously declared the mandatory death penalty unconstitutional in Barbados, finally settling an issue which has occupied domestic and international tribunals for almost 15 years.
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Good NewsBurkina Faso has joined the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty in Africa
On 31 May, the Burkinabe Parliament abolished the death penalty by adopting a new criminal code that excludes it from the arsenal of sentences regardless of crimes considered and circumstances in which they were committed.
Article by International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) published on June 06th, 2018
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- Special issues
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
Published on June 12th, 2017
6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on June 15th, 2016
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World Day
16th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Living conditions on death row
On 10 October 2018, the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness on the inhumane living conditions of people sentenced to death.
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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.
