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Brussels 20197th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
The 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty is organised by ECPM in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty to unite abolitionist actors around the world for the purpose of discussing and creating new strategies towards universal abolition.
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Since 2001, the World Congress has become an abolitionist event not to be missed. During three days, it unites members of international civil society, politicians, and legal experts to elaborate abolitionist strategies for the years to come at the national, regional, and international levels, and to send out a clear message to the world: that universal abolition is essential for a world where progress and justice must prevail.
The World Congress is also an opportunity for abolitionist groupings to hold statutory meetings. The World Coalition will hold its General Assembly in the Orange Room on Tuesday, 26 February from 2pm to 5pm.
> Read the program of the side events
The World Coalition and its members take part in the preparation of the World Congress's programme of the debates. Two plenary sessions, four round tables, four workshops, six panel discussions and eleven side events will take place over four days of debates.
> Read the Programme of the debates
> the program of the opening and closing ceremonies
> and the cultural program
> Get practical information
> Read more about the last World Congress
> Read more about this year's edition -
Congress7th World Congress - Opening ceremony and first day pictures
7th World Congress - Opening ceremony at European Parliament
Gallery published on February 27th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - 28th february
The programme of the 7th World Congress continued today with more than fifteen events held at the Egmont Palace. Plenary meetings, round tables, workshops, screenings and signings... This is a non-exhaustive summary of this new day.
Article by World coaltion against death penalty published on February 28th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress LIVE on Twitter!
Follow the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty taking place in Brussels from 26 February to 1st March 2019 on Twitter: #7congressECPM
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on February 26th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - Opening ceremony and first day
Launched yesterday, abolitionists from around the world have gathered in Brussels for the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty organized by ECPM in partnership with the World Coalition that will continue until Friday. Looking back on the last two days of a Congress that has been thus far rich in emotion
Article by World coaltion against death penalty published on February 27th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - 28 February pictures
Gallery published on February 28th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - Closing ceremony
The 7th World Congress is coming to an end, after four days of intense exchanges and debates to advance the cause of abolition. A look back at this last morning and the closing ceremony.
Article by World coaltion against death penalty published on March 01st, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - Closing ceremony in pictures
Gallery published on March 01st, 2019 -
Congress7th Congress - The new challenges of the abolitionist movement
The actors involved in the universal abolition of the death penalty outlined the new challenges ahead in the fight for the right to life.
Article by Louis Linel published on March 05th, 2019 -
Congress7th Congress - Preventing the resurgence of the death penalty
The fragile victories of the abolitionist movement are being undermined by several states ready to resume the use of the death penalty, at the cost of abuses.
Article by Louis Linel published on March 19th, 2019 -
Congress7th World Congress - The rights of children of parents sentenced to death
This 10th October, the World Coalition will celebrate the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty, which is focused on the rights of children whose parents are sentenced to death or executed. Let’s look back at how this theme was discussed and addressed during the 7th World Congress.
Article by Louis Linel published on April 08th, 2019 -
7th World CongressThe Undercurrent: How we took part in the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
As night fell, Xu Ziqiang and Zheng Xingze boarded a plane for Dubai together with a group of TAEDP members. Belgium was their final destination following this layover. This would be Ziqian’s and Xingze’s first time on European soil; they were preparing to take part in the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, held once every three years.
Article by Wang Peiqi (Executive Secretary of the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)) published on October 07th, 2019
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- Keywords
- Public debate Trend Towards Abolition Networks Member organizations World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- Attached documents
- FINAL DECLARATION - 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty | English |
- PROCEEDINGS - 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty | English |
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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.
