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      World Congress Against the Death Penalty

      Article by Thomas Hubert & Tiziana Trotta published on June 12th, 2013

      The World Coalition brings you live coverage of the debates of the 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Madrid.

    • Call for world lawyers to unite against the death penalty World Congress

      Call for world lawyers to unite against the death penalty

      The Paris and Beirut bar associations have called on lawyers worldwide to increase efforts to defend those facing the death penalty and to push for its abolition.


      Article by Thomas Hubert published on June 15th, 2013

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      After abolition: what alternative to the death penalty?

      Ending the death penalty means finding replacement sanctions to punish former capital crimes – while taking into accounts human rights standards.


      Article by Thomas Hubert published on June 15th, 2013
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    • Cities Against the Death Penalty Cities Against the Death Penalty Published on October 31st, 2012
    • 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty Published on March 06th, 2013
    • The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition Published on April 25th, 2013
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  • World Day 11th World Day against the Death Penalty: Greater Caribbean

    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.

  • Protocol The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the international and regional protocols on abolition

    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.

  • Moratorium Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions

    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.

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