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StatementWorld Coalition welcomes the moratorium on executions in California
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on March 14th, 2019California has 737 prisoners on death row, about 25% of all US death row prisoners, and the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.
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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 -
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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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"
Article by Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and World Coalition published on October 10th, 2018 -
Statistics2018 confirms a long-term decline of the death penalty in the US
The Death Penalty Information Center’s 2018 End-of-Year report confirms decline despite strong lasting inequalities.
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Good News10 years with no hanging in the Caribbean
The Greater Caribbean for Life (GCL) notes the 10th anniversary of the last hanging in the region
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StatisticsSaudi Arabia’s false promise on the use of the death penalty
With 149 executions in 2018, one of the highest rates since the 1990’s, the Saudi Kingdom seems to be locking itself into a violent authoritarian drift
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MoratoriumDeath penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions
A record number of States voted in favour of a moratorium on the death penalty at the United Nations General Assembly on 17 December 2018.
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StatisticsCritical expansion of the use of the death Penalty in India in 2018
In 2018 India followed a particularly repressive path by sentencing 162 people to death.
Article by Project 39A published on February 06th, 2019
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- Special issues
12th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Mental Health
Published on May 21st, 2014
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
Published on June 10th, 2016
Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
Published on September 14th, 2010
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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.
