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Hands Off Cain holds moratorium conference in Gabon
Article published on December 11th, 2007The Italian-based abolitionist group organised the event in Libreville on December 10, Human Rights Day 2007, with the government of Gabon and financial backing from the Dutch government.
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Gabon's prime minister Jean Eyeghé Ndong and Consitutional Court president Marie-Madeleine MBorantsuo welcomed Hands Off Cain vice-president Elisabetta Zamparutti, government members, diplomats and civil society representatives in Libreville on December 10 to discuss the prospect of a global moratorium on the death penalty.
Italy's ambassador to Gabon Raffaël de Bénedictis said that "it is necessary to keep raisning awareness on a large scale, to gain furhter support and widen the consensus base" around the idea of a moratorium.
Delegations from Mali, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the abolition of the death penalty is currently considered, met officials from African countries that have ended capital punishment, such as Djibouti.
Gabon itself abolished the death penalty on September 13, 2007.
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