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Small Grant for Activities in the Caribbean
Call for action on the abolition of the death penalty in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States launched by the Greater Caribbean for Life and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on August 29th, 2019 -
Africa A Training on Advocacy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in partnership with FIACAT, and their local members ACAT Cameroon and Droits et Paix, organized a continental training in July on advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty in sub-Saharan Africa.
Article by Abdoul Razak Ahmadou Youssoufou published on July 29th, 2019 -
Activist engagementResponsible Business Initiative on the death penalty
On the occasion of the meeting of its Steering Committee on Friday 28 June and Saturday 29 June 2019, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has invited the director of Responsible Business Initiative Against the Death Penalty, Ms. Celia Ouellette, to present the involvement of companies against the capital punishment alongside with traditional activists.
Article by Louis Linel published on July 19th, 2019 -
StatementJoint Open Letter to the President of Sri Lanka on the Imminent Resumption of Executions
The letter, co-signed by 58 organizations, encourages the President of Sri Lanka to do everything in his power to stop executions in Sri Lanka and consign the death penalty to the history books.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on July 02nd, 2019 -
Drug OffencesDrug policy reform, harm reduction movement and the death penalty abolition movement have much in common
As 26 June is “Support. Don’t Punish” Global Day of Action, the World Coalition shares some insight on the 2019 Harm Reduction International Conference which took place in Porto end of April.
Article by Aurélie Plaçais published on June 26th, 2019 -
AdvocacyStatement on executions in the USA
As the worldwide trend towards abolition of the death penalty grows, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty notes with concerns that the USA has reached a total of 1500 executions since 1977.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on June 21st, 2019
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9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Published on June 15th, 2016
13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes
Published on June 10th, 2015
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17th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Children, Unseen Victims
On 10 October 2019, the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness on the rights of children whose parents have been sentenced to death or executed.
