Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort

The UN's Second Optional Protocol: a universal instrument for the abolition of the death penalty

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:20:00 +0200

At the beginning of 2007, the World Coalition launched a long-term campaign for the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty commonly known as the Second Optional Protocol. This text, annexed to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 1989, requires the states that ratify it to renounce the use of the death penalty definitively.

China 2008 : some records must be broken

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:20:00 +0100

Beijing is hosting the Olympic Games this year. The Olympic charter, which binds organisers and participants in the Games, asserts in particular the need to promote a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
The death penalty, which is widely used in China, is incompatible with these principles as it violates the right to life, universally recognised as a fundamental human right.

World Day press room

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:50:00 +0200

The 5th World Day Against the Death Penalty will take place on Wednesday, 10 October 2007. Organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, it will be marked by thousands of citizens and hundreds of organisations across the world who together, through hundreds of local initiatives, will say NO to capital punishment

World Day event

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:30:00 +0200

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World Day 2006

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:25:15 +0200

World Day 2003: Asia

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:54:14 +0200

China, Hong Kong Media, Video, Exhibition, Concert
Amnesty International of Hong Kong issued a press release and a letter summarizing its concerns with regards to the death penalty situation in Asia; it was signed by elected officials and eminent Asian personalities. A video was shown, and a demonstration and concert were organized.

India Video and debate Bombay
The Indian Center for Human Rights after showing a video on the death penalty, organized a debate and street theatre in order to sensitize public opinion.

Japan, Tokyo Debate
Amnesty International Japan and Forum 90 gathered 800 people in Tokyo for a debate on the abolition of the death penalty in Japan. Various speakers from Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand tackled the subject of the abolition of the death penalty in Asia.

Japan, Nagoya Debate
The Forum for the Abolition of the Death Penalty of Nagoya organized a debate between Reiko Oshima and families who have had a relative murdered.

Japan, Kanazawa Video
The Kanazawa group of Amnesty International Japan showed videos about the abolition of the death penalty; more than 100 participants viewed it.

Japan, Osaka Debate
Amnesty International Japan and the Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty of Osaka organized a debate between a family, who had a close relative murdered, and Mr. Masaharu Harada.

Japan Conference
Amnesty International Japan and the National Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Tokyo held a conference: Free Trade Movements in Japan: Past, Present and Future, presented by a long-time abolitionist activist, Sayoko Kikuchi, who told his story.

Japan, Sapporo Debate and Exposition
Amnesty International Japan, the Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Sapporo, the Japanese groups, Sapporo and Kitahiroshima, of Amnesty International, all organized, in the presence of a hundred participants, a debate with the family of a victim, and held an exhibit of photographs showing those condemned to death who have been executed.

Kazakhstan Information Campaign
The OSCE coordinated, along with Amnesty International, Penal Reform International and other NGOs, a campaign for students, the media, and NGOs.

Malaysia, Taylors Debate, Theatre, and Exposition
Amnesty International Malaysia, in collaboration with the University of Taylors, organized a debate on the benefits of abolishing the death penalty, followed by two short theatrical presentations and an exhibit regarding the death penalty.

New Zealand Petition
Several New Zealand universities set up informational tables where people could sign the petition; it was accompanied by false execution scenes, posters and folders.

Phillipines, Manilla Debate, Concert, and Exposition
The Philippine Coalition Against the Death Penalty, the Center for Human Rights of Ateneo, Manilles, the Office of Business and Social Engagements of Ateneo, and the office of the Senator Aquilino Pimentel, organized one debate and Symposium on the death penalty at the University of Ateneo, Manilles, which included the testimony of crime victims, families of executed prisoners, former prisoners of death row, and communities. A meal, a concert of solidarity, and an exhibit of works made by death row prisoners were also included in the program.

Thailand Media
Amnesty International Thailand issued a press release on the death penalty situation in the country.

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World Day against the death penalty: the world decides!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:00:00 +0200

On October 10th, 2007, the World Day against the Death Penalty focussed on the proposed UN General Assembly resolution for a universal moratorium on executions. The proposal would save lives and give the population of retentionist states an opportunity to see for themselves that a pause in death sentences does not lead to higher crime rates.

Download the solidarity ribbon

Thu, 24 May 2007 17:30:00 +0200

The « Ne ste sami » ribbon has become the symbol of all those who support the six medics sentenced to death in Libya. Display your solidarity on you clothes, you car or your website!

Report: Abolition in the Great Lakes region of Africa

Fri, 18 May 2007 14:20:00 +0200

On the occasion of the 43rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published a report on The Death Penalty in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Protagonists, Arguments and Strategies in May 2008. This publication is part of the World Coalition's strategy, which aims at facilitating the development of the abolitionist movement in the region as political and legal opportunities have been arising there to score points against the death penalty.

Inside Rwandas death row

Fri, 18 May 2007 13:00:00 +0200

Rwanda was the first state in the Great Lakes region to abolish the death penalty in July 2007. The French association Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) and Rwandas Cladho (Grouping of Leagues and Associations for the Defence of Human Rights) investigated the countrys death row in May and June 2006 to contribute to the abolition debate in the region.
Under the direction of Maela Bégot (ECPM) and Silas Sinyigaya (Cladho), four investigators interviewed 112 of the countrys 814 death row inmates.