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StatementCOVID-19: Calling for a Worldwide Moratorium on the Death Penalty During the Pandemic
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on June 18th, 2020“When the whole world is trying hard to save lives from COVID-19, an execution by the state is contradictory and perverse” said Kevin Miguel Rivera Medina, President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
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World Day18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.
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StatementLoopholes in Saudi promise to end death sentences against children
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission has announced that children are no longer eligible for the death penalty in the Kingdom. Citing a royal decree, the commission stated that anyone convicted of crimes that took place while they were under the age of 18 will face a maximum punishment of ten years in juvenile detention.
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World DayCall for actions on World Day in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (World Coalition) and FIACAT are part of a joint project which aims to contribute to the abolition of the death penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on June 17th, 2020 -
World DayCall for actions on World Day in the Maldives and Turkey
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty and its 14 international member organizations active in the Philippines, the Maldives and Turkey are part of a joint project which aims to combat the resurgence of the death penalty, particularly in the aforementioned three countries at risk.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on June 17th, 2020
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- Special issues
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
Published on June 12th, 2017
10th World Day against the Death Penalty
Published on June 10th, 2012
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
Published on June 10th, 2016
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World Day
18th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Access to counsel - A matter of life or death
On 10 October 2020, the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to the right to effective legal representation for individuals who may face a death sentence.
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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.
