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ACHPR64th ACHPR Session: Concluding in Egypt, Where Sentences & Executions are on the Rise
Article by Bronwyn Dudley published on May 14th, 2019The 64th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) is concluding in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The ACHPR, the African Union organ steadfast in promoting and protecting human rights on the African continent, held the session from 24 April – 14 May 2019.
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ProtocolThe State of Palestine commits to abolish the death penalty
On 18 March 2019, the State of Palestine acceded to the United Nations Treaty aiming to abolish the death penalty, becoming the 87th State Party to the OP2-PIDCP.
Article by Louis Linel, Aurélie Plaçais published on April 10th, 2019 -
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"
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StatisticsDeath penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Despite a rise in executions in some countries, global executions fell by 31% in 2018. The universal fight for the abolition of the death penalty seems to be on the right way.
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StatementWorld Coalition welcomes the moratorium on executions in California
California 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 - The rights of children of parents sentenced to death
This 10th October, the World Coalition will celebrate the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty, which is focused on the rights of children whose parents are sentenced to death or executed. Let’s look back at how this theme was discussed and addressed during the 7th World Congress.
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AfriqueAwareness Building Workshop with African Union Members
The end of March saw a first of its kind awareness-building workshop in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia for the permanent French-speaking members to the African Union.
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Arab League Summit: the death penalty at the heart of the alternative summit organized by civil society
On the occasion of the 30th session of the Arab League Summit, which took place in Tunis from 26 to 31 March 2019 and brought together 21 Arab delegations, a parallel counter-summit, organized by civil society, was held to address the issue of human rights in the Arab world.
Article by Hédia Zaalouni published on May 10th, 2019
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- Special issues
9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
Published on June 10th, 2011
Teaching abolition: educational resources
Published on June 11th, 2013
14th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Terrorism
Published on June 10th, 2016
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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.
