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StatementThe Loss of Our Esteemed Colleagues and Friends, Bill Pelke and Roger Hood
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on December 14th, 2020It is with great sadness that the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has marked the passing of Bill Pelke and Roger Hood, who dedicated their lives to abolition.
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MoratoriumHelping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
On 16 December 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 8th resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with 123 votes in favor.
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USADPIC’s Report on the 2020 Death Penalty Usage in the US
The Death Penalty Information Center’s 2020 annual report highlights the continuing trend toward abolition in the US and the resumption of federal executions in a challenging COVID-19 context.
Article by Louis Linel published on January 04th, 2021 -
StatementStatement on the Adoption of the 8th UN General Assembly Resolution for a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty
The United Nations General Assembly adopted, on 16 December, the 8th resolution for a moratorium on executions, with 123 UN Member States voting in favor.
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on December 16th, 2020 -
Good newsKazakhstan Ratifies the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
The President of Kazakhstan signed off on law ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
Article by Louis Linel published on January 04th, 2021
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- Special issues
15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
Published on June 12th, 2017
Teaching abolition: educational resources
Published on June 11th, 2013
16th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Living conditions on death row
Published on June 10th, 2018
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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
On 16 December 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 8th resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with 123 votes in favor.
