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StatementRegarding the execution in Japan of seven people
Article by World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on July 10th, 2018The World Coalition calls on Japanese authorities to immediately stop all executions and to respect its obligations under international law.
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World Day16th 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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IndonesiaDialogue on the death penalty during the 20th anniversary of the Reformasi
20 years after the end of the dictatorship, Indonesia is going through a period of legal changes and transition. What impact can abolitionist associations and NGOs working on the ground have in encouraging the actions of legal counsellors and civil society?
Article by Clémentine Etienne published on June 27th, 2018 -
IraqMass convictions and executions fuel terrorism in Iraq
Mass executions in Iraq since 2017 seem to hide behind the scourge of terrorism, the major argument given by the current government. Will May 2018 elections defeat this government policy and the misuse of the country's anti-terrorism law to sentence to death?
Article by Clémentine Etienne published on June 27th, 2018 -
Good NewsBurkina Faso has joined the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty in Africa
On 31 May, the Burkinabe Parliament abolished the death penalty by adopting a new criminal code that excludes it from the arsenal of sentences regardless of crimes considered and circumstances in which they were committed.
Article by International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) published on June 06th, 2018 -
SomaliaDeath Penalty and Terrorism
Hands off Cain held a series of meetings, one year after the launch of the project "Containing the death penalty in time of war on terrorism in Somalia, Tunisia and Egypt", in Nairobi, Kenya, to assess the work done in Somalia.
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StatisticsIran Execution Trends Six Months After the New Anti-Narcotics Law
On Monday, May 10, 2018, Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported the execution of Kiomars Nasouhi, a prisoner sentenced to death for drug offenses. This execution is the first drug-related execution registered by IHR since the latest amendment to the Anti-Narcotics Law was enforced on November 14, 2017.
Article by Iran Human Rights (IHR) published on May 29th, 2018 -
MeetingParliamentarians from Francophone Africa meet in Kinshasa to discuss the abolition of the death penalty
The 1st and 2nd June 2018, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), Ensemble contre la peine de mort (Together against the death penalty, ECPM) and Culture pour la paix et la justice (Culture for peace and justice, CPJ) organised in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC) a regional parliamentary seminar entitled “Abolition of the death penalty in Africa: the role of parliamentarians”, with the support of the European Union and of the Honourable Aubin Minaku, Speaker of the National Assembly of the DRC and Member of PGA.
Article by Parliamentarians for Global Action published on June 12th, 2018 -
South KoreaAfter more than 20 years without executions, a trend toward an official moratorium?
On 18 June 2018, the Korean National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called on the South Korean President to declare an official moratorium on the death penalty to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10.
Article by Clémentine Etienne published on June 27th, 2018 -
Good NewsFIACAT and ACAT Benin congratulate Benin on having removed the death penalty from its criminal legislation
Cotonou, Paris, 6 June 2018 - On 5 June, Benin's National Assembly adopted a new Penal Code removing all references to the death penalty from the law.
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Good newsCaribbean Court of Justice strikes down mandatory death penalty in Barbados
In probably the most significant judgment to arise from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) so far, the region’s highest court has unanimously declared the mandatory death penalty unconstitutional in Barbados, finally settling an issue which has occupied domestic and international tribunals for almost 15 years.
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CallCall for actions in Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
As part of a joint project which aims to create a platform for death penalty reform in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean,The Greater Caribbean For Life (GCL) and the World Coalition are launching a call for actions.
Article by Greater Caribbean For Life and World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published on July 10th, 2018
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- Special issues
Teaching abolition: educational resources
Published on June 11th, 2013
13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes
Published on June 10th, 2015
12th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Mental Health
Published on May 21st, 2014
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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.
