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Chinese death penalty targets minorities
The recent execution of several Uyghurs and Tibetans after ethnic clashes in China was met with severe international criticism.
(2009/11/19)

Flurry of educational events on World Day Against the Death Penalty
An abolitionist wave of marches, cultural happenings, petition signings and educational events swept across the world for the 7th World Day on October 10.
(2009/11/6)

Register now for the 4th World Congress
The largest global abolitionist event will take place in Geneva next February. Participants are invited to register as soon as possible.

(2009/11/5)
Campaigns

World Day Against the Death Penalty: teaching abolition
On 10 October 2009, World Day Against the Death Penalty, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty wishes to teach abolition to all citizens around the world, especially to teenagers aged 14 to 18.(2009/7/27)
The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the Second Optional Protocol
The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the Protocol by all the states parties to the ICCPR that have abolished the death penalty, either for all crimes, or for ordinary crimes only. (2008/6/20)
 
Report: Abolition in the Great Lakes region of Africa
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... (2007/5/18)
 
UN Protocol
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 - the only international treaty on the issue.

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