http://www.worldcoalition.org/ Pour l'abolition universelle de la peine de mort Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:56:33 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss/ XOOPS China 2008 contact at worldcoalition dot org contact at worldcoalition dot org en http://www.worldcoalition.org/images/logo.gif http://www.worldcoalition.org/ 144 80 http://www.worldcoalition.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=11 <div style="align: justify;">Beijing is hosting the Olympic Games this year. The Olympic charter, which binds organisers and participants in the Games, asserts in particular the need to promote “a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity”.<br />The death penalty, which is widely used in China, is incompatible with these principles as it violates the right to life, universally recognised as a fundamental human right.</div> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:20:00 +0100 http://www.worldcoalition.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=11