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The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the UN Protocol on abolition
Posted by Aurélie Plaçais on 2010/7/28 8:30:00 (12337 reads)

The World Coalition’s objective is the ratification of the United Nations Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty by all the states parties to the ICCPR that have abolished the death penalty, either for all crimes, or for ordinary crimes only.
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Frequently asked questions
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/27 12:10:00 (2523 reads)

What is it? How is it implemented? You will find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Second Optional Protocol below.
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Latest news about the Second Optional Protocol
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/27 12:10:00 (1740 reads)

Watch this space for the news about the Second Optional Protocol and the ratification campaign.
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Downloadable tools
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/27 12:00:00 (2383 reads)

To help you find out more about the Second Optional Protocol and the ways to campaign for more ratifications, the World Coalition makes the following documents available for download.
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Has your country ratified the Second Optional Protocol?
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/27 11:20:00 (2215 reads)

As 30 September 2009, it had been signed by 35 States and ratified by 72. The latest ratification came from Brazil. Liberia's status is unclear.
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Marc Bossuyt: “Countries that have not signed up to the Protocol should feel isolated”
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/27 10:40:00 (2082 reads)

Marc Bossuyt was UN Special Rapporteur for drawing up the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He is now president of Belgium's Constitutional Court.
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The international responsibility of States
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/25 20:20:00 (2372 reads)

When a State ratifies a treaty, it undertakes to respect the undertakings that it has made before the whole of the international community. If it fails to meets its obligations and goes against the provisions of the treaty, it can be held responsible at international level.
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Glossary of the Second Optional Protocol
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/25 19:20:00 (2643 reads)

From "Acceptance" to "Treaty", discover the vocabulary of international law and get a clearer picture of the Second Optional Protocol.
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The UN Protocol: a universal instrument for the abolition of the death penalty
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/24 19:50:00 (2368 reads)

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is campaigning for the worldwide ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
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Towards the abolition of the death penalty in international law
Posted by Pierre Désert on 2008/6/24 19:30:00 (2534 reads)

The UN's continuous struggle against the death penalty started with the adoption of the ICCPR in 1966 and recently took the form of resolution 62/149, which calls for a global moratorium on executions and was voted through in December 2007.
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