The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the UN Protocol on abolition

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  The World Coalition's campaign in favour of the UN Protocol on abolition
  
  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.
- After two years of campaign, hundreds of letters and about ten missions on the ground, Latvia abolished the death penalty for all crimes on 1st January 2012 and ratified Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention for Human Rights on 5 January 2012; Dominican Republic ratified the American Protocol for the abolition of the death penalty on 27 January 2012; on 19 August 2011 the National Assembly of Benin voted in favour of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol and so did the Mongolian Parliament on 5 January 2012. All these developments suggest that the two-year campaign will bear fruit in 2012.
  
  The target countries for the new year of campaign
  
  - January-February 2012, Dominican Republic and Latvia
  - March-April 2012, Benin and Mongolia
  - May-June 2012, Bolivia and Poland
  - September-October 2012, Angola and Armenia
  - November-December 2012, Burundi and El Salvador
  
  Tool kit for Lobbying Actions
  
  The members of the WCADP have a major role in this campaign. To help them, the Secretariat has produced several tools:
  - A Lobbying Kit
  - Ten Ratification Kits (one per target country)
  - An Information Leaflet
  - And other documents...
  
  Primary focus on abolitionist countries
  
  Although 105 States are abolitionists for ordinary crimes, only 73 have endorsed the UN Protocol as of 1 January 2012. In this context, the World Coalition continues its global campaign to inform, encourage universal ratification of the Protocol and have this “essential bolt to the door” against the death penalty.
  If a “critical mass” of States ratifies the Protocol, this will establish that the death penalty is an unquestionable violation of human rights, especially of the right to life.
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  Sharing best practices on ratifying the UN treaty to abolish the death penalty
  
  Belgium and the United Nations’ human rights office have held a panel discussion to promote efforts in favour of the strongest international instrument against capital punishment.
  
  Article by Aurélie Plaçais published on September 25th, 2011
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  Benin votes overwhelmingly to join abolitionist ranks
  
  On 19 August 2011, the National Assembly of Benin counted 54 votes in favour of ratifying the UN protocol on the abolition of the death penalty, with only 5 votes against and 6 abstentions.
  
  Article by Emile Carreau published on September 05th, 2011
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  Two abolition treaties ratified last month
  
  The ratification campaign for the international protocols on the death penalty is on a roll with two new ratifications in January.
  
  Article by Aurelie Placais published on February 09th, 2012
- UN Protocol campaign harnesses diplomatic power
  
  The World Coalition launched its action programme in favour of the UN Protocol to abolish the death penalty on 21 October in Geneva.
  
  Article published on November 04th, 2009
- Two countries asked to ratify the UN Protocol on abolition
  
  As part of the campaign in favour of the treaty on the abolition of the death penalty, Chile and Spain encouraged the Dominican Republic and the Ivory Coast to ratify the text.
  
  Article published on December 09th, 2009
- UN Protocol on death penalty turns 20
  
  For 20 years, the United Nations Protocol to abolish the death penalty has been the only universal treaty of worldwide scope to prohibit executions and secure universal abolition of the death penalty for all crimes.
  
  Article published on December 15th, 2009
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  Map: Second Optional Protocol Ratifications
  
  This map gives the status of States in relation to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR on the abolition of the death penalty and indicates whether they have abolished the death penalty or not. As of 1st July 2011, it had been signed by 35 States and ratified by 73. The latest ratifications came from Brazil and Kyrgyzstan.
  
  Gallery published on July 01st, 2011
- Kyrgyzstan becomes 73rd country to pass irreversible abolition
  
  Following one year of lobbying led by the World Coalition, the Central Asian country has become a party to the UN protocol on the abolition of the death penalty.
  
  Article published on December 17th, 2010
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  Second Optional Protocol: Frequently Asked Questions
  
  What is it? How is it implemented? You will find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Second Optional Protocol below.
  
  Article by Pierre Desert published on June 27th, 2008
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  Glossary of the Second Optional Protocol
  
  From "Acceptance" to "Treaty", discover the vocabulary of international law and get a clearer picture of the Second Optional Protocol.
  
  Article by Pierre Désert published on June 25th, 2008
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  The international responsibility of States
  
  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.
  
  Article by Pierre Désert published on June 25th, 2008
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  Second Optional Protocol: the only global treaty aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
  
  The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is an international covenant adopted in 1989 by the United Nations General Assembly. It aims to abolish the death penalty definitively.
  
  Article by Pierre Désert published on June 24th, 2008
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  Marc Bossuyt: “Countries that have not signed up to the Protocol should feel isolated”
  
  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.
  
  Article by Pierre Désert published on June 27th, 2008
- Brasilia accedes to the UN's protocol on the abolition of the death penalty
  
  On September 25, Brazil became the 72nd state party to the international treaty that abolishes the death penalty without any possibility of reinstating it.
  
  Article published on September 29th, 2009
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- International law Trend Towards Abolition Right to life Death Row Conditions
- Focus on
- World Day 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty
  On 10 October 2011, the 9th World Day is to raise awareness on the inhumanity of the death penalty throughout the entire process, from sentence to execution.
- Other Campaigns
- Moratorium Helping the world achieve a moratorium on executions
- World Day 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the inhumanity of the death penalty