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WORLD COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

  • Japan executions “a step backward for Asia”
    Activists in Japan and elsewhere have criticised Justice Minister Keiko Chiba for ordering two men to be hanged in Tokyo on July 28 despite her earlier abolitionist statements.

  • Hands Off Cain names Jean Ping “Abolitionist of the Year”
    World Coalition member organisation Hands Off Cain will on July 31present Jean Ping, the chairman of the African Union Commission, with its 2010 award.

  • Singapore arrests writer over death penalty book
    The British author of a book on Singapore’s death penalty is facing prosecution for criticizing the massive use of capital punishment in the Asian city-state.

  • American murder victims' families advocate abolition in Asia
    World Coalition member organisation Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights held public events and meetings with victims and leaders during a recent tour of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

  • Abolitionists block Nigerian executions
    Legal action by local activists and pressure from international organizations have succeeded in stopping plans by Nigeria’s authorities to execute hundreds of death row inmates.

  • World Coalition AGM encourages US to join the abolitionist majority
    On June 12 and 13, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty convened in San Francisco, marking the first international abolition meeting on US soil.

  • TaiwanÂ’s top court rejects appeal to suspend executions
    As the legal action taken by local activists to block the use of the death penalty failed, abolitionists across Asia have been calling for an end to the death penalty in their region.

  • San Francisco hosts World Coalition AGM
    For the first time, a major international abolitionist event will take place on US soil on June 12 when World Coalition members converge on California for their general meeting and a public conference. Register now for access!

  • World Coalition takes part in UN death penalty report launch
    The World Coalition held a side event to accompany the presentation of the 8th Quinquennial Report of the UN Secretary General on capital punishment in Vienna on May 19.

  • 30 countries gather in Rome to oppose capital punishment
    17 ministers and numerous experts met in Rome on May 17 to discuss crime-busting policies that reject the death penalty. Representatives for the Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso pledged their support for abolition.

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