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Hands Off Cain holds moratorium conference in Gabon
on 11 December 2007
The Italian-based abolitionist group organised the event in Libreville on December 10, Human Rights Day 2007, with the government of Gabon and financial backing from the Dutch government.
2007
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Gabon
Mali
Moratorium
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Tuscany against the death penalty
on 1 December 2007
The Italian province celebrated the anniversary of the first law to ever abolish the death penalty on November 28.
2007
Italy
Moratorium
Article(s)
Cities for life – Cities Against the Death Penalty
on 29 November 2007
On November 30, over 600 cities worldwideincluding over 30 capital cities lit up their public buildings in opposition to the death penalty.
2007
Italy
Article(s)
The Tuscany region against the death penalty
on 21 November 2007
The regional council will hold an abolitionist conference with speakers from various countries at the end of November.
2007
Benin
Côte d'Ivoire
Italy
Article(s)
Opportunity to end US lethal injections
on 15 November 2007
Executions are currently on hold in the US pending a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of lethal injections. This is an opportunity for action from abolitionists, especially among the medical professions.
2007
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Moratorium
United States
Article(s)
A significant step towards universal abolition
on 15 November 2007
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty welcomes the vote by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly of a resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty worldwide.
Moratorium
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UN receives five million signatures in favour of a moratorium on executions
on 8 November 2007
A delegation of World Coalition member organisations has handed over the petition to United Nations General Assembly president Srgjan Kerim.
2007
Moratorium
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“Ending the death penalty in Lebanon and worldwide”
on 5 November 2007
Over 75 people attended the conference focussing on the legal and social perspectives of the abolition of capital punishment in Beyrouth on October 17.
2007
Lebanon
Moratorium
Murder Victims' Families
Article(s)
World Coalition hands 5 million signatures over to the UN
on 1 November 2007
The President of UN General Assembly is to receive 5 million signatures calling for a moratorium on executions collected worldwide by the Community of Sant’Egidio and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
2007
Albania
Angola
Brazil
Croatia
Gabon
Mexico
Moratorium
New Zealand
Philippines
Portugal
Article(s)
Speaking out in favour of a global moratorium on executions
on 25 October 2007
Together with filmmaker Tim Robbins, abolitionists launched an appeal from New York to support the proposed UN resolution imposing a freeze on executions. Five million people signed the petition supporting this initiative. Watch the video.
2007
Moratorium
