Article(s)
Geneva 2010: day 2 of intense working sessions
on 25 February 2010
National political leaders, activists, representatives of international organisations and many others have made it: a wide variety of abolitionist actors are now gathered in Geneva for the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty.
2010
Switzerland
Article(s)
Uniting activists’ forces is Amina Bouayach’s obsession
on 25 February 2010
The Moroccan human rights campaigner came to discuss the best ways of bringing together abolitionist efforts with World Congress participants.
Morocco
Article(s)
Geneva 2010: the world’s largest abolitionist meeting is underway
on 24 February 2010
National political leaders, activists, representatives of international organisations and many others have made it: a wide variety of abolitionist actors are now gathered in Geneva for the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty.
2010
Switzerland
Article(s)
Campaigners and political leaders unite against the death penalty
on 24 February 2010
Representatives from 56 abolitionist and retentionist countries attended the opening session of the World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Geneva.
Belarus
France
Italy
Mongolia
Norway
Qatar
Senegal
Spain
Switzerland
Viet Nam
Article(s)
To escape the death penalty: be rich and kill a foreigner
on 24 February 2010
The racial origin of the victim and the social class of the criminal are key factors of discrimination.
Bahrain
Fair Trial
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Article(s)
Protecting vulnerable groups from the death penalty
on 24 February 2010
Juveniles and the mentally ill face a higher risk of falling victims to the death penalty. Abolitionists and activists defending their rights have teamed up to highlight this situation.
Drug Offenses
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Juveniles
Mental Illness
Switzerland
Women
Article(s)
Campaigning through forgiving
on 24 February 2010
A former death row inmate and the grandson of a murder victim explain why compassion – not the death penalty – is the way to heal wounds.
Murder Victims' Families
Public Opinion
Switzerland
United States
Article(s)
Spot opportunities and focus on education, abolitionists are told
on 24 February 2010
The workshop on “Defining strategies for abolition” was an opportunity for abolitionists to share views and experience on what works – and what does not – when pushing for the repeal of the death penalty.
Ghana
South Africa
Switzerland
Taiwan
Article(s)
Abolitionist co-operation at all levels kick-started in Geneva
on 24 February 2010
The first plenary session of the World Congress Against the Death Penalty focused on “increasing cooperation between States, NGOs and international organizations and developing common strategies for a death penalty-free world”.
China
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Moratorium
Switzerland
