Article(s)
Puerto Rico pressures Obama to abolish unwanted federal death penalty
on 25 June 2011
In a letter addressed to President Obama, World Coalition member, the Puerto Rican Coalition Against the Death Penalty (PRCADP), has requested that the President abolish the application of the federal death penalty in Puerto Rico. The letter , signed by PRCADP’s General Coordinator Edgardo Roman-Espada, was sent to the White House before the President’s visit to the island on 14 June 2011.
2011
Fair Trial
Puerto Rico
United States
Article(s)
“Irreversible trend towards abolition” – OSCE
on 12 October 2010
The Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)’s Report entitled “The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2010” was published and discussed during the “Exchange of views on abolition of capital punishment”.
2010
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
United States
Article(s)
UAE use of death penalty raises “grave concerns”
on 7 May 2010
In a letter to the United Arab Emirates’ justice minister, the World Coalition denounced the growing number of death sentences handed down in the country, especially after unfair trials or against juvenile offenders.
2010
Fair Trial
Juveniles
United Arab Emirates
Article(s)
Taiwan breaks five-year moratorium on executions
on 6 May 2010
Abolitionists have lashed out at Taiwan’s government for the surprise execution of four death row inmates in contradiction to its public commitment to work towards the abolition of capital punishment.
2010
Moratorium
Taiwan
Taiwan
Article(s)
Belarusian setback on the way to abolition
on 2 April 2010
After one year of encouraging signals from Belarus, the last European country with the death penalty has brutally resumed secretive executions and the harassment of abolitionist activists.
2010
Belarus
Belarus
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Moratorium
Article(s)
Fair and open investigation in Uyghur region
on 21 July 2009
Following the death penalty threats issued against protestors in Xinjiang, the World Coalition calls on China to respect its international committments and to guarantee fair trials.
2009
China
Fair Trial
Article(s)
Madrid Declaration calls for immediate moratorium in Arab Countries
on 16 July 2009
National experts and civil society representatives from took part in a seminar in Madrid on 14 and 15 July 2009 at the invitation of Casa Arabe and the Spanish ministry for foreign affairs and cooperation.
2009
Moratorium
Spain
Article(s)
End the death penalty for drug-related offences
on 26 June 2009
June 26 is a world day of action against drugs. Several international NGOs have joined their voices to condemn the use of capital punishment against drug users and traffickers.
2009
China
Drug Offenses
Indonesia
Viet Nam
Article(s)
World Coalition worried by the current situation in Iraq and Tibet (China)
on 19 May 2009
Alerted by local members, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty recently sent protest letters to the Chinese and Iraqi authorities.
2009
China
Fair Trial
Iraq
