World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is an alliance of NGOs, bar associations, local bodies and unions whose aim is to strengthen the international anti-death penalty movement. The World Coalition lobbies international organisations and States, organises international events and facilitates the creation and development of national and regional coalitions against the death penalty.

History

It was created in Rome on 13 May 2002[1] and has established 10 October as the date of the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty in 2003.[2]

Ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics the World Coalition handed over a petition to Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong. The petition was signed by 256,000 people of 23 countries and called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to grant a moratorium on executions.[3]

Members

The World Coalition has 150 member organisations as of February 2019.[4]

Among the member organizations are:[5]

Executive Board (2017-2019)
  • Kevin Rivera Medina (Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico) - President
  • Annemarie Pieters (Communità di Sant'Egidio) - Vice-president
  • Amy Bergquist (Advocates for Human Rights) - Vice-president
  • Abdellah Mouseddad (Moroccan Coalition) - Vice-president
  • Guillaume Colin (FIACAT) - Treasurer[6]

See also

References
  1. https://www.unodc.org/pdf/crime/capital/E-CN-4-2003-106.pdf
  2. "Presentation". World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. "China urged to curb executions ahead of Olympics". Reuters. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "Member organizations". World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. "Member organizations". World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. "2017 General Assembly". World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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