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UN votes to halt executions
In October, the UN General Assembly will consider a resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, after 95 states signed or joined a statement presented by the European Union at the December 2006 session. The resolution calls on states that still maintain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions.
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The death penalty in China
"State secrets", non-violent crimes, unfair trials and torture are all part of the death penalty in China. Although some reforms are in place, there is no transparency and China continues to execute thousands of people each year.
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Crackdown against humanity in Iran
Iran tries to give the impression of being a liberal state. It has signed numerous human rights treaties and promised to uphold international law. The reality is different. Iran has one of the world's highest execution rates, is the world leader in child executions and ruthlessly restricts freedom of expression.
Open letter to the Minister of Justice of Japan
In an open letter to the Minister of Justice of Japan, The Hon. Nagase Jinen, Amnesty International Secretary General, Irene Khan, has registered the organisation's grave concern at the executions of four prisoners on 25 December 2006 in Japan.
Small steps forward for the death penalty in China
In recent years there has been growing concern in China, and around the world, about the country's massive and unfair use of the death penalty. Amnesty International Australia's Anti-Death Penalty Coordinator, Tim Goodwin, sees China's death penalty reforms as welcome, but nowhere near enough.
Cities for Life
2006 marked the fifth international Cities for Life campaign, a global mobilisation effort to express and strengthen opposition to the death penalty. Participating cities and individuals chose to light up a symbolic monument or held a local community activity.
World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 October was World Day Against the Death Penalty. Hundreds of events, debates, concerts, press conferences, radio interviews, exhibitions and plays condemning the death penalty took place around the world as part of the annual event which draws global attention to failures of justice, where wrongfully condemned people, mentally disabled people and juveniles face capital punishment.
Coalition for an end to executions
The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) will be launched on 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The coalition will exchange information, coordinate activities and campaign for an end to executions.
United against the death penalty
Thousands of Australians took a stand against the execution of Van Tuong Nguyen in Singapore. In the wake of his tragic death, Tim Goodwin sees a stronger campaign against the death penalty.
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11 May 2012, 12:20PM