Many of you were asking for them, here they are ! The photos of the 7th World Congress are online on our Facebook page: it’s up to you to share them, comment, and tag your friends or associations to keep living these 4 days beyond the walls of Brussels! We have also compiled for you […]
UN Special Rapporteurs, Parliamentarians, NHRIs, Bars: read the joint statements of the 7th World Congress
A key event for abolitionists from all over the world, this 7th Congress was a unique opportunity to bring together and bring together strategic and decision-making forces ready to advance the fight for universal abolition. UN Special Rapporteurs, parliamentarians, NHRIs, Bars: together they have made commitments; here they are. JOINT STATEMENT OF UN INDEPENDENT […]
Figures of the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Thank you all for attending the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Brussels! This year, we were 1500 participants (politicians, lawyers, researchers and activists) to share a programme that has never been so dense: 4 days, 2 official ceremonies, 35 debates, round tables and workshops, 2 plenary sessions, 7 film screenings, 4 cultural evenings, 5 exhibitions… We summarize this in […]
Final declaration of the 7thWorld Congress Against the Death Penalty
> Download the Final Declaration in PDF < FINAL DECLARATION – 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty Brussels, 1st March 2019 We, The participants of the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, organized in Brussels from February 26 to March 1st, 2019, by the organization Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM) under […]
The Report of the 1st African Regional Congress Against the Death Penalty is out !
Abolition of the death penalty in Africa is not a dream, a utopia or a pipe dream. On the contrary, it is a reality which is taking shape more clearly every day. New initiatives and trends are appearing on the African continent. Since the last World Congress in Oslo in 2016, Congo and Guinea have […]
“There is no justice in death” – voices from the opening of the 7th World Congress
Today was the day of the official opening of the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. Next to making clear that global abolition of the death penalty is the ultimate goal, the official opening also foresaw several important announcements. (Photo © Christophe Meireis) Cheick Sako, […]
Release of the Annual report on the death penalty in Iran
Brussels, 26 February 2019, Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together against the death penalty) and release their 11th annual report on the death penalty in Iran. The 11th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2018 in […]
1 March : see the programme of the day
Descriptions of the day’s events can be found under the timetable table. Find information on how to get to the Congress venues on the Useful Information page. 9 am – Egmont Palace Library Projection cycle Guilty, Matthew Sleeth and Maggie Miles 82′ – Reprieve Australian – English The documentary recounts the last days of Myuran Sukumaran, a criminal sentenced […]
28 February : see the programme of the day
Descriptions of the day’s events can be found under the timetable table. Find information on how to get to the Congress venues on the Useful Information page. 9am – 10am Orange room Strategies for abolition in Iran Organised by : ECPM, Iran Human Rights French and English Iran remains the country with the highest number of executions per […]
27 February : the opening day broadcasted live
Descriptions of the day’s events can be found under the timetable table. Find information on how to get to the Congress venues on the Useful Information page. 10am – 1pm European Parliament Hemicycle Watch the Official opening ceremony in live Or watch the Ceremony live on the European parliament website. The Opening Ceremony of the […]