World Day Against the Death Penalty

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Belarus is the last country in Europe that allows the death penalty.

At least 17,833 people were on death row around the world at the end of 2010.
At least 67 countries imposed death sentences in 2010.

On 10 October 2011, the 9th World Day is to raise awareness on the inhumanity of the death penalty throughout the entire process, from sentence to execution.

World Coalition Against the Death Penalty : uniting all those committed to the universal abolition of capital punishment

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 dimension of the fight against the death penalty. 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. It was created in Rome on 13 May 2002 and has established October 10 as the date of the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty.

Video source: AmnestyInternational