Tomorrow is World Day Against the Death Penalty

October 10, 2006 is the 4th Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty. World Day is officially supported by the European Union and the Council of Europe. This year's theme is "The Death Penalty: A Failure of Justice."

The 2005 edition of the World Day, the theme of which was "Africa - Towards Abolition" was celebrated in 46 countries including Morocco, Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Togo, the United States, Brazil, Japan, India, the Philippines, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. In total, 263 events were organized throughout the world. An international petition asking African heads of State to abolish the death penalty received 42,300 signatures.

For more info, visit: http://www.worldcoalition.org/bcoalintro.html

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