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.
It was created in Rome on 13 May 2002 and has established 10 October as the date of the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty in 2003.
The World Coalition has 158 member organisations as of August 2014.[1]
Among the member organizations are:[2]
- Amnesty International
- Human Rights Watch
- International Commission of Jurists
- Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme
- Belarusian Helsinki Committee
- Confédération générale du travail
- Fédération Syndicale Unitaire
- American Friends Service Committee
- National Lawyers Guild
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