Eliminate the death penalty. Pope Francis has called on Catholics to campaign for the abolition of the death penalty. In his 1998 Christmas message John Paul II called for “urgent and appropriate measures” to, among other things, “banish the death penalty”. PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe and democratic world. Chad’s National Assembly abolishes the death penalty for all crimes, Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty (ADP). 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. Retentionist States are becoming further isolated in their choice to retain the death penalty, with only a handful of countries accounting for over 85% of the 657 executions recorded in 2019. State lawmakers in Virginia voted to end the death penalty in February, which makes it the 23rd state to end capital punishment. In short, yes. Washington Post economics reporter: Relief package opens potential for 'New Deal-style' boom, Starbucks, Chase and a small pizzeria form a unique business triangle in Washington, DC, Journalist Ioan Grillo on minors at the border: 'There's not an easy solution to this', This company is solving America's food issues one backyard at a time. Human Lives and Human Rights: A Campaign Against Death Penalty. For WDADP 2019, PGA stressed the importance of the abolition of the death penalty and highlighted the achievements of its membership. You can also sign up to receive our other newsletters: Most Popular - Easy to read, daily digest of the news from The Hill and around the world, The Hill's must read political newsletter that breaks news and catches you up on what happened in the morning and what to look for after lunch. The Freedom Summer campaign, however, had no immediate impact on … Amnesty monitors its use by all states to expose and hold to account governments that continue to use the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The campaign against the death penalty today has been more difficult to maintain and less visible, because in the past it was so intertwined with the fight for democracy in Indonesia. Supported related initiatives in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, and Kenya. Parliamentarians have a crucial role to play in the movement to restrict the use of the death penalty and ultimately abolish it through drafting legislation; deliberating on national policies; and enlightening public opinion. On 28 April 2020, the National Assembly of Chad adopted with a historical unanimous vote the full abolition of the death penalty for all crimes. According to a 2017 Amnesty International report, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq are the top three countries to implement the death penalty , accounting for 92% of executions in the region. The death penalty is applied disproportionally against people of color and poor people, in a racially biased way. Branson announced the campaign’s official launch on … Creating a Ballot Initiative Understand the purpose of initiatives. It doesn’t deter crime. Abolition of the death penalty and promotion of an international norm prohibiting it, through supporting the ratification, accession or adoption the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP2). It is used as a political tool. Against this backdrop, today’s business mobilization against the death penalty shouldn’t come as a surprise. The young activists describe death penalty as a crime against humanity and emphasise that this crime could be prevented through the support of various social circles in the signature campaign. To date, PGA has successfully mobilized MPs from approximately 30 countries. 9 Arguments Against the Death Penalty: Are There Any Pros? “The death penalty is broken beyond repair and plainly fails to deliver justice by every reasonable measure. The death penalty disproportionately affects the already vulnerable populations, such as minorities, the poor, the mentally ill, and other disenfranchised groups. The goal of the campaign is to ensure the right to life is upheld and to promote justice systems grounded in the rule of … PGA members participate every three years in the World Congress against the Death Penalty organized by ECPM. Her successor, Fidel Ramos, enacted the Death Penalty Law, which reinstated the death penalty for 46 crimes, and another law mandating lethal injection as … People in favour of the death penalty often say that it’s a useful deterrent for … Some states offer their citizens an … Here’s why. Every victim has a right to see the person responsible held to account in a court of law; but the death penalty is not justice, it is revenge. The death penalty does not deter crime: there is no evidence that States that apply capital punishment have a lower crime rate, or that the crime rate decreases after abolition. 467 likes. During his papacy, John Paul II appealed for a consensus to end the death penalty on the ground that it was "both cruel and unnecessary". The activists from Berlin call in a video message for participation in the signature campaign against the execution of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er. Over 160 individuals who’ve been sentenced to death in this country since 1973 have later been exonerated.