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09.10.2015
October, 10 – Support the World Day against Death Penalty
October 10, 2015 will be the 13th World Day against the Death Penalty. Organized by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, the World Day will focus this year on raising public awareness of the imposition of the death penalty for drug-related offences.
According to information provided by Harm Reduction International (HRI), as of 2015, there are at least 33 countries and territories that prescribe the death penalty for drugs, 10 of which have the death penalty for drugs as a mandatory sanction. Upon information and belief, almost 900 people are on death row, stemming from drug charges in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan, and many hundreds more in China, Iran and Vietnam.
The UIA invites you to read the HRI report “The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2015. The Extreme Fringe of Global Drug Policy” to get a comprehensive view of the status of the death penalty for drug offences worldwide (please click here).
The Death Penalty does not Stop Drug Crimes - What you can do
The UIA reaffirms its unreserved opposition to the use of capital punishment under all circumstances and calls on each UIA member to actively support the World Day by changing your social media profile picture and using the poster of the event in your tweets and Facebook posts (see below).
According to information provided by Harm Reduction International (HRI), as of 2015, there are at least 33 countries and territories that prescribe the death penalty for drugs, 10 of which have the death penalty for drugs as a mandatory sanction. Upon information and belief, almost 900 people are on death row, stemming from drug charges in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan, and many hundreds more in China, Iran and Vietnam.
The UIA invites you to read the HRI report “The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2015. The Extreme Fringe of Global Drug Policy” to get a comprehensive view of the status of the death penalty for drug offences worldwide (please click here).
The Death Penalty does not Stop Drug Crimes - What you can do
The UIA reaffirms its unreserved opposition to the use of capital punishment under all circumstances and calls on each UIA member to actively support the World Day by changing your social media profile picture and using the poster of the event in your tweets and Facebook posts (see below).
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