Young people in Asia Pacific say No to death penalty! - update
e-photo petition supported by young people in Asia-Pacific©AI
Members of the Asia Pacific Youth Network (APYN) have taken part in an e-photo petition calling for the abolition of the death penalty. They supported the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) which identified Asia as the focus for the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2008 and calls on to all countries in Asia which have not yet abolished the death penalty to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to moving towards abolition. Six countries in Asia were selected for particular attention this year including India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan and Viet Nam. The former three were chosen because progress towards abolition has been made and the latter three were selected as there are concerns about their application of the death penalty.
More than 200 photos were collected for the petition. Young people from 10 countries including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Korea sent photos, holding a sign calling for the abolition of the death penalty. A link to the petition has been sent by emails to the government of the six targeted countries calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
See photos of e-petition http://www.flickr.com/photos/apyn/sets/72157607657482282/
See photos from each country http://www.flickr.com/photos/apyn/sets/
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Learn More:
More than two thirds of the countries in the world have now abolished the death penalty in law or practice while 60 countries retain the death penalty but less than a half of them regularly carry out executions. In 2007 eighty-eight per cent of all known executions took place in five countries: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the USA. For further information about the death penalty please visit: http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty
About the WCADP
Founded in May 2002, the WCADP is a coalition of 74 human rights organizations, bar associations, trade unions and local and regional authorities which have joined together in an effort to rid the world of the death penalty. Besides AI, its members include the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), the International Federation of Action of Christians against Torture (FIACAT) and Sant' Egidio, all of which have members and affiliates around the world, as well as national organizations including Forum 90 (Japan), Mothers against the Death Penalty (Uzbekistan) and several organizations in other countries. The World Day is the Coalition's main annual campaigning event against the death penalty. More on: www.worldcoalition.org
About the APYN
The Asia Pacific Youth Network connects young people in the Asia Pacific who want to make change happen. This network is open to all individuals desiring social change and it aims to connect like minded people who are interested in campaigning on issues that matter to them and, to open doors to finding out more and to create opportunities to act.
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Death penalty campaigning tool kit
