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Abolition on the agenda of the National Assembly in DR Congo

Submitted by Coalition mondiale on Saturday, 06 November 2010
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The death penalty issue is back on the parliamentary agenda in the Democratic Republic of Congo thanks to a legislative sequence welcomed by local abolitionists.

Teaching abolition in the African Great Lakes region

Submitted by Coalition mondiale on Friday, 06 November 2009
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Kinshasa workshop, 10 octobre 2009

The 7th World Day Against the Death Penalty was celebrated on October 10, 2009 in Kinshasa. On that occasion, the website of the Great Lakes Coalition was officially launched. Thomas Hubert, who designed the site, organised a training session on the utilisation of the website for all the Coalition's member organisations.

Kigali conference: Africa moving towards regional abolition treaty

Submitted by Coalition mondiale on Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Around 60 government representatives, NGO activists, members of African Union institutions and academics met with the members of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights’ Working Group on the death penalty in Kigali, Rwanda between September 23-25, 2009.

ICC paves the way for justice without killing

Submitted by CPJ on Friday, 17 July 2009
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The University of Kinshasa has hosted a conference on the theme of death penalty-free justice to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court.

Burundi abolishes the death penalty

Submitted by Coalition mondiale on Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, signed the revised penal code into law on April 22. The new legislation abolishes the death penalty. Several World Coalition member organisations have welcomed this significant development in the African Great Lakes region, one of the key battlegrounds in the global struggle against capital punishment.