Anti-Death Penalty Campaign: Amnesty International India

paulami · 24-09-07, 10:50 PM

Dear Friends,

Amnesty International, India office requested this be brought to the attention of AID-Awareness readers. Please check the Amnesty Site at [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...] for interesting details on death penalty (for example of the nearly 200 countries in the world, only 25 countries carried out executions in 2006 and 91% of these happened in just 6 countries -- China, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan and the USA).

--Ravi

Support LIFE not Death!!

Please sign the online petition [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

Amnesty International (AI) along with many other organisation all over the world has been campaigning for the abolition of death penalty worldwide since the early Seventies. We oppose the death penalty in all cases and without exception believing it to be a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims, as has been persistently demonstrated.

The worldwide trend against death penalty has been gaining momentum, with the European Union moving a resolution in the upcoming 62 nd UN General Assembly asking for a moratorium on death penalty. The campaign against death penalty is led by AI and World Campaign Against Death Penalty in mobilising support in favour of the resolution.

As a part of this global campaign, AI India is organising a signature campaign urging the Government of India to either vote in favour of this resolution, or atleast abstain from voting.

Your vote counts!!

In Solidarity,

Amnesty International India

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Dear Prime Minister,

We urge your government to support the resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) starting in September 2007. Supported by countries from all regions of the world, such resolution would be an important milestone towards the abolition of the death penalty in all countries.

We oppose the death penalty in all cases and without exception believing it to be a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims, as has been persistently demonstrated.

A momentum is gathering to end capital punishment in all countries: 130 countries, from all regions of the world, have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice and only 25 countries carried out executions in 2006. Amnesty International's statistics also show a significant overall decline in the number of reported executions in 2006. By adopting a resolution on a moratorium on executions, the UNGA will take a further, important step towards the fulfillment of the established UN goal of abolition of the death penalty set out by the UNGA in 1977 (resolution 31/61 of 8 December 1977.)

The vote on this resolution affords India the opportunity to support the eventual abolition of the death penalty at the international level and strengthen world opinion against capital punishment.

As the Human Rights Committee (now Council) stated "all measures of abolition should be considered as progress in the enjoyment of the right to life" (General Comment No 6.). I strongly encourage India to vote in favour of the resolution on a moratorium on executions due to be presented at the UNGA 62nd session beginning this September.
Yours sincerely,

Please sign the online petition [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

Paulami

bratishgoswami · 25-09-07, 11:39 AM

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paulami · 02-10-07, 09:57 PM

Sudhu matro Bratish sign koreche? Ar karur ki kono dai nei???

24-09-07, 10:50 PM	#1
paulami [ Community Liaison ] Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Barasat KS$: 801.00 Forum Bank: 540.00 Total KS$: 1,341.00 Donate Rep Power: 3	Anti-Death Penalty Campaign: Amnesty International India Dear Friends, Amnesty International, India office requested this be brought to the attention of AID-Awareness readers. Please check the Amnesty Site at [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...] for interesting details on death penalty (for example of the nearly 200 countries in the world, only 25 countries carried out executions in 2006 and 91% of these happened in just 6 countries -- China, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan and the USA). --Ravi Support LIFE not Death!! Please sign the online petition [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...] Amnesty International (AI) along with many other organisation all over the world has been campaigning for the abolition of death penalty worldwide since the early Seventies. We oppose the death penalty in all cases and without exception believing it to be a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims, as has been persistently demonstrated. The worldwide trend against death penalty has been gaining momentum, with the European Union moving a resolution in the upcoming 62 nd UN General Assembly asking for a moratorium on death penalty. The campaign against death penalty is led by AI and World Campaign Against Death Penalty in mobilising support in favour of the resolution. As a part of this global campaign, AI India is organising a signature campaign urging the Government of India to either vote in favour of this resolution, or atleast abstain from voting. Your vote counts!! In Solidarity, Amnesty International India ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Prime Minister, We urge your government to support the resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) starting in September 2007. Supported by countries from all regions of the world, such resolution would be an important milestone towards the abolition of the death penalty in all countries. We oppose the death penalty in all cases and without exception believing it to be a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims, as has been persistently demonstrated. A momentum is gathering to end capital punishment in all countries: 130 countries, from all regions of the world, have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice and only 25 countries carried out executions in 2006. Amnesty International's statistics also show a significant overall decline in the number of reported executions in 2006. By adopting a resolution on a moratorium on executions, the UNGA will take a further, important step towards the fulfillment of the established UN goal of abolition of the death penalty set out by the UNGA in 1977 (resolution 31/61 of 8 December 1977.) The vote on this resolution affords India the opportunity to support the eventual abolition of the death penalty at the international level and strengthen world opinion against capital punishment. As the Human Rights Committee (now Council) stated "all measures of abolition should be considered as progress in the enjoyment of the right to life" (General Comment No 6.). I strongly encourage India to vote in favour of the resolution on a moratorium on executions due to be presented at the UNGA 62nd session beginning this September. Yours sincerely, Please sign the online petition [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...] Paulami

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