Montag, September 03, 2007

International Appeal for a Worldwide Moratorium on the


International Appeal for

a Worldwide Moratorium

on the

Death Penalty



For World Day Against the Death Penalty 2007, the World Coalition is launching an Appeal for a worldwide moratorium on executions. Following the five million people who signed the ‘Moratorium 2000’ petition launched by the Community of Sant’Egidio and Amnesty International, the petition invites all governments to work for a world free of executions and call upon the member states of the UN General Assembly to overwhelmingly vote in favor of an international moratorium on executions.

The petition may be read and signed online at:

International Appeal for a Worldwide Moratorium on the Death Penalty (http://mehr.org/Death_Penalty_Petition.htm)


Call for action:

· Sign the petition;
·
Post the petition onto your website with a link to online signatures on the WCADP website (http://www.worldcoalition.org/petitions/?petition=3);


MEHR
P.O. Box 2037
P.V.P., CA 90274
Tel: (310) 377- 4590
Fax: (310)377- 3103


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