On November 29, the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, was illu­mi­nat­ed in hon­or of Connecticut’s repeal of the death penal­ty in April of this year. The event fea­tured for­mer death row inmate Shujaa Graham of California and George Kain of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty. Five states in the past five years have abol­ished the death penal­ty: Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey, and New York. The pro­gram also com­mem­o­rat­ed the 10th World Day of Cities Against the Death Penalty, spon­sored by the Community of Sant’Egidio, a faith-based orga­ni­za­tion focus­ing on con­flict res­o­lu­tion and inter­faith dialoge. See a slide slow of pic­tures from par­tic­i­pat­ing cities at this link.

(Community of Sant’Egidio, ​“Cities for Life,” press release, November 29, 2012; pho­to of ear­li­er illu­mi­na­tion of Colosseum by Jimmy Engelbrecht). See International and Recent Legislation.

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