The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty was cre­at­ed in Rome on May 12, 2002, and con­sists of 52 orga­ni­za­tions through­out the world: NGOs, attor­neys’ asso­ci­a­tions, trade unions, local com­mu­ni­ties, and oth­er orga­ni­za­tions (includ­ing many that are active in the U.S.) chal­leng­ing cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment. The Coalition has cho­sen October 10, 2006 as the day to put par­tic­u­lar focus on prob­lems with the death penal­ty around the world. 

For more infor­ma­tion, see their Web site: www​.world​coali​tion​.org. (World Day 2006: Call for Initiatives, Aug. 16, 2006). See International.

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