A briefing organised by Hands Off Cain for a moratorium...
A briefing organised by Hands Off Cain for a moratorium on capital executions took place at the UN buildings in Geneva
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A briefing organised by Hands Off Cain for a moratorium on capital executions took place at the UN buildings in Geneva.
Participants at the event were Enrico Pianetta of the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission, Minister Fallavollita, the Italian Foreign Office Human Rights Representative, Elisabetta Zamparutti of Hands Off Cain, Leroy Orange, exonerated from Illinois' death row, Steven Block, Orange's lawyer, Ray Krone, the 100th person to be exonerated from the United States' death rows, Marielle Pun, Falun Gong practitioner and Rev. Melody Smith, executive director of the Restorative Justice Centre for Capital Cases.
The Italian delegation confirmed the positive trend in the number of cosponsors to the resolution for a moratorium on capital executions to be presented at the next UN General Assembly.
Participants at the event were Enrico Pianetta of the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission, Minister Fallavollita, the Italian Foreign Office Human Rights Representative, Elisabetta Zamparutti of Hands Off Cain, Leroy Orange, exonerated from Illinois' death row, Steven Block, Orange's lawyer, Ray Krone, the 100th person to be exonerated from the United States' death rows, Marielle Pun, Falun Gong practitioner and Rev. Melody Smith, executive director of the Restorative Justice Centre for Capital Cases.
The Italian delegation confirmed the positive trend in the number of cosponsors to the resolution for a moratorium on capital executions to be presented at the next UN General Assembly.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Nessuno tocchi Caino, 17/04/2003)
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