L

Co Response to Invitation to the Secretary-General: - invitation to the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, Oslo, 21 June 2016

- Benjamin Knight to: astango, rchenuil 12/04'/2016 03:38 PM Alexandra Barahona Posada , Mary Sack, G. Cucinotta, Rommel

Cc: Maranan, Jackilyn Punsal, Amy Kyaw, Aminata Sy, Ruxandra Ferascu, Wook-Jin Chang

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing on behalf of Mr. CHANG Wook-jin, Chief of the Scheduling Unit of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. Please find attached a scan of formal communication regarding the above-mentioned subject.

The original has been sent via mail. Kindly confirm receipt of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Benjamin Knight

United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General Scheduling Office United Nations Secretariat, Room S-3802 New York, NY 10017

Tel : (212) 963-1402 Email : knight2@un.org Benjamin Knight/NY/UNO

20160412115711 .pdf

1S-- /p / bf . 4-'~ /tii / 17b/J i co M/ll / 0 PI

@ Note to Mr. Al Hussein regarding the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, Oslo, 21 June 2016 - 8 • • K • ht t Carole Ray, Cecilia Canessa, Anton

enJamm nig o: Nikiforov 12/04/2016 03:42 PM

Cc: Rekia Soumana

Dear colleagues,

Kindly find attached below a note to Mr. Al Hussein, along with a copy of the correspondence sent to the event organiser and the original invitation, to the above-mentioned event at which he has kindly agreed to represent the Secretary-General.

20160412115742.pdf

Best regards,

Benjamin Knight

United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General Scheduling Office United Nations Secretariat, Room S-3802 New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 963-1402 Email : knight2@un.org Benjamin Knight/NY/UNO

REFERENCE:

UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

POSTAL ADDRESS - ADRESSE POST ALE : UNITED NATIONS, NY 10017

CAB LE A DD RESS - ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIQUE: UNATIONS NEWYORK

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

CABINET DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL

11 April 2016

Dear Mr. Chenuil-Hazan,

On behalf of the Secretary-General, I would like to thank you for your letter dated 18 November 2015, inviting him to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, which will take place on 21 June 2016 in Oslo. ·

The Secretary-General appreciates your kind invitation. Regrettably, he will be unable to attend the event, owing to prior commitments and pressing demands already on his schedule on the said date. However, I am pleased to inform that he has designated Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to represent him at this important event and deliver a message to participants on his behalf. The office of Mr. Al Hussein will liaise with your office to discuss the details of his participation.

I wish to take this opportunity to convey the best wishes of the Secretary-General for the success of the event.

A similar response has been sent to Mr. Antonio Stango, who co-signed the invitation.

Mr. Raphael Chenuil-Hazan Executive Director Together against the death penalty Montreuil

-

Yours sincerely,

11~ -7\ (.MJ.,(h..,{~

Edmond Mulet Chef de Cabinet

REFERENCE:

UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

POSTAL ADDR ESS - ADRESSE POST ALE : UNITED NATIONS, NY 10017

CA BL E ADDRESS - ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIOUE : UNATIONS NEWYORK

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERA L

CABINET DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL

11 April2016

Dear Mr. Stango,

On behalf of the Secretary-General, I would like to thank you for your letter dated 18 November 2015, inviting him to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, which will take place on 21 June 2016 in Oslo.

The Secretary-General appreciates your kind invitation. Regrettably, he will be unable to attend the event, owing to prior commitments and pressing demands already on his schedule on the said date. However, I am pleased to inform that he has designated Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to represent him at this important event and deliver a message to participants on his behalf. The office of Mr. Al Hussein will liaise with your office to discuss the details of his participation.

I wish to take this opportunity to convey the best wishes of the Secretary-General for the success of the event.

A similar response has been sent to Mr. Raphael Chenuil-Hazan, who co-signed the invitation.

Mr. Antonio Stango Coordinator of the 6th World Congress Together against the death penalty Montreuil

-

Yours sincerely,

&lfu10 ~ Edmund Mulet Chef de Cabinet

Note to Mr. Al Hussein

Opening Ceremony of the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty

I would like to thank you for agreeing to represent the Secretary-General at the opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, which will take place on 21 June 2016 in Oslo.

Please find attached the relevant correspondence.

Best regards.

U/4;JJ, -tdrnond Mulet

11 April2016

' '

•

Re: Fw: For Advice: 6th World Confress Against hte Death Penalty, Oslo, 21-23 June 2016 [:J Stefano Sensi to: G. Cucinotta 14/03/2016 07:11 PM Cc: Charles Radcliffe, Maymuchka Lauriston

History: This message has been forwarded.

Dear Ginevra,

We've been informed that the HC will attend this event.

Kindest, Stefano

G. Cucinotta Dear Stefano, Would you have any updates on ...

From: G. Cucinotta/NY/UNO To: Stefano Sensi/NY/UNO@UNHQ

' 14/03/2016 06:06:14 PM

Cc: Date:

Charles Radcliffe/NY/UNO@UNHQ, Maymuchka Lauriston/NY/UNO@UNHQ 14/03/2016 06:06 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: For Advice: 6th World Confress Against hte Death Penalty, Oslo, 21-23 June 2016

Dear Stefano,

Would you have any updates on whether the HC will attend?

Many thanks in advance,

Ginevra

- - --------=--

d

-----Ginevra Cucinotta Programme Officer Executive Office of the Secretary-General United Nations

,,, c,~,l~ J J ~ S-3855 Telephone: + 1 9173675281 Cell : + 1 9172448869 e-mail: cucinottag@un.org

~b

Stefano Sensi Charles Radcliffe

Dear Ginevra, Many thanks for the information ... . Dear Ginevra, I copy our colleague, Stefano, wh .. .

22/01/2016 12:49:39 PM 21/01/201 6 06:03:02 PM

I RECEIVED

NOV 13 2, ,S,. ) o7 bq­

EOSG/CENTRAL

Subject:

Orgt;nised by ECPM 69, rue Michelet 93100 Montreuil - France Tel. : 00 33 01 53 63 03 57 Fax. : 00 33 01 80 87 70 46

ACTION

COPY

WORLD '!• COALITION

AGAIM$!t ttW ~'flt NMA.N -

C v-JJ / , .

;, ..1

NORWEGIAN MI N rSl'RY Of HlRf!GN AHArllS

·······- -···

Paris, 18 November 2015

For the attention of the Honourable Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General

United Nations 760 United Nations Plaza

New York. NY 10017

Official invitation to the 6 th World Congress Against the Death Penalty Oslo, 21-23 June 2016

Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

The association Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM / Together against the death penalty) is honoured to invite you to participate in the 6 th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, which will take place in Oslo, from the 21 st to the 23'd of June 2016.

A highlight of the international abolitionist campaign, the 6 th World Congress will gather one thousand five hundred key actors of the fight against the death penalty, from more than 90 countries on all five continents: international civil society actors, high-level political representatives and representatives of institutions, experts, journalists, lawyers etc. There will be wide media coverage, which will heighten the event's international dimension. ECPM is organising the 6 th World Congress under the sponsorship of the Norwegian Government, and in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

The 6th World Congress will notably highlight the situation in Asia, the top retentionist region in the world with more than 50% of death sentences and often no records or proper statistics related to the death penalty. Major issues such as terrorism and drug trafficking will also figure among the strategic priorities of the Congress.

Kno~ing your commitment to universal abolition of the death penalty, we would be honoured and delighted if you would participate in the 6 th World Congress . Against the Death Penalty. Your world-wide efforts to demonstrate the inconsistency between capital punishment and fundamental human rights contributes to a high degree to ~trengthen the international abolitionist movement. Your presence in Oslo would be a strong .and significant message toward all the abolitionist movement.

We would be honoured and pleased by your presence during the opening ceremony, on Tuesday 21st June 2016.

CONTACT Antonio Stango Coordmator of the 6th World Congress against t11e death penalty · Email astango@aboht,on fr • Phone number +33 1 80877049

www.abolition.fr

Official representatives from supporting states will attend the 6 th World Congress, such as Heads of State from abolitionist countries, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Justice, Heads of International Organisations, Parliamentarians, ambassadors and members of the Norwegian Government. We will also count on the presence of prominent figures and Nobel Prize laureates that play a crucial role as spokespeople for the abolitionist cause.

We are at your disposal should you require any further information.

Yours sincerely,

Raphael Chenuil-Hazan ECPM Executive Director

rchenuil@abolition.fr

Antonio Stango Coordinator of the 6th World Congress

astango@abolition.fr

Congress Venue: Oslo Opera House - Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1, 0150 Oslo, Norway

Oslo/ 6th World Congress against the death penalty - 21-23 June 2016 2

SAY NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY SAY NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY,

SAY NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY ;;,,:,:, t~(~ TC ,-+ 6TH WOAL.D C.ONGAESS

• • ~ • 4

SAY NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY SAY ~· TO THE DEATH PENALTY ::;:\f :~u 'U __ . >,-,\ --i x .. ,y,, y SAY NO TO THE DEA.

PENALTY Si-\'( I\J() TO THE: Dl:!\TH

PENALTY SAY NO TO THE DEA' AGAl·•·N·S•I THE DEATH P•E··-NAl.TY 21 -23 JUNE 2016 OSLO

SAY NO DEATH

PENALTY

Organised by

Ensemble contre lapeine demon

In partnership with

WORLD COALITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... ... .. .... .... .. ..... .... .... ..... ... .... ... ...... .. , .. ........ .. .. .... .. ,, .... .. . 3

INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT AND ABOLITIONIST DEBATE IN 2015 .. . .. .4

HISTORY OF THE WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY .. ..... ... 5 • Strasbourg 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ..... ..... ..... .. .... .... .... . • Montreal 2004 .. • Paris 2007 ..

.5

.5 . .... 5

• Madrid 2013 .... .... ..... .. ... ...... .. .. .... .. . .. . .. .... ..... .. .. .. ...... .... ..... .... .... .. 5

IMPACT OF THE PREVIOUS CONGRESSES.... . ... 6 • An impact in the media and the raising of international public awareness . . .. .. 6

• A structural impact, the development of a global abolitionist movement and the World Day Against the Death Penalty ... ... ...... ... .. .... ...... ..... ... . ... ... .. 6

• Apolitical impact, the adoption of UN resolutions and further state ratifications of international legal instruments aiming to abolish the death penalty ... ... .. .... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ........ .. .... .... . 6

THE WORLD CONGRESS GOALS . . ... . / • Providing more means to local figures ... 6

• Developing common strategies for the universal abol ition of the death penalty .. .. ... .... ..... ... ........ ... ........ .. ... ..... .... ... .. .... .... .. .... ...... .... ...... .... . 6

• Increasing the political pressure on countries so that they take genuine commitments . . .... 6

• Mobilising public opinion to promote greater civic awareness ... . . . ... 6

THE ASIAN REGIONAL CONGRESS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, JUNE 2015 .. . .12

• Geographical scope of the Regional Congress of Kuala Lumpur .... 6 • Objectives of the Congress .. .... .... ..... ..... ... ... .. .. .. ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... ...... .... ... 6 • Specific goals of the 2nd Regional Congress in Asia .. . . ..... . 6 • Scope of the Congress .. . . t,

THE OSLO CONGRESS IMPLEMENTATION .. .. .. ........ .... ... ...... ... .. .... .. .... 13 • Defining the academic programme ... .. . 6 • Government involvement and political mobilisation ..... . 6

• Budget

ORGANISERS AND PARTNERS .. .. • About ECPM ...

.. .. .......... ... .. ... . ... .. .. .... ... .. .... .. ... .... .... . 13 .... .. .. .. ......... .. ... . ....... .. . 6

• The World Coalition against the Death Penalty .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . ...... .. 6

• The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . .. 6

APPENDED INFORMATION ..... • Media coverage of the 5th congress in figures • Our regular partners .. ....... .. .. .... ..... .. .. .

. .. 6

... . 6

2 1 ' ,\1• ~ 1,f,f r-,, :,,r,11t:·-··n fr­vvvvvv ' Cd .JU ,U, '

I

INTRODUCTION

The universal abolition of the death penalty is in progress. Over the last 40 years, the world has experienced a genuine abolitionist trend with the percentage of countries that have given up the death penalty going from 20 to 70%. This international momentum has especially gained ground over the last two decades thanks to the emergence and growth of an international abolitionist movement combining ongoing efforts in the political field with those of civil society figures.

However, certain regions are still strongly resisting the progressive abolitionist way of thinking and continue to substantially carry out executions, like in Asia and the Arab world or in the United States, the only democracy among the top five countries in terms of annual executions 1.

In a globalised world in constant interaction, collaborative action appears as an essential lever in order for these retentionist zones to c~1ange.

Recognized as the key abolit ionist event since 2001, the World Congress Against the Death Penalty is organised by Together Against the Death Penalty (Ensemble contre la peine de mort - ECPM) in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. After Strasbourg in 2001, Montreal in 2004, Paris in 2007, Geneva in 201 O and Madrid in 2013, the 6th

World congress will be held in Oslo in June 2016.

For four days, members of international civil society, politicians and legal specialists gather at the World Congress to elaborate the abolitionist strategies for the years to come on national, regional and international levels; to get the message across to the world that universal abolition is necessary for a world where progress and just ice prevail.

One thousand five hundred people are expected every day, from more than 90 countries and all the five continents.

With the belief that abolition must be established legally as well as in peoples ' conscience in order to be definitive, ECPM designed the World Congress as an event that must be widely covered by the media and which should therefore welcome key political and cultural figures, playing an important role as spokespeople for the abolitionist cause.

Thus, the World Congresses have witnessed declarations and commitments from the high­est authorities concerned, as Navanethem Pillay, Ban Ki-moon, Abdou Diouf, Stavros Lambrinidis, Shirin Ebadi, Soeur Helen Prejean, Gry Larsen, Laurent Fabius, Jose Luis Zapatero, Renate Wohlwend, Ibrahim Najjar, Robert Bad inter, Ahmed Herzenni. ..

The 6th World Congress wi ll keep coming within the scope of international polit ical strategy in increasing cooperation between countries, International Organisations and civil societies. A Core Group, composed by members of the Norwegian government and high governmental representatives of all continents will guarantee-a high level polit ical representation to the event.

The ffh World Congress Against the Death Penalty wi ll also clearly turn to Asia and South-East Asia which is the top retentionist region in the world with more than 50% of death condemna­tions and often no records or proper statistics related to the death penalty.

The number of executions worldwide in 2014 is estimated at 607. This number is lower than the actual number of executions due to China's classification of execution numbers as state secrets, although several thousands are estimated each year. Amnesty International - Annual Report on the Death Penalty, 2014.

I wvvvv. atic ition . fr 3

With this mind, ECPM fostered the networking of actors from target countries ahead of the sixth World Congress. This networking took place during the Regional Congress in Kuala Lum­pur, Malaysia in June 2015. It mobil ised all regional actors, political representatives as well as civil society and the media and in particular the various existing or nascent National Coalitions.

In spite of the progresses observed in the last decades, many challenges must still be taken up, new perspectives offered to abolitionist actors and strategies must be reformed to bring change to the last "pockets of resistance".

Thus, the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty fits within the framework of an in­tegrated approach, marked by the 2015 Regional Congress in Malaysia and mobilises key political and civil society players from all continents.

4 1 . \1\l'\ '•/'1/\/ '.'.:)\·,,·)1·1ti(-l'l fr V '/ / \ / V ' \_),J..._j i.._ : - · : I

INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT ANO ABOLITIONIST DEBATE IN 2015

During 2014, at least 607 prisoners were executed in 22 countries2 and at least 2024 peo­ple were sentenced to death in 67 countries3•

In 2014, three states, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran, were responsible of more than 72% of the 607 recorded executions. This does not include China, one of the nations with the highest number of executions, even though the official numbers remain a state secret.

All around the world, 140 countries are abolitionists in law or in practice. This also hides other real ities like that of the citizens from the 58 countries which have always resorted to the death penalty and that represent about 60% of the world population that is living under a justice that kills; and the reality that more than 20,000 death row prisoners are awaiting their execution in conditions that are often below the required international standards.

Asia is the fi rst continent to practice capital punishment. However, the emergence and af­firmation of citizens and social movements in favor of the abolition represent a considerable lever to advance the cause in this region of the world.

Governments which retain the death penalty regard it as being an issue that falls exclusively under national law. In fact, the use of the death penalty contravenes international norms and the fundamental principles of law. The verdict is too frequently delivered after an unfair trial; it is too often discriminatory or applied for nonviolent crimes or for people who were underage when the crime was committed.

Furthermore, in abolitionist countries, pro-death penalty movements regularly challenge the existing situation . There is a permanent risk that some de facto abolitionist countries may resume executions; as an example, Pakistan ended death penalty suspension in March 2015, to allow the execution of terrorists.

For their part, every day, ordinary citizens and human rights activists, international !aw uni­versity teachers and lawyers opposed to the death penalty in rententonist countries face major political, judiciary or religious obstacles. As a minority group, they strive to make their cause popular to a wider public that is usually poorly informed and for whom the death penalty is primarily seen as a deterrent against criminal ity.

2 Excluding China, absence of information 3 Source : Amnesty International

I 5

HISTORY OF THE WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

The importance of this triennial event cannot be denied in a world where interaction is ever increasing. From a Congress to another, that major meeting of civil society obtains a growing support from the political scene while the participation of its actors from all horizons rises.

STRASBOURG 2001 The 1st World Congress was held at the Counci l of Europe and the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2001, with the presence of 22 Presidents of Parliament and , for the first time, abolitionists from around the world. This event was the stimulus for the 2002 formation of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty as well as the establishment of the fi rst World day against the Death Penalty in 2003. Funding for "Strasbourg 2001" was mainly provided by a French government grant as well as contributions from local authorities in Alsace.

MONTREAL 2004 The 2nd World Congress against the Death Penalty was held in Montreal, it was organised by ECPM and Penal Reform International. Attendees included diplomats, NGOs, journalists and citizens from 64 countries. This congress focused on the United States, the development of regional strategies and issues related to penal pol icy in the fight against the death penalty.

e 2 r<J World Congress was funded primarily with grants from the host country (Canada and the province of Quebec), in addition to government grants from Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland as well as the Paris bar association, the Quebec bar association. and the Lower Normandy region.

PARIS 2007 Under the patronage of Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel , the 3rd Congress garnered in­creasing attendance with over 1,000 participants and 150 speakers, as well as the participa­tion of many political leaders and received wide media coverage. Congress highlights included an official declaration by the European Union, formal messages from the Pope and the Dalai Lama as well as exclusive speeches by Chinese abolitionists and representatives of countries where the death penalty is stil l in force, such as Morocco and Benin. Micheline Calmy-Rey, who was at the time member of the Swiss Federal Counci l and head of the Swiss Federal De­partment of ~oreign Affairs, also conveyed an official message inviting the 4th World Congress to Geneva. Work focused on China in light of the pending Olympic Games, as well as on the abolitionist outlook in North Africa and the Middle East. The 3rd World Congress was primarily funded by the host country, France, but also received backing from Germany, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland and the European Union as well as the Paris bar association and the International Organization of la Francophonie.

6 I · \:\/\ :\/\(\I ".:s \·,'I I '1t\ (I :n

•,J ,! \' 'I '1 './ , l._,-1. k . ./ ,_1 : ......... I ,

GENEVA 2010 After the invitation extended by Micheline Calmy-Rey on behalf of the Swiss government, the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty took place in Geneva, the city known as the "cradle of human rights", from February 24th ti ll the 25tr, 2010. · The level of political representation during the 4th international gathering of the abolitionist movement surpassed by far previous congresses, not only regarding the number of poli tical figures, but also regarding their level of representation. No less than 53 foreign diplomatic delegations were present. The Geneva Congress was also a popular success with more than 1,500 participants, as well as a wide media coverage with over 250,000 internet listings and over 1,200 articles in at least 30 countries. Thanks to the resounding success of Geneva 2010, it has been possible to consider inter­governmental lobbying possibilities with confidence, in order to achieve universal abolition through international channels. In accordance with our commitment, ECPM was abie to make this Congress a reality thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Swiss Confederation as well as political and financial backing from many countries, mainly European, the IOF and a close partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

MADRID 2013 The Geneva Congress opened with the official invitation by the President of Spanish govern­ment, Rose Luis Zapatero, to establish the 5th Congress in Madrid. In accordance with the Millennium Development Goals, the objective to reach a universal moratorium was launched, as well as the establishment of an International Commission against the Death Penalty as political backing for civil society. With these initiatives, Spain reminds us of the importance of coordinating efforts between civi l society and governments to attain universal abolition. The challenge of political mobilisation for the Congress of Madrid, organised for the first time with four European sponsor States, was to obtain high-level representation in the different regions of the world , with an emphasis on the representation of retent ionist countries and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The mobilisation level was unprecedented with the presence of 5 European ministers, 2 ministers from abolitionist countries outside of Europe (Rwanda, the Philippines), 3 ministers from de facto abolitionist countries (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Tunisia), 1 minister from a retentionist State (Iraq), major intergovernmental institutions and 1500 participants. The Congress in Madrid was able to convey the message to the nations that were previously reluctant to participate in the international debates. The participation of several Nobel Peace Prizes laureates, such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Shirin Ebadi, and Mareid Maguire, also contributed to the success of this event.

I vvvvv✓. a.t1cii t1on. fr 7

IMPACT OF THE PREVIOUS CONGRESSES

In 2001, ECPM organised tt1e first World Congress against the Death Penalty in Strasbourg, the official seat of the European Parliament. This first Congress triggered an international movement supporting abolition, bringing together civil society as well as politicians and inter­national organisations.

AN IMPACT IN THE MEDIA AND THE RAISING OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS Thanks to heavy international media coverage, the Congress contributed to raising interna­tional public and media awareness of the abolition cause. Whether educating young pupils and students on death penalty through an exhibition, developing pmjects with partners in Maghreb and Spain during the Madrid Congress, this raising of public awareness is a fundamental ele­ment in the campaign for worldwide abolition.

A STRUCTURAL IMPACT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT AND THE WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENAL TY The first Congress led to the creation of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Today, it has 158 member organisations and is constantly growing. In parallel, national and regional abolitionist coalitions are being created and developed, such as the Moroccan, Tunisian and Congolese coalitions and the regional coalitions in the Caribbean, the Arab world and the Great Lakes. The World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10th was also launched during the 1st Congress and was made official by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament in 2007. The increasing mobilisation of public opinion during the World Day is a promising sign. In 2013, the World Day was dedicated to the Greater Caribbean, where the population remains strongly opposed to abolit ion. In 2014, the 12th World Day Against the Death Penalty focused on people with mental health problems risking the death penalty, because according to human rights standards, persons with mental illness or intellectual dis­abilities should not face the capital sentence.

A POLITICAL IMPACT, THE ADOPTION OF UN RESOLUTIONS AND FURTHER STATE RATIFICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AIMING TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENAL TY The Paris Congress, which called for a United Nations General Assembly resolution on a global moratorium on executions, .also contributed to the adoption of this resolution by a large majority at the end of 2007 . This resolution was once again successfully adopted at the end of 2008 and after. The final declarations of the World Congresses, signed by many political figures and institutions, encouraged countries to ratify international and regional abolitionist treaties, including the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Between 2012 and 2014 10 new countries adhered to this Protocol, bringing the total number of state parties to 81 by 2014.While the all iance of abolitionist campaigners from all over the world and their un­ceasing efforts are carrying the cause of the global abolition of the death penalty since the 1st Congress, 1 9 countries have abolished the death penalty, bringing to 140 the number of abolitionist states and de facto abolitionist states, there are remaining challenges to be met in the future, in particular at the 6th Congress.

81 vvvvvv. acol1 t1on . fr-

-Cl

THE WORLD CONGRESS GOALS

Four general goals have been defined for the last five sessions of the World Congress Against the Death Penalty. These goals form the foundation of this international event and the fight for the universal abolition of the death penalty.

PROVIDING MORE MEANS TO LOCAL FIGURES • ending the isolation of key figures in retentionist and de facto abolitionist countries; • supporting and promoting the efforts of key figures in retentionist and de facto abolitionist countries; • developing and supporting the World Coalition as well as regional and national Coalitions.

DEVELOPING COMMON STRATEGIES FOR THE UNIVERSAL ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENAL TY • drawing the attention of governmental actors on their ro le in the abolition process; • encouraging abolitionist countries to act in favor of the universal abolition; • developing concerted strategies between civil society and IGOs; • uniting the civil society actors from al l continents.

INCREASING THE POLITICAL PRESSURE ON COUNTRIES SO THAT THEY TAKE GENUINE COMMITMENTS • encouraging abolitionist countries to ratify international treaties; • encouraging de facto abolitionist countries to legally abolish the death penalty and commit

to the universal moratorium on executions at the General Assembly of the United Nations; • encouraging retentionist countries to abolish the death penalty; • initiating open dialogue with the retentionist countries by encouraging their attendance at

the Congress.

MOBILISING PUBLIC OPINION TO PROMOTE GREATER CIVIC AWARENESS • ensuring media coverage before, during and after the Congress; • making the abolitionist cause highly visible to the general public; • raising public awareness and educating the public by creating and sharing editorial content.

The World Congress Against the Death Penalty is an opportunity to bring up real cases of death row inmates that are representative of the abolitionist cause, in order to develop international awareness campaigns in support of the movement. The Paris Congress resulted in the cam­paign "For the liberation of the Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya", whereas the campaign "Justice for Hank Skinner!" was initiated at the Geneva Congress.

SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE 6TH WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN OSLO The sixth Congress also seeks to achieve specific goals that reflect the challenges facing the international movement in support of abolition and ECPM's action strategy. • Promote abolition in Asia and encourage the emergence of concerted action strategies; • Support and use the emergence of new forms of political cooperation , particularly network-

ing of legislative players.

Furthermore, ECPM and its partners wil l guarantee continuity with previous Congresses by sup­porting and strengthening initiatives in the MENA region created during the previous Regional Congress (networking of players from civi l society and parliamentary players) , as set out in the framework for the activity.

I

WORLD CONGRE$S AGAINST THEO&ATH PIINAl.rt

l)Sl.Q

\f\.i\.1\j\,,,-...J, ;:, t ·J t<f'1 ' 1 t' t't-y \....J~ \_) : : '- \._,. : .

g

Abolitionist states (State or territory where the death penalty is abolished) Guatemala>

,111- 7 0...-.-,pl.,,.. ~ ~7

r,rtP ~ Abolitionist states for ordinary crimes (State or territory where the death penalty Eouac1or,

is abolished unless there are exceptional circumstances)

De facto abolitionist states (State or territo,y where the death penalty is implemented but no executions for ten years)

-

Retentionist states (State or territory where the death penalty is implemented)

,. < Palau

? < MaldlYII

""'I .... <Mauritlt111

1. Albania 2. n,e Pt1ncipallty of Andorra 3. Armenia 4. Azerbaijan 5. Belgium 6, Bhutan 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina 8. Croatia 9. Hungary 10. Liechtenstein 11 . Luxembourg 12. Macedonia 13. Moldova 14. Monaco 15. 1he Netherlands 16. Slovenia 17. C2ech Republic 18. Slovakia 19. The Republic of San Marino 20. Serbia and Montenegro

("Montenegro • 0 Serbia• ••• Kosovo)

21. Vatican

.., <Mlaonesia

.., < Marahall

o < Nauru

_ < SOiomon tstands

Vanuatu> ,

,<Kiribati

TIJYllu> • - <,Samoa

FIJI>•

Tonga>•

THE ASIAN REGIONAL CONGRESS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, JUNE 2015

KUALA LUMl'UA .. ~~

'"J .. ~&:~•:;. •(';m.

ECPM organised the First Asian Regional Congress on the Death Pen­alty, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ahead of the 6th World Congress. ECPM aims to promote networking between actors from target coun­tries prior to the 6th Congress. Some of these countries can be con­sidered as levers for their region, mobilising political and civi l society figures and especially the various national coalitions, whether estab­lished or emerging. The Regional Congress was co-organised with the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) and in partnership with the Suhakam (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) and the Bar Council of Malaysia.

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF THE REGIONAL CONGRESS OF KUALA LUMPUR The Regional Congress targeted the countries of East and Southeast Asia as a priority, but was also opened to the countries of central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. As the first retentionist region worldwide, the number of people executed in Asia remains higher than the total number of executions in the rest of the world . Several countries in the region do not publish any statistics regarding death penalty use and a public opinion that supports capital punishment is still a major challenge to face. However, following an international trend, gov­ernments have lately tended to impose more rigorous restrictions to limit the use of the death penalty and a more open debate has been launched. Over the last decade, three countries in the region have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, Bhutan in 2004, the Philippines in 2006 and Mongolia in 2012. In spite of this progress, there are still numerous challenges to be faced to end capital pun­ishment in the region. Indeed, Indonesia and Singapore resumed executions along with India and Pakistan, both of the latters extended the scope of capital punishment respectively in 2012 and 2014.

The city of Kuala Lumpur was chosen to organise the Regional Congress in order to make the most out of its regional and international influence and strategic position since it represents the first field of action of ADPAN. This forefront regional capital city will facilitate the coming of in­ternational political, judiciary and civi l society representatives, which will guarantee the diversity and richness of the academic programme. Moreover, the Malaysian abolitionist movement, led by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN, co-organiser of the Regional Congress), the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), and Bar Council Malaysia, has strength­ened. As a consequence, the cooperation of these structures on the Regional Congress have reinforced and empowered the existing Asian abolitionist movement, giving it more visibility on the international level.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONGRESS The Kuala Lumpur Congress primarily targeted civil society members, as well as politicians, governments and regional organisations.

12!w. abolition . fr

Its aims were: • To encourage speeches and political commitments, • To support developments in the region, • To ensure the representation of the region 's players at the World Congress in Oslo, • To ensure the continuity of debates between the Regional and World Congresses.

SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE REGIONAL CONGRESS IN ASIA • Identify the major issues of the region and develop arguments in support of abolition.

Given the wide variety of situations encountered in this area, arguments must be developed in details in order to provide guidelines. The issue of the public opinion supporting the death penalty must also be looked into.

• Promote collective action and the emergence of initiatives from the actors of civil society and the parliamentary actors of the region . There are still very few collaborative actions compared to other retentionist zones.

• Support the regional networking of civil society (ADPAN) for the implementation of an effec­tive action strategy and a better awareness. Following its recent independence, this network must establish its governance and its strat­egy in order to improve the effectiveness of its actions and ensure the continuation of the network.

• Lobby regional organisations (ASEAN) and the Congress host country. ASEAN acquired a Human Rights Commission and a binding Chart of Fundamental Rights which states its adhesion to the principals respecting and protecting human rights and fundamental liberties. However, these texts present gaps, which cause its lack of effective involvement in the human rights and abolition areas.

• Prepare the 2015 World Day (October 10th) which will focus on the theme of "drugs and the death penalty."

In the region, the death penalty is widely used in drug trafficking cases and thousands of peo­ple have been condemned and executed after unfair trials, which proves to be problematic regarding the coordinated program to fight drug trafficking (UNCODC) financed by European States.

SCOPE OF THE CONGRESS

Two days of discussions The academic programme included an openi11g ceremony, a plenary session, two round ta­bles, four workshops and a closing ceremony. This Congress also granted a special impor­tance to informal discussions between guests.

More than 300 participants More than 300 lawyers, magistrates, parliamentarians, sociologists, theologians, journalists, NGO members and activists from more than 30 countries attended the Congress.

Wide media coverage ECPM mobilised the media of the targeted countries, including retentionist States, to ensure a broad diffusion throughout Asia, but also international media in order to raise public aware­ness worldwide. A press conference was organised with more than 20 journalists, mostly from Asia, to discuss the death penalty situation in· the region, insuring a large publ ication in local media. The journalists had also the opportunity to meet abolitionist actors, lawyers working with people sentenced to death in Asia and victims' families.

, tiT'! WORI.O COHQRES$ AGAINST THI! Ol!ATII PENAi.TY

OSLO

THE OSLO CONGRESS IMPLEMENTATION

DEFINING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME Like in previous Congresses, the academic programme of the Gtr, World Congress Against the Death Penalty will be organised in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

A participative and iterative process will be used to draw up the programme of debates for the Congresses, aiming to create a programme which is appropriate for the international chal­lenges and which will support the development of concerted lobbying and advocacy action and the work of abolition players by highlighting the challenges in their region. Furthermore, this participative process will aim to ensure the programme is well supported by the benefi~ ciaries.

GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT AND POLITICAL MOBILISATION As in the past, the success of the World Congress Against the Death Penalty depends on strong support from the host country and sponsor countries as well as abolitionist govern­ments.

Indeed, the European Union's mandate does not encompass congress funding; the same is true for private backers for whom ·the death penalty issue does not raise much interest.

Smooth organisation is made possible when there is a synergy between the different deci" sion-making levels, State, region , county, city. Publicizing the event is also faci litated and the cost of certain services is reduced when access to public property and services is provided. Because of the importance of diplomatic leverage for high-level political representation, ECPM has established and coordinates an informal support group for political activism, the Core Group. This committee is composed of diplomatic representatives from Argentina, Mexico, France, Norway, Monaco, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey to ensure political mobilisa­tion. Its goals are political mobilisation and coordination of lobbying work within the framework of the World Congresses and high profi le international abolitionist meeting. It aims to reach Asian and more African countries, to strengthen its impact in these areas.

BUDGET The budget for the 6th World Congress and the 2nd Regional Congress includes the standard costs related to the organisation of the event: .

• Organisation and logistic; • Publishing and editorial production; • Press and event publicity; • Equipment and operations for the on-site team; • Costs for four days of discussion: venue rental and set-up, interpretation for the discus-

sions, sharing the information, etc.; • Costs for two evenings with the cultural sector of Oslo and the final happening; • Costs of translation · • Evaluation

141 wvivv. acol1tion .

Like in the past, making the World Congress a reality requires the involvement of many volun­teers and the provision of various services, particularly in the areas of publishing, translation, the creation of brad and design guidelines for editorial production, publicity, signage, and logistics. These free services are provided by ECPM's volunteer network.

To be more specific, the budget of the ffh World Congress includes: • 85 speakers for the Oslo Congress; • 30 speakers for the Kuala Lumpur Regional Congress; • 90 congress members and 20 media outlets from retentionist countries in both congresses

ORGANISERS AND PARTNERS

ABOUT ECPM Since 2000, Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) has been campaigning against the death penalty throughout the world. This French organisation seeks to bring together and mo­bilise international advocates of abolition, to promote worldwide abolition through educational initiatives, publishing information and raising public awareness, to strengthen the capacities of abolitionist activists and to work with them, and finally to carry out campaigns for individuals sentenced to death around the world.

Uniting abolitionist campaigners from around the world Every three years, ECPM organises the World Congress Against the Death Penalty which brings together hundreds of abolitionists from around the world in order to elaborate and refine regional and international action strategies towards achieving worldwide abolition. After Strasbourg in 2001, after the invitation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Montreal in 2004, Paris in 2007 under the High Patronage of the Presidency of the French Republic, Geneva in 2010 under the sponsorship of the Swiss Confederation, Madrid in 2013 at the invitation of the Spanish government and with the support of the Norwegian government, ECPM is organising the 6th World Congress in Oslo in 2016,

Working with local partners to strengthen their capacities ECPM outs abolitionist campaigners in contact with one another and lets them discuss and coordinate their activit ies as well as promoting the creation of national or regional Coalit ions Against the Death Penalty. ECPM supports the activities of local abolitionist campaigners by providing technical support, and assisting the development of action plans and tools for mobilising support, raising aware­ness, and sharing information. ECPM co-organises events such as seminars, lobbying actions and campaigns to promote the abolition of the death penalty with local partners in retentionist and de facto abolit ionist countries. ECPM is developing projects in the Asian region, especially in East and Southeast Asia (ASEAN), as well as the MENA region (Middle East North Africa) . ECPM is working with part­ners like Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), supports the Central and East African Coalition and the development of the Moroccan, Tunisian, Algerian and Lebanese Coalitions against the Death Penalty. ·

Informing, educating, and raising public awareness ECPM is committed to raising awareness on the abolitionist cause even in abolitionist coun­tries, because universal abolition will only become a reality when people truly believe that it must. The organisation produces various informative and awareness-raising tools, namely: • www.abolition.fr, to find information about the World Congress and ECPM, in French and

in English, and tt1e Abolition Newsletter, a monthly e-newsletter sent to more than 20.000 subscribers which contains up-to-date information and abolitionist campaigning tools and information;

• Social media, to find regular updates on twitter and Facebook, can be found on ECPM's website (abolition.fr);

• Le journal de /'abolition: a free newspaper with a ci rculation of 10.000, published in pari­nership with Ouest France, a French regional newspaper, which aims to keep the public informed on important issues relative to the death penalty;

• An international communication campaign called "faces of abolition of the death penalty", with stories from people connected to the death penalty system. This campaign will be

16! w. aix1lilion

WORLD COALITION

AQAINIT THI: DUTH NNALTV

ANTI DEATH PENALTY ASIA NETWORK

launch within the framework of the Congress and it will have international reach within the framework of the World and Regional Congresses.

Since 2008, ECPM has been developing a free educational programme for teachers and schools featuring training on the problems raised by the death penalty and why it should be abolished, and including teaching materials such as an introduction to the topic, teaching kits and publications. This educational programme is also implemented beyond French borders in collaboration with local partners, primarily in Morocco and Libya.

ACT ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH AROUND THE WORLD ECPM carries out research missions on death row. The three first missions were undertaken in the African Great Lakes region (France awarded the mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo with its national prize for human rights). In 2010, for the first time, ECPM went to the United States for a fact-finding mission in height States: California, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Virginia. ECPM now acts for the release of Serge Atlaoui, a French citizen who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2007 .

The 'condemned' page on www.abolition.fr describes the needs of individuals sentenced to death to be relayed to the whole world and gives the public the necessary tools to exchange letters with people on death row. Lastly, ECPM responds to urgent situations arising from the passing of a death sentence through international mobilisation campaigns and support for tt,e lawyers defending the indi­viduals who have been sentenced to death.

THE WORLD COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENAL TY The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, an all iance of more than 150 NGOs, bar asso­ciations, local authorities and unions, was created in Rome on May 13th , 2002. It was founded as a result of the commitment made by the signatories of the Final Declaration of the 1st World Congress Against the Death Penalty organised by ECPM in Strasbourg in June 2001 .The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate objective is to obtain the universal abolit ion of the death penalty. To achieve its goal, the World Coalition advocates for a definitive end to death sentences and executions in countries where the death penalty is in force. In some countries, it is seeking to obtain a reduction of the use of capital punishment as a first step towards abolition.

The World Coalition is striving to achieve these aims in the following ways: • by lobbying international organisations and countries; • by organising international campaigns, including the World Day Against the Death Penalty: • by supporting national and regional abolitionist forces

THE ANTI-DEATH PENAL TV ASIA NETWORK (ADPAN) Founded in 2006, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network is an independent, interregional net­work involved in the Asia Pacific region. It currently includes members from 28 countries. ADPAN is composed of NGOs, organisations, civil society groups, attorneys and individuals. It is not linked to any political party, government or religious group. It supports its members and actively promotes abolition by participating in actions - such as the World Day against the death penalty - producing interregional reports and contacting governments. ADPAN will be included in all project phases such as mobilisation of the local civil society, programming the content of the Congress and other logistics aspect of the regional congress.

t,1",! WORLD COHGRE$S AQAJNST TIGDEATH PUIIAl.lY

OSLCr ,·

APPENDED INFORMATION

MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 5TH CONGRESS IN FIGURES The 5th World Congress against the Death Penalty led to a rich and international media cov­erage. The speakers ' messages were followed by more than a hundred different media from more than thirty countries. More than a hundred accredited journalists from all over the world were covering the 5th World Congress. 23 journalists from 19 retentionnist countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand , Vietnam, China, Palestine, Lebanon, Kenya, Uganda, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran) were financed by the Congress budget. They wrote and created 55 articles and documentaries. Among them, there were: Yahoo Indonesia which gathered 7.000.000 visitors a day and Vietnam Net, 6.000.000 visitors a day. In Spain: More than 300 documentaries and articles were published by print media, broadcast on national and regional tv channels and radio. Time dedicated to the 5t1, World Congress on TV in Spain: 1 h 06 min Time dedicated to the 5u, World Congress on Spanish radio: 1 h 26 min 22 sec. Other European countries: More than 400 documentaries made and articles written. French media took particularly great interest in this congress. The Congress' debates were followed by Mexican and Russian media, which published more than 400 articles about it. In Southern countries and retentionnist ones: • In Africa: 4 documentaries in Kenya (Capital News); 1 documentary in Uganda (Newsvision};

2 reportages in Benin (Afrika7); 6 documentaries in Morocco (Liberation, Medias24, Atlasinfo) • In Asia: 1 documentary in China (South China Morning Post) ; 3 documentaries in South

Korea (Catholictmes.org); 2 documentaries in Indonesia (The Jakarta Post); 22 documen­taries in Pakistan (JANG; EXPRESS; NAWA-1-WAOT; JAHAN PAKISTAN; PAKISTAN; WORLDWIDE EVENTS; AUSAF; SAADAT; GULF NEWS; PEGHAM; ETEMAD; UNIVER­SAL RECORDER; METRO WATCH; OAUMI AWAZ.; SANG-E-MEEL; GUARDIAN; MUMTAZ. NEWS); 1 documentary in Afghanistan (Hasht e Subh Daily Newspaper); 1 documentary in Thailand (Prachatai); 2 documentaries in Iran (Raha TV & Radio Koocheh)

• In the Caribbean: 3 documentaries in Trinidad and Tobago (The Guardian); 1 documentary in India (New Kerala); 3 documentaries in Saint-Lucia (The Voice of Ste Lucie) ;

• In the Middle East: 2 documentaries in Palestine (Radio Bethlehem.com and Palestine News Network)

• Several international media broadcast documentaries on the Madrid Congress. Among which: Al -Jazeera, Euronews, France 24, TV 5 Monde, RFI.

Online, the 5th World Congress against the Death Penalty was quoted more than 500.000 times in French, English and Spanish.

OUR REGULAR PARTNERS We would like to thank the following partners for supporting ECPM in the organisation of the World Congresses:

International Entities Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) • European Commission • Coun­cil of Europe • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe • European Union • Interna­tional Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) • European Parliament, African Commission for

18,~\:\111,1 ::::: h , , l'1t i(·-·1r7 \t ~· , 'J \, '.' 'f . ....A !·.J \._,, ! ....... : '

- -- ··, ~ !

Human and People Rights (ACHPR) • Human Right Commission at the ASEAN • Organisation of American States (OAS) • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Other Countries Argentina • Austria • Belgium • Canada • France • Germany • Ireland • Italy • Luxembourg • The Netherlands • Norway • Spain •Sweden • Switzerland • Austral ia • Mexico • Monaco

Local authorities Mairie de Paris • City of Geneva • Republic of Geneva • Canton of Geneva • Region lie de France • Madrid Visitors and Convention Bureau

Professional Organisations and trade unions International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association • Paris Bar Association • FSU • Geneva Bar Association • Puerto Rico Bar Association • International association of lawyers (UIA) • International Union of Journalists (IUJ) • International Bar Association 's Human Rights Institute (!BAHRI) Fundacion de abogacia espanola • Madrid Bar Association • International Academic Network for the Abolition of Capital Punishment • Universities against the Death Penalty • Conseil national des droits de l'homme (Maroc)

NGOs and non-profit organisations ACAT France • ACAT Switzerland • Agir pour les droits de \'Homme • Amnesty International • Association des Juristes Progressistes • Great lakes Coalition Against the Death Penalty• World Coalition Against the Death Penalty • Free Mulmia Abu-Jamal Coalition • Comunita di Sant'Egidio • Culture pour la paix et la justice (CPJ) • Death Penalty Focus • Droits et democratie • FIACAT • FIDH • Federation internationale d'Helsinki • Human Rights Watch (HRW) • Les defenseurs du droit a la vie (Iran) • Murder Victim's Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) • Na­tional Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACOL) • Observatoire marocain des prisons • Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT) • Penal Reform International (PRI) • Reprieve • Reseau d'Alerte et d'lntervention pour les Droits de \'Homme (RAIDH) • Solidarite Chine • Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) • Parliamentarians for Global Action • International Commission Against Death Penalty • ADPAN • Organisation marocaine des droits de l'homme • Iran Human Rights • LACR Lebanese Association for Civi l Rights • Coalition ma­rocaine contre la peine de mort • Coalition tunisienne contre la peine de mort

Foundations Fondation de France • Fondation Ford - Le Caire • Fondation Friedrich Ebert • Fundacion international Baltasar Garzon

Media International media : Al Jazira • BBC World • CNN • France 24 • RF!. ..

In Asia: South China Morning Post (China) • Catholictmes.org (South Korea) • The Jakarta Post (In­donesia) • Jang; Express; Nawa-i-Waqt; Jahan Pakistan; Pakistan; Worldwide Events; Ausaf; Saadat; Gulf News; Pegham; Etemad; Universal Recroder; Metro Watcl1; Qaumi Awaz; Sang­e-Meel; Guardian; Mumtaz News (Pakistan) • Hasht e Subh Daily Newspaper (Afghanistan) • Prachatai (Thailand) • Raha TV & Radio Koocheh (Iran)

Cultural Partners Theatre La Comedie ( Geneve) • Theatre du soleil (Paris) • Photoespana2013 • Cartooning for Peace • Poster for tomorrow • Matadero - lntermediae (centre de creation Madrid) • Campana Sharon Fridman • Opera Bastille (Paris) • Festival du Film et Forum International sur les Droits Humains de Geneve (FIFDH) • lnstitut et Alliance franc;:aise • Circulo de Bellas Artes

WORLD CONGA£$$ AGAINST Tklo&ATII PIINAI.TY ~\ -~' ~. \t_;;, ·, OSLO

••

Nicolas Perron •· Program Director

Email: ,ppern?,n ,Wf~bolition. fr Phone!\33 (0)1~80 87 70 47