Comunità  di S.Egidio

NO to the Death Penalty 
 International Campaign

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Abolitions, commuttions, moratoria, ... 

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November 2000

 30/11/00  USA

 

 U.S. Catholic Bishops Reiterate Opposition to the death penalty. Continua
 30/11/00  Jappan

 

Three Convicted Murderers Hanged. Continua
 28/11/00  North Carolina/USA  

 

N.C. Supreme Court Stays Execution. Continua
 28/11/00  Texas/USA  

 

Court to Hear Appeal From Texas Death Row Inmate�. 
An article on the New York Times and
BBC News.
Continua
 27/11/00  Texas/USA  

 

Texas Lawmakers Propose Alternatives.Continua
 27/11/00  Italy  

 

After 8 years on death row, Roland Jones can say: I am still alive, thanks to the DNA-test.Continua
 27/11/00  USA  

 

President Clinton will consider all the requests of clemency, before leaving the White House.Continua
 25/11/00  Cuba  

 

Card. Ortega claims that Cuba could abolish the death penalty soon.Continua
 25/11/00  Texas/USA  

 

Case of Johnny Paul Penry Goes to Supreme CourtContinua

 24/11/00  Italy  

 

A message of the Tuscan Bishops on the anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in Tuscany in 1796.Continua
 24/11/00  North Carolina/USA  

 

�Lawyer Sabotaged Case of a Client on Death Row�, an article on The New York Times�.Continua
 23/11/00  Malaysia

 

Two executions in Malaysia.Continua
 23/11/00  North Carolina/USA  - Colosseum lights up life

 

The Governor commutes the death-sentence for Marcus Carter into a life sentence.Continua
 22/11/00  California/USA 

 

For the first time all the abolitionists American groups and the assciations of the Murder Victims Families meet in San Francisco. Among the promoters of the historical initiative: Death Penalty Focus, National Coalition for Abolition, American Friends Service Committee and the Community of Sant'Egidio.
We report an article by Mario Marazziti who participated to the meeting.
Continua

 22/11/00  Texas/USA 

 

�Time� on Johnny Paul Penry.Continua
 18/11/00  Italy

 

In many citis all over the world hte Community of Sant�Egidio  has organized prayer-vigils for Johnny Paul Penry.Continua

 18/11/00  Californa/USA

 

Inmate Nominated for Nobel Prize.Continua
 17/11/00  Californa/USA

 

International Meeting of the abolitionists in San Francisco.Continua

 17/11/00 Kuwait

 

7 foreign nationals convicted to death
 17/11/00   Saudi Arabia

 

5 executions
 16/11/00  Texas/USA

 

Johnny Paul Penr�s execution was stayed by the Supreme Court!Continua
 16/11/00  Great Britain - Texas/USA

 

The British newspaper The Mirror attacks Mr.G.Bush jr. and defines him �lethal�. Continua

15/11/00

Texas/USA

Tony Chambers was executed

15/11/00

Texas/USA

The executions in Texas and �le Monde�. Continua

15/11/00

Italy


The community of Sant�Egidio in Savona organized an open conference on the international campaign for the moratorium of death penalty at the Provincia palace.

15/11/00

Texas/USA

Stacey Lawton was executed

15/11/00

Missouri/USA

James Chambers  was executed

14/11/00

South Africa-USA/Texas


Among the many eminent people who, on request of the Community of Sant�Egidio, wrote to Mr.G.Bush asking him to save Johnny�s life, there is also the South African Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu.

We  reproduce the letter here.Continua

14/11/00

USA

Amnesty Appeals to Clinton to End U.S. Executions.Continua

12/11/00

Texas/USA

The case of Johnny Paul Penry on the New York Times. Continua

10/11/00

Indiana/USA

Religious, activist leaders express death penalty concerns to panel.Continua

09/11/00

Holland


50.000 collected by Amnesty International-Nehterlands given officilally to the Community of Sant�Egidio.Continua

09/11/00

European Concil

The introduction of the �European space without death penalty�.Continua

09/11/00

Texas/USA

Miguel Angel Flores was executed.

09/11/00

North Carolina/USA

Michael Earl Sexton was executed

09/11/00

Arizona/USA

Donald Miller was executed

08/11/00

M 2000 - International News

The Dalai Lama has signed the appeal for a moratorium of the death penalty by the year 2000, presented by the Sant�Egidio Community.Continua

07/11/00

Texas/USA

�Bush, save Johnny!� The appeal of Sant�Egidio on the election day.Continua

07/11/00

California/USA

Court: Prosecutors Can't Invoke God for Death Penalty.Continua

06/11/00

UE/USA

E.U. appeals to Bush, for a Mexican whose execution is scheduled on Nov. 9.Continua

04/11/00

Vatican/Italia

The Jubilee of the Parlamentarians: an appeal against the death penalty.Continua

03/11/00

North Carolina/USA

Lawyer Admits to Sabotaging Appeal.Continua

03/11/00

Italy/European Concil


Europe wil become  a continent really without the death penalty? Italian Minister proposes�

03/11/00

South Carolina/USA

Kevin Dean Young was executed.

02/11/00

Italy

March 15th could become in Italy the day dedicated to the struggle against the death penalty.

01/11/00

Texas/USA

Jeffrey Dillingham was executed..

01/11/00

Chile

The Chilean senate has voted in favor of ending capital punishment.Continua