1st  World Day against the Death Penalty

Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty

Rome, Brussels, Barcelona, Florence, Venice, New York, Antwerpen, Vienna, Naples, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Reggio Emilia, Santiago and others

Join the Enterprise "Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty" Participate in the First World Day Against the Death Penalty. Many cities all over the world will light in a special manner a monument-symbol in order to say: "Stop the Death Penalty"

The Community of Sant'Egidio, in accordance with Amnesty International, Ensemble contre la Peine de Mort, National Coalition to abolish the Death Penalty, and other associate members of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, has launched the First World Day Against the Death Penalty, on November 30th 2002 (that's the anniversary of the first abolition in a State of Europe, and maybe in the world (Tuscany, 1786). 

This is a crucial step to involve public opinion all over the world in a deeper commitment and to have more consideration in the search for a higher level of respect of human rights. Many international and local initatives are already planned on this day and the first will be "Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty". Already numerous City Councils from all over the world have accepted our invitation and will light up a monument in their city in a special way and then they will go on with other initiatives.