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Colosseum lights up life
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With the initiative "Colosseum lights up life", promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, Amnesty International, Hands Off Cain, the City Council of Rome and other public institutions such as ACEA until the end of 2000, the Colosseum - site of terror and bloodshed in imperial Rome - will be illuminated with bright yellow-gold light for two days each time an execution anywhere in the world is suspended or commuted, or a nation abolishes capital punishment. |
"This evening a demonstration will be held at the Colosseum as part of the world campaign for a moratorium on the death penalty. The Great Jubilee is an excellent opportunity to promote in the world ever more mature forms of respect for the life and dignity of every person. I therefore renew my appeal to all leaders to reach an international consensus on the abolition of the death penalty, since "cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity are very rare, if not practically non-existent" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2267)." - John Paul II - Angelus Sunday December 12 1999
The Colosseum was lit up:| December 18th - 24th 2000 | On the occasion of the presentation to Kofi Annan of 3,000,000 signatures and the appeal, which will be handed over officially by the Community of Sant'Egidio, Amnesty International and Sr. Helen Prejean. |
| December 16th - 17th 2000 | For the decision of the Philipino President Estrada to commute 105 death-sentences into life sentences. |
| November 25th - 26th 2000 | For the commutation of the death-sentence into a life sentence for Marcus Carter, following the decision of Governor of North Carolina (USA) Jim Hunt. |
| September 12th -13-th | For the abolition of the death penalty in Ivory Coast |
| July 27th - 28th | For the commutation of the death sentence to life sentence, decided by the President of Uganda Museveni, for 12 men: Sam Kayanja, Vianney Magezi, Benon Musasizi, Robert Sabiiti, Karim Bagenda, John Bosco Ssenfuka, Vincent Kwerimba, Robert Musiga, Ben Mulwani, Muhammed Mukasa, Muhammed Ukama and Cpl. Henry Mutono |
| June 9th-10th | For the commutation of the death-sentence into a life sentence for Eugene Colvin-El, following the decision of Governor Parris Glendening of Maryland (USA). He made the decision because he was not certain enough of the man's guilt to proceed with the execution. |
| May 4th - 5th | For the commutation of the death sentence to 15-year sentences for 4 Iranian students:Mehrdad Sohrabi, Ahmad Batebi, Abbas Deldar e Akbar Mohammadi |
| March 27th - 28th | For the moratorium of the executions, announced by the President of Philippines Estrada, on the occasion of the JUbilee, according the urgent request from the Philipino Catholic Church. In this way the life of at least 18 people - whose execution was scheduled this year - will be saved. |
| Feb. 10th-11th | The Community of Sant'Egidio has asked for and obtained from the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, L. D. Kabila, the commutation of the death sentences of Sami Yassine and Khalil Ghodban, two Lebanese inmates. |
| Feb. 1st-2nd | For the moratorium of executions in Illinois (USA) |
| Jan. 19-20 2000 | For the commutation of more than 100 death sentences into life-sentences by the Government in Nigeria |
| Jan. 15-16 2000 | For the commutation of a death-sentence into life sentence, signed by the President of Western Samoa |
| Jan. 13-14 2000 | For the abolition of the death penalty in Bermuda |
| Dec. 31 - Jan. 1 2000 | For the abolition of the death penalty in Turkmenistan |
| Dec. 19 1999 | For the commutations of 30 death sentences into life-sentences in Thailand, on the occasion of the 72th birthday of the King Bhumibol Adulyadei |
| Dec. 17-18 1999 | For the commutation of the death sentence into life-sentence for Wendell Flowers, North Carolina (USA) |
| Dec. 12-13 '99 | For the abolition of the death penalty in Albania |
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