World Day Against the Death Penalty: From Advocacy to Abolition
Type: CLE
Issues: Death Penalty , International Advocacy
October 10 is World Day Against the Death Penalty. This year The Advocates will be holding an event to discuss how we use international advocacy to promote legal reform to abolish capital punishment worldwide. We will also highlight recent successes in Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, and the Central African Republic. Amy Bergquist, Senior Staff Attorney at The Advocates and Vice President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, will report on The Advocates' latest efforts at the UN, fresh from Geneva. Special thanks to Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. for hosting this event.
This program is a hybrid in-person/virtual event. Reception to follow for in-person attendees. 1 CLE credit will be requested.
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