Defending human dignity
Challenges and opportunities In Sub-Saharan Africa
Testimonies
Key data
• 100 countries represented
• 4 days & 6 venues in the european capital
• 350 political personalities
• 150 NGOs
• 100 hours of debates
• 50 artists & 17 cultural events
“Progress towards abolition of the death penalty is one
of the great success stories of human rights.”Federica Mogherini
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Opening ceremony
“We believe… that every human life matters, no matter how it is used, no matter how many mistakes a person makes. We believe that a State should not dispose of the life of a human being. We believe that the response to a crime must never be another crime… We believe in justice not revenge.”
Federica Mogherini
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
DEATH ROW PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES : ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
7th World Congress against the death penalty: The world’s largest abolitionist event
Violent impulses and the desire for vengeance have certainly influenced the course of history, but societies that abolished the death penalty have also marked it by their desire to build peace and tolerance…