5th World Congress against the Death Penalty concludes in Madrid

June 17, 2013

Hundreds of people met in Madrid, 12-15 June 2013, to review death penalty developments and agree abolitionist strategies. The four-day Congress brought together international experts, campaigners and high-profile figures and called on retentionist countries to end this cruel and inhuman punishment.

Please read the full statement here.

5th World Congress against the Death Penalty concludes in Madrid

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