2011 events – International Commission against the Death Penalty

March 25, 2011

Member of the ICDP Ruth Dreifuss Meets with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

On 24 March 2011, Ruth Dreifuss, Member of the ICDP and former President of Switzerland, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the ICDP Asunta Vivó, met with […]

April 13, 2011

ICDP Participates at Side Event Organized by the International Society for Social Defence and Academicsforabolition in Vienna

On 11 April 2011, the International Academic Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty (REPECAP) and the International Society for Social Defence, Fondazione Centro Nazionale […]

April 14, 2011

President of the ICDP Federico Mayor Speaks at the Parliamentary Assembly Session in Strasbourg

On 14 April 2011, the President of the International Commission against the Death Penalty, Federico Mayor, gave a speech as a keynote speaker during the spring session […]

May 6, 2011

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples´ Rights held its 49th Ordinary Session between the 28 of April and the 12 of May in Banjul, Gambia. For […]

June 27, 2011

Message of the President of the ICDP, congratulating Professor Roger Hood on the occasion of the award of the Beccaria Medal in Salamanca

With the motive of the award of the Beccaria Medal to Professor Roger Hood for his longstanding work on the abolition of the death penalty, see […]

October 15, 2011

A Series of Events in Vienna throughout November Galvanize the Worldwide Abolitionist Movement

In November 2011, a series of events will take place in Vienna in order to draw attention to the history of the death penalty in Austria, […]

October 17, 2011

International Conference on the Death Penalty in the Greater Caribbean

On 17-19 October, the First International Conference on the Death Penalty in the Greater Caribbean has taken place in Madrid. It was organized by the Community […]

October 17, 2011

African Conference against the Death Penalty (Kigali, 13-14 October 2011)

On 13-14 October, Kigali was the venue of the Regional Conference on the Abolition and/or Moratorium on the Execution of the Death Penalty. The conference was […]

November 21, 2011

Robert Badinter is Awarded Medal of Cesare Beccaria

On 18 November, Robert Badinter was awarded the Medal of Cesare Beccaria for his constant fight against the death penalty. The ceremony was held at the […]