19-12-2006
The third World Congress Against the Death penalty will be held in the International University City of Paris
All debates, round tables, focus and workshops are free and opened to the general public.
Increasing the pressure exerted by the international community on countries that apply the death penalty and consolidating the prospects of abolition in those countries that have renounced execution: these are the central objectives of the debates to be held during this Third World Congress.
Delegates will focus particularly on the prospects for abolition in North Africa and the Middle East, and ways in which conditions could be applied to the staging of the Beijing Olympics to pave the way for abolition of the death penalty in China.
Debates will be structured around diplomatic strategies, the inclusion of abolition in penal reform and the creation of regional coalitions in those geographical areas where executions are most prevalent.
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AGENDA
Thursday 1 February 2007
09:30 am - Welcome
10:00 am - Opening session with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
12:00 am - Pre-lunch drinks party for delegates
1:30 pm / 3:30 pm - Round table sessions
3:45 pm / 4:45 pm - Focus on current events
5:00 pm / 7:30 pm - Keynote debate “The paths towards abolition in North Africa and the Middle East”
8:45 pm / Personal experiences of those closely involved with the death penalty
Friday 2 February 2007
09:00 am / 10:00 am - Plenary Session
10:00 am / 12:00 am - Round table sessions
11:30 am / 3:00 pm - Abolitionist workshops and Action Area
1:00 pm / 3:00 pm – Round table sessions
3:30 pm / 5:00 pm - Questions and Answers in plenary session
5:00 pm / 7:00 pm: - Keynote debate in plenary session: China
8:00 pm / Reception at the Paris Bar Association
Saturday 3 February 2007
10:00 am - Formal conference ceremony
2:00 pm- Peaceful walk in Paris organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
