Our members have taken part in an e-photo petition calling for the abolition of the death penalty. They supported the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) which identified Asia as the focus for the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2008 and calls on to all countries in Asia which have not yet abolished the death penalty to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to moving towards abolition. Six countries in Asia were selected for particular attention this year including India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan and Viet Nam. The former three were chosen because progress towards abolition has been made and the latter three were selected as there are concerns about their application of the death penalty.
Young people from 10 countries including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Korea sent photos, holding a sign calling for the abolition of the death penalty. A link to the petition has been sent by emails to the government of the six targeted countries calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
See photos of e-petition http://www.flickr.com/photos/apyn/sets/72157607657482282/
See photos from each country http://www.flickr.com/photos/apyn/sets/