Death Penalty – Never Again!
World Day Cities for Life / Cities Against Capital Punishment
The Center for Peace and Democracy Development – CPDD, in cooperation with the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, marked the 30th November, the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
In this way, Belgrade has joined other 30 capitals and 600 cities that took part in the campaign Cities for Life / Cities Against Capital Punishment, held on 30th November.
Wishing to clearly express our support to the civic organizations and movements the world over who are struggling for an irevocable abolition of capital punishment in their respective countries,Believing that the Draft Resolution on the Universal Abolition of the Death Penalty, prepared by UN Human Rights Committee, shall be adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations,Aiming to hereby reaffirm the status of the Republic of Serbia as an abolitionist country,CPDD has marked the World Day against the Death Penalty by organising a roundtable “Capital Punishment – Never Again!”, held on 30th November 2007, from 10AM in the premises of the Belgrade City Hall. The introductory speeches were given by: Professor Stanko Pihler, Novi Sad University Law School; Professor Violeta Beširević, Union University Law School; Silvija Panović – Đurić, Council of Europe and Dragoljub Todorović, attorney at law. The discussion was moderated by Ivan Janković, attorney at law, Center for Peace and Democracy Development.
In addition to holding the roundtable, CPDD and City Council have illuminated the Čukur česma monumment in Belgrade for three days, from 28-30 November 2007.