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World Congress Against Death Penalty

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President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions, Nazanin Afshin-Jam will be in Geneva this week for the 4th World Congress against the Death Penalty. She will be speaking about juvenile executions and offering recommendations for change.
Here is clip of Nazanin speaking about her work which will be featured all week on TVOntario.

http://www.getinvolved.ca/watch/video/afshin-jam

 

Newsflash

"The overwhelming international consensus that the death penalty should not apply to juvenile offenders stems from the recognition that young persons, because of their immaturity, may not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and should therefore benefit from less severe sanctions than adults. More importantly, it reflects the firm belief that young persons are more susceptible to change, and thus have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adults."


Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights