AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Media Advisory

AI Index: ACT 50/018/2007 (Public)

News Service No: 190

3 October 2007

Diary Notice: Conference to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty

On Wednesday 10 October, celebrities and activists will mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty with a press conference hosted by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

Speakers at the event will urge UN member states to vote in favour of a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions.

Speakers include: Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking; director and actor Tim Robbins; actor Mike Farrell, Death Penalty Focus; Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation of Human Rights and Michel Taube, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE:

Date: Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm EST

Venue: Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017

For more information contact:

Helene Delye, 00 33 1 57 21 07 53, hdelye@abolition.fr

Eulette Ewart, +44 207 033 1552, eulette.ewart@amnesty.org.uk

Cecile Marcel, 00 33 1 57 21 07 53, cmarcel@abolition.fr

Claire Tixeire, 00 (1) 646-763-1685, CTixeire@ccr-ny.org

www.worldcoalition.org

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