International Death Penalty Abolition Day

Start Date/Time:	01 March 2020
End Date/Time:	01 March 2020
Recurring Event:	Every year on 1 March until 01/03/2025 (total 14 events)
Importance:	Normal Priority
Category:	Human Rights
Description:	This day marks the occasion in 1847 when the U.S. state of Michigan became the first English-speaking territory in the world to abolish capital punishment. The death penalty is a violation of human rights, as stated in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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