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International Death Penalty Abolition Day
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Start Date/Time:
01 March 2019
End Date/Time:
01 March 2019
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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On 25 January 2012
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