Wednesday, October 13, 2010

"Three Days in Paris Against the Death Penalty"

Photo by Gilles

On Friday, I traveled to Paris and attended a conference organized by Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) as part of their 7 Days Against the Death Penalty programme.

Sitting and standing in a packed auditorium at the Paris Bar Association, everyone eagerly awaited to hear a brillant panel of speakers, particularly Senator Robert Badinter – who was instrumental in abolishing capital punishment in France – and Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei – who initiated the international campaign to save his client Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani from stoning in Iran....

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Texas Journey Of Hope said...

Original post and photo at http://texasjourney2010.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/3-days-in-paris-against-the-death-penalty/