Ditshwanelo commemorates World Day Against the Death Penalty

DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights joins the world to commemorate the 17th Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty 2019.

The global theme this year is ‘Children: unseen victims of the death penalty’.

The day was first recognised in 2003 and is commemorated annually. It focuses on the continuing use of the death penalty around the world. It also aims to raise awareness about the death penalty and the need for its abolition.

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