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UN Human Rights Council event calls for global abolition of the death penalty

(Geneva) As the United Nations’ Human Rights Council meets in Geneva this week, the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) held a high-level side event with senior representatives from government, UN and the European Union to assess why and how to abolish capital punishment. The event, held at the Palais des Nations yesterday (25 February), called on the few remaining executing nations to immediately suspend capital punishment as a first step towards full abolition. Members of ICDP –…

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Outlook for 2013 A busy year ahead Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary‑Generale

ITU got off to a dynamic start in 2013, which promises to be just as busy and exciting as last year. Looking ahead, we will build on the extensive work done in 2012, which culminated in the World Conference on International Telecommunications, WCIT‑12, held in Dubai from 3 to 14 December. At WCIT‑12 we saw a new divide opening up between members. This is not a divide about issues within ITU, however, and we are therefore confident that in…

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