"The right to life and dignity are the most important of all human rights
and this must be demonstrated by the state in everything that it does,
including the way it punishes criminals."- Justice Arthur Chaskalson,
President, South African Constitutional Court.
Stop Capital Punishment Now! is an Internet based initiative attempting to
achieve total abolition of the death penalty in all countries of the world and particularly in the
United States of America. We believe that the taking of a human life is morally
and ethically wrong. We believe that the premeditated killing by the state of its own
citizens is barbaric and reprehensible.
Various campaigns and initiatives will be launched and supported from this site
from time to time as circumstances arise and funding and energy permit.
Currently we are supporting two projects. One is the campaign to Support ex Governor
George Ryan for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Our other project is the establishment of a group of Canadian abolitionists who will
specialize in death penalty abolition related activities in Canada. This project is in its
early development stage. You can find out more about this project and sign up as a
Canadian Abolitionist by clicking
here.
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