Cain is a league of citizens and parliamentarians for the abolition of the death penalty in the world. It 'a non-profit organization founded in Brussels in 1993 and forms the Transnational Radical Party.
The name is taken from Genesis. The Bible does not say only "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," is also written: "The Lord placed on Cain a sign, why not hit anyone had met. " Cain means justice without vengeance.
The death penalty does not relate to the sphere of religious beliefs. The problem is not the Bible or the Koran, many countries Christians practice the death penalty, not a few Muslim countries have abolished it. The problem is the literal translation of texts in the age-old criminal laws and regulations applicable to our days, made for political purposes.
98% of executions in the world is authoritarian, repressive regimes in countries such as China, Iran, Saudi Arabia ... The final solution of the problem is right here, and before the abolition of capital punishment concerns the affirmation of democracy, the rule of law, human rights. It 's true that democracy by itself does not mean' no 'to the death penalty (think of the United States), but it is equally true that only in a democratic abolition can be designed and durable. Even dictators can abolish them from day to day and by decree, as well as from day to day and may return to the decree. a universal moratorium established by the United Nations, is our main goal. The removal can not be imposed by decree, while the moratorium may be the meeting place maintainers abolitionist countries and between countries: some would make a step towards abolition, the others were able to save thousands of lives. Experience shows us that after several years of moratorium is unlikely to come back, often proceed towards complete abolition. It 'happened in the former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia and South Africa abolished the death penalty after five years of grace.
The campaign for the moratorium has left Italy at the instigation of Hands Off Cain. In 1994, for the first time, a resolution was presented to the UN General Assembly by the Italian government. He lost by eight votes. From 1997 on the initiative Italian and European Union since 1999 on the initiative, the UN Commission for Human Rights has annually approved a resolution calling for "a moratorium on executions with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty." In 2007 and 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions. So that the resolution will not remain a mere act of principle is essential to continue the work of monitoring and dissemination of the contents of the resolution through the organization of political, parliamentary and public in countries that still practice capital punishment. In addition, to support and accelerate the process for a moratorium on executions with a view to the final of the death penalty, Hands Off Cain asks to abolish the "state secrets" on the death penalty, because many countries, mostly authoritarian, do not provide information on its application, and the lack of information 'Public opinion is also a direct cause of a greater number of executions. To this end, requests the UN Secretary General to create the position of a special envoy with the task not only to monitor the situation and to demand greater transparency in the system of capital punishment, but also to continue to persuade those who still practice to adopt the line pro-moratorium established by the United Nations.
The annual report of Hands Off Cain, published since 1997, country by country reports news events, political events and legal, statistical and comparative studies in several respects the question of the death penalty. It has proven to be an essential tool for those in the world are engaged in the fight because he says a new human right: not to be killed following a judicial decision or measure.
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