DEATH PENALTY

No Justice without Life. 14th International Congress of Justice Ministers, Rome 28 November

On 28 November in Rome, the 14th Congress of the Ministers of Justice will be held in the Sala Benedetto XIII (via di San Gallicano 25), from 10 a.m. The event, organised by the Community of Sant'Egidio, will gather high-level representatives of international institutions, ministers of justice and activists from all over the world, for a debate on the theme of abolishing the death penalty. A unique opportunity to relaunch the global commitment in defence of life and promote a more humane and inclusive justice system.

 
To participate, please send an email to [email protected]
 
 

Programme

10.00 am Welcome Greetings
 
Chair: Marco Impagliazzo
President of the Community of Sant’Egidio

Mario Marazziti
Coordinator of the Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Community of Sant’Egidio

Thembisile Simelane
Minister of Justice, Republic of South Africa

Princess Kasune
Minister of Justice, Zambia

Titus Edward Singiso Mvalo
Minister of Justice, Malawi

Oyusaikakhany Altangerél
Minister of Justice, Mongolia
 

11.30 am Second Session
 
Teodoro Lonfernini
Secretary of State for Education and Culture, San Marino

Antonio Tajani
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy

Ignazio Cassis
Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Swiss Confederation

Sèrgio de Jesus Fernandes Da Costa Hornai
Minister of Justice, East Timor

Sylvie Kaytesi
Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, ICDP

Ziyambi Ziyambi
Minister of Justice, Legaland Parliamentary Affairs, Zimbabwe