In order to take the abolitionist cause as far as possible and in parallel with its World Congress, ECPM is developing long-term actions in Central Africa, the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. These actions hinge on 4 main areas:
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Since 2012, ECPM has been involved in Iran.
ECPM is working with Iran Human Rights (IHR) to publish an annual report on the death penalty in Iran. ECPM is also a committed member of Impact Iran.
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March 2018: publication of the annual report of IHR and the ECPM on the death penalty in Iran. On this occasion, ECPM made a joint oral intervention with IHR at the Human Rights Council and organized a side-event at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
November 12, 2018: ECPM sends a letter co-signed by many local partners and NGOs to the permanent UN missions in order to draw attention to the human rights situation in the country.
December 18, 2018: Hearing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg of an Iranian delegation on the death penalty accompanied by ECPM, as part of Human Rights Week.
February 2019: presentation of the IHR and ECPM annual report on the death penalty in Iran at the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty in Brussels.
March 2019: co-signature of a letter intended for the same member of the UN Human Rights Council in support of the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur in Iran.
March 2019: co-sponsorship of a side-event on the rights of the child in Iran on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council session.
September 2019: joint side-event with Impact Iran, ABC, IHR and KMMK-G, at the UN for the UPR of Iran