World Day Against the Death Penalty : 10 October

World Day Against the Death Penalty

Question: On which of the following date World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed?
(a) 10 September
(b) 10 October
(c) 10 November
(d) 10 December
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every year on 10 October.
  • The theme for 2021 is “Women Sentenced to Death: An Invisible Reality.”
  • World Day Against the Death Penalty is a day to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty and to raise awareness of the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners with death sentences.
  • The day is supported by numerous NGOs and world governments, including Amnesty International, the European Union and the United Nations.
  • On 26 September 2007, the Council of Europe also declared 10 October to be the European Day Against the Death Penalty.
  • 2021 marks the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

Reference: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/10/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-women-on-death-row-face-despicable-discrimination/