Donations to the Community of Sant'Egidio are tax deductible
under current regulations

Also this year it can target the 5x1000 to the Community of Sant'Egidio
Write the number 80191770587 in the tax return

Andrea Riccardi: on the web

Andrea Riccardi: on social networks

Andrea Riccardi: press review

change language
 you are in: no death penalty - news contact usnewsletterlink

Support The Community

 
October 14 2014

Antwerp: Sant’Egidio, Within-Without Walls, Inside outside

In the framework of the World Day against the Death Penalty, a meeting on the 'Restorative justice'

Reconciliation and forgiveness: the one alternative which can break the spiral of violence and revenge

 
printable version

On October 10th, in the framework of the World Day against the Death Penalty, a meeting was organised about the theme ‘Restorative justice: reconciliation and forgiveness as an alternative to break through the spiral of violence and revenge – which is also maintained by the death penalty.
At the heart of the meeting was the testimony of two special international guests: Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, from the Parents Circle Families Forum, an organisation uniting Palestinian and Israeli parents who all lost children in the violence. They both lost their daughter: Smadar (14) was the victim of a Palestinian suicide terrorist, Abir (10) was the victim of an Israeli border guard. “Hating each other because of that, is useless. We suffer the same pain”, Rami and Bassam say. Their friendship is not something obvious, nor their message. “But we want to show that peace is possible.”

The evening, which was attended by over 200 people, was a common initiative of several organisations opposing the death penalty : Sant’Egidio, Within-Without Walls, Inside outside.  
RELATED NEWS
October 18 2017

Back from Death Row: Working to End Capital Punishment
October 16 2017
UNITED STATES

U.N. Secretary-General, European Union Ambassador Call for Abolition of “Barbaric” Death Penalty
October 12 2017
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN CITY

Pope Francis calls for end to death penalty: '' it's against the Gospel''


"because it is voluntarily decided to suppress a human life that is always holy in the eyes of the Creator"
October 10 2017

On 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty let us visit the poorest convicts in Africa


Death Penalty and poverty is the main theme of 2017's World Day. The work of Sant'Egidio in African death rows, in the perspective of the World Day of the Cities for Life on November 30th.
IT | EN
October 6 2017

The Texas Journey of Hope - October 13-29


High schools, colleges, churches, conferences, various media outlets, marches, rallies and other venues are ready to deliver the message of "Love and Compassion for all of Humanity"
September 30 2017
UNITED STATES
The Community of Sant'Egidio one month after death remembers

All those working to abolish the death penalty mourns the loss of the dear Ron Carlson, due to a car accident


Ron was a living example that things can really change
all related news

ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 28 2016
AP
High court to examine mental disability, death penalty issue
November 12 2016
Internazionale
Si rafforza la pena di morte negli Stati Uniti
November 11 2016

Al liceo classico “Socrate” di Bari, conferenza “Non c’è giustizia senza vita”
October 24 2016
New York Times
The Death Penalty, Nearing Its End
June 4 2016
The Washington Post
Meet the red-state conservatives fighting to abolish the death penalty
all press-related

VIDEO PHOTOS
53
Video promo Cities for Life 2015
3:22

73 visits

236 visits

52 visits

57 visits

65 visits
all the related media