Categories: Important Days

World Day Against the Death Penalty: 10 October

The World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every year on 10 October. It 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 theme for 2021 is “Women Sentenced to Death: An Invisible Reality.”

Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams

History of the day:

The day was first organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in 2003. 2021 marks the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty.

Find More Important Days Here

Sumit Arora

Recent Posts

Uttarakhand Tourism Announced India’s First Astro Tourism Campaign Named ‘Nakshatra Sabha’

The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has teamed up with Starscapes, an astro-tourism company, to introduce…

7 hours ago

UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize 2024 Awarded to Palestine Journalists in Gaza

In a gesture of solidarity and recognition, Palestinian journalists covering the crisis in Gaza have…

9 hours ago

Sanjaya Kumar Mishra to head GST Appellate Tribunal

Retired Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the President of the Goods &…

11 hours ago

RBI Approves Re-appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as HDFC Bank Part-Time Chairman

Atanu Chakraborty's re-appointment as part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank for three years, effective from May…

11 hours ago

American Express Announces Inauguration of 1 Million Sq Ft Campus in Gurugram

American Express is set to inaugurate its expansive new campus in Gurugram, spanning nearly one…

11 hours ago

World Press Freedom Index 2024 Announced, India Ranked 159th Out of 180 Countries

In the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without…

11 hours ago