The 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Madrid was an opportunity to meet capital defense attorneys who practice in many challenging locations, including Iran, China, and India. Many of the details differ, but I think the core emotional impact is the same. This photo shows me reading aloud from the book but doesn't show the many interesting conversations that I was able to have with capital defenders and human rights activists from around the world, as well as with other colleagues from the death penalty abolition movement. I was glad for the chance to see colleagues from the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), who have just released an important report called "Lightening the Load of the Parental Death Sentence on Children." I've very much valued the opportunity to assist QUNO a bit in this effort and hope their report is widely read.
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