The ACIJLP organizes a symposium in Khartoum on "The Role of Media in Reducing the Application of the Death Penalty"

Cairo, 22^nd February 2012

Press Release

The ACIJLP organizes a symposium in Khartoum on

"The Role of Media in Reducing the Application of the Death Penalty"

The Arab Center for Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Professions (ACIJLP) in collaboration with Sudan Human Rights Monitor organizes a symposium on "The Role of Sudanese Media in Reducing the Application of the Death Penalty" on Thursday, February 23^rd, 2012 in Khartoum, Sudan.

The Symposium comes in the framework of the ACIJLP's campaign on the project "Towards Reducing the Application of the Death Penalty in the Arab States" which launched by the ACIJLP at the beginning of the year 2010 and will continue till the year 2013 with financial support from the European Union (EU).

(30) Sudanese media Figures from various visual and audio outlets in addition to the many human rights activities will participate in the symposium.

The symposium aims to raise the awareness of the Sudanese Media Figures towards the importance of the right to life, reducing the application of the death penalty, replacing such penalty with alternative sanctions, disseminating the culture of tolerance and combating violence acts.

The symposium discusses the role of media in guiding societal culture on respecting human rights, the role of the Sudanese media figures in reducing crimes of revenge and honor killing. Moreover, addressing the culture of punishment in society and media strategy to support the role of civil society organizations on the field of reducing the application of the death penalty.

The sessions will be co-chaired and discussed by many human rights activists and Sudanese media figures such as Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, Dr. Al-Baqir Al-Afif, Dr. Youssef Al-Koda, Dr. Omar Al-aqray, Mr. Mohamed Al-Hafiz, Ms. Rasha Awad, Ms. Asmaa Mahmoud and Mr. Faisal Mohammed.

Within in the framework of above mentioned ACIJLP's campaign, the ACIJLP determined to organize many events including regional conferences, training courses and research studies related to reducing the death penalty in Arab States.