67th Session of the General Assembly: Joint Side Event: "The Death Penalty and Human Rights: The Way Forward"

The Special Procedures Branch of OHCHR incooperation with the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Penal ReformInternational (PRI), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and HumanRights Watch (HRW) cordially invite you to a side event on

“THedeath penalty and human rights: the way forward”

Areview of the reports to the General Assembly of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on torture and othercruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Wednesday,24th October 2012

6:15 pm– 7:45 pm

ConferenceRoom E, North Lawn Building (NLB)

New York

The UN Special Rapporteur onextrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr Christof Heyns, and theSpecial Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatmentor punishment, Mr Juan Mendez, both will present their respective reports onthe death penalty to the General Assembly’s 67th Session. Thisside-event shall intensify the impact of their thematic reports and furthergenerate the discussion around capital punishment in light of the global trendtowards abolition and possible new developments in law and practice.

Speakers:

- Mr Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary orarbitrary executions;

- Mr Juan E. Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

- Mr Santiago Canton, Member of the Executive Council, WorldOrganisation Against Torture (OMCT);

- Mrs Andrea Huber, Policy Director, Penal Reform International (PRI);

- Mrs Widney Brown, Senior Director for Law and Policy, AmnestyInternational (AI);

- Mr Robert Renny Cushing, Executive Director,Murder Victims' Families for HumanRights (MVFHR).

Moderator:

- Maria McFarland, Acting Director, US Program, Human Rights Watch(HRW).

UN identification badges arerequired for entry into the North Lawn Building (NLB). Interested guestswithout a UN identification badge should send an email to ak@omct.orgbefore 12pm (New York time) on Tuesday, 23rd October 2012.