World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) is seriously alarmed by the threat of death sentences made by Chinese officials in Urumqi following recent unrest in Urumqi. This threat by the Chinese officials not only indicates the lack of rule of law in China but is also detrimental to the alleviation of tension between Han Chinese and Uyghur. It also violates the core values and spirit of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that China has signed and repeatedly stated its intention to ratify as well as the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which China has ratified.
Therefore, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP), representing member organizations, urges:
台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟（TAEDP）執行長林欣怡於6月13日至羅馬出席世界反死刑聯盟 （World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, WCADP）2009年的會員大會（General Assembly），廢死聯盟也順利當選世界反死刑聯盟的執行委員（Steering Committee）。
世界反死刑聯盟(World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, WCADP)發佈新聞稿指出：「第63屆聯合國大會（UNGA）在2008年12月18日，通過了63/168號【停止執行死刑（Moratorium on the use of the death penalty）】的決議。這是繼去年UNGA 62/149號決議之後，聯合國大會第二次清楚的向世人表示：廢除死刑是重要的人權價值觀以及國際間不可逆的潮流。」
