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A Public Forum on the Death Penalty Wednesday August 22nd 6.30 to 7pm - Candlelight Vigil 7pm - Forum Start St Mary's Church, corner Merivale & Peel St, South Brisbane Religious representatives will give voice to their opposition to the Death Penalty. Australians Against Capital Punishment are a group of concerned citizens from many backgrounds and many walks of life who have joined together to campaign for an end to the death penalty in all circumstances, in all countries. For more information, or to RSVP (catering purposes only) call Tina on 0423 709 445 or email: justine.hampson@gmail.com Supported by

Representatives from each political party will be invited to reaffirm their position on Capital Punishment and Australia's role in the global drive for its worldwide abolition. Australians Against Capital Punishment was formed in response to the growing concern with Australia's notable inconsistency and selective approach to the death penalty. Our aim is to use Australia's position in the Asia Pacific area to press for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, in all circumstances. For more information: call Tina on 0423 709 445 or email: justine.hampson@gmail.com Supported by

20th august 2007 The Hon Alexander Downer MP Minister for Foreign Affairs Parliament House PO Box 6022 Canberra ACT 2600 Australia Dear Minister The worldwide trend towards the abolition of capital punishment is undeniable and Australia must establish itself as a clear opponent, unafraid to express its views. We failed in our pleas for clemency for Van Nguyen hung in Singapore in Dec 05 by campaigning too little too late, our apparent double-standards and inconsistent stance was widely noted at this time and surely had some bearing on the outcome. Now six more young Australian citizens, three of whom were teenagers when incarcerated, face the firing squad in Indonesia for being drug mules. Australia cannot be content with the death penalty, even when courts have discretion in imposing it. We must press for better protections of human rights, and awareness throughout the world that there cannot be a justice that kills. We acknowledge the need to address serious crimes, but there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments. Surely one of the principles of sentencing is rehabilitation; the death penalty renders this impossible with no opportunity to make better choices or the chance to return to society with a positive contribution, a second chance. The death sentence represents the ultimate failure of justice. Officially Australia has a long-standing principled opposition to capital punishment. In 1990 Australia signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which commits signatory nations not only to abolish the death penalty, but to undertake "an international commitment to abolish the death penalty". Australia's traditionally strong position on the death penalty has been undermined in recent years by what appears to be double standards. If we are to restore credibility when arguing for our own citizens to be spared, Australia must maintain a clear and principled stance against capital punishment in all circumstances. I live in the u.k and cant belive Australia as a country is not doing more to bring these people home to serve there sentence there and get a second chance to do good in life, Every parent in the world reading the story about these guys must be heartbroken for the familys of the people who have sentenced to death and basically left to rot by you the leaders of there country. Yours sincerely Caroline Lavery Liverpool England U.K [Full address supplied]