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ASU launches human rights petition to outlaw the death penalty

The ASU has today launched a petition calling for the national outlawing of capital punishment to protect Australians both here and abroad from the death penalty.

The petition calls for the Parliament of Australia to prohibit the use of capital punishment against Australian citizens at home or abroad, as well as an expansion of the current repatriation program. The petition seeks to have all Australian citizens serving a custodial sentence in a foreign country repatriated to Australia.

The ASU web page to join in and sign the petition (either online or on paper) can be located at http://www.asu.asn.au/campaigns/humanrights.html

The ASU encourages our members and supporters to circulate the petition, either the link to the online version or print outs of the paper version, to family, friends, colleagues and the community.

The ASU is working with community groups like the "Make the Death Penalty History" committee from Victoria.

PSI covers news of petition

The ASU is an affiliate of the global union Public Services International (PSI). The PSI has announced our petition in their global PSI Latest News.