Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

Ex-death row inmate campaigns against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Sakae Menda, 82, Japan's first death row inmate to be found innocent in a retrial, campaigns against the death penalty at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17. The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution on Dec. 18 calling for a global moratorium on capital punishment. (Kyodo)

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