The Mercy Campaign is an Australian-based campaign focusing on two Australians, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who were on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking offences as part of the Bali 9. The campaign's goal was to raise awareness of the two Australians' circumstances, and to petition the President of Indonesia to grant the pair clemency. The campaign was founded in 2010 by a group of lawyers and journalists. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed on 29 April 2015, however the Mercy Campaign continues to raise awareness about death penalty issues worldwide.
The Mercy Campaign's petition, originally addressed to former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, asks incumbent President Joko Widodo to grant clemency, and spare Chan and Sukumaran from the firing squad. The petition highlights their remorse, rehabilitation and positive impact on Kerobokan Prison. The petition also seeks clemency for other prisoners on death row in Indonesia.[1]
On 13 February 2015, the petition, containing 150,000 signatures, was filed with the Indonesian President.[2]
At the time of execution, the Mercy Campaign had obtained 250,000 signatures on its petition.[3]
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^Delaney, Brigid (29 April 2015). "Bali Nine: our Mercy Campaign prepared for everything except the worst possible day". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^Koziol, Michael (28 January 2015). "Music for Mercy: Ben Quilty, Megan Washington to hold Martin Place vigil for Bali Nine death row inmates". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^"Bali Nine vigil: Supporters of Bali Nine death row inmates Myuran Sukamaran and Andrew Chan gather in Sydney". ABC News. Australia. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^Linnell, Garry (29 January 2015). "Bali nine: Why I won't be lighting a candle for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan". The Age. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^Michael Koziol (28 April 2015). "Geoffrey Robertson calls on Australian government to use international law to save Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran". Sydney Morning Herald.
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