Death Penalty Issues · 1. Capital Punishment is Cruel and Inhuman · 2. Countries Do Not Reserve the Death Penalty for the "Most Serious" Crimes · 3. Countries ...

1 in 8 · erroneous eyewitness identifications · false and coerced confessions · inadequate legal defense · false or misleading forensic evidence · false accusations ...

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception ... Why Abolish the Death Penalty? · Universal Declaration of... · Recorded executions

Major arguments against the death penalty focus on its inhumaneness, lack of deterrent effect, continuing racial and economic biases, and irreversibility.

Racial bias against defendants of color and in favor of white victims has a strong effect on who is capitally prosecuted, sentenced to death, and executed.

#1. It's inhumane · #2. It inflicts psychological torment · #3. It burdens taxpayers with high costs · #3. It doesn't deter crime · #4. It doesn't address the root ...

7 дней назад · Pro 1: The death penalty provides the justice and closure families and victims deserve. Many relatives of murder victims believe the death ...

The death penalty is contrary to human dignity, is incompatible with the right to life, and does not lead to justice. Thus is the sentiment of UN Human Rights ...

Globally, the death penalty is typically examined through a human rights framework, but the U.S. generally views the issue through a criminal legal lens. Annual ...

The U.S. death penalty system has also failed to protect the innocent—from 1973 through December 2014, 150 innocent people were exonerated from death row. The ...