THE DEATH PENALTY IS A VIOLENT PUNISHMENT THAT HAS NO PLACE IN TODAY’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Breaking news: Iranian LGBTQIA+ activist Sareh Sedighi-Hamadani has been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”, after speaking out in support of LGBTQIA+ rights on social media and in a BBC documentary.
We must put a stop to the death penalty now. An execution constitutes an extreme physical and mental assault on a person by government authorities. There can NEVER be a justification for this ultimate violation of a fundamental human right.
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5 REASONS WHY ALL COUNTRIES MUST ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
- It violates the fundamental human right to live.
- It’s the ultimate cruel and degrading punishment. There is no ‘humane’ way to carry out an execution. This is state sanctioned killing and it deeply affects loved ones and communities.
- It’s irreversible. All legal systems make mistakes, and as long as the death penalty exists, innocent people will be executed.
- It’s discriminatory. It’s often used against the most vulnerable in society, including the poor, ethnic and religious minorities, and people with cognitive disabilities. Some governments use it to silence their opponents.
- Countries that execute commonly cite the death penalty as a way to deter people from committing crimes. This claim has been repeatedly discredited, and there is no evidence that the death penalty is any more effective in reducing crime than life imprisonment.
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