Surge in executions in death penalty countries
- 9 years ago
“The 13th World Day against the Death Penalty will take place on 10th October. What is the current situation worldwide?” asks Ben from London.
The response is from Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director of Together Against the Death Penalty and Vice-President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
“About 30 or 40 years ago, two thirds of countries worldwide used to apply the death penalty regularly. Today it’s the exact opposite: two thirds of UN countries have abolished the death penalty, either in law or in practice.
Executions surge
However, in recent years, we have seen a surge in executions particularly in countries which had not executed prisoners for years or were part of a moratorium process.
Executions and death sentences are mostly due to drug-related crimes.
ECPM Exe Dir Raphael Chenuil Hazan : #DeathPenalty is only revenge #MakeMY100th pic.twitter.com/Z26szPeKyW— AI Malaysia (@AmnestyMy) 11 Juin 2015
Europe is almost 100% abolitionist exce
The response is from Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director of Together Against the Death Penalty and Vice-President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
“About 30 or 40 years ago, two thirds of countries worldwide used to apply the death penalty regularly. Today it’s the exact opposite: two thirds of UN countries have abolished the death penalty, either in law or in practice.
Executions surge
However, in recent years, we have seen a surge in executions particularly in countries which had not executed prisoners for years or were part of a moratorium process.
Executions and death sentences are mostly due to drug-related crimes.
ECPM Exe Dir Raphael Chenuil Hazan : #DeathPenalty is only revenge #MakeMY100th pic.twitter.com/Z26szPeKyW— AI Malaysia (@AmnestyMy) 11 Juin 2015
Europe is almost 100% abolitionist exce