Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Today is International Death Penalty Abolition Day, a day that marks the occasion in 1847 when the state of Michigan became the first English-speaking territory in the world to abolish capital punishment. The death penalty is a violation of human rights. Abolition of the death penalty is an evolving standard of international law. Below you will find links to information on the status of the death penalty worldwide, abolition of the death penalty campaigns and learning materials to be used in classrooms or public education campaigns.(hrea.org).
Do you support the death penalty or are you in favour of its abolition? Are their circumstances where your stance changes? Saddam Hussein? A father defending his family?
Is it ever right for the state to take a life as punishment for taking a life?
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