Preface
- Author: United Nations for Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
- Main Title: Moving Away from the Death Penalty , pp 6-7
- Publication Date: December 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/11025fb6-en
- Language: English
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Today, more than four out of five countries have either abolished the death penalty or do not practice it. Globally, there is a firm trend towards abolition, with progress in all regions of the world. Member States representing a variety of legal systems, traditions, cultures and religious backgrounds have taken a position in favour of abolition of the death penalty. Some States that opposed the abolition of the death penalty in the recent past have moved to abolish it; others have imposed a moratorium on its use. The application of the death penalty appears to be confined to an ever-narrowing minority of countries.
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9789210575898
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/2bdca678-en
Related Subject(s):
Human Rights and Refugees
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