Capital Punishment on a global scale
In the beginning of the death punishment, it had been supported publicly world wide as an acceptable form of punishment for those who steal, murder, terrorize and rape. When people changed their perspective on it, it had a lot to do with the beliefs that they had and the rights they were violating. Many argue how the death penalty has come to be an unethical and a grim method to the criminals who besides being dangerous are still human beings with the same rights as everyone else. But like always, there are those people who believe in such malicious forms of justice but worldwide there are more who are trying to prevent the execution of all inmates.
According to Amnesty International, 140 countries have abolished the death penalty. In 2012, only one country, Latvia, abolished the death penalty for all crimes. In 2011, 21 countries around the world were known to have carried out executions and at least 63 to have imposed death sentences (http://www. infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html#ixzz31k6ouWaj). Even though the death penalty is not use as it used to, it is still a problem since many countries have not abolish it completely and that is what we must strive towards. Capital punishment is a debatable topic since people have different arguments against and in favor of it. The methods used for execution, the culture, and the resources that those countries have/use to make executions are just some of the things that people argue when it comes to talking about the death penalty in an international scale.
Throughout the years there have been many attempts on trying to abolish the death penalty, many people believe that the death penalty violates human rights and is not a good way to deter crime. Since 1990, an average of three countries each year have abolished the death penalty, and today over two-thirds of the world's nations have ended capital punishment in law or practice (http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/international-death-penalty).
According to Amnesty International, 140 countries have abolished the death penalty. In 2012, only one country, Latvia, abolished the death penalty for all crimes. In 2011, 21 countries around the world were known to have carried out executions and at least 63 to have imposed death sentences (http://www. infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html#ixzz31k6ouWaj). Even though the death penalty is not use as it used to, it is still a problem since many countries have not abolish it completely and that is what we must strive towards. Capital punishment is a debatable topic since people have different arguments against and in favor of it. The methods used for execution, the culture, and the resources that those countries have/use to make executions are just some of the things that people argue when it comes to talking about the death penalty in an international scale.
Throughout the years there have been many attempts on trying to abolish the death penalty, many people believe that the death penalty violates human rights and is not a good way to deter crime. Since 1990, an average of three countries each year have abolished the death penalty, and today over two-thirds of the world's nations have ended capital punishment in law or practice (http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/international-death-penalty).