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End the Death Penalty
It is time to ban the death penalty
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. This cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment is done in the name of justice.
Why Amnesty opposes the death penalty
- It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- There is no evidence that it is any more effective in reducing crime than other punishments and it has no place in a modern criminal justice system.
We oppose the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by the state to kill the prisoner.
Capital Punishment Overview 2011
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Pacific continues to lead the world in anti-death penalty trend
Even though five death sentences have been handed down in Papua New Guinea, no executions were carried out in 2011. The region continues to be the only one that has not carried out any executions in the last decade.
See facts and figures about the death penalty in the Pacific here.
Read more
- 'Death Sentences & Executions' - An Amnesty International report on the Death Penalty, 2011
- Death Penalty 2011: Alarming levels of executions in few countries that kill (Media Release, 27 March 2012)
- Japan executions a 'retrograde step' (News, 30 March 2012)
- New Zealand's stance on the death penalty
Resources
- Death Penalty 2011: Briefing
- Death Penalty 2011: Fact & Figures
- Video: We're getting closer to a death penalty-free world!
- Animated Video: Juvenile executions in Iran
- Troy Davis Youth Dialogue - An Amnesty International resource to guide discussion on the critical events regarding the Troy Davis case and execution.
