The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states each person's right to live and "No one shall be subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" (Article 5). The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948; therefore, through the international view the death penalty is a violation of these human rights. Read more at...
HERE: http://www.takepart.com/actions/join-amnesty-international-abolish-death-penalty?fbhash=16a1456f881983f2824cfaf1cf8d4697
HERE: http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/international-law
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