"The green mile"
What are human rights?
How much do we know about capital punishment?
Human rights
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The history of death penalty
Reasons to abolosh capital punishment
What about today?
It is irreversible and mistakes happen
Denies any chance of rehabilitation
Reasons to abolish the death penalty
It is discriminatory
It does not deter crime
Not necessarily comforting the victim’s family
It is used as a political tool
Next
The Green Mile
Some common methods of execution at that time were boiling, burning at the stake, hanging, beheading, and drawing and quartering.
Middle ages and Modern period
The majority of ancient philosophers justify the death penalty, although often contesting the unscrupulous use that was made of it.
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people.
French Revolution and the guillotine
Ancient age
China
China is undoubtedly the country with the most death sentences and executions, but the state media and courts only report or publish a very small number of death penalty cases.
USA
Use of the death penalty has gradually declined in the United States in recent decades.
All 27 states with the death penalty for murder provide lethal injection as the primary method of execution.
What are human rights?
Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings.
Universal
Equal and non-discriminatory
Indivisible and interdependent
Inalienable
Human rights - Capital Punishment
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Transcript
"The green mile"
What are human rights?
How much do we know about capital punishment?
Human rights
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The history of death penalty
Reasons to abolosh capital punishment
What about today?
It is irreversible and mistakes happen
Denies any chance of rehabilitation
Reasons to abolish the death penalty
It is discriminatory
It does not deter crime
Not necessarily comforting the victim’s family
It is used as a political tool
Next
The Green Mile
Some common methods of execution at that time were boiling, burning at the stake, hanging, beheading, and drawing and quartering.
Middle ages and Modern period
The majority of ancient philosophers justify the death penalty, although often contesting the unscrupulous use that was made of it.
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people.
French Revolution and the guillotine
Ancient age
China
China is undoubtedly the country with the most death sentences and executions, but the state media and courts only report or publish a very small number of death penalty cases.
USA
Use of the death penalty has gradually declined in the United States in recent decades.
All 27 states with the death penalty for murder provide lethal injection as the primary method of execution.
What are human rights?
Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings.
Universal
Equal and non-discriminatory
Indivisible and interdependent
Inalienable