Death penalty: Questions and answers

Index Number: ACT 50/001/2000
Fecha de publicación: 11 abril 2000

The questions and answers on the death penalty provides details of Amnesty International's opposition to the death penalty in all cases without exception. The death penalty is discriminatory and is often used disproportionately against the poor, minorities, and members of racial, ethnic and religious communties. Amnesty International continues to demand unconditionally the worldwide abolition of the death penalty