Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade ...

Tennessee should end capital punishment and cancel execution dates for five men | Opinion As moral people. As people desiring “To do what is right and just,” let’s encourage our state not to ...

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.

Lastly, capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is as a cure for poverty. It's a perpetuation of our cave-dwelling past and a throwback to our atavistic savagery.

Prime minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson has slapped down suggestions that the UK could bring back capital punishment. Three Reform UK MPs led calls to reinstate the death penalty after the ...

(The Center Square) – Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued, one reinstates federal capital punishment. The order, “Restoring the death penalty and protecting policy ...

While it should remove an exemption clause, which might allow for capital punishment’s return were a state of emergency to be declared, the decision is another welcome step in the global journey ...

Ending capital punishment is not a false hope Hope could very well be the defining force behind the drive to abolish capital punishment: hope for redemption, hope for personal improvement, hope ...

Did you know that New Hampshire’s last execution (by hanging) was held in 1939? In its history, the Granite State has executed 26 people. In 2019, New Hampshire ended capital punishment.

Death Penalty UK When was the death penalty abolished in the UK? Capital punishment is the use of the death penalty by the state. It was first introduced in the UK in the 1500s, with eight capital ...

There's only one problem with the capital punishment debate in America. We never have it. While those of us who believe the death penalty is sadly necessary are willing to argue our point of view ...