EPISODE · Oct 22, 2008 · 19 MIN
Episode 4: Reframing the Death Penalty as a Human Rights Issue
from US Human Rights Network Podcast · host US Human Rights Network
The United States is one of five countries responsible for 90% of death sentences in the entire world. As the rest of the world has abolished or is abolishing the death penalty, the US still has a long way to go. In this episode Rick Halprin, anti-death penalty activist and scholar talks about why the death penalty is not only a criminal justice issues but a human rights one. Troy Davis' case is merely one example of how human rights violations are allowed by the state. www.troyanthonydavis.org www.amnesty.org and www.ushrnetwork.org
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