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Abolishing the death penalty affirms American beliefs

By Brandy Ringer

Richard C. Dieter [Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center]: "A high delegation of U.S. officials recently traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to report to the recently-formed United Nations Human Rights Council concerning our observance of human rights standards. Other countries were entitled to comment on the U.S.'s compliance with these standards, and many nations pointed to our continued use of the death penalty as a human rights violation. In response, the U.S. rightly stated that the death penalty is not forbidden under international law, and is an internal matter for each state to choose or reject. While that position technically protects us from being an outlaw nation, it fails to adequately

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on November 16, 2010 (boomark / email).