June 29, 2003
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Death penalty
Is it violation of human rights?
Mohammad Towhidul Islam
Though the modern world is very sympathetic to the concept of human rights issues, death penalty as a form of capital punishment has still been in practice in the world. During 2001, at least 3048 people were executed in 31 countries as well as at least 5265 people were sentenced to death in 68 countries. It is very interesting to see that some advanced countries, which are pioneer to the protection and promotion of human rights and also very vocal to the human rights situation in the developing world, do impose death penalty, even on children.
Death penalty and human rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 has incorporated most of the human rights. It has specially......
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