Besides denying the right to life, other basic rights are frequently breached in capital punishment’s application. The death penalty has been found to break the denial against cruel, inhumane, and degrading …show more content…
This comprehension has prompted progress in the nullification of capital punishment around the world. 35 years ago, just 16 nations had put an end to capital punishment for all crimes, while today that number has grown to 104. In addition, of those that still have capital punishment in their law, 35 are abolitionist by practice and have not executed anybody in at least 10 years. In 2010, just 23 nations were known to have executions. Consistently, a large portion of the world 's executions occur in just a couple of nations, and the United States is among those countries. From 2007 to 2011, the United States executed 220 individuals. America’s frequency of executions is met only by Saudi Arabia, Yemen, North Korea, Iran, and