International Commission Against the Death Penalty

The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) was founded in Madrid in October 2010, as a result of a Spanish initiative. ^[1]

6 relations: Catholic Church and capital punishment, Glossip v. Gross, Horacio Verbitsky, Navi Pillay, Religion and capital punishment, United Nations moratorium on the death penalty.

Catholic Church and capital punishment

The Catholic Church's position on capital punishment has varied throughout the centuries following the Church's establishment, evolving from somewhat supportive to largely apathetic to mostly anti-capital punishment.

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Glossip v. Gross

Glossip v. Gross, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held, 5–4, that lethal injections using midazolam do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Horacio Verbitsky

Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942) is an Argentine left-wing investigative journalist and author with a past history as a leftist guerrilla in the Montoneros.

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Navi Pillay

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (born 23 September 1941) is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.

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Religion and capital punishment

Major world religions take varied positions on the morality of capital punishment and have historically impacted the way in which the government handles punishment practices.

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United Nations moratorium on the death penalty

At Italy's instigation, the UN moratorium on the death penalty resolution was presented by the EU in partnership with eight co-author member States to the General Assembly of the United Nations, calling for general suspension (not abolition) of capital punishment throughout the world.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commission_Against_the_Death_Penalty

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