Time to abolish death penalty globally

Capital punishment constitutes the gravest form of human rights violation.

The World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed on October 10 to call for the universal abolition of capital punishment and to spread general awareness of the worldwide anti-death penalty movement. Although more countries are moving towards abolishment, the day when no country allows for such a brutal punishment is still a distant dream. Some argue that the death penalty should apply only to the most heinous crimes, such as murder, war crimes, rape, etc. However, capital punishment constitutes the gravest form of human rights violation, breaching the right to life and living free from torture or cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment, protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , adopted by the UN in 1948.