The issue in detailThe death penalt

The issue in detail
The death penalty breaches two essential human rights: the right to life and the right to live free from torture. Both rights are protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN in 1948.
The following international laws explicitly ban use of the death penalty, except during times of war:
• The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
• The Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty.