Human Rights and the Death Penalty in the United States
Last updated October 2009

^{"Considering that the use of the death penalty undermines human dignity and convinced that a moratorium on the use of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement and progressive development of human rights, that there is no conclusive evidence of the deterrent value of the death penalty and that any miscarriage or failure of justice in the implementation of the death penalty is irreversible and irreparable..."}

^{~ United Nations Resolution 62/149, Moratorium on the use of the death penalty,26 February 2008.}

What are human rights regarding criminal punishment?

Does the U.S. recognize these human rights?

Is the U.S. fulfilling these human rights?

Human Rights and the Death Penalty Footnotes