Death Penalty abolition
The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
August 30, 20169m 14s
Show Notes
Statistics suggest that officially about half of the countries in the world have abolished Capital Punishment, and a further 52 have stopped its use in practice. But we tell the story behind the numbers and show why the picture is more complicated. We speak to Parvais Jabbar, co-director of the Death Penalty Project.