World Day Against the Death Penalty
On October 10, 2025 the World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to challenging the misconception that the death penalty can make people and communities safer.
Security is commonly understood as freedom from danger or threat. The determination of who are considered threats, and who are to be protected, is often influenced by power dynamics, discrimination, and inequality. Using the “security argument” at best politicizes a judicial procedure that is supposed to be impartial and fair, and at worst provides a context for human rights abuses in the name of State protection.
It is undeniable that the death penalty does not protect individuals and societies because it threatens human dignity and reinforces social and economic disparities by disproportionately affecting marginalized groups.