Capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. It is also called the death penalty. It is a form of killing that is legalized. It may be carried out by electrocution, hanging, lethal injection, gas chamber, and firing squad. The death penalty has been banished in over one hundred and thirty countries. Capital punishment has been abolished in every industrialized nation except for the United States of America. In the United States, capital punishment has been an extremely controversial issue that divides the country and it leads to disharmony. The death penalty abolition movement is growing, and some progress is being made, but there is a lot of work yet to be done. There are various organizations using different avenues to abolish the death penalty. They have been successful in New Mexico, Illinois, New Jersey and New York. These are organizations like Amnesty International, The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), and The People of Faith against the Death Penalty (PFADP).
Amnesty international is an eloquent and a well-known organization that is located in different parts of the world. Amnesty International is one of the largest and best-known international nongovernmental organizations that are dedicated to human rights. It is a non-profit organization that was established in 1961. Amnesty means a general pardon for offenses or an act of forgiveness for past offenses. They serve several purposes on the bringing about of equality, peace and social justice. However, one of their main goals is to abolish the death penalty. They have been quite successful in many countries some states in the United States. Amnesty International stands out, because they have good governmental influences all around the word.
They are campaigning around the globe to abolish the death penalty regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by a state to kill a prisoner (amnesty.org). There should be no disputation on whether the death penalty should be abolished, especially after it is quiet certain that it claims the lives of innocent victims, barbaric, and it is utterly useless. It serves no good purpose. In the United States, It creates uprising among the supporters and the people who oppose it. Human life is so valuable, regardless of ethnic, race, and nationality, therefore, no one should be executed under any circumstances. However, the predicament is that many people are not aware of the unfairness involved. Amnesty International campaigns around the world to open the eyes of people whom might not be oblivious to it. This is very significant because knowing about it might change their minds. Since Amnesty International leaks it globally, there will be uproar in other countries; afterwards, the United States would have to abolish it.
One propitious tactic that is used by Amnesty International is educating campuses and communities about the unfairness of the United States’...