Episode 23: How the World Views the Death Penalty

<p>Throughout the world, the death penalty is in decline. Since 1976, more than 75 countries have abolished the death penalty, and many others have severely curtailed its use or abolished it in practice, if not in law. While this trend is reflected in parts of the United States, the federal government and many states retain capital punishment. How does this affect our country’s standing in the international community, particularly as a moral authority on issues like human rights? Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Kristina Roth and Elizabeth Zitrin to answer this and other questions about how the world views the death penalty.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----------------</span></p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Christopher Wright Durocher, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/Christopher-Wright-Durocher" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Kristina Roth, <a href= "https://www.amnestyusa.org/staff/kristina-roth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty International USA</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Elizabeth Zitrin, <a href= "https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/board" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Witness to Innocence and past President and Senior Advisor of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/projects/death-penalty-resources/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Death Penalty in America</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Amnesty International on the Death Penalty</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://worldcoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Coalition Against the De