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Death Penalty

United States Backsliding on Death Penalty

Posted on July 26, 2019September 30, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Humanity, Rights

W​hile the rest of the world moves away from capital punishment and the UN says that it has no place in the 21st century, the United States is moving to bring it back.

Tagged Abolition, Capital Punishment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty, Deterrent, Eighth Amendment, UDHC, United Nations, Wrongful ExecutionLeave a comment
Solitary Confinement

Cruel and Unusual Punishment Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on June 2, 2019September 30, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Humanity

A​n all too common practice that violates traditional norms and modern human rights standards.

Tagged Cruel and Unusual, Eighth Amendment, English Bill of Rights, Reformation, Rehabilitation, Segregation, Solitary Confinement, Torture, UDHRLeave a comment
Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Posted on June 2, 2019November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Humanity, Rights

A​n all too common practice that violates traditional norms and modern human rights standards.

Tagged Cruel and Unusual, Eighth Amendment, English Bill of Rights, Reformation, Rehabilitation, Segregation, Solitary Confinement, Torture, UDHRLeave a comment

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