{"id":1307,"date":"2017-10-30T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2017\/10\/30\/the-death-penalty-in-the-arab-world-2015-2016\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:27:45","slug":"the-death-penalty-in-the-arab-world-2015-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2017\/10\/30\/the-death-penalty-in-the-arab-world-2015-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death Penalty in the Arab World 2015\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Introduction&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: windowtext;\">To abolish the death penalty is one of ACHRS&#8217; core aims, as the right to life is the foundation of all other personal freedoms and human rights. Not only is the death penalty preventing the Arab region from living up to universal human rights, but often the death penalty is the outcome of an unfair trial. This means that innocent people are being sentenced to death because they lack the resources for a fair trial. They simply do not have the economic capabilities or the right social background and network.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Death_Penalty_Annual_Report_2015-2016.pdf\">To read the full report please click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction&nbsp; To abolish the death penalty is one of ACHRS&#8217; core aims, as the right to life is the foundation of all other personal freedoms and human rights. 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