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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal punishment
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gptkbp:abolished
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:1863_(Venezuela)
gptkb:Protocol_No._6_to_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Second_Optional_Protocol_to_the_International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights
gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly_(resolution)
many countries
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gptkbp:abolitionTrend
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increasing worldwide
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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capital punishment
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gptkbp:appliedFor
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gptkb:murder
gptkb:terrorist_attack
espionage
treason
drug trafficking (in some countries)
apostasy (in some countries)
blasphemy (in some countries)
rape (in some countries)
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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juveniles (in most countries)
mentally ill (in many countries)
pregnant women (in most countries)
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gptkbp:controversy
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true
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gptkbp:costComparedTo
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often more expensive than life imprisonment (in U.S.)
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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deterrence
retribution
human rights concerns
lack of deterrence evidence
risk of wrongful execution
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gptkbp:executionsMostBy
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gptkb:China
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:executionsPerYear
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thousands (globally, varies by year)
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gptkbp:firstAbolishedBy
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gptkb:Venezuela
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Death Penalty
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gptkbp:involves
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execution of a person
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gptkbp:lastExecutionInAustralia
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1967
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gptkbp:lastExecutionInCanada
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1962
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gptkbp:lastExecutionInFrance
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1977
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gptkbp:lastExecutionInUK
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1964
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gptkbp:legalIn
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some U.S. states
most European countries
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gptkbp:method
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hanging
gas chamber
firing squad
lethal injection
electrocution
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Amnesty_International
gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch
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gptkbp:reasonForSuspension
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gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
Moratorium in several countries
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gptkbp:retainedIn
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gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:United_Nations_resolutions
Amnesty International campaigns
Supreme Court cases (e.g., Gregg v. Georgia)
international human rights debate
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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some governments
some public opinion polls
some victims' families
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gptkbp:usedFor
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punishment for serious crimes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_S._Boutwell
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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