Historique
Rapport
The death penalty for drug offences: global overview 2010
Auteur(s) :
GALLAHUE, P. ;
LINES, R.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
53 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
London : HRI (Harm Reduction International)
ISBN :
978-0-9557754-9-9
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANCTION PENALE
;
MORT
;
LEGISLATION
;
ILS
;
TRAFIC
Résumé :
The International Harm Reduction Association released a study on the death penalty for drug offences on the opening day of the 19th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, taking place in Vienna. The report finds that hundreds of people are executed for drug offences each year around the world, a figure that very likely exceeds one thousand when taking into account those countries that keep their death penalty statistics secret.
The report is the first detailed country by country overview of the death penalty for drugs, monitoring both national legislation and state practice of enforcement. Of the states worldwide that retain the death penalty, 32 jurisdictions maintain laws that prescribe the death penalty for drug offences. The study also found that in some states, drug offenders make up a significant portion - if not the outright majority - of those sentenced to death and/or executed each year. [Editor's abstract]
The report is the first detailed country by country overview of the death penalty for drugs, monitoring both national legislation and state practice of enforcement. Of the states worldwide that retain the death penalty, 32 jurisdictions maintain laws that prescribe the death penalty for drug offences. The study also found that in some states, drug offenders make up a significant portion - if not the outright majority - of those sentenced to death and/or executed each year. [Editor's abstract]
Affiliation :
UK
Titre précédent :
Cote :
E00937