Sentence examples for abolish executions from inspiring English sources

There are a number of challenges to overcome, but if the politicians have their way, Nebraska could become the first conservative state to abolish executions in four decades.

Amnesty International called on the Iranian authorities to abolish executions by stoning, which it described as "grotesque and horrific" in a new report.

In New Hampshire, where no one is on death row, the Legislature voted last spring to abolish executions, but the governor vetoed the measure.

This annual event is put on by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty to raise awareness of the organization's campaign to abolish executions globally.

The case revived the death penalty debate less than a decade after Parliament had abolished executions in 1976.

More nations abolished executions.

It happened after the Holocaust - where a death-weary Europe abolished execution across the board.

That North Korea should abolish public executions and generic crimes such as "crimes against the state".

Sotoudeh, famous for her work to abolish juvenile executions in Iran, fell foul of the authorities after defending many opposition activists and politicians following the disputed presidential elections in 2009.

The death penalty is a provocative and controversial topic, but in Stevenson's line of work, he has come to the clear conclusion that we should abolish these executions -- and the reason why has nothing to do with whether or not people deserve to die for their crimes.

But this year, only New Mexico went all the way, abolishing executions in March.