"When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 only eight States had abolished the death penalty. In recent years the situation has changed dramatically: according to the United Nations (UN) some 150 countries have either abolished the death penalty or no longer execute. This move towards abolition of the death penalty is witnessed in all regions in the world regardless of political system, religion, culture or tradition."
- International Commission Against Death Penalty.
Download the 2013 report.
See - http://www.icomdp.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ICDP_Review_2013_report.pdf
