Academic Article

International Abolitionist Advocacy: The Rise of Global Networks to Advance Human Rights and the Promise of the Worldwide Campaign to Abolish Capital Punishment

By John D. Bessler, on 17 October 2025


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The document traces how global abolitionist networks for the death penalty have grown and become more influential over recent decades. It discusses key strategies by states and NGOs pushing for a worldwide moratorium on executions and for complete abolition, highlighting how formerly retentionist regimes are increasingly isolated.

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