“The 13th World Day against the Death Penalty will take place on 10th October. What is the current situation worldwide?” asks Ben from London. <br /><br /> The response is from Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director of Together Against the Death Penalty and Vice-President of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. <br /><br /> “About 30 or 40 years ago, two thirds of countries worldwide used to apply the death penalty regularly. Today it’s the exact opposite: two thirds of UN countries have abolished the death penalty, either in law or in practice.<br /><br /> Executions surge<br /><br /> However, in recent years, we have seen a surge in executions particularly in countries which had not executed prisoners for years or were part of a moratorium process.<br /><br /> Executions and death sentences are mostly due to drug-related crimes.<br /><br /> ECPM Exe Dir Raphael Chenuil Hazan : #DeathPenalty is only revenge #MakeMY100th pic.twitter.com/Z26szPeKyW— AI Malaysia (@AmnestyMy) 11 Juin 2015<br /><br /> Europe is almost 100% abolitionist exce
