Capital Punishment has two main reasons for being disliked.  During 2004, at least 7,395 people were sentenced to death and from those at least 3,797 were actually killed.We as a human have our rights. A religious person would say they are given to us by God and a nonreligious person would say they are basically given to us by our nature as a human being. These would be considered our natural and human rights. Even if a person deserves to be put to death, would it be moral and okay to do so if it violates those people’s human rights?

First, morality is a main conflict when it comes to capital punishment.  Hypocrisy is the first point that is brought up.  There are some religions that will agree with capital punishment but will not agree with something just as bad, abortion.  (“Full Metal Attorney,” 2006).

The argument is continued with the curiosity if the innocent will be killed.  Everyone makes mistakes, even in legal systems.  This means that with the death penalty an innocent person is killed, which is a great danger.In 2000, Illinois suspended executions after the pardon of the thirteenth death row prisoner that was found to be wrongfully convicted in the state since the U.S.A. reinstated the death penalty in 1977. (“Human Rights,” 2006)

 Another argument against capital punishment according to our human rights are that the people are just using self-defense, not just committing homicide.  If a person were to come into your home and in order to save the life of your family and your self, you think that you must kill him, what would you do.This point is argued at the fact that a person such as this should not have to sit in judgment or in custody about to be put to death for something that was merely self-defense.  (deLaubenfels, 2002).