Capital Punishment Archives - HumanProgress

Zambia Becomes 25th Sub-Saharan African Nation to Abolish Death Penalty

January 06, 2023

Malaysia Abolishes Mandatory Use of the Death Penalty

The Central African Republic Has Abolished the Death Penalty

Saudi Arabia Ends Flogging and Death Penalty for Minors

Heroes of Progress, Pt. 38: Cesare Beccaria

February 20, 2020

Despite Federal Return Capital Punishment Is Dying Out

Discovery of 3000 Year Old Human Sacrifice Victims in England

When Istanbul Punished Public Coffee Drinkers to Death

Is Moral Progress Real or Just a Myth?

January 18, 2019

Capital Punishment Has Declined Dramatically

January 04, 2019

Malaysia to Repeal Death Penalty and Sedition Law

October 11, 2018

Global Executions Down, 20 African Countries Abolish Death Penalty

Introducing the New and Improved HumanProgress.org

What Millennials Should Know About the Soviet Union

December 15, 2017

Multiple shirts depicting Che Guevara's face.

Che Guevara Was a Racist, Homophobe and Mass Murderer

December 15, 2017

How Economic Prosperity Spared Witches

October 31, 2017

Declining Poverty Helps to End Witch Hunts

October 30, 2017

Data Give Hope After Charlottesville Violence

August 21, 2017

Steven Pinker: Look at Data to Understand Violence Trends

The Execution Rate in the U.S. Has Taken a Nosedive

What the Death Penalty Looked Like in 2016

Fewer People Around the World Are Sentenced to Death

U.S. Executions Have Fallen over Time

United States Uses the Death Penalty Less than Before

December 24, 2016