Helena Man In Ng

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Using the similarity of the simple shapes of a balloon and a hanging cord for death penalty to bring out the contrast of how we treat human rights to achieve true justice. The balloon in the sky symbolizes our freedom and dignity when there is justice and human rights in the society. The hanging cord in the dark symbolizes the hopelessness and injustice when human lives are not respected. Two subj
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Death is not justice


Our 2010 project asked for the universal abolition of the death penalty.
For us it’s simple. The death penalty is a violation of human rights. Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” How does that fit with beheading, stoning, hanging, lethally injecting or shooting someone?

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Death Penalty is a Violation of Human Rights

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