World Day Against the Death Penalty – Monday 10 October. GENEVA (7 October 2016) – Speaking ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on Monday 10 October, a group of United Nations human rights experts reminded governments around the world that the imposition of the death penalty is an ineffective deterrent for terrorism, and most times it is also an unlawful one. .
When she was 17 years old, Karen Armstrong was in search of God. To that end, she entered a Roman Catholic convent and became a nun. When she started her new life, she faced a number of struggles, including the fact that she couldn't pray. Watch as Karen reflects on feeling like a failure in the convent. .