7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty - Day Two

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 27: Human rights activists listen to a plenary on business and the death penalty in the hemicycle of the European Parliament during the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty on February 27, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. Hundreds of human rights activists and policy-makers from around the world attend the 7th World Congress against the Death Penalty taking place in Brussels, Belgium from 26 February to 1 March 2019. The World Congress aims to shine light on the fight against the death penalty. 54 countries around the world still retain the death penalty in their criminal codes and an estimated 20,000 people are on death row. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)