Richard Branson renews call to end death penalty ahead of scheduled executions

Richard Branson, business leaders renew call to end ‘inhumane’ death penalty ahead of scheduled executions

‘The death penalty is the ultimate injustice: It’s inhumane, it’s irreversible and it’s riddled with errors,’ Virgin Galactic founder says

Published: Sept. 17, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. ET

Ahead of executions scheduled in the U.S. in the coming weeks, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and more than 350 fellow business leaders renewed their call Tuesday for a global end to the death penalty.

In a new video campaign , Branson called on business leaders to “be a voice for change” and sign the Business Leaders’ Declaration Against the Death Penalty.