My commitment to the abolition of the death penalty began in 2008, when I read a press article about Troy Davis, a man on death row in Georgia. Just two hours before his execution, he was informed that he would benefit from a stay of execution. At the time, I thought that subjecting someone to the waiting for an imminent execution, the passing of time and psychological distress was absolutely inhumane. In the end, he was later executed, despite always maintaining his innocence.