"Today is a historic day.
The governing body of the international community, with a good majority, tells the world that
penalty death can do without. abolitionist path
buy now more speed. "It 's the comment to vote today at UN Headquarters in
Paul Ms Khan, President of the Italian section of Amnesty International ." From tomorrow - adds Ms Khan - Amnesty International
ask all governments to respect the moratorium. The resolution adopted this afternoon
an extra measure of pressure in our hands, to ask the governments that still retain the death penalty to have courage . As always - ends -
continue to work every day to save lives in Iran, China,
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and in those few countries that still persist
to apply the death penalty. "(Reuters)
The UN General Assembly voted on the resolution for a moratorium on the death penalty by 104 votes in favor, 54 against and 29 abstentions . It is an act non-binding but highly moral, useful tool of persuasion for all countries of the world. Now, then, the death penalty comes full agenda of the UN which periodically monitor the phenomenon throughout the world and will examine the steps taken to implement the resolution.
December 18, 2007: a day to remember for Human Rights.
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