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世界反死刑聯盟發表新聞稿表示,歡迎第63屆聯合國大會第三委員會投票通過【停止死刑執行(moratorium on executions)】的決議(紐約時間,2008年11月20日中午12:00)。總共有105個國家票贊成、48個國家反對以及31個國家棄權。第三委員會的投票結果,將會送到全會(plenary meeting)確認後正式通過。(但依照過往經驗,全會很少會否決各委員會的決議)
在去年(2008)年的聯合國大會也通過62/149號決議,同樣是【停止死刑執行(moratorium on executions)】,今年投票贊成的國家比去年多了兩個。停止死刑執行及廢除死刑已經成為全世界不可逆轉的趨勢了!
[WORLD COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY] 20081120 Press Release
ADOPTION OF A NEW RESOLUTION ON MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE:
ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS UNIVERSAL ABOLITION
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty welcomes the adoption by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly of a second resolution calling for a universal moratorium on the use of the capital punishment.
Supported by an increasing number of co-sponsors countries (2 more countries), it reaffirms the resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty” and recognizes “the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty”.