Center for Constitutional Rights: UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.
November 04, 2023
November 04, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2023:
Today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its conclusions and recommendations based on a review of U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This was its first review in nine years, and, for the first time ever, the committee recommended that the United States "establish a moratorium on the imposition of sentences . . .
Today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its conclusions and recommendations based on a review of U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This was its first review in nine years, and, for the first time ever, the committee recommended that the United States "establish a moratorium on the imposition of sentences . . .