Parliamentarians for Global Action: Growing Momentum for the Abolition of the Death Penalty - Adoption of the 2024 U.N. General Assembly Biennial Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2024:
On 17 December, during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Member States overwhelmingly adopted the tenth Resolution on a "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty". With 130 votes in favor, 32 abstentions and 22 votes against, this historic result represents a crucial step forward for the abolitionist movement. Compared to the 2022 resolution, . . .
On 17 December, during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Member States overwhelmingly adopted the tenth Resolution on a "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty". With 130 votes in favor, 32 abstentions and 22 votes against, this historic result represents a crucial step forward for the abolitionist movement. Compared to the 2022 resolution, . . .