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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOES NOT REDUCE TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY

October 7, 2016: Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day against the Death Penalty, to be observed on 10 October:
The death penalty is a cruel and inhumane practice. It has no place in the twenty-first century.
This year’s World Day against the Death Penalty focuses on terrorism-related offenses. Around the world, 65 countries retain the death penalty for such crimes. To be legitimate and effective, counter-terror measures, like all security operations, must be anchored in respect for human rights and the rule of law. 
Yet death sentences for terrorism are often handed down after unfair and speedy trials by military or special courts. Confessions are often obtained under duress or in other ways in which the right to appeal is not respected. Some States even seek to criminalize the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms by including vague definitions in counter-terrorism legislation.
Let us be clear: participation in peaceful protests and criticism of a Government — whether in private, on the Internet or in the media — are neither crimes nor terrorist acts. The threat or use of the death penalty in such cases is an egregious violation of human rights.
Some may argue that capital punishment will diminish terrorism. This is not true. Experience has shown that putting terrorists to death serves as propaganda for their movements by creating perceived martyrs and making their macabre recruiting campaigns more effective.
Maintaining the rule of law and respect for human rights — even in the face of terrorism and violent extremism — is an obligation that will boost society's ability to address terrorist threats. 
Let us continue our work to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances and places. Let our actions always be guided by the moral compass of human rights — the most effective route to a safer, more just and secure world. (Sources: un.org, 07/10/2016)

GAZA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING, MURDER
ZAMBIA: TWO YOUTHS TO HANG FOR MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRINCE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
GAZA: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 MURDER
BANGLADESH: JHALAKATHI JUDGE KILLER JMB MAN EXECUTED
NEVADA (USA): SEARCH FOR EXECUTION DRUG SUPPLIERS TURNS UP ZERO BIDS
MALAYSIA: 24-YEAR-OLD THAI BAR GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN KL
FLORIDA (USA): SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN STATE'S CAPITAL SENTENCING STATUTE, REQUIRES JURY UNANIMITY BEFORE IMPOSING DEATH
SRI LANKA: WOMAN KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
PAKISTAN: GENERAL SHARIF SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS OF TEN TERRORISTS
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS KILL '2 SPIES'
USA: A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES ARE KEEPING THE DEATH PENALTY ALIVE
TUNISIA: 76 SENTENCED OVER SOLDIER KILLINGS
TEXAS (USA): LOWEST NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN 20 YEARS
IRAN: 22-YEAR-OLD IRANIAN KURDISH WOMAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION AFTER GROSSLY UNFAIR TRIAL
MALAYSIA: FOREIGN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
ZIMBABWE: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY - MPS SAY THEIR HANDS TIED
GHANA'S PRISONS OVERCROWDED BY 3,810 INMATES
KENYA: WOMAN WHO SOLD TOXIC DRINK THAT CAUSED DEATH OF 8 SENTENCED TO HANG
HANDS OFF CAIN: PRIORITY IS TO CONTAIN THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
CHINA: CORRUPT YUNNAN PARTY BOSS SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
EGYPT: MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH, 8 TO LIFE FOR ANTI-CHRISTIAN ATTACK
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
INDIA: 5 OF FAMILY AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 4 PERSONS
SINGAPORE: 80 PER CENT OF RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY
USA: SUMMER 2016 ‘DEATH ROW USA’ SHOWS ONGOING DECLINE IN DEATH ROW POPULATIONS
TEXAS (USA): BARNEY RONALD FULLER EXECUTED
GAZA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
SUDAN: THREE CONDEMNED TO HANG IN BURAM, SOUTH DARFUR
EGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT GIVES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO PEOPLE FOR JOINING 'MILITANT ORGANIZATION'

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