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DEATH PENALTY. UN VOTE ON MORATORIUM DECEMBER 19 OR 20

November 21, 2007: the final vote by the UN General Assembly on the Moratorium on capital punishment is expected at the UN on December 19 or 20.
We cannot exclude the possibility that, before its definitive approval, countries which are supposed ‘Friends of the death penalty’ (led by Singapore and Egypt), could return stronger than ever with a series of amendments to kill the Moratorium.
Radical Party exponents in New York gathered this information in the corridors of the UN. According to these sources, there are high hopes of creating a consensus in the General Assembly, surpassing the 99 in favour (52 against 33 abstaining) of the vote in the commission. That is, if we don’t let our guard down this week.
Matteo Mecacci, UN representative and Senate Vice President of the Radical Party, and Marco Cappato, European Parliamentarian and speaker on human rights, are in New York together with a delegation from the Assembly in Strasbourg. They discussed these issues today in a meeting with journalists.
The Radicals have identified about twenty countries that could vote in favour or abstain, many of which are African countries. Countries that didn’t vote in the Commission but could vote in favour include Tunisia (a country with a de facto moratorium), the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, as well as the Seychelles and Kiribati.
Countries with a moratorium who abstained from voting in the Commission include Morocco, Congo Brazzaville, Ghana, Niger, Lesotho and also South Korea.
The text of the Moratorium was approved by the Third Commission of the UN General Assembly on November 15. It represented a success for Italian diplomacy, as Italy managed to not only keep the European Union united, but also to construct a vast consensus in all of the five continents. The resolution on the Moratorium, like all documents of the General Assembly, is not legally binding, however it carries moral weight. The resolution asks for a moratorium on capital punishment, in view of its abolition, and appeals to countries that have the death penalty to ‘progressively reduce’ the use and ‘the number of crimes for which it can be imposed.’ (Sources: ANSA, 21/11/2007)

VIETNAM. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
TENNESSEE (USA). BREDESEN: EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
VIETNAM. 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
MORATORIUM. ITALIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ISN'T FOREGONE CONCLUSION
SOUTH KOREA. AUTOMATIC DEATH PENALTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
CHINA. PENALTY GUIDELINES SET FOR FAKE DRUGS
SUDAN. EXECUTION STAYED FOR CONVICTED RAPISTS
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED FOR AL-QAIDA MILITANT CONVICTED OF SLAYING A US DIPLOMAT
BELARUS. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST POLICEMAN CARRIED OUT
AFGHANISTAN. HERAT MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOLDIERS TO DEATH
NORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS ON THE RISE
BANGLADESH. MAN TO GO TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN RAJSHAHI
CHINA. SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCES EXCEED IMMEDIATE EXECUTIONS FOR 1ST TIME
MALAYSIA. NO DEATH SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, SAYS SHAHRIZAT
LIBYA. FOUR NIGERIANS EXECUTED
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY CRIME STATUTE UPS TO 25 YEARS
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
IRAN. FIVE HANGED ON DRUGS CHARGES
RUSSIA. DUMA LEAVES DEATH PENALTY ON TABLE
IRAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON 15 YEAR OLD AFGHAN
IRAQ. END TO DEATH PENALTY 'NOT FAVOURABLE', GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
BOTSWANA. TSOBANE SENTENCED TO DEATH
USA. SUPREME COURT STAYS FLORIDA EXECUTION
BANGLADESH. FOUR GO TO GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN SIRAJGANJ
BELARUS. INTERIOR MINISTER NAVUMAW: DEATH PENALTY CANNOT BE DISPENSED WITH NOW
IRAN. TWO PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
UN PANEL ADOPTS RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
MADAGASCAR. DEATH SENTENCE FOR 12
CHINA. FORMER DIPLOMAT SENTENCED TO DEATH, SANKEI REPORTS
IRAN. EXECUTION HALTED BY CHIEF JUSTICE

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