Guess who they are:
"UN General Assembly calls for death penalty moratorium" by Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | December 19, 2007
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly yesterday called for a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to abolishing executions, approving a resolution opposed by the United States, China, and Iran.
I second the motion! Life is PRECIOUS!
The vote in the 192-member world body was 104-54 with 29 abstentions. The resolution is not legally binding but carries moral weight and reflects the majority view of world opinion. Two previous attempts to have the General Assembly adopt a moratorium on the death penalty - in 1994 and 1999 - failed.
According to Hands Off Cain, a Rome-based antideath penalty group, more people were put to death last year - 5,628 - than in either of the previous two years, with China alone accounting for 5,000 executions. Iran ranked second with at least 215 people put to death.
That is HORRIFIC!
The vote saw the United States taking the unusual step of siding with countries such as Iran, China, and Syria in opposing the resolution, and against its usual European allies and Israel.
'Course, they gotta mention Israel!
Vote doesn't cost them anything.
You proud of who AmeriKa lined up with, reader?
Supporters of the death penalty stressed that the resolution would not interfere with their laws and practices, and several accused the UN of trying to interfere with their sovereignty.
The resolution calls on those countries that allow capital punishment to respect international standards that safeguard the rights of condemned inmates and to "establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty."
I just want to stop the killing, wherever it may be!
