The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the...

The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the moratorium resolution to the UN General Assembly was greeted jubilantly by the Italian Senate's Commission for Human Rights.
In a meeting with former Illinois governor George Ryan and representatives of Hands Off Cain and the September 11 Association, at the Prime Minister's office in Palazzo Chigi, Fini said:
"Following consultations with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and in response to the invitation of the two associations, I announce the Italian government's intention to present once more a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions."
"This declaration proves the commitment of the Italian government to human and civil rights," government MP Andrea Ronchi said.
The Senate Commission granted a hearing to Governor Ryan, the first US governor to impose a moratorium on executions in January 2000, who illustrated the motives leading him to this historic decision. Ryan appealed for the Italian Senate's support for a global moratorium.
Commission chairperson Enrico Pianetta expressed the Senate's full-backing and welcomed the Italian government's commitment.
Governor Ryan also met the President of the Italian Senate Marcello Pera.