The United Nations moratorium on the death penalty
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Since 2007 the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted at regular intervals a resolution calling on states for a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty. The resolution is not binding, but every vote measures how many states are willing to support it, and the supporters have grown over time.
Hands Off Cain works on parliaments and governments so that this number grows and so that the vote is followed by decisions at home. This page collects the news on the votes, the co-sponsorships and the positions of individual countries.
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- APRIL 28, 1999MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MonacoDEATH PENALTY
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Luxembourg was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Poland was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Macedonia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Macedonia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sweden was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999
- APRIL 28, 1999UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Ukraine was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
India abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
Marshall Island was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Marshall Island was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Cuba abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Peru was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Paraguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Uruguay was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
South Africa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
Sao Tome was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Sao Tome was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
Madagascar abstained on the resolution on the death...
Madagascar abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Mauritius was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death...
Morocco abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)