United Nations moratorium on the death penalty
| UN General Assembly Resolution 62/149 |
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| Date | 18 December 2007 |
| Meeting no. | 76 |
| Code | A/RES/62/149 (Document) |
| Subject | Moratorium on the use of the death penalty |
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Voting summary
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104 voted for 54 voted against 29 abstained |
| Result | Approved |
| UN General Assembly Resolution 63/168 |
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| Date | 18 December 2008 |
| Meeting no. | 70 |
| Code | A/RES/63/168 (Document) |
| Subject | Moratorium on the use of the death penalty |
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Voting summary
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106 voted for 46 voted against 34 abstained |
| Result | Approved |
| UN General Assembly Resolution 65/206 |
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| Date | 21 December 2010 |
| Meeting no. | 71 |
| Code | A/RES/65/206 (Document) |
| Subject | Moratorium on the use of the death penalty |
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Voting summary
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109 voted for 41 voted against 35 abstained |
| Result | Approved |
At Italy's instigation, the UN moratorium on the death penalty resolution was presented by the EU in partnership with eight co-author member States to the General Assembly of the United Nations, calling for general suspension (not abolition) of capital punishment throughout the world. It was twice affirmed: first, on 15 November 2007 by the Third Committee, and then subsequently reaffirmed on 18 December by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 62/149. New Zealand played a central role facilitating agreement between the co-author group and other supporters.
It calls on States that maintain the death penalty to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to abolition, and in the meantime, to restrict the number of offences which it punishes and to respect the rights of those on death row. It also calls on States that have abolished the death penalty not to reintroduce it. Like all General Assembly resolutions, it is not binding on any state.
On 18 December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly voted 104 to 54 in favour of resolution A/RES/62/149, which proclaims a global moratorium on the death penalty, with 29 abstentions (as well as 5 absent at the time of the vote). Italy had proposed and sponsored this resolution. After the resolution's approval, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema declared: "Now we must start working on the abolition of the death penalty".
On 18 December 2008, the General Assembly adopted another resolution (A/RES/63/168) reaffirming its previous call for a global moratorium on capital punishment 106 to 46 (with 34 abstentions and another 6 were absent at the time of the vote). Working in partnership with the EU, New Zealand and Mexico were co-facilitators of the draft text which was developed over a period of six months, which Chile then presented to the UN General Assembly on behalf of cosponsors.
On 21 December 2010, the 65th General Assembly adopted a third resolution (A/RES/65/206) with 109 countries voting in favour, 41 against and 35 abstentions (another seven countries were absent at the time of the vote).
On 20 December 2012, the 67th General Assembly adopted a fourth resolution (A/RES/67/176) with 111 countries voting in favour, 41 against and 34 abstentions (another seven countries were absent).
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