Adoption of the resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty

 

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty warmly congratulates the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the adoption of the resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which was adopted by a great majority of 123 UN Member States on 16 December 2020.

Since 2007, eight resolutions for a moratorium on executions have been adopted with a steady increase in the overall number of votes in favor, rising from 104 in 2007 to 123 in 2020. In contrast, the number of States whose legislation continues to provide for the death penalty continues to drop over time, as does the number of States that continue to apply it. Only a small minority of retentionist States carried out executions in 2019 – 20 in total.

 

Find attached our joint statement.

Attachments:
Download this file (Moratorium_PostVote_Statement_EN.pdf)Moratorium_PostVote_Statement_EN.pdf