(ANSA) - New York, December 18 - A vote Thursday in the United Nations in support of a moratorium on the death penalty suggested a growing global consensus against capital punishment.
The resolution in the General Assembly passed by 117 votes in favour of a moratorium, with 38 opposed and 34 abstentions. The United States opposed the motion, as several American states are in favour of capital punishment. The resolution has moral weight but no binding value and trends suggest support rising for a moratorium.
UN vote in favour of moratorium on death penalty
United States opposes idea, capital punishment favoured by some