Resolution 71/187 - Moratorium on the use of the death penalty

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- Resolution 71/187 - Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
  
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  United Nations General Assembly Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/71/484/Add.2] 71/187. Moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
  
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- Capital offences Legal Representation Death Penalty Mental Illness Sentencing Alternatives Deterrence Torture Lethal Injection Member organizations Right to life
- Focus on
- World Day 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Poverty
  On 10 October 2017, the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty aims at raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed.

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