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UN vote shows growing support of death penalty ban

UN vote shows growing support of death penalty banBy JOHN HEILPRIN ? November 20, 2008UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee voted Thursday for the second year in a row to urge a global moratorium on the death penalty.The United States sided with countries such as Iran, China and Syria in opposing the resolution.The 105-48 vote marked a slight change from the 104-54 vote in the full General Assembly last December. About 30 nations abstained.Supporters of the ban argue there's no conclusive evidence that the death penalty serves as a meaningful deterrent to crime and the risk of injustice is too high. Nations opposing the ban say the death penalty is effective in discouraging most serious crimes and remains legal under international law...continue to full post

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