United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 534
UNCHR DEATH PENALTY RESOLUTION
Introduced
15 March 2000
Last action
15 March 2000 · Early Day Motion
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0
Sponsors
Mr Kevin McNamara
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15 March 2000
Summary
That this House supports the universal abolition of the death penalty; welcomes the support given by Her Majesty's Government to a strongly-worded resolution on the question of the death penalty at the 1999 UN Commission on Human Rights; believes that a similar resolution should be tabled this year urging all states to abolish the death penalty and fully comply with international law pending abolition; recognises the importance of the Commission as the key UN body on human rights; and calls on the Government to support a strongly-worded resolution, oppose any attempts to weaken the resolution and actively lobby other governments at this year's Commission to do the same.
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15 March 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House supports the universal abolition of the death penalty; welcomes the support given by Her Majesty's Government to a strongly-worded resolution on the question of the death penalty at the 1999 UN Commission on Human Rights; believes that a similar resolution should be tabled this year urging all states to abolish the death penalty and fully comply with international law pending abolition; recognises the importance of the Commission as the key UN body on human rights; and calls on the Government to support a strongly-worded resolution, oppose any attempts to weaken the resolution and actively lobby other governments at this year's Commission to do the same.
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- Mr Kevin McNamara · Labour · Primary sponsor
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- uk · edm-18445 · source updated 15 March 2000