India has voted against a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that calls on all countries to impose a moratorium on the death penalty. The 193 member countries of the UN General Assembly voted on the 'moratorium on the death penalty' proposal presented by Mexico on Friday.
During the voting, 133 countries voted in favor of the proposal, 33 countries voted against it, while 16 countries were absent. Besides India, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United States also voted against the proposal. The proposal expressed deep concern over the continued imposition of the death penalty and reiterated that all countries have the right to develop their judicial systems, including determining appropriate legal penalties in accordance with international law.
It called on all countries to move towards abolishing the death penalty and to impose a moratorium on capital punishment. Additionally, it appealed to countries that have abolished the death penalty not to reinstate it. The proposal also expressed deep concern that despite a global trend to limit the death penalty, there has been a significant increase in recorded executions in 2025.
It called on all countries to gradually limit the use of the death penalty and stated that individuals under the age of 18 at the time of the crime should not be sentenced to death. The proposal also called for a halt to the death penalty for pregnant women, individuals with mental or intellectual disabilities, and the elderly. Furthermore, it urged a reduction in the number of crimes punishable by death, including the removal of provisions that mandate the death penalty for certain offenses.
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