New Delhi. 133 countries of the world supported ban on death penalty, but India did not stand with this demand. Voting on this issue took place in the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. India voted against the resolution. 33 countries including America, China and Pakistan also opposed it. However, despite the opposition, the proposal was passed.
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This proposal was presented by Mexico. In this, an appeal was made to all the countries to stop hanging. Its objective was to gradually move towards abolishing the death penalty. Of the 193 UN member states, 133 supported the resolution, 33 opposed, while 16 countries abstained.
America, China and Pakistan are also in protest along with India.
The countries with which India opposed the resolution include the US, China, Pakistan, Japan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman and Qatar. The proposal said that every country has the right to make its own laws and decide punishment. Also, an appeal was made to all the countries to stop executions. Countries where death penalty has been abolished were also asked not to implement it again.
Appeal not to hang those below 18 years of age
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This proposal also said that people who commit crimes under the age of 18 should not be given death penalty. Even if it was not possible to determine the age of a person at the time of the crime, an appeal was made not to give him the death penalty. Apart from this, it was also said that pregnant women, people with mental or intellectual disability and the elderly should be kept out of this punishment. The proposal also demanded that the number of crimes in which death penalty can be given be reduced. An appeal was made to remove such rules which make death penalty mandatory for any crime.
Concern over increase in hanging cases in 2025
The resolution expressed concern over the continuation of capital punishment in the world. It said that many countries are moving towards limiting the use of death penalty, but there was a significant increase in the number of executions recorded in 2025. Through the resolution, an appeal was made to all countries to gradually reduce the use of death penalty and ban executions. However, 33 countries including India did not support this demand.