¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Statement on the United Nations Resolution for a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty


Adopted by the 64th General Assembly, Fortaleza, Brazil, October 2013 and
reaffirmed with minor revisions by the 224th ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Council, Kigali, Rwanda, October 2023

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PREAMBLE

The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Resolution on Physician Participation in Capital Punishment states that it is unethical for physicians to take part in capital punishment, and the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Declaration of Geneva obliges physicians to maintain the utmost respect for human life.

The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app acknowledges that the views prevalent in the countries of some of its members prevent all members from unconditionally opposing the death penalty.

The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app therefore supports the suspension of the use of the death penalty through a global moratorium.

The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app has long recognized that it cannot hold its constituent members responsible for the actions and policies of their respective governments.

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RECOMMENDATION

The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app supports the United Nations moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

Statement
Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, UN Resolution 65/206, United Nations Moratorium

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