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End of Death Penalty in Mongolia Hailed by UN Human Rights Chief

 

By Samantha Semoso – EMTV Online

Last week Mongolia became the 105th country to abolish the death penalty. Hailing this recent abolition of the death penalty, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, commended the move as a “welcome step in the fight for human rights of all.”

“This development is very encouraging and a clear example of positive progress in the fight for human rights for all – including people convicted of terrible crimes,” Zeid said in a statement, in which he added: We must not allow even the most atrocious acts to strip us of our fundamental humanity.”

According to the High Commissioner’s Office (OHCHR), Mongolia’s passage of the law to end the death penalty, which is the result of strong and sustainable leadership on the issue, reaffirmed this essential truth.

Another 60 states have moratoria, or have not carried out executions in the last 10 years, says OHCHR.

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