I am not so sure that the UN doesn�t condemn the death penalty. Several
documents on the UN website show that the UN is actively trying to persuade
countries to abolish the death penalty; I think that is a clear sign that
the UN *does* condemn it.
Jeroen
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Van: Darryl Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: maandag 28 mei 2001 22:10
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Human Rights
Jeroen, I submit that the declaration of human rights doesn't condone
the death penalty, it doesn't explicitly state that the death penatly
is fine. But it also does not state that the death penalty is
neccesarily a violation of human rights either.
I understand that both you and AI view the death penalty as a human
rights violation, and that's a defensible position. However, the UN
declaration of human rights doesn't explicitly condemn it. That's not
to say that it can't be condemned, just that the UN doesn't do it.
