If only they’d agreed to kill SOME people
Well that’s disgraceful.
The US is one of just 13 countries to have voted against a United Nations resolution condemning the death penalty for having gay sex.
Although the vote passed, America joined countries such as China, Iraq and Saudi Arabia in opposing the move.
The Human Rights Council resolution condemned the “imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations”.
Ah so maybe it wasn’t the same-sex relations part that was the problem, maybe it was blasphemy and apostasy. Trump does pretend to be goddy these days.
Despite America’s opposition, the vote in Geneva passed with 27 of the 47-member Human Rights Council in favour.
There are currently six countries where the death penalty is used for people in same-sex relationships: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Nigeria and Somalia. This number rises to eight if the Isis-occupied territories of Iraq and Syria are included.
Good company.
Heather Nauert, State Department spokesperson, told The Independent: “The headlines, reporting and press releases on this issue are misleading. As our representative to the Human Rights Council in Geneva said on Friday, the United States is disappointed to have to vote against this resolution. We had hoped for a balanced and inclusive resolution that would better reflect the positions of states that continue to apply the death penalty lawfully, as the United States does.
“The United States voted against this resolution because of broader concerns with the resolution’s approach in condemning the death penalty in all circumstances and calling for its abolition.”
Still disgusting.
Somehow I doubt the Donald would support the death penalty for adultery. He might be okay with the rest.
“….apply the death penalty lawfully”? As if that made that barbaric practice acceptable.
No mentioning any names, I can think of one country where the state hasn’t killed anyone for 50 Years. No, it’s not a typo. I’m sure there are others where it’s 50+.
RJW, 1964 saw Britains last execution, although the death penalty wasn’t abolished until 1998. There is a common but mistaken belief in Britain that high treason* still carries the death sentence. Get into a discussion about capital punishment over here and it’s guaranteed that one will very soon hear “Actually, it wasn’t completely abolished, treason is still drone drone drone’
*Some will also claim that piracy on the high seas and burning ships in ‘the Royal dockyards’ will also see one hanged.
Shouldn’t Iran be on that list too? Of course any number of states may delegate the murder of gay citizens to extra-judicial, ‘traditional’ bodies. Or conceal the motive by sentencing the victims under euphemistic terms.