The Maldives voted against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, which was adopted with 133 votes in favour and 33 against. The vote came less than a week after the government introduced a bill in Parliament declaring hanging as the sole method of capital punishment.
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The bill, introduced to the Parliament on November 9, declaring execution by hanging as the sole method of capital punishment.
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The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining.
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The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining.
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The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining.
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The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining.
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The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining.
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