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India votes against UNGA resolution seeking moratorium on death penalty
India has voted against a draft UN General Assembly resolution calling on nations to establish a moratorium on the death penalty. The 193-member UNGA adopted by recorded vote the resolution on Friday introduced by Mexico on 'Moratorium on the use of the death penalty', with 133 countries voting in favour of the resolution, 33 against and 16 abstentions. India, along with Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the US, voted against the…
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