UN Commission fails to uphold human rights in fight against terror
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Commission on Human Rights Resolution, E/CN.4/RES/2002/77, April 25, 2002: The question of the death penalty
4. Urges all States that still maintain the death penalty: (…) (c) To ensure that the notion of “most serious crimes” does not go beyond intentional crimes with lethal or extremely grave consequences and that the death penalty is not imposed for...
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