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- 1UN Human Rights Council's 2017 death penalty vote recalled●The # UnitedNations # HumanRightsCouncil voted, on # ThisDayInHistory in 2017, to condemn application of the # DeathPena
On this day in 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to condemn application of the death penalty for apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and homosexuality. The United States and twelve other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, voted against the resolution. Commenters are sharing the anniversary to highlight past divisions over human rights at the UN.