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UN Human Rights Council's 2017 death penalty vote recalled

Original: The # UnitedNations # HumanRightsCouncil voted, on # ThisDayInHistory in 2017, to condemn application of the # DeathPena

In 2017, the UN Human Rights Council voted to condemn the application of the death penalty for apostasy, blasphemy, adultery, and homosexuality. The vote drew attention because the United States joined twelve other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, in opposing the measure. Commenters are marking the anniversary, pointing to the unlikely alignment between Washington and some of the states whose laws the resolution criticized.

Why now: The vote's anniversary is being marked, with renewed criticism of the countries that opposed it.

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• The # UnitedNations # HumanRightsCouncil voted, on # ThisDayInHistory in 2017, to condemn application of the # DeathPenalty for # apostasy , # blasphemy , # adultery , and # homosexuality . The United States and twelve other countries, like # SaudiArabia & # Iraq , voted… · LiamOMaraIV · 4

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