India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution related to Capital Punishment and Torture

On 28 June UN General Assembly adopted the resolution ‘Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for possible common international standards’.

  • During the vote, 81 UN members voted in favour of the resolution and 20 against it, with 44 abstentions. India also abstained from voting on the resolution.
  • The resolution sought to establish common international standards for the import, export and transfer of goods used for “capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

Reasons behind India’s Abstention

  • Statutory Provision: Capital punishment is allowed in India in ‘rarest of the rare cases’ and incorporating it ....
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