CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution to find the possibility to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture recently?
A
Russia
B
Srilanka
C
Pakistan
D
India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -General Assembly Resolution 77/222, Moratorium on the use of the death penalty, adopted December 15, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations system as a whole, including UNODC, opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances (UNODC, 2010; UNODC, 2012; UNODC, 2016). The UN recognizes that because it is irreversible, the death penalty is opposed even when backed by legal process.

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