Antigua and Barbuda Votes in Favor of UN Resolution on Death Penalty Moratorium
Antigua and Barbuda has taken a significant step in aligning with global human rights standards by voting in favor of a United Nations resolution calling for a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty.
The vote occurred during the plenary session of the UN General Assembly on December 17, 2024, and saw support from more than two-thirds of UN member states.
This marks the first time Antigua and Barbuda has voted in favor of such a resolution, reflecting progress in national and regional dialogues on the death penalty.
Amnesty International’s death penalty expert, Chiara Sangiorgio, hailed the vote as a major milestone, stating, “The unprecedented support for this resolution shows that the global journey towards abolition is unstoppable.”
Antigua and Barbuda’s shift from opposing the resolution in previous years to supporting it underscores the country’s evolving stance on human rights.
The resolution, which was co-sponsored by 70 states and led by Argentina and Italy, gained the backing of 130 countries, up from 104 in 2007. This year’s vote also saw Kenya, Morocco, and Zambia joining Antigua and Barbuda in voting favorably for the first time.
Despite progress, Sangiorgio expressed concerns about language in the resolution reaffirming state sovereignty to impose the death penalty, describing it as a potential barrier to human rights advancements.
She called for its removal in future resolutions to strengthen the global commitment to abolishing capital punishment.
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases, emphasizing its incompatibility with the protection of human rights. The organization has been advocating for abolition for nearly five decades and highlighted the dwindling number of countries still conducting executions as evidence of growing international consensus.
This latest vote continues the momentum of previous UN General Assembly resolutions, with increased support from nations across various regions.
Antigua and Barbuda’s decision to support the moratorium signals its readiness to engage in further efforts to protect the right to life and uphold international human rights standards.
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But no one DARES to challenge the Satanic USA over its continued, liberal use if the death penalty though!
Are they going to build us a new prison to house the murderers?
Because all the politicians/ WEF / FDA and elites and anyone else who pushed the clot shot across the globe knows what is coming for their crimes against humanity over the last 4 years. Trying to save themselves now!
F that! Slaughter those human animals that murder others from War criminals to thugs on the streets. The Antigua government is looking for money to build a University for criminals formerly known as prisons.
There will be know space for people who kills there brothers and sisters enjoy hard work money while we seat and work hard for what we have a d someone come and kill you for it and then you gone and they still there enjoying life it’s unfear
I disagree with some of you. Although the death penalty may seem just for certain murderers, the justice system (and people in general) are imperfect and can make mistakes.
What if you make a mistake? What if the state kills an innocent person? I don’t want that blood on my hands. Best to house criminals in jail. If they are guilty they are punished. If we find there was a miscarriage of justice, we can try make it right.
I don’t think blind vengeance has a place in the legal system in a non-primitive society.
Tell the Muslim countries and China to give up the death penalty. They are major players in the UN, so why does the organisation bother us small islands who are controlled by our European colonisers?
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