UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE REGRETS ILLEGAL DEATH EXECUTION IN FLORIDA BEYOND PRESIDENT AUTHORITY IS NOT A TICKET FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S DECISION TO RESUME DEATH PENALTY

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UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE REGRETS PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S DECISION TO RESUME
DEATH PENALTYNew York, May 31 2013 10:00AMThe United Nations human
rights office today said that Papua New Guinea had taken "a step
backwards" with legislative action towards resuming the use of the
death penalty.

The country has maintained a long-standing de facto moratorium since
1954 which was subsequently passed into law in 1970. However,
amendments to the Criminal Code passed by Parliament earlier this week
provide for five methods of execution and extend the application of
the death penalty to three additional crimes: sorcery-related
killings, aggravated rape and robbery with violence.

"Given the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty, the
latest move by the Government marks a significant step backwards,"
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights (OHCHR),
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13390&LangID=E">told
reporters in Geneva.

"We strongly urge the Government not to proceed with any executions
under the new law without first undertaking inclusive and meaningful
consultations on the whole issue of the death penalty," he stated.

"We also categorically reject calls by some political leaders in Papua
New Guinea for the introduction of other cruel and inhuman punishments
such as castration or amputation."

Mr. Colville said the use of capital punishment has never been proved
to be a more effective deterrent than other forms of punishment.

"While recognizing the Government's commitment to achieving a safer
and more secure society, we urge it to consider other alternatives in
line with international human rights standards," he stated, adding
that such efforts must address the root causes of the "rampant"
violence and corruption reported in the country, including through the
creation of awareness.

The UN General Assembly has adopted four resolutions calling on States
to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view
to abolition. Today about 150 of the UN's 193 Member States have
either abolished the death penalty or no longer practice it.

"We strongly urge the Government of Papua New Guinea once more to
maintain its moratorium and subsequently join the growing number of
Member States that have abolished the practice altogether, including
11 States in the Pacific," stated Mr. Colville.May 31 2013 10:00AM
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