Call for India to Vote for Global Moratorium on Death Penalty

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October 30, 2008

An Open Letter to the Prime Minister

We, the concerned citizens, urge your government to support the resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, at the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Supported by countries from all regions of the world, such a resolution would be an important milestone towards abolition of the death penalty in all countries.

We oppose the death penalty believing it to be a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims, as has been persistently demonstrated.

A momentum is gathering to end capital punishment in all countries: 137 countries from all regions of the world have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice and only 25 countries carried out executions in 2006.

By adopting a resolution on a moratorium on executions, the UNGA will take a further, important step towards the fulfillment of the established UN goal of abolition of death penalty set out by the UNGA in 1977 (resolution 31/61 of 8 December 1977).

The vote on this resolution affords India the opportunity to support the eventual abolition of the death penalty at the international level and strengthen world opinion against capital punishment.

A step towards abolishing death penalty would go well with the principles of Gautam Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, of which the whole country is proud.

We recall what the words of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized shortly after assuming office on 11 January 2007: I believe that life is precious and must be protected and respected, and that all human beings have the right to live in dignity. International law affirms these values. I recognize the growing trend in international law and in national practice towards a phasing out of the death penalty."

We request you to take note of this growing trend and not to lose this opportunity.

Thanking you.

Sincerely yours,

218 Signatures

  • Emmanuel V Murray
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    • F 2 POORNA, 123 Vahini Nagar, Secunderabad 500009
  • SANJAY SAPTARSHI
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    • B 4/17, HANUMAN GHAT, VARANASI-221001
  • Rakesh Kumar Ranjan
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    • 16-20, BK, LANE , NEW DELHI
  • sumit kuamr
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    • in a civilised society death penalty should not be. its a barberic act and it has also been proved that death penalty does not have the deterrent effect which one claims so in my opinion it should be abolished.
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    • room no-203, new pg boys hostel, national law school, bangalore,560242
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    • national law school of india university, bangalore
  • K.A.Thomas
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    • I support Global Moratorium on Death Penalty
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    • 265, Tansen Nagar, Gwalior-474002, M.P.
  • R.MANOHAR
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    • lets abolish death penalty
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    • #35 ,Anjanappa Complex,Lingarajapuram,Hennur Road,Bangalore 84.Karnataka
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    • South India Cell for Human Rights Education&Monitoring(SICHREM)
  • Arushi Singh
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    • 66, Sunder Nagar, New Delhi
  • aparajita
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    • 28-b main stop, government quarters, gandhi nagar jammu
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    • law student
  • Varsha Mehta
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    • Death penalty is a crime, let us not use as a means to put an end to other crimes
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    • C2A/20, II Floor, Pocket 15, Janakpuri, New Delhi -110058
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  • Navneet Agarwal
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    • Govind Nagar, Kotdwara
  • A.M.A.HAKEEM
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    • 16/94A,Muslim stree,Eathamozhy.P.O,pin-629501
  • Apurva Sukant
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    • 13 A, Circular Road, Patna, 800001
  • Antonysamy
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    • Don Bosco, Jawadhi Hills 635703
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    • Director
  • Mathews Philip,SICHREM
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    • SICHREM,Anjanappa Complex,35 Hennur Main Road,
  • Zaigham Murtaza
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    • Student (Law) KGK College Moradabad
  • NADEEM AHMAD BHAT
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    • Our hope that your goodness will save our country from all evils like Death Penality and will solve Kashmir problem as per aspirations of Kashmiries so that South Asia will be peaceful and free from most militant activities. Thanking You, Sincerely.
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    • Room No S-110, MMM Hall of Residence, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302, India.
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    • 2nd yr M.Tech Chemical Student at IIT Kharagpur.
  • Dr.P.Madhava Soma Sundaram
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    • Manonmaniam Sundaranar unviersity, Tirunelveli- 627 011, India
  • Irfan Ahmed
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    • 04/B Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Hall, A.M.U. Aligarh
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    • 1.Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. 2. Amnesty Inernational India.
  • Hira Sagar
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    • I oppose the death penalty because it is violation of the human life and right not be cruel , inhuman and degrading punishment and nobody has to right to take life of anybody
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    • Flat no-471, sec-13, pkt-A, ph-2, dwarka, New Delhi-110078
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    • Indra Gandhi National open university BSW-2nd year
  • Sandeep Bajaj
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    • 12-C, sagar Appartments, 6-Tilak Marg, New Delhi
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  • A. Hajra
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    • III/6, Hydel Colony, Gajraula (JP Nagar)
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    • Student (Law Final)/HMU College of law
  • Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ
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    • Human life is a gift of nature. Nobody else than nature has a right over it. Death penalty is both aganist nature and humanity. Criminals are products of society. Death penalty only adds criminality to society. If society has produced criminals, the role of society is to reform them. No death penalty, please. It is inhuman.
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    • St. Joseph's College, Bangalore 560027
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    • Principal
  • muzaffar assadi
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    • there is anurgent need to stress global moratorium on death penalty
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    • Professor, University of Mysore,.Mysore, Karnataka, India
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    • University of Mysore
  • Pradeep Esteves
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    • Support the Moratorium on death penalty
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    • Bangalore, India
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    • Context India
  • Jai Kumar
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    • #5, 3rd cross, Muniverppa layout, Shampura, R.T Nagar post Bangalore 560052
  • Dr.Javed Akhter Siddiqui MD [Homeopath]
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    • 384/4, Opp: Hindu degree pg degree college, azad road,amroha u.p india dist: j.p.Nagar
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  • Jayanth Fernandes
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  • Vidya Mallik
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    • Ramnagar, Agartala, Tripura
  • Dr. Rituraj Pathak
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    • Agra, Uttar Pradesh
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  • khazi muzaffar ul islam
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    • karnataka ( DAVANGERE)
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  • Frah Sultana Farooqi
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    • Truely, this needs to be done, for many-a-times the innocent suffer.
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    • C5, Abdullah Apartments, Aligarh-202002
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    • Researcher (Sociology), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP.
  • khazi muzaffar ul islam
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    • APYN
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    • 098454-12314
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    • AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INDIA AUTHORIZED PERSON
  • Tapan Bhowmick
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    • Death Penalty should be abolished
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    • natun Para, Temple Road, P.O & Dist. Bongaigaon, Assam, Pin No-783380, India
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  • Sukhen Dhar
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    • Death of a person should not be in the hand of human being
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    • Doligaon , ward No-15, P.O. & Dist. Bongaigaon, Assam, Pin-783380, India
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  • stuti malhotra
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    • 403, Vikas Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
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    • University School of law and legal studies, Delhi.
  • Waheeda Khan
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    • A timely initiative in a situation full of confusion & contradictions in seeking justice.
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    • 15 Friends Apartment, 24/84 Ghaffar Manzil, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025
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    • Professor, Psychology Department, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-25
  • Helen Mendonca
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  • Hanif Noorani
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    • God Bless the Human race.
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  • Samantha Gayathri Iyer
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  • R.Padmini
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    • Respect rights of all humans to life.
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    • 4606, 6th Floor, H.P. IV, Palace Rd., Bangalore 560003, India
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    • CRT [Child Rights Trust]
  • DHARAM PAL MALHOTRA
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    • MOHALLA CHOWGAN CHAMBA TOWN DISTRICT CHAMBA HIMACHAL PRADESH INDIA
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  • Henri Tiphagne
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    • 6, Vallabai Road, Madurai 625 002 ( India)
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    • Executive Director, People's Watch & Member, National Core Group on NGOs of the National Human Rights Commission of India
  • Fr.K.Amal,SJ.
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    • Together let us abolish the death penalty
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    • Rector, Loyola College, Chennai- 600 034
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  • Joseph Bernrd
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    • abolish capital punishment
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    • 1st floor Abhishek nilaya, #42 Jalakanteswaramainroad, NT Sandra Bangalore 560 075, India
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    • Indipendent Film maker
  • Ms.M.Sumitra
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    • I want to live among peace loving people and State
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    • Director, Ankuram Woman and child Devt.Society
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  • mrinalini
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    • 130/3 Trikuta Nagar , Jammu -Tawi
  • Nayan Ranjan Mali
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    • No death penalty for the life because you are not a life given
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