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Source: Newnownext.com
A United Nations resolution banning the death penalty for homosexuality was opposed by a total of 13 countries in the U.N. Human Rights Council. While several were in Africa and the Middle East, the U.S. surprisingly voted against the measure, as well.
Fortunately the resolution passed on Friday anyway, with 27 countries voting for the measure.
"This is a monumental moment where the international community has publicly highlighted that these horrific laws simply must end, said Renato Sabbadini, director of The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). It is unconscionable to think that there are hundreds of millions of people living in states where somebody may be executed simply because of whom they love.
Previous efforts by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Russia to block or water down the resolution failed.
Read more: http://www.newnownext.com/u-s-votes-against-u-n-ban-on-death-penalty-for-homosexuality/10/2017/