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Closed Stop supporting applications to UN Human Rights Council - Death Penalty States.

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It was recently discovered that the UK Government supported a Saudi Arabia application to join the UN Human Rights Council. Saudi Arabia allows both corporal and capital punishment. Stop supporting applications from countries who apply punishments contrary to the European Convention.

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