Jan 5, 2016
News, United Nations
Celebrities, celebrity, Death Penalty, Politics, Riyadh, Secretary-General, Sheikh al-Nimr, Shiite cleric, Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, UN, UN Secretary-General, united nations
United Nations, January 04 2016 During a telephone conversation with the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the UN Secretary-General expressed his disappointment at the execution of the Shiite cleric Sheikh al-Nimr in Riyadh and said the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran was “deplorable”, his spokesman told reporters today in New York. Stephane Dujarric said the Secretary General “reiterated his views on capital punishment and his disappointment at the execution of Sheik al-Nimr, whose case the Secretary-General had raised with Saudi authorities on several occasions. The Secretary-General also reiterated that the attack on the Saudi embassy [Read More]
Nov 7, 2015
News, United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, Book Launch, Celebrities, celebrity, Death Penalty, DNA, Ivan Simonovic, Kirk Bloodsworth, Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire, Moving Away from the Death Penalty, OHCHR, Politics, Sebastiano Cardi, Secretary-General, UN, united nations
Statement delivered on November 5, 2015 by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Book Launch “Moving away from death penalty – II edition” Mr. Secretary-General, excellencies, ladies and gentleman, There are at least two main reasons why during the last years Italy has been at the side of OHCHR in supporting its work on the death penalty. And why we are today extremely glad to mark the achievement of one of the results of our cooperation. First, because we strongly value the engagement of OHCHR, under the SG’s resolute guidance as we all [Read More]
