111 countries to support use of the death penalty against China on North Korea

In the General Assembly discussed the issue of human rights is the meeting, there were a record 111 countries voted in support of the use of the death penalty reprieve.Although the vote is not binding in law, but human rights activists say, held every two years in the vote, to those who still retain the death penalty, the state issued a strong signal, these quantities in a gradual reduction in countries including China, Iran and the United States of america.The suspension of the use of the death penalty to vote in favour of the country has 111, than in 2010 increased by 4.41 voted to countries including the United States, China, Japan, India, Iran, Korea and Saudi arabia. 34 countries abstained.European countries have been strongly urges all voted to support the suspension of the use of the death penalty. But Norway's permanent representative to the United Nations, said Gail Peterson, support the end of the death penalty is increasing the number, this shows, " is no longer the dominant Western countries. This has become a global movement ".Pedersen told the reporters: "this vote is important to the entire international community, it sends a very strong information. Lianda is a representative in all places, where most countries have suspended the use of the death penalty to vote. "The human rights group says, at present there are about 150 countries use or completely banned the death penalty reprieve. According to the report, in 2011 only 21 countries executed. But human rights groups say that still retain the death penalty, the attitude of the state be set in one's way.