It reaffirms its strongly held commitment to the universal abolition of the death penalty and urges those States which still practise capital punishment to consider abolishing it for good.
Liit kinnitab oma vankumatut pühendumust surmanuhtluse üldisele kaotamisele ja ergutab riike, kus surmanuhtlus veel eksisteerib, nägema ette selle lõpliku kaotamise.