4+Australia

Michelle S.
 * Committee:** 4
 * Topic:**Capital Punishment
 * Country:**Australia
 * Period:** 0

**Background:**
 ====The "need" for Capital Punishment has become a major issue for the world since beginning of the 18th century. Capital punishment also known as the death penality is issued after commiting a serious crime such as stealing to murdering.Killing is a nautral instinct that all human beings have but we need to be able to draw a line as a society to show the difference between animals and humans. Most people would agree they would want the person who killed their loved one to suffer by death. Yet as human we aren't able to see how flawed we are and that we are doing the same by taking someone elses life. ====


====Capital Punishment supporters see it as a way to show criminals what they will suffer with their crimes, while those against it see it as another way humans become like animals since its so " uncivilized". Nations like Iran, China, and U.S.A have used the death penality numerous times as a way to punish criminals for various crimes.U.S.A is said to have one person every 10 days be executed. With countries killing how can we be certain we have the right criminal and we are killing the right person. Those countries like Australia believe that Capital Punishment are affected by others "ignorance" or what they think is "ignorance". " 130 states had abolished or suspended the application of the death penality and the nine tenths of all executions took place in six countries" ( CAPITAL PUNISHMENT NOT PROHIBITED..)China has the biggest issue unable to open their eyes that they have a flaw and that killing is a human right issue. ====

Internationally this is a major issue because all countries have some policy agreeing or disagreeing with it. " All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights".
=UN Involvement=

The U.N has tried to help strenghten human rights in the countries that still have capital punishment by trying to convince those nations to rethink their policy.One of the first attempts was in 1948 with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. " Everyone has the right to life liberty and security of person. " Soon after the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) was established in 1966 so that UN Member states would be encouraged that capital punishment would only used for //serious// crimes. Finally in 1989 the UN adopted a second Optional Protocol to the Covenant was made so that Capital Punishment could be abolished.Also an organization by the name of Amnesty International has become a worldwide movement to help protect our rights as humans.Most nations have changed their policy but UN still has to get through the minds of those living in barberic times to change their policy so that no innocent human beings (with any record he may have) maybe able to live life even if it is in a jail cell for life.

=__Country Policy and involvement__=

Australia is a strong supporter that we as humans should be able to live no matter the crime we have done. They have been supporting the UN decision to come with a compromises and have even abolished it in Australia. Also Australia signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and they "voted for for the UN General assembly's resolution calling for a global moratorium on the death penality" ( australia's policy on the death penalty) Furthermore, Australia has been know for co- sponsoring a resolution of the UN Human Rights Comission.

=**__SOLUTIONS__:**=

There is no need to meet in the middle what is wrong is wrong and whats wrong in this situation is that people who have done crime are being killed. If we are truely higher them we should be able to hold compassion and not hate (which would cause killing.) For those countries that have a problem with Human Rights countries shouldnt look down but help them by explaining the negativity they have internationally. Also they could come up with a organization S.A.V.E to be able to spread the message all countries even third world countries about the wrong that comes from killing. Furthermore, countries shouldn't be afaid to waste some money to change the world for the better. If the UN pays those countries that believe its a waste a money to provide free living for those criminals who dont "know the difference between right and wrong" we will be able to save the lifes of those criminals.

Bibliography

http://www.nswccl.org.au/issues/death_penalty/aust_policy.php

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/gashc3897.doc.htm

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/webAritcle/072604_CapitalPunsihment.asp

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