Maldives votes against moratorium on death penalty

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The Maldives has voted against a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on countries to impose a moratorium on the death penalty. The 193-member UNGA adopted the resolution introduced by Mexico on Friday, with 133 countries voting in favor, 33 against and 16 abstaining. Maldives voted against the resolution along with India, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan,