Melech 9,900 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 "A United Nations resolution banning the death penalty for homosexuality was opposed by a total of 13 countries in the U.N. Human Rights Council. While several were in Africa and the Middle East, the U.S. surprisingly voted against the measure, as well. Fortunately the resolution passed on Friday anyway, with 27 countries voting for the measure. It was brought forward by eight nations—Belgium, Benin, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, and Switzerland—who have made global LGBT rights a priority. (Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Costa Rican Vice President Ana Helena Chacón and other world leaders attended a U.N. LGBT Core Group meeting earlier in the month.) Previous efforts by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Russia to block or water down the resolution failed. The resolution doesn’t call for the end to capital punishment altogether, but asks member nations not to use it in a “discriminatory manner”—including against against minors and pregnant women, or for blasphemy and consensual same-sex relations. The other countries who voted against the resolution were Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, China, Japan, Qatar, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia (which currently has the death penalty for sodomy). Not exactly good company. In 2016, the U.N. appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn as an independent investigator to examine abuses against LGBT and intersex people around the world. Representatives from several African countries called for Muntarbhorn’s position to be suspended." http://www.newnownext.com/u-s-votes-against-u-n-ban-on-death-penalty-for-homosexuality/10/2017/ Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and the U.K. supported the resolution. the full resolutionlution: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moebius 8,965 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, Melech said: A United Nations resolution banning the death penalty for homosexuality was opposed by a total of 13 countries in the U.N. Human Rights Council. While several were in Africa and the Middle East, the U.S. surprisingly voted against the measure, as well Are you ****ing kidding me? Are you like, literally ****ing kidding me? The "democratic model of the world" thought this **** was right? How the **** is the US taken seriously anymore? The Most Popular Girls in School megarate is cancelled! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,400 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Congratulations US, you are part of the backward countries club now, what a good company and friends! So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeYewWhai 2,382 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 me at america rn Spoiler but actually. wtf is going on... is this real? Nothing Happened Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Just now, GeeYewWhai said: me at america rn Hide contents but actually. wtf is going on... is this real? yes it is real Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 65,227 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 and also my country Bangladesh. I am not surprised! READ MY...BODY LANGUAGE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,518 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Just now, River said: Congratulations US, you are part of the backward countries club now, what a good company and friends! Were we ever part of the progressive model countries club? I must have missed that memo The States being The States honestly. Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye 3,947 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I'm shocked. I shouldn't be. But I am. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanoflark 3,824 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Disgusted honestly. Why do we have to deal with this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 all those disgusting TRASH countries and the USA is part of them not my country (Mexico) being better in LGBT rights than the USA Mexico may be a mess but it looks like heaven compared to the USA now WTF? now I have a list of the countries I must not visit ever in my life, you WILL NOT get my coins not gonna lie, I'm extremely proud of my country right now MEXICO DID THAT My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 "why don't we have straight pride parades?" https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGD 12,098 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I’m more surprised at japan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 This did not exclusively deal with homosexuality. Supposedly the US did not vote with mind to the homosexuality portion at all, but instead due to the fact that it is notoriously protectionist regarding keeping the death penalty in general and allocating the decision to allow/prohibit it on a state by state basis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhettoFabulous 18,501 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Wow just when I thought we couldn’t take anymore steps back...WE TOOK MORE **** this world just **** it. We’re honestly in **** I hope we all get hit with one big ass asteroid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 minute ago, JGD said: I’m more surprised at japan this tbh My waebo self that lived from 2011-2016 is suffering right now My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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