| Celebrating 2 Death Penalty Successes |
| ROME (AP) _ The city of Rome lit up the Colosseum on Wednesday to celebrate a U.N. vote calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, and a decision by the U.S. state of New Jersey to abolish capital punishment. |
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| The ancient arena was bathed in white light as Italy
celebrated the U.N. General Assembly
resolution approved Tuesday despite opposition by supporters of the
death penalty including the U.S., Iran and China.
Italy, a firm opponent of capital punishment, spearheaded the non-binding resolution, which was co-sponsored by European Union states and 60 other countries. Italy also hailed the signing into law Monday of a measure abolishing the death penalty in New Jersey, making it the first U.S. state to abolish capital punishment in more than 40 years. |
