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Vatican Daily Denounces Images of Saddam
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican ‘s official newspaper on Tuesday decried media images of Saddam Hussein ‘s hanging as a “spectacle” violating human rights and harming efforts to promote reconciliation in Iraq .
Also Tuesday, the Italian government said it will take “formal steps” in a renewed push for a U.N. call for a moratorium on the death penalty. The premier‘s office said Italy would seek the support of other countries that oppose capital punishment to put the issue of a moratorium to the U.N. General Assembly.
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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican ‘s official newspaper on Tuesday decried media images of Saddam Hussein ‘s hanging as a “spectacle” violating human rights and harming efforts to promote reconciliation in Iraq .
Also Tuesday, the Italian government said it will take “formal steps” in a renewed push for a U.N. call for a moratorium on the death penalty. The premier‘s office said Italy would seek the support of other countries that oppose capital punishment to put the issue of a moratorium to the U.N. General Assembly.
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