联合国秘书长潘基文2016年世界反对死刑日致辞
<p>10 <span word="October">October</span> 20162016年10月10日</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inhumane">inhumane</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p>死刑残忍而且不人道。这种做法在21世纪没有存在空间。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Penalty">Penalty</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="offenses">offenses</span>.<span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, 65 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>, <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anchored">anchored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>今年的世界反对死刑日重点是恐怖主义相关罪行。全世界有65个国家对这种罪行保留死刑。同所有安保行动一样，反恐措施必须以尊重人权和法治为基础，方才合法有效。</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>. <span word="Confessions">Confessions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="duress">duress</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="respected">respected</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criminalize">criminalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="freedoms">freedoms</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p>但是，对恐怖主义作出死刑判决的往往是军事法庭或特别法庭，之前的一番审判并不公平而且仓促，口供往往以威逼或不尊重上诉权利的其他方式获得。一些国家甚至试图凭借反恐立法中含糊其辞的定义，将合法行使基本自由的行为定为犯罪行为。</p>
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