By Jasmine Ghale for TES News

Kathmandu, September 7

The Human Right Committee(HRC) ended their last GSL on the second day of the final MUN session with resolution 1.8 for the motion, "Is the death penalty coherent?"

"Instead of discussing more on this motion. The delegate suggests that the committee start designing the resolution," the delegate of Syria asked the dais panel amid the discussion.

The motion had been raised by the delegate of Bangladesh for the first GSL. The delegates gave their speeches in turns according to the GSL list. The delegates then spent most of the session deciding, discussing, and debating this motion.

"What about the souls of those who died unwillingly being framed? What about their families? " The delegate of Palestine asked the committee. The delegates tried to seek answers to such questions by trying to choose the most correct way possible.

The committee began the unmoderated caucus trying to find a resolution. The press team and guest visitors were escorted out, leaving only the delegates and the Dias panel to gather and find the proper resolution in the committee.

"Many events have happened over the years where innocent people were killed for crimes they did not commit. With such a problem in mind, the delegate chose a resolution that could stop such problems," the dais panel informed the reporter after the committee.

Resolution 1.8 was the final resolution. The Philippines, India, and South Africa were the countries that sponsored the resolution on the topic of whether the death penalty is coherent. All the other countries in the HRC became signatories to the resolution. The resolution passed with the entire committee’s vote.

"Isn't the right to live the greatest human right? Why should human rights be violated so easily by these so-called laws? These laws do not consider the overall situation, only one-sided facts; why is it allowed to easily destroy another's life?," the delegate of the United Kingdom said during their GSL speech.

The resolution's preambulatory clauses stress the situation of the death penalty, encourage countries to properly investigate crime cases for a better understanding of the situation, and note that the death penalty is an inhuman and degrading punishment. It is an act of torture unacceptable to states respecting human rights. It calls upon countries to view the fallibility of human justice as it comes with the risk of innocent people's deaths.

"Criminals are also human. They do not deserve to die for petty crimes. Their human rights cannot be violated by anyone, "the delegate of Russia commented during the session.

The operative clauses of the resolution condemn all executions wherever they take place, calling on all participating states applying the death penalty to declare an immediate moratorium on execution and to respect, safeguards to protect the rights of those facing the death penalty.

The final session of TESMUN ended with the delegates processing their maturity, the knowledge they learned throughout the MUN, and the experience they gained as they tackled their obstacles and worked hard to present their best performance. The HRC committee ended their final session with a fun experience.