Death Penalty: Why Are Executions Increasing Worldwide?
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Death penalty: Why are executions increasing worldwide?
October 10 marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty. This week, the EU condemned capital punishment as a cruel and degrading form of punishment. But not all world leaders share this view. We discuss why executions are on the rise with our guest François Picard, host of "Death Row Stories".
The European Union and the Council of Europe are calling on all states that still apply the death penalty to immediately impose a moratorium on executions as a first step towards the abolition of the death penalty. Response: Brussels In their joint statement, on the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, the High ... More www.ertnews.gr
The European Union's External Action Service and the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, which has 46 member states, called for the abolition of the death penalty on Friday.
STRASBOURG - The European Union and the Council of Europe clearly reject the death penalty in all cases and under all circumstances, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Friday on the occasion of the European and World Days against the Death Penalty.
The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe today called for the universal abolition of the death penalty, warning about the worrying increase in executions in the world and questioning whether countries such as the United States, China and Iran continue to apply this punishment. The pronouncement comes on the eve of the [...] European Union entry calls for the abolition of the death penalty in the face of a 78% increase in executions in t…
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