EU/OSCE: Statement on the death penalty in the USA

The European Union is opposed to death penalty in all cases. It is the strong view of the Union and its Member States that the abolition of the death penalty would contribute to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights.

We express deep regret that the thirty-eight year de facto moratorium on federal executions was broken in the United States on 11 June and that a second execution under federal law was carried out on 19 June. We call on the USA to halt all federal executions and to institute a formal moratorium.

The associated Countries, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Turkey subscribe to this statement.

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• EU Statement on Death Penalty in USA (24/6/2001)