EU welcomes UN Resolution on a Moratorium on the Death Penalty

Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomed the outcome of the UN vote on a resolution calling for a global moratorium on the death penalty: "This is a good day for human rights and the European goal of achieving the abolition of the death penalty all over the world. Based on this broad coalition we will continue our efforts to reach this objective in the interest of humanity."

Vice President Franco Frattini underlined the importance of EU solidarity on this issue: "Once again, the European Union has expressed itself as a single and firm voice in protecting human rights. It has proved to be an efficient persuasive power in the world, steadily supporting any action in favour of human dignity. In this case, the death penalty being the most evident institutional disregard for this human dignity, such a UN Moratorium constitutes a step forward."

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• La Comisaria Ferrero-Waldner pide redoblar los esfuerzos para conseguir la abolición universal de la pena de muerte (10/10/2008)
• EU signs declaration against death penalty (10/10/2008)
• EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner calls for continued efforts to achieve universal abolition of death penalty (10/10/2008)
• EU Presidency Declaration following execution of three people in Japan (12/9/2008)
• EU Council Conclusions on 10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Death Penalty and adoption of updated guidelines (16/6/2008)
• EU Presidency Declaration on the resumption of executions in the USA (14/5/2008)
• Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU concerning death sentences in Iran (7/2/2008)
• EU Presidency Statement on the adoption of the UN resolution on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty  (15/11/2007)
• Introductory Statement - United Nations 3rd Committee: Moratorium of the use of the Death Penalty (8/11/2007)
• EU on World Day against the Death Penalty (10/10/2007)
• EU Commissioner Frattini - "Europe against the Death Penalty" (10/10/2007)
• EU united against capital punishment  (9/10/2007)
• EU Commission welcomes abolition of death penalty in Rwanda (26/7/2007)

• UN Resolution on a Moratorium on the use of the Death Penalty