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EU Seeks Abolition of Death Penalty

The European Union (EU) has lent weight to the call for abolition of death sentence, insisting that the death penalty is an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, representing the ultimate denial of human dignity.

A joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset on European and World Day Against the Death Penalty, stated that the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe strongly reaffirm their unequivocal opposition to the death penalty or its reintroduction, in all cases and in all circumstances.

The statement read: “We welcome the growing worldwide support for the abolition of the death penalty. More than two-thirds of all countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. Last year, the number of countries that carried out executions reached the lowest figure on record.

“Despite this trend towards abolition, the death penalty is still carried out in a number of countries. The five countries with the highest number of executions in 2023 were China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the United States of America. According to reports, Iran alone accounted for 74% of all recorded executions. The use of nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method of execution, in the United States of America is a major concern. Belarus is the only country in the continent of Europe that still carries out the death penalty.”

The statement added that: “We call on those few remaining States that still carry out death sentences to introduce a moratorium as a first step towards full abolition,” noting that: “Proponents of the death penalty often base their argument on the notion that it deters crime. However, the evidence shows clearly that the death penalty has little or no effect on deterring or reducing crime. The death penalty does not make societies safer. Furthermore, capital punishment makes miscarriages of justice irreversible.”

The statement further said: “The Council of Europe and the EU are committed to strengthening their cooperation to counter narratives promoting the reintroduction of the death penalty, including in Europe, and to foster an open and democratic debate towards its full abolition in all parts of the world. We are determined to support all efforts to improve transparency around the use of the death penalty and to strengthen our engagement with young people and civil society.”

It insisted that: “The death penalty is a relic of the past which should have no place in the 21st century. It has to be abolished now.”

 Michael Olugbode

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