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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10470

11 October 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/death penalty
EU reiterates its opposition to death penalty

Brussels, 10/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - To mark European and World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, the European Union and the Council of Europe have reiterated their opposition to the death penalty and their commitment to its worldwide abolition. They urge Belarus, the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, to introduce an immediate moratorium with a view to total abolition. "We consider capital punishment to be inhumane and a violation of human dignity",...

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