Brussels, 30/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, “concerned” about the “increasing” use of the death penalty in Iraq, reiterated her call, on 27 January, for the country to put an end to executions and to introduce a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, with a view to its abolition.
Ashton also called on Iraq, “pending the introduction of a moratorium”, to adhere to minimum international standards for the use of the death...