28/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU calls for abolition of death penalty. On 27 March, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton expressed her regret about the resumption of executions by the Iraqi government, when it had committed to re-examining the cases of prisoners and detainees. Although no execution has taken place since the beginning of the year, at least 123 people were executed in 2012. Reiterating that the EU is against the death penalty,...