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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8001

7 July 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights
European Parliament proposes the creation of a European day against the death penalty

Strasbourg, 06/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - During Thursday's extraordinary session the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the death penalty and thereby lends its support to the Strasbourg appeal June 22 to abolish capital punishment and place an immediate and universal moratorium on executions. Once again it condemned the use of the death penalty which still exists in 87 countries. The Parliament proposed establishing a «European Day against the death penalty». It also urged the...

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