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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8852

21 December 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/senegal
EU hails abolition of death penalty in Senegal

Brussels, 20/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The EU has welcomed the decision taken by the authorities of Senegal to abolish the death penalty. 'On International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2004, the Parliament of Senegal adopted the bill that was unanimously adopted by the Senegalese government in July 2004. The EU considers that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights and reaffirms its objective to work...

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