Council of Europe
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JUNE 9, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE: BELARUS URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Europe's (CE) Deputy Secretary General, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
- JANUARY 29, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL TERRY DAVIS CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
General Terry Davis, the Council of Europe secretary condemned executions in Japan and the United States.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2008BelarusDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONDEMNS BELARUS OVER EXECUTIONS
the Council of Europe, the continent's main rights watchdog, condemned
JANUARY 17, 2008Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. PACE HEAD URGES PUTIN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE PROCLAIMS DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe proclaimed a European Day against the Death Penalty
- JUNE 26, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. EUROPEAN COUNCIL SUPPORTS MORATORIUM
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, meeting
- MARCH 29, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
monitors from the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly reiterated calls for Russia to abolish the death penalty, a commitment it undertook when it joined the body in 1996.
- MARCH 20, 2007Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE BLASTS IRAQI GOV'T OVER HANGING OF EX-OFFICIAL
Europe's human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, blasted the Iraqi authorities over the hanging of former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE SLAMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FORMER IRAQI VP
the death sentence of former Iraqi vice president Ramadan is "regrettable" and will likely inflame the situation in Iraq, the Council of Europe said.
JANUARY 9, 2007Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE BACKS ITALY’S CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Italy and the Council of Europe are working together to gather as much support as possible for a United Nations General Assembly based initiative for a worldwide moratorium on executions with view to full abolition of the death penalty.
- JANUARY 5, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN RIGHTS PANEL URGES END TO ALL EXECUTIONS IN IRAQ
the Council of Europe appealed to Iraq to immediately stop all executions, describing the death penalty as a human rights violation.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2006Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Europe will insist that Russia ratify Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights, so as to abolish the death penalty in the country.