Council of Europe
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- MAY 16, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe does not make compromises with...
The Council of Europe does not make compromises with anyone on the abolition of the death penalty, the head of the Council of Europe's monitoring group, Pietro Ercole Ago, said at a press conference in Yerevan
- MAY 11, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Bundestag [lower house] President Wolfgang Thierse...
Bundestag [lower house] President Wolfgang Thierse (Social Democratic Party of Germany) warned against ignoring human rights standards in prosecuting terrorists
- MAY 3, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
European states tightened a ban on capital punishment,...
European states tightened a ban on capital punishment, agreeing to rule out its use in times of war, the Council of Europe said
- APRIL 23, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights...
The Council of Europe welcomed progress on human rights in Russia but said more should be done in a number of key areas
- MARCH 20, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said he is concerned over the renewed discussion of death sentences and executions in Russia
- MARCH 20, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]...
PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] chairman Peter Shider believes that everything achieved in Russia through its Council of Europe membership outweighs any negative factors
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe has sent a clear political message...
The Council of Europe has sent a clear political message that the death penalty is completely unacceptable, Amnesty International said, welcoming the adoption of Protocol No
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The United States faces possible exclusion from the...
The United States faces possible exclusion from the Council of Europe, where it enjoys observer status, over its continued use of the death penalty, Henriette Girard, a council spokeswoman, said
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe...
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has just adopted a text banning the death penalty in all circumstances, including for crimes committed in times of war and imminent threat of war
- JANUARY 1, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe, established in 1949, describes...
The Council of Europe, established in 1949, describes itself as "the guardian of democratic security, founded on human rights, democracy and the rule of law