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2026
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JUNE 30, 2005European UnionDEATH PENALTYEU. TRADE OF TORTURE EQUIPMENT BANNED
for the first time the EU is banning trade in goods that have no use other than for capital punishment or torture.
JUNE 15, 2005SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA. HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ASK FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria (CDF) addressed a letter to an EU delegation visiting the country advancing proposals for the improvement of human rights and civil society in Syria.
- JUNE 8, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SLAMS LIBYAN RULING ON TORTURE OF CONDEMNED MEDICS
the EU was "seriously concerned" by a Libyan court's acquittal of police officers accused of having tortured six foreign medics facing death sentence over an AIDS-tainted blood scandal, officials said.
MAY 17, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYRDC. EU WELCOMES THE ELIMINATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY FROM THE CONSTITUTION
the elimination of all references to the death penalty in the constitutional project approved by the DRC’s National Assembly on May 13 showed the country’s will to create the foundations for a democratic regime with the full respect of human rights, decla
MAY 4, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYEU. THE COMISSION ASKS THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO PUT AN END TO EXECUTIONS
“The Commission, in conjunction with the Presidency of the European Union, has raised this matter [of the death penalty] with the Palestinian Authority, and has transmitted a message of serious concern at the prospect of a resumption of executions. It has
MAY 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. PROMISES GIVEN TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO HALT THE EXECUTION OF MINORS
Iran gave written assurances to the European Parliament that it would cease executing people found guilty of crimes committed before their eighteenth birthday.
- APRIL 28, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EURO LAWMAKERS BLAST EU'S SOFTER LINE TOWARD CUBA
the European Union's legislative branch expressed its dissent with the executive over policy toward Cuba, condemning a shift seeking rapprochement with the Communist-ruled island that included suspension of diplomatic sanctions.
- APRIL 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. EP CALLS FOR END TO EXTRA-JUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
the EP adopted a resolution calling on the Bangladeshi government to bring an end the “Rapid Response Battalion” paramilitary operations against organised crime, which had been carrying out extra-judicial executions (more than “40 death in ambushes” a mon
- APRIL 13, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. EU CALLS ON TASHKENT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the European Union called on the Uzbek government to abolish the death penalty, European Commission Deputy Director General for External Relations Michael Leigh told a press conference in Tashkent.
APRIL 9, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTYGENEVA. BRIEFING FOR RELAUNCHING A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
a briefing entitled: “THE ROLE OF THE UN TOWARD ENDING EXECUTIONS - True Stories and Practical Realities in Africa and the U.S.A.”, will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on April 12. The event is organized by Hands Off Cain, the Transnational R
APRIL 7, 2005Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE. FRATTINI PROPOSES EUROPEAN ANTI DEATH PENALTY DAY
speaking in Helsinki at the conference for Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini relaunched the idea that EU member states should hold a day of protest against the
MARCH 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYthere are several aspects of particular concern in China...
there are several aspects of particular concern in China...