European Union
2026
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- FEBRUARY 10, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament...
Baroness Sarah Ludford asked the President of Parliament to write to the Governor of Texas and President Bush following the execution of Jackie Elliott
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi...
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi said that the justice system has decided to replace 'stoning ' with other punishment
- JANUARY 22, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Iran's foreign minister was harangued over human rights...
Iran's foreign minister was harangued over human rights by European parliamentarians and protesters in Brussels, but pleaded for more time to reform a culture deeply rooted in tradition
- DECEMBER 30, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission adopted drafted proposals for...
The European Commission adopted drafted proposals for EU rules to prevent the trade in equipment and products which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- NOVEMBER 22, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of the death sentence on university professor Hashem Aghajari and also called for closer cooperation between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Iran in human rights issues
- OCTOBER 23, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The German federal government basically supports Turkey...
The German federal government basically supports Turkey in its efforts to get accepted into the EU
- OCTOBER 21, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor...
The European Union was divided over calls to sponsor a UN resolution condemning Iran's human rights record
- OCTOBER 14, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children...
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children in armed conflict, the European Union made a special appeal to those countries which retained the death penalty for juvenile offenders who were under 18 at the time the crime was committed
- OCTOBER 10, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the...
The European Parliament gave its endorsement of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement
- OCTOBER 8, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist...
The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) request for stopping of enforcement of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment laws like the abolition of death sentence except war or close war threats, acquisition
- OCTOBER 1, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council...
The "General Affairs and External Relations" Council adopted a declaration on the death penalty and particularly cruel forms of execution
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union urged China to improve its human...
The European Union urged China to improve its human rights record but said it believed the situation was gradually improving