Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Scwimmer...

Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Scwimmer asked Turkey and Russia to sign European Convention of Human Rights protocol no.6 which abolishes death penalty. Scwimmer spoke at the first world congress against the death penalty in Strasbourg with the purpose of abolishing capital punishment in all countries. "I'm expecting and asking Council of Europe members Turkey and Russia to abolish death penalty and sign protocol no.6," he said.