In a resolution the European Parliament called for...

In a resolution the European Parliament called for the United States, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Congo and others to introduce a moratorium on executions "with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty."
The 626-member assembly criticized the human rights record of the United States, demanding it drop the death penalty and live up to international human rights standards in dealing with prisoners held on terrorism charges. The EU parliament praised the decision by former Illinois Governor George Ryan who commuted the sentences of 167 death row inmates just before he left office earlier in January.
They also condemned the use of stoning and torture "notably as practiced in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and some states of Nigeria."
The parliament also pointed directly at the situation of hundreds of prisoners still held by US authorities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In an amendment that passed 269 to 224 votes, the EU assembly called on the US to "ensure that (the prisoners') basic safeguards are respected" and asked Washington to "immediately clarify" the status of those being held there or those transferred to other parts of the United States. It also urged Washington to "finally respect international law" in their status as prisoners of war.
The parliament also demanded that the UN commission pay attention to continuing human rights problems in Tibet, Chechnya, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Africa, North Korea and in the Palestinian territories.