The Council of Europe urges nations across the globe...
The Council of Europe urges nations across the globe to abolish the death penalty as the organization celebrates Death Penalty Abolition Day
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The Council of Europe urges nations across the globe to abolish the death penalty as the organization celebrates Death Penalty Abolition Day.
The council's secretary general, Walter Schwimmer, says that a debate on this issue is scheduled for the Parliamentary Assembly's June session.
2 years ago, the Parliamentary Assembly urged the United States and Japan to institute a moratorium on executions and to improve prison conditions. The council threatened to revoke the observer status of the 2 countries if there was no significant progress by January 1, 2003.
The council's secretary general, Walter Schwimmer, says that a debate on this issue is scheduled for the Parliamentary Assembly's June session.
2 years ago, the Parliamentary Assembly urged the United States and Japan to institute a moratorium on executions and to improve prison conditions. The council threatened to revoke the observer status of the 2 countries if there was no significant progress by January 1, 2003.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Voice of America, 01/03/2003)
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