the EU welcomed the decision taken by the authorities of Senegal to abolish the death penalty.

the EU welcomed the decision taken by the authorities of Senegal to abolish the death penalty. “On International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2004, the Parliament of Senegal adopted the bill that was unanimously adopted by the Senegalese government in July 2004. The EU considers that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights and reaffirms its objective to work towards its universal abolition, or at least the introduction of moratoria on executions as a first step towards that aim. In this regard, the EU considers that the decision of the Senegalese authorities further confirms the high priority Senegal is attaching to the promotion of human rights.”