“The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in the Unites States:
On 16 March 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court considered the case of Romell Broom who had… Read more
Written by C. Naseer Ahmad (Oct. 26, 2015)
The European Union is leading a concerted effort – diplomatically – in the fight against Capital Punishment. According to a handout distributed by the Delegation of the European… Read more
The abolition of the death penalty worldwide is one of the flagship objectives of the EU’s human rights policy. It features as one of the top priorities in the recently adopted Action Plan on Human… Read more
On 27 May Nebraska became the 19th State in the United States to repeal the death penalty.
This is a historic step by the Nebraska Legislature, while the worldwide movement towards the abolition of capital punishment… Read more
Yesterday Cecil Clayton was executed by the US State of Missouri despite evidence indicating that his mental capacities were seriously damaged. This follows several other executions of mentally impaired persons in the United States. These… Read more
The execution by the US State of Texas, on 29 January 2015, of Robert Charles Ladd, in spite of the evidence that he was affected by an intellectual disability, is contrary to international human rights… Read more
“The execution of Warren Lee Hill in the US State of Georgia on 27 January 2015, in spite of the indications that he suffered from a mental disability, is contrary to widely accepted human rights… Read more
Today’s adoption of the resolution “moratorium on the use of death penalty” by the UN General Assembly is a great and encouraging achievement for the abolitionist cause worldwide. The record number of 117 votes in… Read more