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No. 118/07
November 16, 2007

EU WELCOMES UN VOTE CALLING FOR A GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY

The European Union welcomes the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee vote on a resolution calling for a global death penalty moratorium.

"This is a good day for human rights and the European goal of achieving the abolition of the death penalty all over the world," said EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner. "Based on this broad coalition we will continue our efforts to reach this objective in the interest of humanity."

European Vice President Franco Frattini underlined the importance of EU solidarity on this issue: "Once again, the European Union has expressed itself as a single and firm voice in protecting human rights. It has proved to be an efficient persuasive power in the world, steadily supporting any action in favor of human dignity. In this case, the death penalty being the most evident institutional disregard for this human dignity, such a UN Moratorium constitutes a step forward."

For more information, please visit: http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/DeathPenalty/deathpenhome.htm#ActionintheUnitedNations .
 

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