EU Policy On The Death Penalty
Washington, August 10, 2001
Gerald Garrett, Chairman
TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES
P.O. Box 13401
Austin, Texas 78711-3401
Dear Chairman Garrett:
Belgium, holding the Presidency of the European Union, together with
Spain, subsequent Presidency, and the European Commission - with
reference to our letter of July 20, 2001 - would like to convey and
reiterate to you and to the Members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles of
Texas, our urgent appeal to spare the life of Mr. Napoleon Beazley.
As was stated in our letter of July 20, Mr. Beazley has been condemned
to capital punishment for a crime he committed when he was 17 years old,
and the European Union considers that the death penalty should not be
imposed on persons under 18 years of age at the time of the crime, in the
spirit of article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights.
Sincerely,
| Alex Reyn |
Felix Valdes |
Wilfried Schneider |
| Ambassador of Belgium |
Chargé d'Affaires
Embassy of Spain |
Chargé d'Affaires, Delegation of
the European Commission |
Letter to Governor Perry.
Links to July 20, 2001 Letters to Governor
of Texas and Texas
Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Memo
to Director of Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,
US Department of State.
Links to May 7, 2002 Letters to Governor
and Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Embassy of Belgium
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