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The European Union is strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances, and fighting it is a foremost priority of its external human rights policy. While most countries in the world have abolished capital punishment,
2 gru 2019 · The European Union is strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances, and fighting it is a foremost priority of its external human rights policy.
The death penalty. European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2015 on the death penalty (2015/2879(RSP)) (2017/C 349/08) The European Parliament, — having regard to its previous resolutions on the abolition of the death penalty, in particular that of 7 October 2010 (1),
Article 2 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights provides that no one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed. All European Union member states are fully committed to these provisions and implement them in practice.
The EU considers the death penalty to be a serious violation of human rights and human dignity. No compelling evidence exists to show that the death penalty serves as a deterrent to crime. Moreover, it can lead to the killing of innocent people (should verdicts be overturned).
8 lip 2020 · The EU reaffirms its strong and unequivocal opposition to the use of the death penalty at all times and under all circumstances. Capital punishment violates the inalienable right to life and is incompatible with human dignity.
