<p>The European Parliament is strongly opposed to the death penalty, a position it has expressed repeatedly in various resolutions, for example in its December 2018 resolution on the annual EU report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2017.</p>

<p>While most countries in the world have abolished capital punishment, death sentences continue to be handed down and carried out in a number of countries. The Union uses its diplomatic and political weight to encourage these countries to join the abolitionist ranks, or at the very least to respect international minimum standards. It funds campaigns to increase awareness of the need to end capital punishment, and restricts trade in substances that could be used for executions.</p>

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Cities for life day: International day against death penalty, green illumination of the EP buildings

Cities for life day: International day against death penalty - Green illumination of the EP Headquarters building in Brussels

The death penalty's cases of Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish and Abdullah al-Howaiti in Saudi Arabia

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders

Cities Against the Death Penalty - Lighting the European Parliament building in Green

International Day against death penalty - Illumination of the EP Headquarters buildings in Brussels

World Day against the Death Penalty: statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty - High-Level Conference: opening ceremony with Raphaël CHENUIL-HAZAN, ECPM ("Ensemble contre la peine de Mort"), Aminata NIAKATE, ECPM and a Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis

7th World Congress against the death penalty: extracts from the opening statements

Press conference on death penalty by Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE,CZ), EP Vice-President, Didier REYNDERS, Richard SEDILLOT, Susan KIGULA and Jerry GIVENS

7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty - High-Level Conference: opening ceremony with Didier REYNDERS, Pascale BAERISWYL and Audun HALVORSEN

7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty - High-Level Conference: opening ceremony with Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE,CZ), EP Vice-President, Federica MOGHERINI, HR of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and EC Vice-President

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

Lex Signing ceremony in the presence of Martin SCHULZ, EP President  and Ivan KORČOK, Slovak Presidency

Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment: extracts from the debate

Cases of breaches of human rights: extracts from the debates on Ibrahim Halawa potentially facing the death penalty - Situation in the Maldives - Malaysia

Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: extracts from the vote on the report by Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE,NL) , rapporteur

Opening remarks by Martin SCHULZ, EP President: earthquake in Nepal - tragedy in the Mediterranean - death penalty in Indonesia

Human rights in Iran: extracts of the exchange of views with Mohammad Mostafaei, lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani

Death penalty: extracts from the public hearing

World day against the death penalty: extracts from the debate

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