European and World Day against the Death Penalty: Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe strongly reaffirm their unequivocal opposition to the death penalty, in all cases and in all circumstances. More than two-thirds of all countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. In 2024, we welcomed the abolition of the death penalty by Zimbabwe, and the ratification of the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Zambia and Côte d'Ivoire. The same year, a record number of
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