EU: Don’t stay silent on Japan’s accelerating use of the death penalty

24/03/2009 – Over the past five months, the EU has embarked on a new period of engagement with Belarus, including the suspension of travel restrictions, increased bilateral political dialogue and technical cooperation with the Belarusian authorities, and the prospect of the country’s inclusion in the new Eastern Partnership. Furthermore, the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 16 March 2009 specifically recommended the launch of a human rights dialogue with Belarus in the near future.

EU: Now is the time to act to help end the death penalty in Belarus

05/11/2008 – In view of the EU-Yemen Troika meeting that will take place on 29 October, Amnesty International would like to draw your attention to the human rights situation in Yemen, in particular regarding discrimination against women and against members of the Baha’i community, and use of death penalty. We urge you to raise these concerns during the meeting with your Yemeni counterparts.

21/04/2008 – The briefing highlights the following critical issues: international scrutiny; freedom of expression and association; torture or other ill-treatment; forcible returns of terrorism suspects; death penalty.

06/02/2008 – Letter to the Presidency to raise the following three critical issues of cross-regional importance – the crisis in Darfur; the isolation of Gaza; and the imposition of the death penalty on children.

The EU must build on death penalty breakthrough achieved at UN

15/06/2007 – In light of the forthcoming discussions in the Political and Security Committee (12 June), and the General Affairs and External Relations Council (18 June) on a possible EU draft United Nations’ resolution on the death penalty, Amnesty International would like to highlight two key elements that we deem essential for a successful outcome of such an endeavour.

15/06/2007 – In light of the forthcoming discussions in the Political and Security Committee (12 June), and the General Affairs and External Relations Council (18 June) on a possible EU draft United Nations’ resolution on the death penalty, Amnesty International (AI) would like to highlight two key elements that we deem essential for a successful outcome of such an endeavour.

EU: confront Japan on death penalty

ASEM: Involve Asian nations in efforts to abolish death penalty