...no one should applaud what happened as it was a terrible outcome to a completely avoidable situation. The discourse on other sites is horrible but we must remember that those sites amplify such discourse to increase their profit. #socialsafetynet #repealstandyourground #abolishdeathpenalty #dontletthemdefinetheargument

The EU deeply regrets that 5 executions were carried out in Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma & Texas in November 2022, and a further 3 orders are pending this year in Idaho, Mississippi & Oklahoma.

Statement from EU Delegation to @coe: http://bit.ly/3OPX0UP #AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1598011476463190043

just attended the programme “right to live with dignity” from freedomfilmfest singapore - great conversation on ageing in place with dignity and abolishing the death penalty.

keeping faith and hope.

#humanrights #ageing #abolishdeathpenalty

Since 1998, the EU has been one of the leading actors and largest donors in the fight to #AbolishDeathPenalty across the globe. That's why we were honored to join @GermanyinUSA and @DPInfoCtr for their event last Friday, "Human Rights and the U.S. Death Penalty." #EU4HumanRights

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUintheUS/status/1589716007194853376

Research suggests that opinion formers will actively encourage and even help facilitate abolition. And the public will not stand in the way of abolishing a punishment that has clearly died out in practice. #AbolishDeathPenalty
Read this article:@TC_Africa https://theconversation.com/why-has-kenya-not-abolished-the-death-penalty-habit-and-inertia-189955

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582066619916091392

...This introduced judicial discretion as to whether the death sentence should be imposed. Execution was set as the maximum penalty, but not the only one.
#AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582064555324497921

In Kenya🇰🇪 efforts have been made to restrict the scope and application of capital punishment. In 2017, Kenya’s Supreme Court declared the mandatory death penalty for murder unconstitutional. #AbolishDeathPenalty

@TC_Africa https://theconversation.com/why-has-kenya-not-abolished-the-death-penalty-habit-and-inertia-189955

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582062912847257600

In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty - Zambia and the Central African Republic. In 2021 only 4 countries in the AU carried out executions: Botswana, Egypt, Somalia and South Sudan.
#AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582060931185397761

DYK?💡
22 member countries of the @_AfricanUnion have abolished the death penalty for all crimes & 1 for ordinary crimes,while others-including Kenya🇰🇪are considered“de facto abolitionist”states,meaning they've not carried out an execution in 10 years. #AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582058025606471685

Earlier in Oct,we marked the 17th World Day against the Death Penalty. The EU reaffirms its strong opposition to the death penalty at all times & in all circumstances.
#ThisIsTheEU #AbolishDeathPenalty

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/17th-world-day-against-death-penalty-abolitionist-trend-goes_en#:~:text=On%2010%20October%2C%20World%20Day%20against%20the%20Death,degrading%20punishment%20contrary%20to%20the%20right%20to%20life

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUinKenya/status/1582052793158107136

RT @EUintheUS: On World Day Against the Death Penalty, @EUAmbUS & EU Member State Ambassadors urge Oklahoma @GovStitt to stop the executions of 24 people, many with mental illnesses & disabilities. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/221010%20EU%20Letter%20to%20Gov.%20Kevin%20Stitt.pdf

The EU opposes capital punishment at all times. #AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EEAthina/status/1579732418432761856

En el Día Mundial contra la Pena de Muerte, hacemos un llamado a la abolición universal del uso de la pena capital.

Es una práctica cruel que viola los derechos humanos. No hay evidencia de que disuada el crimen o contribuya a una sociedad más segura.

#AbolishDeathPenalty
RT @EU_Commission: On World Day against the Death Penalty, we call for the universal abolition of the use of capital punishment.

It is a cruel practice that vi…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/UEGuatemala/status/1579518339927638017

#AbolishDeathPenalty | Día Mundial contra la Pena de Muerte

“El año pasado, 18 países mataron a algunos de sus propios prisioneros, ahorcándolos, disparándolos, decapitándolos o electrocutándolos. Ningún país debería tener una licencia para matar a su propia gente” @EamonGilmore
RT @EamonGilmore: #AbolishDeathPenalty World Day against Death Penalty.
“Last year 18 countries killed some of their own prisoners - by hanging them, by s…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/UEGuatemala/status/1579515075484078081

“This event is important because it humanises convicts on death row: members of our society who we so often think of as mere statistics, as outcasts who no longer belong to this world,” expressed Thomas Seiler, Chargé d'affaires a.i., 🇪🇺 EU Delegation to 🇵🇰.
#AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUPakistan/status/1579510552388599810

On World Day against the Death Penalty, we call for the universal abolition of the use of capital punishment.

It is a cruel practice that violates human rights. There is no evidence that it deters crime or contributes to a safer society.

#ThisIsTheEU #AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1579479366538518528

RT @EU_Commission: On World Day against the Death Penalty, we call for the universal abolition of the use of capital punishment.

It is a cruel practice that violates human rights. There is no evidence that it deters crime or contributes to a safer society.

#ThisIsTheEU #AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/eurireland/status/1579516927554510851

No Dia Mundial contra a Pena de Morte, pedimos a abolição universal do uso da pena capital.

É uma prática cruel que viola os direitos humanos. Não há evidências de que isso detenha o crime ou contribua para uma sociedade mais segura.

#ThisIsTheEU #AbolishDeathPenalty
RT @EU_Commission: On World Day against the Death Penalty, we call for the universal abolition of the use of capital punishment.

It is a cruel practice that violates…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/UEnoBrasil/status/1579491754474369024

#AbolishDeathPenalty Dia Mundial contra a Pena de Morte.
“No ano passado, 18 países mataram alguns de seus próprios prisioneiros – enforcando-os, fuzilando-os, decapitando-os ou eletrocutando-os. Nenhum país deve ter licença para matar seu próprio povo”
@EamonGilmore
RT @EamonGilmore: #AbolishDeathPenalty World Day against Death Penalty.
“Last year 18 countries killed some of their own prisoners - by hanging them, by shooting then, …

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/UEnoBrasil/status/1579458859537956866

No #DiaMundialcontraaPenadeMorte, a União Europeia 🇪🇺 reafirma sua posição pela abolição universal da pena de morte. A UE considera que a pena de morte constitui uma grave vilação dos direitos humanos e da dignidade humana. #AbolishDeathPenalty #EU4HumanRights #righttolife

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/UEnoBrasil/status/1579448799705333763

RT @irishmissionun: Today is the 20th World Day against the #DeathPenalty. Some 28,670 people remain on death row around the world.

Ireland🇮🇪is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances.

This abhorrent punishment should be abolished everywhere, once & for all.

#AbolishDeathPenalty

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUatUN/status/1579527353767989248