UNB, Dhaka :
Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) countries in Dhaka on Thursday reiterated their call for the complete abolition of death penalty and establishing a moratorium on executions in Bangladesh.
“The European Union reaffirms its absolute opposition to the use of the death penalty,” said a joint note issued by the envoys marking the European and the World Day against the death penalty that falls on October 10.
The European Union hoped that Bangladesh, as a member of the United Nations, will take all necessary actions to implement the UN Resolutions, and thereby fully contribute to the enhancement of fundamental rights and human dignity in the world.
The abolition of capital punishment constitutes a crucial step towards guaranteeing respect for human rights and protection of human dignity, reads the joint letter.
The diplomats recalled the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007, further reaffirmed by Resolutions 63/168 of 18 December 2008, 65/206 of 21 December 2010 and 67/176 of 20 December 2012, calling upon States which still maintain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions.
Despite a global trend towards abolition of capital punishment, the number of States which still maintain death penalty in their legal systems remains alarming, the diplomats observed.
Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) countries in Dhaka on Thursday reiterated their call for the complete abolition of death penalty and establishing a moratorium on executions in Bangladesh.
“The European Union reaffirms its absolute opposition to the use of the death penalty,” said a joint note issued by the envoys marking the European and the World Day against the death penalty that falls on October 10.
The European Union hoped that Bangladesh, as a member of the United Nations, will take all necessary actions to implement the UN Resolutions, and thereby fully contribute to the enhancement of fundamental rights and human dignity in the world.
The abolition of capital punishment constitutes a crucial step towards guaranteeing respect for human rights and protection of human dignity, reads the joint letter.
The diplomats recalled the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007, further reaffirmed by Resolutions 63/168 of 18 December 2008, 65/206 of 21 December 2010 and 67/176 of 20 December 2012, calling upon States which still maintain the death penalty to abolish it completely and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on executions.
Despite a global trend towards abolition of capital punishment, the number of States which still maintain death penalty in their legal systems remains alarming, the diplomats observed.
